Mumbai: Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss expressed confidence that his team can beat India in the final of the World Cup and lift the coveted trophy on April 2 here at the Wankhede Stadium if it plays to its full potential. "If we concentrate on what we do the best then we can play some […]
New Delhi: Former Australian captain Allan Border believes that Ricky Ponting`s decision to step down from captaincy will have a positive effect on his performance and one might find him perform just like Sachin Tendulkar has done for India in the past couple of seasons. "I completely support Ricky`s decision to step down from captaincy. […]
Islamabad: "Massacre at Mohali" screamed the Pakistani media as it blamed poor fielding and batting for the stunning semi-final loss of its cricket team in the World Cup at the hands of India on Wednesday night. Headlines in the front pages of the Pakistani media, both English and Urdu, reflected the all-pervading gloom of the […]
Mumbai: Sri Lanka are flying in veteran left arm swing bowler Chaminda Vaas and young off spinner Suraj Randiv as cover for the injured Angelo Mathews and Muttiah Muralitharan in their squad for the World Cup final against India here on April 2. "They Picked up a couple of niggles in the last match (semifinal […]
New Delhi: Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is on the threshold of creating World Cup history but former captain Kapil Dev, who has been there and done that, hopes that the maverick cricketer is not judged by the result of just one final. "I will never doubt Dhoni`s credentials as a captain irrespective of the […]
New Delhi: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan is dejected over the manner in which Shahid Afridi`s men surrendered the World Cup semi-final to India at Mohali and blamed wrong strategy and lack of self belief for the defeat. "It has been extremely disappointing for the manner in which they lost last night. As a sportsperson, […]
Mohali: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has cautioned his teammates not to get carried away by the excessive hype ahead of their World Cup final against Sri Lanka and stick to their basic job of playing "good cricket" India`s semi-final match against arch rivals Pakistan was billed as the "mother of all clashes" and generated […]
Mohali: Pakistan`s future is bright and the team can take heart from their performance in the World Cup, according to captain Shahid Afridi who has called for resumption of cricketing ties with arch rivals India. "I am proud of my team. No body expected much from us and to reach the semi-finals is a creditable […]
Mohali: A jubilant Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday night hailed the role of his spinners in the 29-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in the World Cup semi-clash and admitted that he had "misread" the pitch by leaving out R Ashwin. Dhoni said the track was not a typical Mohali wicket which generally assist […]
Mohali, Mar 30 (PTI) India vanquished Pakistan here on Wednesday night to storm into the final of the cricket World Cup in a high-voltage match watched by the Prime Ministers of the two countries and millions of passionate fans across the sub-continent. The 29-run victory, which enabled India to maintain its unbeaten record against the […]
Mohali: Sachin Tendulkar capitalised on six reprieves to crack 85 while Suresh Raina provided the late sparks as India posted a competitive 260 for nine in their high-voltage World Cup semifinal clash against arch rivals Pakistan here on Wednesday. Tendulkar, however, could not make the most of the Pakistani fielding lapses as he missed his […]
Mohali: Indian opener Virender Sehwag and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday completed their 1,000 runs against Pakistan in One-day Internationals during the high-octane second semi-final of the World Cup here. Sehwag hit the third ball of the semifinal off pacer Umar Gul to the cover boundary to touch the 1,000-run mark at the Punjab […]
Mumbai: The Sri Lanka team led by Kumar Sangakkara arrived here on Wednesday afternoon to play in the cricket World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2. Having defeated New Zealand by five wickets yesterday at Colombo in the first semi-final, Sri Lanka are all set to play their second successive final of […]
New Delhi: Deserted streets and markets, empty buses and trains and people bunking work presented the picture of a nation riveted to the heart stopping World Cup cricket semi-final clash on Wednesday between arch rivals India and Pakistan. As work in a cricket crazy nation with billion plus population came to a standstill, people turned […]
Colombo: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was forthright in stating that it means a lot for him and his team to play in the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Sri Lanka qualified for the grand final in Mumbai on April 2 after they beat New Zealand by five wickets in a tense semi-final […]
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