Not taking Bangladesh lightly: Raina
Melbourne, March 18 (IANS) Middle-order batsman Suresh Raina has said India are not taking Bangladesh lightly ahead of their cricket World Cup quar
Australia count on steep bounce to trouble Pakistan
Adelaide, March 18 (IANS) Ahead of their cricket World Cup quarter-final against Pakistan on Friday, Australia coach Darren Lehmann said it will be
Proteas thrash Sri Lanka by nine wickets to reach semis
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) South Africa entered the semi-finals of the cricket World cup as they thrashed Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the first quart
India favourites in quarterfinal against Bangladesh (Preview)
Melbourne, March 18 (IANS) India go into their cricket World Cup quarterfinal against Bangladesh as the clear favourites but they would surely not
Steve Waugh boosts Australia ahead of Pakistan clash
Adelaide, March 18, (IANS) Australia's World Cup-winning captain Steve Waugh joined his countrymen here on Wednesday to help reassure the players t
South Africa bowl Sri Lanka out for 133
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) Spinners Imran Tahir (4-26) and Jean-Paul Duminy (3-29) starred for South Africa as they bowled out Sri Lanka for 133 runs
Rain interrupts Proteas-Lanka quarter-final
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) Rain halted the first cricket World Cup quarter-final with Sri Lanka batting on 127/9 in 36.2 overs against South Africa at
Duminy hat-trick cripples Sri Lanka
Sydney, March 18 (IANS) South African all-rounder J.P. Duminy on Wednesday clinched a hat-trick in the first cricket World Cup quarterfinal against
Clash with India just another game of cricket: Shakib Al Hasan
Melbourne, March 17 (IANS) Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has termed their World Cup high-voltage quarter-final match against India on Thur
Team India undergo light practice session in Melbourne
Melbourne, March 17 (IANS) The Indian cricket team began preparations for their quarter-final clash against Bangladesh on Thursday with a light tra
India-Pakistan cricket matches from December: Pakistan envoy
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan are set to resume bilateral cricketing ties in December this year, Pakistan High Commissioner to India
Need to get rid of de Villiers early: Mathews
Sydney, March 17 (IANS) Wary of the threat his counterpart AB de Villiers is to his side, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews says getting rid of the
South Africa will not choke: De Villiers
Sydney, March 17 (IANS) South Africa skipper AB De Villiers on Tuesday said they are not going to choke under pressure in the World Cup quarterfina
Collingwood credits India for turnaround, hails batsmen
Melbourne, March 17 (IANS) Ahead of Thursday's India vs Bangladesh quarterfinal, former England captain Paul Collingwood credited the players and t
Umpire communication in World Cup knockouts to be aired
Sydney, March 17 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday that TV umpire communications during decision-making will be availa
Run feast on cards in Lanka vs Proteas clash
Sydney, March 17 (IANS) It will be a highly-charged contest between two powerful batting line-ups as former champions Sri Lanka take on superbly ta
World Cup: Money lures Indian fan to root for Kiwis
Wellington, March 16 (IANS) There is nothing that money cannot buy you and perhaps no bond that it cannot dilute.Such is the story of diehard Indian
Jayawardene praises Malinga
Sydney, March 16 (IANS) Veteran Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene on Monday praised pace spearhead Lasith Malinga, crediting him with returnin
No Indian among top six scorers at World Cup
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) In a testimony to the collective effort that has marked India's all-conquering show in the cricket World Cup so far, no In
De Villiers, Sangakkara battle for top batting spot
Melbourne, March 16 (IANS) AB de Villiers of South Africa and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka have brought their battle for the coveted No.1 spot in
