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  Record-setting MCG crowd on hand for World Cup final

  Cricket | March 30, 2015 6:31 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: The World Cup came to an end in a carnival atmosphere as supporters for co-hosts Australia and New Zealand made up a raucous, record crowd for the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.The

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  World Cup 2015: Australia bowls out New Zealand for 183 in Grand Finale

  Cricket | March 29, 2015 13:42 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Mitchell Starc bowled Brendon McCullum for a duck in the first over and the Australian bowlers maintained the relentless pressure to dismiss New Zealand for 183 in the Cricket World Cup final on

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  Gutsy NZ ready for mighty Australia in World Cup summit clash

  Cricket | March 28, 2015 12:00 IST

  Melbourne: It will be the biggest day in the history of Trans-Tasman cricketing rivalry when four-time champions Australia will be pitted against a highly committed bunch from New Zealand in the final of the cricket

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  World Cup 2015 'Grand Finale': Five key players to watch out for

  Cricket | March 28, 2015 14:11 IST

  New Delhi: The breath-taking World Cup 2015 grand finale is all set to woo sports enthusiasts at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.From 14 teams, the tournament has drilled down to mere two – Australia

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  Vettori's performance key in determining WC final fate: Dhoni

  Cricket | March 27, 2015 20:40 IST

  Sydney: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has identified New Zealand's veteran spinner Daniel Vettori as the key man on whose performance the outcome of the cricket World Cup final against Australia will depend.Dhoni on Thursday

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  Underarm incident recalled as Australia-NZ prepare for final

  Cricket | March 27, 2015 14:21 IST

  Melbourne, New Zealand: Relations between New Zealand and Australia at a political level have regained their natural cordiality in the 34 years since cricket's notorious "underarm" incident, but in the sporting context memories of the

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  World Cup 2015: Turn MCG into a sea of Tricolour, Dhoni urges fans

  Cricket | March 18, 2015 16:06 IST

  Melbourne: India's World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni has called on Indian fans to fill the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday for the quarter-final clash against Bangladesh."The crowds in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

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  World Cup 2015: 'Sachin, Sachin' chants are back as Tendulkar drops in at MCG

  Cricket | February 22, 2015 14:04 IST

  Melbourne: Long retired from the game but Sachin Tendulkar's mere presence was good enough for a near-capacity crowd to go hysterical during India's World Cup game against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here

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  World Cup 2015: Warm-up matches to start from February 8

  Cricket | January 29, 2015 14:18 IST

  New Delhi: A series of warm-up matches starting February 8 will provide insight into the form of some of the teams taking part in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, and also give a chance

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  Tri-Series 2015: Australia beats India by 4 wickets in a nailbiter 2nd ODI

  Cricket | January 18, 2015 17:27 IST

  Melbourne, Australia: Aaron Finch made 96 to lead Australia to a six-wicket win over India Sunday in a tri-series one-day cricket match shaped by the innings of two opening batsmen.Rohit Sharma earlier made 138, batting

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  Tri-Series: Brief verbal spat between Sharma & Warner in 2nd ODI

  Cricket | January 18, 2015 14:12 IST

  Melbourne: Tempers flared once again during the second one-dayer of the ongoing cricket tri-series when Indian opener Rohit Sharma and Australian batsman David Warner got involved in a verbal exchange at the MCG, here today.The

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  Haddin defends captain Smith's tactics in third Test

  Cricket | January 01, 2015 18:57 IST

  Sydney: Australian vice-captain Haddin said Thursday Australia had “earned the right” to take no risk in the drawn Third Test and sew up the Border-Gavaskar series - defending skipper Steven Smith's tactics at the Melbourne

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  Kohli jumps four places to 15th in Test rankings

  Cricket | December 31, 2014 15:41 IST

  Dubai: Indian batsman Virat Kohli jumped four places to 15th in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rankings released here Wednesday.The 26-year-old Kohli rode on scores of 169 and 54 in the third Test

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  Dhoni's decision comes as a huge suprise: Gavaskar

  Cricket | December 30, 2014 17:37 IST

  Melbourne: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's retirement news was as surprising to him as to anybody and he never expected the 'Captain Cool' to quit Tests altogether."The decision comes as

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  We played conservatively for series win: Steven Smith

  Cricket | December 30, 2014 14:24 IST

  Melbourne: Disappointed at the outcome of the 3rd Test which resulted in a draw, Australian skipper Steven Smith said they missed few opportunities and dropped some catches which costs them the game.The 3rd Test ended

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  Aus vs Ind: India strike but Australia build sizeable lead

  Cricket | December 29, 2014 14:03 IST

  Melbourne: India produced a much-improved bowling performance to snare seven second innings wickets but Australia's lead climbed to a considerable 326 runs after reaching 261 for seven on the fourth day to keep the match

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  Ryan Harris laments Australia's poor fielding

  Cricket | December 29, 2014 7:32 IST

  Melbourne: Pacer Ryan Harris said Sunday the dropped catches stopped Australia from taking control of the the third Test after day three at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).Harris picked up four wickets for 69 to

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  Aus vs Ind: Kohli, Rahane tons lead India fightback on Day 3

  Cricket | December 28, 2014 13:08 IST

  Melbourne: Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane struck fluent centuries and stitched a record 262-run fourth-wicket partnership as India fought back bravely before a late-order slide allowed a sloppy Australia to claw back in the third

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  Aus vs Ind: Kohli, Rahane tons take India to 336/3 at tea

  Cricket | December 28, 2014 10:07 IST

  Melbourne: Defiant centuries from Virat Kohli, his third ton in this series, and Ajinkya Rahane helped India fight back to reach 336 for three at tea against Australia on Day 3 of the third cricket

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  When Gavaskar almost forfeited a Test

  Cricket | December 26, 2014 12:29 IST

  New Delhi: What happened 33 years ago is something cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar would to erase from his memories as he almost forfeited a test match against Australia at MCG. Gavaskar was on 70, his highest