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Cricket World Cup 2011: Yuvraj Singh fulfills dream for Indi...

India, chasing 261 for victory, were faltering badly at 187 for five when skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was out. But Yuvraj and fellow left-hander Suresh Raina (34 not out) delighted frenzied fans in a 42,000 capacity Sardar Patel Stadium [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket World Cup: Andy Flower upbeat on England

Despite an inconsistent group campaign, which featured losses to Ireland and Bangladesh, South Africa's win over the latter team secured England's passage. And Flower confidently stated: "This side perform well under pressur [...]

Posted On : Mar, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Bad cricket

Pakistan team again lived up to its reputation of being a highly inconsistent contender in Tuesday’s match against New Zealand. Win and defeat are part of the game but the quality of cricket that was displayed by our side was dread [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Waqar confident of positive cricket by Pakistan

Pakistan’s coach Waqar Younis said on Tuesday that Pakistan team would look forward by putting the defeat aside and play positive cricket in the coming matches.Addressing a post-match press conference, Waqar Younis pointed to dropp [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-In-form Pakistan hold edge over patchy New Zealand

In-form Pakistan will have to guard against complacency and their tendency to implode when they take on New Zealand in a World Cup Group A match in Kandy on Tuesday. Possibly the most unpredictable outfit in international cricket, Pakist [...]

Posted On : Mar, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: World Cup power rankings

Cricket correspondent Andrew Alderson is working for nzherald.co.nz at the World Cup. He is ranking the teams for us on a week-to-week basis, judging from what he hears and observes at the tournament. This week little threatened the rank [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Record Breakers

Kevin O'Brien smashed the fastest century in World Cup history in Bangalore last night to fire Ireland towards a stunning three-wicket victory that left England in a purple haze. The Railway Union all-rounder cleared the ropes six ti [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Sri Lanka Cricket refutes 'baseless' fixing report, condemns...

Sri Lanka Cricket has rubbished allegations of match-fixing that have cropped up against Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Smaraweera due to a TV report, condemning the channel for carrying a “baseless and demoralising” story. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 1

Cricket World Cup matches shown free to public on giant scre...

Can’t find a ticket for Saturday’s Group-A ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 clash between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Colombo? No problem! Catch the action on a giant screen, with the papare playing in the background, courtesy of Sri [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Pakistan Cricket abandons 'tainted trio'

Banned by the ICC and facing criminal charges in England, the trio of Salman Butt, Mohammed Asif and Mohammed Aamir have been dealt another blow with the Pakistan Cricket Board asking them to fight their legal battles independently. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket's classic clutter Cutters

Which is tougher? Competing on the cricket field with the hopes of 1.2 billion people weighing on one's shoulders, or ensuring that the huge share of marketing budgets invested in the game yield commensurate - or better still, dispro [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Pune fans give cricket World Cup opener a miss

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is just two days away, but Puneites do not seem interested to travel to Bangladesh to cheer Team India on February 19. Travel agencies said so far no one from the city has made any bookings for Bangladesh. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-New Zealand coach optimistic despite team's poor for...

Recent results suggest coach John Wright is being overly optimistic about his New Zealand side's chances at the cricket World Cup when he talks about reaching the quarter-finals. "You just have to get through the group phase,&qu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: One-day win offers hope for World Cup

The thick fog which had settled over New Zealand's one-day game has lifted, if just a shade. The 15-man squad is off to India tomorrow to prepare for the World Cup. In itself, the 57-run win over Pakistan at Eden Park on Saturday cer [...]