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  World Cup 2015: Bangladesh, New Zealand clash no dead rubber

  Cricket | March 13, 2015 6:22 IST

  Hamilton, New Zealand: New Zealand and Bangladesh have both qualified for the Cricket World Cup quarterfinals, but neither side will treat their final pool match at Seddon Park on Friday as a dead rubber.Rain on

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  World Cup 2015: de Villiers misses century but South Africa reaches 341 vs UAE

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 11:05 IST

  Wellington, New Zealand: AB de Villiers stroked 99 from 82 balls to help lift South Africa to 341 for six after it was sent in to bat by the United Arab Emirates in a World

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  Stats show how Kumar Sangakkara is retiring from ODIs in style

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 11:14 IST

  New Delhi: Sri Lanka's veteran wicketkeeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara has decided to quit ODI cricket at a time when he is in the form of his life.No matter South Africa skipper AB de Villiers believes

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  World Cup 2015: Buoyant Bangladesh conquers fear of failure

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 10:27 IST

  Hamilton, New Zealand: Bangladesh coach Upul Hathurasingha says his team's win over England and qualification for their first Cricket World Cup quarterfinals are the result of his players conquering their "fear of failure."Hathurasingha told reporters

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  World Cup 2015: South Africa vs UAE scoreboard, Match 36

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 14:15 IST

  Wellington: Scoreboard of South Africa vs UAE Group B, 36th Match of the ICC World Cup 2015 played at Westpac Stadium here Thursday. Result: South Africa won by 146 runsMan of the Match: AB de VilliersToss:

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  World Cup 2015: Glenn Maxwell using tournament as gateway to Test team

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 7:34 IST

  Sydney: Having turned out in only one Test last year, Australia's swash buckling batsman Glenn Maxwell feels a successful World Cup campaign would help him get back his lost spot in the five-day format.The right

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  World Cup 2015: Gayle's fitness a worry for Windies ahead of UAE clash

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 7:24 IST

  Napier, New Zealand: West Indies batsman Chris Gayle is "struggling" with a back injury ahead of his team's World Cup match against the United Arab Emirates on Sunday which will determine whether it qualifies for

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  World Cup 2015: Pride on line when England plays Afghanistan

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 11:15 IST

  Sydney: Four days after a loss to Bangladesh ended their hopes of reaching the World Cup quarterfinals, England's cricketers return to play their last pool match Friday against an Afghanistan lineup they're not taking lightly.Heavy

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  World Cup 2015: UAE wins toss, sends South Africa in to bat

  Cricket | March 12, 2015 6:45 IST

  Wellington, New Zealand: United Arab Emirates captain Mohammad Tauqir won the toss and sent South Africa in to bat in their World Cup Pool B match at a sunny Wellington Regional Stadium on Thursday.South Africa

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  World Cup 2015: I am always ready to bat anywhere for Pakistan, says Younis Khan

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 21:24 IST

  Karachi: Pakistan's senior batsman Younis Khan, who has been struggling to retain his place in the ODI playing XI, says he is ready to bat anywhere in the line-up as he wants to do well

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  World Cup 2015: Scotland bowler Majid Haq sent home

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 20:13 IST

  Hobart, Australia: Majid Haq, Scotland's leading wicket-taker in international cricket and most capped player, has been sent home from the World Cup for breaking the team's code of conduct.Cricket Scotland issued a brief statement after

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  World Cup 2015: England's Woakes, Moeen Ali out with injury

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 19:58 IST

  Sydney: Already out of the World Cup, England on Wednesday suffered further blows with all-rounders Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali being ruled out due to injury for their final and inconsequential Pool A encounter against

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  World Cup 2015: We are three games away from winning WC, says De Villiers

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 19:29 IST

  Wellington: Even after losing their last cricket World Cup Pool B game against Pakistan, South African skipper AB de Villiers on Wednesday said they are only three games away from lifting the elusive trophy."I 100

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  World Cup 2015: Kumar Sangakkara make history as Sri Lanka crushes Scotland

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 17:07 IST

  Hobart: Kumar Sangakkara created history by notching up a record fourth consecutive ODI century that powered Sri Lanka to a crushing 148-run win over Scotland in their final group league match of the ongoing cricket

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  World Cup: I have now matured as a cricketer, says Mushfiqur Rahim

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 16:54 IST

  Hamilton: Bangladesh middle order mainstay Mushfiqur Rahim said on Wednesday that he has matured as a cricketer and knows exactly what he has to do out there in the middle.His 89-run innings against England in

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  World Cup 2015 : Fury over 'vicious personal attack' on John Mooney

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 16:09 IST

  Sydney: The Zimbabwe and Ireland teams at the World Cup united on Wednesday to condemn a newspaper article which mocked Irish allrounder John Mooney's battle with alcohol and depression.Mooney took the boundary catch which eliminated

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  India stand good chance of retaining World Cup: Archer

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 14:49 IST

  New Delhi: Celebrated author Jeffrey Archer, an avid cricket follower, says the Indian team's performance in the initial matches of the ongoing World Cup has surprised him and if they continue with this form they

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  World Cup 2015: Sangakkara's 4th consecutive century lifts Sri Lanka to 363

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 13:42 IST

  Hobart, Australia: Kumar Sangakkara scored an unprecedented fourth consecutive century and shared a 195-run second-wicket partnership with Tillakaratne Dilshan (104) to set Sri Lanka on course for 363-9 Wednesday in a World Cup Pool A

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  World Cup 2015: Sangakkara hits record 4th consecutive ODI century

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 13:15 IST

  New Delhi: There's absolutely no stopping for the Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara. In an another run feast against Scotland in Group A match at Hobart on Wednesday, Sangakkara continued his excellent run in World

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  Shami, Umesh on course to become world-class bowlers: Akhtar

  Cricket | March 11, 2015 13:13 IST

  New Delhi: Impressed by Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav's “mature performance” in the ongoing cricket World Cup, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar feels the duo are on the path to become “world-class” bowlers and have