Colombo: An exhausted England cricket captain Andrew Strauss blamed his team`s quarterfinal exit from the World Cup on the hectic international schedule that has kept the side on the road for nearly six months now. "It`s a huge amount to ask players to go to Australia for three months (for the Ashes), into the highest […]
Melbourne: Under pressure to resign, embattled Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting today said he will take a call on his career in the next few days but asserted that he is not a spent force. The 36-year-old, who led Australia to back-to-back World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, returned home today after the team […]
(image) Colombo: Sri Lanka cricket captain Kumar Sangakkara praised his openers Upul Tharanga and Tillakaratne Dilshan for their unbroken 231-run stand that helped the co-hosts beat England by 10 wickets in their quarter-final match of the cricket World Cup here today. Chasing a modest 230, the Sri Lankans got home with 63 balls to spare […]
Colombo: Openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Upul Tharanga hit superb centuries as Sri Lanka humiliated England by 10 wickets in a thoroughly one-sided quarter-final encounter of the World Cup, here on Saturday. Chasing a target of 230, Dilshan (108 not out, 115 balls, 10×4, 2×6) and Tharanga (102 not out, 122 balls, 12×4, 1×6) played with […]
Mohali: Their disastrous past record against India in World Cup notwithstanding, Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez says the team is under no pressure ahead of Wednesday`s high-voltage semi-final clash against the arch-rivals. Of the previous four meetings against India in the quadrennial extravaganza, Pakistan have lost on all occasions, but Hafeez is optimistic of a turnaround […]
Mirpur: New Zealand skipper Daniel vettori, pacer Kyle Mills and South African batsman Francois du Plessis were on Saturday fined heavily by the ICC for being involved in an altercation during their World Cup quarterfinal match, here. "New Zealand players Kyle Mills and Daniel Vettori along with South Africa`s Francois du Plessis have all been […]
Mirpur: After upstaging title-favourites South Africa, New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said his team will now look to shed the `perennial bridesmaid` tag in the World Cup even as a crestfallen Proteas skipper Graeme Smith struggled for words to explain the quarterfinal loss here. The Kiwis stunned South Africa by 49 runs in the World […]
Mirpur: In the biggest upset of the World Cup, New Zealand knocked out strong contenders South Africa with a stunning 49-run victory to storm into the semifinals here on Friday. Tipped as one of the favourties this time around, South African middle-order crumbled while chasing a modest 222 win as they were all out for […]
Mirpur: South Africa produced a disciplined bowling effort to restrict New Zealand to a modest 221 for eight in their cricket World Cup quarter-final clash here on Friday. Morne Morkel (3/46) was the pick of the South African bowlers while Dale Steyn (2/42) and Pakistan-born leg-spinner Imran Tahir (2/32) snared two wickets apiece to stop […]
Colombo: Sri Lankan skipper Kumar Sangakkara on Friday said spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan has recovered from his hamstring injury and would be playing the World Cup quarterfinal against England here on Friday. Muralitharan had strained his hamstring during their 112-run victory over New Zealand in a group A match last week but Sangakkara said the […]
Ahmedabad: Handed a comprehensive defeat by India, Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has predicted that there is no stopping Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men now and they will beat Pakistan before lifting the World Cup after a gap of 28 years. "India played well as a team and deserved victory. We were not good enough (to […]
Ahmedabad: Yuvraj Singh, who has had a dream run in the World Cup, says that he is playing the tournament for a mysterious "someone special" whose name he did not disclose. "I am playing for a very special person that comes in my mind and whenever things are not going well I think of that […]
Colombo: Injury-ravaged but battle-hardened after playing a string of humdingers, England will aim for another upset when they take on strong contenders and co-hosts Sri Lanka in the last quarterfinal match of the cricket World Cup here on Saturday. England endured a tumultous campaign in the league stage besides dealing with one injury crisis after […]
Ahmedabad: His dream of guiding India to a win over Australia in the World Cup realised, star batsman Yuvraj Singh is now focussing on the semifinal clash against arch-rivals Pakistan, saying the much-anticipated game would be a battle of equals. Yuvraj struck an unbeaten half century after claiming two wickets last night to collect his […]
Ahmedabad: Devastated to finish on the losing side in what was probably his last World Cup game but defiant nonetheless, Australian captain Ricky Ponting has insisted that the quarterfinal loss to India should not be construed as the end of an era in his country`s cricket. Ponting, who was aiming to lead the Aussies to […]
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