Defending champions India down but not out (World Cup team profile)
Adelaide, Feb 13 (IANS) India are the defending champions. They are also one of the favourites. But a poor tour of Australia has shaken the belief
Modi conveys best wishes to Indian team for World Cup
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday took to social networking site Twitter to convey his best wishes to the Indian crick
West Indies' Pollard vows to return with vengeance
Port of Spain (Trinidad), Feb 12 (IANS) All-rounder Kieron Pollard has vowed to return with a vengeance following his omission from the West Indies
Colourful opening ceremony kicks off cricket World Cup
Christchurch, Feb 12 (IANS) The 2015 cricket World Cup was declared open here Thursday after a two-hour extravaganza featuring 1,000 performers, in
Aussie juggernaut Rolls on, but Rain, Woolmer's death spoil party (World Cup Special)
Australia won their third consecutive title, but a rain-curtailed final, mysterious death of celebrated coach Bob Woolmer and matches played at empt
India vs Pakistan: World Cup History
Adelaide, Feb 12 (IANS) The World Cup may start Feb 14 but for the Indian sub-continent the tournament will well and truly begin a day after when d
Australia Enter World Cup as No.1 Side
Adelaide, Feb 12 (IANS) Australia will launch a campaign to win their fifth cricket World Cup title when they enter the 11th edition of the game&rs
Allan Border urges Australia to Embrace Pressure
Melbourne, Feb 12 (IANS) World Cup-winning captain Allan Border Thursday urged Australia to make the most of the pressure and expectation that come
Afghanistan cricket fairytale enters a new era (World Cup Feature)
From the ruins of war to rubbing shoulders with world beaters at the biggest stage for limited-overs cricket, the meteoric rise of the Afghanistan c
New Zealand need to adjust to contender's tag: Fleming
Christchurch, Feb 12 (IANS) Amid the public euphoria over New Zealand’s build-up to the ICC World Cup opener against Sri Lanka Saturday, form
Clarke out of Australia's WC opener against England
Melbourne, Feb 12 (IANS) Australia coach Darren Lehmann Thursday confirmed captain Michael Clarke is on track to return against Bangladesh, but has
Bluffing a Key Part of my Bowling: Australia's Maxwell
Melbourne, Feb 11 (IANS) Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell Wednesday said bluffing is a key weapon of his bowling and he tries to emulate spin l
Lehmann unfazed by ICC’s Crackdown on Bad Behaviour
Melbourne, Feb 11 (IANS) Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann appears to be ignoring the International Cricket Council (ICC) crackdown on bad on
England the Perennial Bridesmaid (World Cup Team Profile)
Melbourne, Feb 11 (IANS) The England cricket team has earned the tag of 'always a bridesmaid and never the bride'. The inventors of the game have n
Australia Prove invincible again in Topsy-Turvy Tournament (World Cup Special)
Australia won their second title on the trot as the World Cup caravan made its maiden trip to the African continent in 2003, but the 44-day tourname
South Africa slowly building up momentum: Du Plessis
Christchurch, Feb 10 (IANS) South African batsman Faf du Plessis Tuesday said they are slowly building up intensity ahead of their opening match of
De Villiers fit to play warm-up fixture
Christchurch, Feb 10 (IANS) South Africa skipper AB de Villiers should be fit and ready to face New Zealand in the World Cup warm-up fixture here W
ICC to punish misbehaving players at WC
Sydney, Feb 10 (IANS) The International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive officer David Richardson Tuesday warned players that their failure
Clarke, McCullum have armoury for WC Success: Atherton
Wellington, Feb 10 (IANS) Former England cricket captain Mike Atherton Tuesday said New Zealand's Brendon McCullum and Australia's Michael Clarke a
Afghanistan 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 be
