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  Court allows Bangladesh cricketer Rubel to play in World Cup

  Cricket | January 14, 2015 19:17 IST

  Dhaka: A Dhaka court Wednesday allowed cricketer Rubel Hossain to travel abroad to play in the forthcoming World Cup.The order in this regard was issued in a case filed against Rubel under the Women's Oppression

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  World Cup: India-Pakistan clash big business for South Australia

  Cricket | January 14, 2015 16:40 IST

  New Delhi: It is a measure of the heady attraction of an India-Pakistan cricket contest that South Australia, whose capital is Adelaide, has consciously bid for this World Cup match at the famed Adelaide Oval

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  Meet the captains leading their nations in World Cup 2015

  Cricket | January 14, 2015 19:52 IST

  New Delhi: With World Cup only a month away, teams are busy playing with each other to prepare for the mega sport event to be held in Australia and New Zealand, known for bouncy and

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  Top players who missed the bus to the World Cup 2015

  Cricket | January 15, 2015 14:23 IST

  New Delhi: With the World Cup approaching in about a month, all the 14 participating nations have finalised their squads after a deliberate effort to acquire the best combination.Some teams have shown faith in their

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  Melbourne to host World Cup 2015 Australian opening ceremony

  Cricket | January 11, 2015 8:00 IST

  Melbourne: Melbourne was Friday named as the host of Australian opening ceremony for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2015.Two opening ceremonies for cricket's marquee event will be held Feb 12, with co-hosts New

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  World Cup: New Zealand names 30-man squad

  Cricket | December 08, 2014 8:18 IST

  Wellington, New Zealand: Troubled batsman Jesse Ryder has been omitted from New Zealand's enlarged 30-man squad named Monday to prepare for next year's Cricket World Cup.Ryder, who last played for New Zealand in January, was

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  India's Ravi in ICC panel of umpires for World Cup

  Cricket | December 03, 2014 16:16 IST

  Dubai: Indian umpire S Ravi was named in a 25-member list of match officials for next year's ICC ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand here Wednesday."The team includes five officials from the Emirates

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  World Cup probables to be picked today

  Cricket | December 04, 2014 12:15 IST

  Mumbai: The preliminary list of 30 Indian probables for the upcoming World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is to be finalised here today by the national selectors, who may include a few proven but

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  ICC World Cup 2015: Australia to face India in first warm-up match

  Cricket | December 01, 2014 18:27 IST

  Dubai: Dubai: Co-host and four-time World champion Australia will take on reigning champions India in the first warm-up match, scheduled prior to the start of the 2015 World Cup in February-March.A total of 14 non-ODI

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  Australia the team to beat at World Cup: Vaughan

  Cricket | November 23, 2014 19:35 IST

  London: Former England captain Michael Vaughan Sunday said that having hit upon a rich vein of form against South Africa, Australia have emerged as the front-runners and will be the team to beat at the

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  Parvez Rasool targets World Cup selection

  Cricket | November 23, 2014 17:03 IST

  New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir cricketer Parvez Rasool is targeting a spot in the Indian team which will play in the 2015 ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand."The target now is selection for

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  Sangakkara asked to review retirement plans: Reports

  Cricket | November 21, 2014 22:18 IST

  Colombo: Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara has been asked to review his retirement plans after he had told national selectors in April of hanging up his boots post the 2015 World Cup in Australia.The 37-year-old

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  India not among front-runners for 2015 World Cup: Stephen Fleming

  Cricket | November 21, 2014 18:09 IST

  New Delhi: Title holders India are not among the front-runners to win the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, feels former Black Caps captain Stephen Fleming.Fleming's logic for leaving out India from his

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  Bowling biggest concern going into World Cup: Thirimanne

  Cricket | November 15, 2014 19:40 IST

  Ranchi: Blaming bowlers for their downfall in the ongoing series against India, Sri Lankan vice-captain Lahiru Thirimanne today said bowling would be their main concern going into the World Cup."We have to work on our

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  World Cup preparation is on track: Mahela Jayawardene

  Cricket | November 12, 2014 17:47 IST

  Kolkata: Sri Lanka might have surrendered the five-match ODI series against India in the third game itself but former captain Mahela Jayawardene today said that there was nothing to worry about their World Cup preparation

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  Rohit can be the X-factor in World Cup: Kohli

  Cricket | November 12, 2014 15:46 IST

  Kolkata: A fit-again Rohit Sharma may have been in and out of the team during his seven-year-long career so far but Indian skipper Virat Kohli today said that the talented Mumbai batsman can be the

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  Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar in PM's Australian delegation

  Cricket | November 11, 2014 23:11 IST

  New Delhi: Indian cricket legends Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar have been invited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be part of the official delegation for the Australia tour in mid-November.In what seems to be

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  T20 still can't find place in international calendar: Gilchrist

  Cricket | November 11, 2014 18:31 IST

  Sydney: The Twenty20 format is still struggling to find a foothold in the congested international cricket calendar despite a decade of existence, Australia cricket legend Adam Gilchrist said Tuesday.Gilchrist, regarded as one of the greatest

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  ICC World Cup 2015: Tickets of Indo-Pak clash sold out in 12 minutes

  Cricket | November 12, 2014 15:45 IST

  New Delhi: The South Australian government is expecting around 20,000 Indian travellers for the marquee clash of the 2015 World Cup between fierce rivals India and Pakistan scheduled at the revamped Adelaide Oval on February

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  Not taking my Australia berth for granted: Umesh

  Cricket | November 14, 2014 22:39 IST

  Hyderabad: Making his presence felt in yet another clinical win over Sri Lanka after a four-wicket haul, Indian pacer Umesh Yadav is not taking his Australia berth for granted and said that consistency is the