Mirpur: Indian team manager Ranjib Biswal on Friday categorically denied reports regarding fitness problems related to senior pacer Ashish Nehra which might rule him out of opening World Cup match against Bangladesh, here tomorrow. Speculations are rife that a sore groin will keep Nehra out of action against Bangladesh tomorrow in the tournament opener. "These […]
Mumbai: Expressing displeasure at the non-compliance of fire safety norms at the revamped Wankhede stadium, venue of the 2011 World Cup final, the city fire brigade department on Friday said it will seek a reply from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in this regard. “We will soon write a letter to the MCA stating there […]
Mirpur: The shocking defeat against Bangladesh in the World Cup four years ago will not have any impact now, according to Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who said the team will go into the tournament opener against the same opponents without any baggage of the past. "Frankly, I have never thought about it, but we […]
Dhaka: The International Cricket Council says it decided to reduce the number of teams in the 2015 World Cup from 14 to 10 because it believes that lower—ranked teams are less likely to perform well in the 50—over format. ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat told a news conference Friday that it was difficult for weak […]
New Delhi: India won both its pre—World Cup warm—up games but the team’s fast bowlers did not gain any confidence from that, says former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar who would not be surprised if “one of the pacers break down in the middle of the tournament“. “I don’t think the warm—up games helped either Ashish Nehra […]
Ahmedabad: Returning after a 15-month lay off from cricket due to injury, Australian speedster Brett Lee on Friday said that depending on pace attack on slow pitches of the sub-continent would not be a problem for his team during the ICC World Cup 2011. "For pace bowling you got to get the ball in the […]
Mumbai: Indian opener Virender Sehwag has conceded that his axing from the Indian team four years ago forced him to look inwards and make changes in his game which eventually paid him rich dividends. "When I got dropped from the team in 2007, nobody expected the selectors to drop me but they did because of […]
Washington: The US has asked its citizens to be alert while travelling to the Indian subcontinent during the ICC cricket World Cup tournament, cautioning that such big events are always soft targets for militants. As cricket`s biggest tournament opened in Dhaka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory asking its citizens living or travelling […]
Dhaka: Indian batsman Suresh Raina was on Thursday on the verge of missing his Dhaka-bound flight from Chennai for the World Cup after he failed to arrive on time to catch the team bus. Raina later reached the airport taking a cab. In fact, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni had an embarrassed look on his […]
Chennai: The only people that S Sreesanth should "irritate" on the cricket field are the opposition players, said Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he once again advised the temperamental pacer to remain within "boundaries". "I am very specific to him and told him that he should not cross a few boundaries. It is better […]
(image) Chennai: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said that Virat Kohli has the edge over Suresh Raina to bat at number four going by the current form of the two players while also saying that he would want Yuvraj Singh in the playing eleven for the World Cup. Stating that Yuvraj did not get […]
Chennai: Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni led a solid batting display by Indians with an explosive unbeaten century to set up a crushing 117-run victory over a hapless New Zealand in a lop-sided warm-up game ahead of the Cricket World Cup here on Wednesday. Dhoni smashed a 64-ball 108 not out and Gautam Gambhir contributed a […]
Melbourne: Jason Krejza is the only frontline spinner in the Australian World Cup squad but former Test skipper Allan Border does not see much of a role for him in the side. Border favours inclusion of fast bowling all-rounder John Hastings in the side although the sub-continent pitches help slow bowlers. In the warm-up match […]
Colombo: Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara feels that there is still room for improvement for his bowlers as far as bowling in the first 15 overs is concerned. Sri Lanka won their second warm-up match against the West Indies with four wickets to spare at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday, following their 156-run victory […]
Chennai: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in their second cricket World Cup warm-up match at M A Chidambaram Stadium here today. Sachin Tendulkar will play today`s game for India after skipping the first game against Australia. Ross Taylor will lead New Zealand instead of regular […]
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