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  India favourite of bookies, Police step up vigil against

  Cricket | March 22, 2015 13:56 IST

  New 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 | March 22, 2015 14:22 IST

  New 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 | March 22, 2015 13:59 IST

  New 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 | March 22, 2015 13:15 IST

  Sydney: 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 | March 22, 2015 13:04 IST

  The 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 | March 22, 2015 12:39 IST

  Auckland, 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 | March 22, 2015 12:34 IST

  Wellington, 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 | March 22, 2015 12:31 IST

  Auckland, 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 | March 22, 2015 11:30 IST

  Wellington: 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 | March 22, 2015 7:28 IST

  Wellington, 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 | March 22, 2015 6:47 IST

  New 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 | March 21, 2015 18:08 IST

  Wellington: 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 | March 21, 2015 18:31 IST

  Sydney: 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 | March 21, 2015 18:05 IST

  New 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 | March 21, 2015 17:10 IST

  Adelaide: 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 | March 21, 2015 14:17 IST

  Sydney: 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 | March 21, 2015 14:05 IST

  Adelaide: 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 | March 21, 2015 14:01 IST

  Adelaide: 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 | March 21, 2015 15:01 IST

  Wellington, 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 | March 21, 2015 14:30 IST

  Wellington, 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