Australia all-rounder James Faulkner said Monday he was raring to go against Afghanistan after fearing his World Cup might be over before it had started. Last month, Faulkner suffered a side strain while bowling during Australia`s 112-run tri-series final win over England in Perth — a match where he smashedRead More

LONDON: England may have been utterly humiliated in their second World Cup pool match against co-hosts New Zealand but Sunday`s nine-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka was much more damaging, according to former England captain Mike Atherton. Tim Southee claimed 7-33 and skipper Brendon McCullum blasted the fastest half-century in tournamentRead More

Chennai: Newly-elected BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur on Monday said the Cricket Board’s priority is to restore people’s faith and improve the game’s image in the country. Veteran administrator Jagmohan Dalmiya was unanimously elected President of the BCCI but the N Srinivasan camp suffered a setback when Thakur, considered close toRead More

Brisbane: Embattled Pakistan finally opened their account in the cricket World Cup as they laboured to a narrow 20-run win over a spirited Zimbabwe in a Pool B match here on Sunday. Opting to bat, Pakistan managed 235 for seven in their allotted 50 overs, before bowling out the AfricanRead More

Karachi: After criticising Misbah-ul-haq severely in the recent past, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Sunday took a U-turn, saying the captain was the person who was keeping the team alive and he needs support from other batsmen. Akhtar had called Misbah a selfish and coward captain but after Pakistan’sRead More

Karachi: Former Pakistan pacer Sarfraz Nawaz has accused the ICC of favoring the Indian team in the ongoing cricket World Cup by providing the defending champions pitches tailor made to suit their strengths. “You look at the matches played so far in this World Cup that where India has playedRead More

Brisbane: Former Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor was at pains to make sense of the loss against Pakistan after dominating the match for a major period of time and blamed “mental flaws” of senior batsmen of the side for their plight on Sunday. Zimbabwe looked set for their second win inRead More

Perth: India on Saturday virtually assured themselves of a quarterfinal berth in the cricket World Cup after spanking minnows UAE by nine wickets, recording their third successive win with yet another flawless display, here today. After the bowlers led by off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (4/25) bundled out UAE for a paltryRead More

New Delhi: Ritu Rani will skipper the Indian women’s hockey team when they take the field in the eight-team FIH World League Round 2 to be played at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here from March 7 to 15. Hockey India (HI) Saturday announced an 18-member squad to beRead More

Auckland: Australia captain Michael Clarke attributed an over-emphasis on attack as the reason behind his team`s poor batting performance in the one-wicket loss to New Zealand in the World Cup Pool A match at Eden Park on Saturday. The world number one side managed only 151 all out from 32.2Read More