cricket-newsCorona virus: Kohli and De Villiers will raise funds by auctioning cricket goods
New Delhi: Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and former South African batsman AB de Villiers auctioned the bat with which he scored a century for Royal Challengers Bangalore during the 2016 IPL
World Cup hero Starc tops Cricket bowlers Rankings
Melbourne, March 31 (IANS) Australian pacer Mitchell Starc has surged to the top of the One-Day International (ODI) bowlers' rankings for the first time in his career following a stellar
Rohit, Umesh jump up places in latest ICC ODI rankings
Melbourne, March 31 (IANS) Indian opener Rohit Sharma and right-arm pacer Umesh Yadav made an upward climb in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) One-Day International (ODI) player
Philander selection not race-based: S. Africa cricket board
Johannesburg, March 30 (IANS) Cricket South Africa (CSA) has denied reports that the selection of pacer Vernon Philander ahead of fast bowler Kyle Abbott for their team's World Cup semi-final
Australia's World Cup hero Starc eyes Test glory
Melbourne, March 30 (IANS) Australia's World Cup hero Mitchell Starc aims to translate his success at the quadrennial tournament into Test cricket as well.The left-arm fast bowler was declared
McCullum named captain of ICC 2015 cricket World Cup team
Melbourne, March 30 (IANS) New Zealand's Brendon McCullum has been named captain of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) World Cup team, a release from the sport's governing body said on
Srinivasan hails 2015 World Cup as 'Truly world class'
Melbourne, March 30 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Narayanaswami Srinivasan has hailed the cricket World Cup 2015 as “the most popular in history”, and said he
No Indian in ICC's 2015 cricket World Cup team
Melbourne, March 30 (IANS) No Indian features in the 2015 International Cricket Council's (ICC) World Cup team, according to a release by the sport's governing body on Monday.India were defeated
Australia become second team to win WC on home soil
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) Australia on Sunday became only the second outfit to clinch the cricket World Cup trophy on home soil, and third ever to win as co-hosts.Australia defeated New Zealand
New Zealand will continue playing aggressive cricket: McCullum
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) Despite their bruising loss to Australia in the cricket World Cup final on Sunday, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has said his team will not back off from playing
My ODI exit closest to a fairytale ending: Clarke
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) Australian skipper Michael Clarke who bid farewell to One-Day Internationals (ODIs) after his side became the world champions beating New Zealand on Sunday said it is the
After Dhoni, Clarke calls for changes in ODI field restrictions
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) Australian skipper Michael Clarke has said he would like to see five fielders outside the 30-yard circle instead of the current four during "powerplays" to allow bowlers
Clarke bows out of ODIs with a legacy
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) A responsible match-winning knock of 74 runs off 72 balls in the World Cup final on Sunday, guiding his team to a record-stretching fifth title triumph in cricket's
Srinivasan hands over World Cup trophy to Australia
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) Former BCCI president and current ICC chairman N. Srinivasan handed over the cricket World Cup trophy to captain Michael Clarke on Sunday after Australia defeated New
Australia's Starc named Player of cricket World Cup
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was on Sunday named the Player of the Tournament after his team won the 2015 World Cup defeating New Zealand in the final at the
Captain Clarke dedicates World Cup win to late Hughes
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) Australia captain Michael Clarke on Sunday dedicated their cricket World Cup win to deceased batsman Phillip Hughes, who died on November 27 after being struck on the
We walk away with our heads held high: McCullum
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum on Sunday said they might not have won the World Cup but they played a good brand of cricket and walk away with their heads held
Tendulkar presents Player of the Match, Series awards
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar presented the Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards at the closing ceremony of the 2015 World Cup at the Melbourne
MCG attracts record 93,013 attendance for World Cup final
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) The World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Sunday broke the sport's attendance record with 93,013 people turning
List of World Cup winners
Melbourne, March 29 (IANS) The following is the list of the cricket World Cup winners since the quadrennial tournament's inception in 1975:1975: West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs in final1979:
