Kabul, Afghanistan: Against the backdrop of war and hardship, a severe lack of facilities and funds, cricket in Afghanistan has grown at a phenomenal pace in a dozen years.The national team that left Afghanistan to
The 11th edition of the Cricket World Cup will be staged in New Zealand and Australia from February 14 to March 29. It will be the first time since 1992, the mega even will be
Adelaide: The warm-up matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup is attracting huge response with tickets of India's opening warm-up game against hosts Australia at the Adelaide Oval being completely sold out.According to ICC's official
Hyderabad: Former fast bowler Javagal Srinath on Thursday made a passionate appeal to the Indian fans urging them back the team even if they go through a rough time during the upcoming ICC cricket World
New Delhi: Former India seamer and bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad wants the struggling pace trio of Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami to concentrate on bowling "stump-to-stump" without trying too many variations in upcoming
Hyderabad: It was imperative for the Indian bowlers to perform well if India has to retain the cricket World Cup title, former paceman Javagal Srinath said on Thursday."I am sure they will put their might
Sydney: Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques is confident of filling in the big boots of injured James Faulkner and be his replacement if the latter does not recover from his injury in time for the World
New Delhi: Former Australia speedster Brett Lee will be plotting the downfall of MS Dhoni and company as the bowling mentor of Ireland in the upcoming cricket World Cup but is not averse to the
Sydney: A day after International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Dave Richardson proposed having 90-metre boundaries in the World Cup wherever possible, Australia opener Aaron Finch said that if the proposal was executed, it would
Sydney: The International Cricket Council's (ICC) Anti Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) is set to outline its anti-fraudulent measures on Friday with special attention given to 'pitchsiding' during the World Cup.'Pitchsiding' is the term given
Sydney: The challenge for Sri Lanka in the World Cup will be how they cope with conditions in Australia and New Zealand, former Indian captain Rahul Dravid said Thursday."The last two World Cups have been
Dublin: Former Australia paceman Brett Lee has agreed to a short-term deal to coach Ireland's bowlers in the buildup to the Cricket World Cup.Ireland coach Phil Simmons says Lee has a "special insight of Australian
Colombo: In a move to boost the confidence of its cricket players ahead of the 2015 World Cup the Sri Lankan government on Thursday has announced cash incentives for its players.The quadrennial event which will
Lahore: Pakistan on Thursday named left-arm medium pacer Rahat Ali as the replacement for unfit pacer Junaid Khan in their World Cup squad.The 26-year-old Rahat, who has taken 31 wickets in 11 Tests, has played
Kingston (Jamaica): West Indies' destructive opening batsman Chris Gayle Thursday expressed disagreement with the International Cricket Council's (ICC) proposed crackdown on bat sizes before the impending World Cup."A big boy needs a big bat," the
New Delhi: Ishant Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, among four players who have to prove their fitness on February 7, might miss World Cup as they are unlikely to regain full fitness.Besides Ishant and Bhuvneshwar, Rohit
Johannesburg: South African Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has warned its cricket team of failure in the forthcoming World Cup, forbidding them from becoming "a bunch of losers".The comments came during the team's send-off for Australia
New Delhi: Former India seamer and bowling coach Venkatesh Prasad wants the struggling pace trio of Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami to concentrate on bowling "stump-to-stump" without trying too many variations in upcoming
Wellington: New Zealand coach Mike Hesson Thursday said the two bilateral series victories against Asian stalwarts Sri Lanka and Pakistan was an ideal preparation for the World Cup."It's been great preparation but we need to
Brisbane: Injury-plagued Michael Clarke here Thursday passed the latest milestone set for him by Cricket Australia's medical staff but the skipper says he's not yet ready to play a One-day International (ODI).Clarke said he had
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