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West Indies win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan
West Indies win toss, elect to bat against Pakistan

Mirpur: West Indies captain Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the quarterfinals of the cricket World Cup here on Wednesday. West Indies have made three changes to their side bringing in Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Kemar Roach in place of Kirk Edwards, Sulieman Benn and Andre Russell. Pakistan […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
India clash with Australia in do-or-die humdinger
India clash with Australia in do-or-die humdinger

Ahmedabad: An epic battle is on the cards between the world`s top two ODI teams when India cross swords with three-time defending champions Australia in what promises to be a high-voltage quarterfinal of the cricket World Cup here on Thursday. Games between these two arch-rivals have been bitterly fought in the last decade and tomorrow`s […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Ricky Ponting rejects retirement talk
Ricky Ponting rejects retirement talk

Ahmedabad: Embattled he might be, but Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting on Wednesday rejected reports that he is planning to retire after his team`s World Cup campaign, saying that he has not given a thought to the idea. A London-based newspaper today claimed that the 36-year-old batsman, who is struggling for runs in the ongoing […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Aussie have enough firepower to beat India: Hussey
Aussie have enough firepower to beat India: Hussey

Ahmedabad: The aura of invincibility remained inconspicuous by its absence through the league stage, but senior batsman Michael Hussey feels Australia still have the necessary firepower to knock pre-tournament favourites India out of the World Cup. The two sides meet in a high-voltage quarterfinal clash at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera here on Thursday. […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Australia have enough firepower to beat India
Australia have enough firepower to beat India

Ahmedabad: The aura of invincibility remained inconspicuous by its absence through the league stage, but senior batsman Michael Hussey feels Australia still have the necessary firepower to knock pre-tournament favourites India out of the World Cup. The two sides meet in a high-voltage quarterfinal clash at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera here on Thursday. […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Confident Pakistan to  take on struggling Windies
Confident Pakistan to take on struggling Windies

Mirpur: A rampaging Pakistan go into the cricket World Cup quarterfinals against a struggling West Indies here tomorrow, hoping to continue their winning run and take a step closer to the coveted title. Pakistan had a tumultuous build up to the World Cup with the team battling spot-fixing allegations but Shahid Afridi and his men […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Our focus is on WI game and not the semis
Our focus is on WI game and not the semis

Dhaka: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is not looking too far ahead about a possible clash with India in the semifinals of the World Cup, saying the team`s immediate focus was on beating the West Indies in the quarterfinal here on Wednesday. After finishing on top of Group A and ending Australia`s unbeaten run in World […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Gayle, Roach set to bolster West Indies
Gayle, Roach set to bolster West Indies

Dhaka: West Indies are set to be bolstered by the return of dashing opener Chris Gayle and pace spearhead Kemar Roach for their World Cup quarter-final clash against Pakistan here on Wednesday. The duo was rested for the team`s last league match against India in Chennai, where they lost by 80 runs. Gayle was rested […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Yuvraj, Sreesanth skip optional training - Sehwag fit
Yuvraj, Sreesanth skip optional training - Sehwag fit

Ahmedabad: All-rounder Yuvraj Singh and temperamental pacer S Sreesanth chose to give it a miss but all other members of India`s World Cup squad slogged it out at the Sardar Patel Stadium during an optional training session here on Tuesday. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and senior batsmen such as Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag were […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Chandhok appointed as reserve driver by Team Lotus
Chandhok appointed as reserve driver by Team Lotus

London: Indian driver Karun Chandhok has been appointed as a reserve driver by Team Lotus for the 2011 Formula One season and will begin his duties on Friday driving in the first practice session of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The 27-year-old Indian, who raced the first half of last season with Hispania, will return […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Pressure on India in our mini-final quarterfinal
Pressure on India in our mini-final quarterfinal

Ahmedabad: Australia will head into their "mini-final" quarterfinal match against India with a "no-fear" attitude as the pressure of playing at home would be on Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men, feels coach Tim Nielsen. Nielsen said they were hoping to meet India in the final of the World Cup but now that they are clashing with […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
India may meet Pakistan in semifinal
India may meet Pakistan in semifinal

New Delhi: An India-Pakistan encounter has invariably been a high point at the cricket World Cup ever since the two clashed for the first time in 1992 Down Under. The two former champions can clash in the semifinals at Mohali on March 30, if India overcome Australia and Pakistan beat England in their first kn […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
5,000 visa to Pakistani fans to watch cricket WC
5,000 visa to Pakistani fans to watch cricket WC

New Delhi: India has issued visa to 5,000 Pakistanis to facilitate their visit to India to watch remaining World Cup cricket matches, including the final in Mumbai. The visas were issued after due security checks by the immigration and various security agencies of each of the Pakistani national who applied for the travel document to […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
India needs to play three spinners against Oz: Akram
India needs to play three spinners against Oz: Akram

New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram feels that India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni should use three specialist spinners in the quarterfinal against Australia in order to exploit the weakness of Ricky Ponting’s men against slow bowlers. “If the wicket in Ahmedabad offers turn, then M.S. Dhoni should definitely opt for three spinners since the […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
Pawar impressed with standard of cricket in WC
Pawar impressed with standard of cricket in WC

New Delhi: The International Cricket Council president Sharad Pawar on Monday praised the excitement generated due to the ICC Cricket World Cup calling it potentially the "greatest and most dramatic event where the standard of game has been impressive." "We have surely been treated to a real feast of 50-over cricket with some outstanding games. […]

  • Thursday, 24 June 2021
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