Melbourne: Cricket World Cup 2015 brand ambassador Sachin Tendulkar Monday predicted that the 14-nation tournament will be even more competitive as it progresses after the first 10 days produced exciting and entertaining cricket. Talking on the sidelines of India-South Africa match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG Sunday, the formerRead More

Canberra: A buoyant West Indies arrived here to begin final preparations for their third game of the cricket World Cup against Zimbabwe Tuesday. The squad took the three-hour flight from Christchurch, where 48 hours earlier they had downed Pakistan by 150 runs, to seal their first win of the tournament,Read More

Perth: Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that talented Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane is one player who has improved by leaps and bounds in recent times and is ready to don any hat for the team’s cause. His 60-ball-79 against South Africa was equally important in the final contextRead More

Melbourne: Indian cricket’s man of the moment Shikhar Dhawan, who mesmerised the MCG crowd with his 137-run match-winning knock against South Africa, said that staying calm during a lean patch was key to his success in the first two matches of the World Cup. Dhawan, who had an ordinary ODIRead More

Melbourne, In the end, it was a stroll. A stroll that anybody who has witnessed India’s slumping fortunes over the last couple of months could not have envisaged. Outstanding with both bat and ball, and electric in the field, India thrashed South Africa by 130 runs in their second groupRead More

Melbourne: Former Australian captain Ian Chappell feels rookie pacer Mohit Sharmahas been a revelation in the ongoing World Cup as he has made a huge difference to the Indian attack, bringing about a turnaround in the side’s fortunes after a string of poor shows in the run-up to the showpieceRead More

Karachi: A senior official of the Pakistan Cricket Board has lamented that the culture of criticism and scorn being directed at the national team after a bad performance is not visible in any other cricket playing nation. “I can understand the people’s disappointment at the team’s performance in the WorldRead More

Dunedin: Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews admitted his side must raise their game if they are to win a second World Cup after surviving a scare against Afghanistan atUniversity Oval in Dunedin on Sunday. Mahela Jayawardene’s 19th one-day century rescued the 1996 champions from a perilous 51 for four inRead More

Melbourne: Not quite convinced about the ICC’s plans to truncate the World Cup to 10 teams, retired Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar feels the governing body should instead look to enhance the skills of so-called minnows. “…When you want the game to globalise, we need to encourage more and moreRead More

Melbourne: Hailing opener Shikhar Dhawan’s match-winning century against South Africa, india skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said the left-hander played smart by staying at the crease even after getting his hundred. Dhoni liked the manner in which Dhawan, who struck 137 in India’s challenging total of 307, planned his innings. “Today,Read More