cricket-newsAfghanistan to win World Cup: New Zealand Robot
Canterbury (New Zealand), Feb 10 (IANS) A robot here has predicted that Afghanistan will win the cricket World Cup 2015.Afghanistan are 1000-1 in betting odds to win the tournament and are very much
India beat Afghanistan in World Cup warm-up
Adelaide, Feb 10 (IANS) India beat Afghanistan by 153 runs in their second warm-up game for the ICC World Cup at the Adelaide Oval here Tuesday.Rohit Sharma's 150 off 122 balls propelled India to
Fitness Key to Success for Pacers at WC: Akram
Adelaide, Feb 10 (IANS) Former Pakistan pace bowling legend Wasim Akram Tuesday urged fast bowlers playing in the World Cup starting Saturday to work on their fitness if they want to achieve
Psychologist helped reclaim composure: Australia's Warner
Sydney, Feb 10 (IANS) Australian opener David Warner has said speaking to a psychologist helped him reclaim his composure and assisted in his quest to begin the World Cup campaign with a relaxed
Australia better prepared than the class of 1992: Border
Melbourne, Feb 10 (IANS) Former Australian captain Allan Border believes the lessons of his side’s devastating early exit from the 1992 World Cup held at home have been learned and the
SC allows Doordarshan to telecast Indo-Pak WC match live
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Millions of cricket fans in the country may get to see India's first World Cup match against traditional rivals Pakistan Feb 15 free of cost as the Supreme Court Tuesday
Rohit Sharma among ICC's top 10 debutants
Dubai, Feb 10 (IANS) Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has been picked by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as one of the debutants to watch out for in the 2015 World Cup that starts in Australia
Time for England to lift Performance: Buttler
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Young batsman Jos Buttler Monday said his might be a new generation of English cricketers who are "exciting", but they need match-winning performances now rather than
Smith ready to bat at any position for Australia
Adelaide, Feb 9 (IANS) Young Australian batsman Steven Smith said Monday he is willing to bat at any position for the team in the World Cup.Questions have risen regarding the in-form batsman's ideal
Mitchell Marsh confident of filling in Faulkner's shoes
Melbourne, Feb 9 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh Monday said he is “pretty confident” of filling in for injured James Faulkner, who is expected to be fit till the side's
Sri Lankan super-fan arrives in Australia
Christchurch, Feb 9 (IANS) Gayan Senanayaka is the super-fan of the Sri Lanka cricket side, attending over 200 games at home and abroad. Now, following their successful ICC T20 World Cup campaign
Sri Lankans turn heroes in eventful 1996 edition (World Cup special)
Sri Lanka became the first host nation and the third South Asian team to lift the World Cup trophy in 1996, marked by huge spectator attendance, though security issues, slow-and-low pitches and
Unpredictable Pakistan look to revisit 1992 triumph (World Cup team profile)
Sydney, Feb 8 (IANS) The last time the World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand, a certain Imran Khan-led Pakistan side clinched its maiden quadrennial cricket title.However, it is 2015 and
Omission of Pollard, Bravo huge loss for Windies: Skipper Holder
Sydney, Feb 8 (IANS) West Indies captain Jason Holder has admitted that the absence of experienced duo Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo is a "huge loss" to the Caribbean team's ambitions at the
Australia beat India in World Cup warm-up match
Adelaide, Feb 8 (IANS) India were beaten by 106 runs by hosts Australia in their first warm-up match for the World Cup here Sunday.Chasing a huge target of 372 runs, India folded for 265 uns in 45.1
New Zealand gung-ho for World Cup: Taylor
Christchurch, Feb 8 (IANS) New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor Sunday exuded optimism about his team's chances for the World Cup, having hit upon a rich vein of form in the build-up to the mega
Former NZ Skipper Fleming to Participate in World Cup opening ceremony
Christchurch, Feb 8 (IANS) Former New Zealand cricket captain Stephen Fleming will take part in a theatrical show at the opening ceremony for the World Cup.The ceremony will also witness musical,
Not overawed by pressure, says Sri Lanka's Malinga
Christchurch, Feb 8 (IANS) Sri Lanka's premier pacer Lasith Malinga claimed Sunday he wasn't overawed by the task of leading his team's bowling unit in the World Cup and is under no pressure
Amarnath worried over India's failure to adapt to Australian pitches
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Expressing concern over the Indian players failure to adapt to Australian playing conditions even after spending more than two months Down Under, former cricketer Mohinder
Injured pacer Ishant ruled out of World Cup
Mumbai, Feb 7 (IANS) India pacer Ishant Sharma has been ruled out of the 2015 World Cup due to a knee injury.He is expected to return to India next week.Seamer Mohit Sharma, who is currently with
