Worldcup2015
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India favourite of bookies, Police step up vigil against
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 01:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defending champions India is the favourite of bookies to win the cricket World Cup 2015, an ongoing investigation into illegal betting by Delhi Police has revealed.It has also come to fore that the
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World Cup 2015: Five reasons why India have an upperhand in semis
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 02:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Defending champions India are just two steps away from retaining their World Championship crown. Team India thumped Bangladesh in quarter finals to qualify for the semi-finals and will now face the tournament co-host Australia
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Indians should take cues from Riaz to expose Australia: Rameez
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 01:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja believes Indian bowlers should take a cue from Wahab Riaz's hostile spell against Australia and exploit the Michael Clark-led side's weakness in the World Cup semi-finals clash at
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'Hunted' become 'hunters': Indians use short ball effectively
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 01:15 PM ISTSydney: Delivering one blockbuster performance after another, the usually under-rated Indian pacers have turned a corner and changed a few perceptions in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup by accounting for 43 of the 70
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A guide to the Cricket World Cup semifinals
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 01:04 PM ISTThe Cricket World Cup began on Feb. 14 with 14 teams. More than a month later, the tournament has been reduced to four countries including defending champion India, four-time winner Australia and its co-host New
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New Zealand-South Africa to be "a heck of a show", says Hesson
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 12:39 PM ISTAuckland, New Zealand: New Zealand coach Mike Hesson says his team's Cricket World Cup semifinal against South Africa on Tuesday will be "a heck of a show."That ranks as an effusive statement from the quiet,
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Eden Park no run-scoring paradise: Elliott
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 12:34 PM ISTWellington, New Zealand: As the Cricket World Cup semifinal between New Zealand and South Africa at Eden Park approaches, talk inevitably turns to what seems a perfect storm of scoring possibilities — big hitters and
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Miller low key ahead of South Africa's World Cup semifinal
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 12:31 PM ISTAuckland, New Zealand: South Africa batsman David Miller has a talent for deadpan humor.Asked if he watched New Zealand's Cricket World Cup quarterfinal against the West Indies on Saturday, and more particularly Martin Guptill's unbeaten
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Cricket fans given opportunity to bid for piece of WC history
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 11:30 AM ISTWellington: The ICC is giving cricket fans across the world an opportunity to bid for an official piece of the 2015 World Cup history in the form of the toss coins from each of the
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Holder deflects questions about leadership after World Cup loss
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 07:28 AM ISTWellington, New Zealand: West Indies captain Jason Holder had to deflect more questions about his leadership Saturday after the team's 143-run loss to New Zealand in the quarterfinals of the Cricket World Cup.There were concerning
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Australian attack lacks a world class spinner: Chappell
Cricket | Mar 22, 2015, 06:47 AM ISTNew Delhi: With Australian pacers gearing up to take on a formidable Indian batting line up in the World Cup semi-final, former captain Ian Chappell says home attack is not completely balanced as they lack
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World Cup 2015: Gayle's 'welcome' gesture made me laugh, says Guptill
Cricket | Mar 21, 2015, 06:08 PM ISTWellington: New Zealand batsman Martin Guptill on Saturday said he was amused at West Indies opener Chris Gayle's 'welcome to the 200 league' gesture after cracking a whirlwind knock of 237 runs in a cricket
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Hope India remember that they haven't beaten us all summer: Maxwell
Cricket | Mar 21, 2015, 06:31 PM ISTSydney: Dashing Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell today said the Indian team should remember that it hasn't won a single game against his side this summer and the hosts intend to keep it that way in
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World Cup 2015: India won because of umpires, says Bangladesh PM
Cricket | Mar 21, 2015, 06:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: The furious Bangladeshi cricket fans, who are blaming poor umpiring for their country's loss to India in the quarter final stage of World Cup, have found support from none other than their Prime
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World Cup 2015: Misbah-ul-Haq backs India against Australia
Cricket | Mar 21, 2015, 05:10 PM ISTAdelaide: Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq has placed his money on India to prevail over Australia in the cricket World Cup semifinal as he believes the home team will struggle for spin options at the SCG
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Hope India remember winless streak against us: Maxwell
Cricket | Mar 21, 2015, 02:17 PM ISTSydney: Dashing Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell on Saturday said the Indian team should remember that it hasn't won a single game against his side this summer and the hosts intend to keep it that way
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World Cup 2015: Watson, Riaz fined for on-field altercation
Cricket | Mar 21, 2015, 02:05 PM ISTAdelaide: Australia's Shane Watson and Wahab Riaz of Pakistan have both been fined for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their sides' cricket World Cup quarter-final here on Friday.Watson and Wahab
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India know the conditions quite well: Clarke
Cricket | Mar 21, 2015, 02:01 PM ISTAdelaide: Australia captain Michael Clarke says India's thorough knowledge of Australian conditions mean the tournament co-hosts will have to be at their best when the two teams face off in the cricket World Cup semifinals
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World Cup 2015: New Zealand beats WIndies by 143 runs to reach semis
Cricket | Mar 21, 2015, 03:01 PM ISTWellington, New Zealand: Martin Guptill created another World Cup history with an innings of 237 not out in a total of 393-6 which led unbeaten New Zealand to a 143-run win over the West Indies
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World Cup 2015: Guptill 237 not out, New Zealand 393-6 vs West Indies in QF 4
Cricket | Mar 21, 2015, 02:30 PM ISTWellington, New Zealand: New Zealand's Martin Guptill made 237 not out — the second-highest score in the history of one-day internationals — to lead his team to 393-6 as it batted first Saturday in the