So it was surprising when a young Team India, led by Dhoni, made it to the...

The economies of Australia and New Zealand benefited from A$1.1 billion...

Indian pace spearhead Mohammed Shami has said that he played with his knee...

Mohammad Irfan regrets missing the quarter-final against Australia in the...

Lack of strategic thinking behind Pakistan's loss in World Cup.

Australian legend Glenn McGrath has said the Indian fast bowlers did a good...

The Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils...

Indian Premier League's youngest player Sarfaraz Khan, who hit a blistering...

Struggling to be consistent, Kings XI Punjab will have their task cut out...

Virat Kohli lashed out at critics who blamed his girlfriend, Anushkha...

Australia's fifth World Cup triumph was largely possible due to efforts of...

Former India captain Rahul Dravid has defended Indian team's performance in...

Kamal was removed from ceremony after refusing to apologise.

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been awarded Sir Richard Hadlee medal.

A New Zealand-based website begged to differ and have released the worst...

The ICC Board will now consider the vacant position of the ICC president at...

Impressed by India's good showing in the cricket World Cup, former India...

The Australia pacer, player of the recent cricket World Cup, will be out for...

Giving a peek into the Australian cricketers' celebration after the World...

The Indian bowling was a pleasant surprise in the recent World Cup but a...

Cricket has few examples of players calling it quits when very much at the...

The president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Mustafa Kamal is...

India should start preparing for the 2019 World Cup in a diligent manner...

Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com salutes the new ICC World Cup champions.

No Indian cricketer figures in the ICC's World Cup XI, which is dominated by...

Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin has been slammed on social media...

Dismissing criticism against Virat Kohli for his early dismissal in the...

International Cricket Council chairman Narayanswami Srinivasan said the...

The ICC hailed the 11th cricket World Cup the 'most popular ever.'

'Amazingly, along with the yellow army, there was still a huge number of...

Mitchell Starc was the Player of the Tournament, but he ranks only 5th on...

Some New Zealand players may have decided to call time on their One-day or...

Australian players saved their best performance until the end.

Global cricket fraternity lavished rich praise on the Australian team.

New Zealand, who were playing their first match in Australia in this World...

James Faulkner has earned his reputation as Australia's man for every...

Australia captain Michael Clarke quit one-day internationals after the World...

He doesn't enthral with his willow anymore, but Sachin Tendulkar got the...

The 2015 World Cup was, skipper Brendon McCollum said, the ride of a...

Michael Clarke signed off from One-day cricket on a high on Sunday after his...

Australia's players said they had saved their best performance until the end...

Images from the World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand, at the MCG.

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was named the player of the tournament...

For New Zealand, the tournament is still a great success. They had never...

'That was the key to a game where, on paper, there is nothing to separate...

Australia won the ICC cricket World Cup for a record fifth time when they...

Wives and partners of team members cheering on their men.

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

Associate cricket nations may be fuming at the prospect of a 10-team World...

Will it be Naryanswami Srinivasan or Mustafa Kamal?

It will be the biggest day in the history of Trans-Tasman cricketing rivalry...

Clarke was calmness personified as the pre-World Cup final media interaction...

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has beseeched the cricket-mad Indian...

The Indian World Cup team members, including skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni...

Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has named India's Mahendra Singh...

Brendon McCullum said he can only marvel at Daniel Vettori's contribution to...

Besides the 90,000 plus fans lending their noisy support, most of the 22...

We give ourselves a 50-50 chance in the final, says McCullum.

Overwhelmed by the ongoing World Cup's success, ICC CEO David Richardson...

New Zealand's former cricket captain Martin Crowe, who is terminally ill...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

Australia's retiring one-day captain Michael Clarke has urged his players to...

Australia captain Michael Clarke will retire from One-day international...

I would like current playing conditions to change, says Dhoni.

The disappointment of a semi-final exit notwithstanding, BCCI president...

Prem Panicker, on the Rediff chat, delves on what went wrong for Team India...

Pakistan umpire Aleem Dar was primarily overlooked for duty in the World Cup...

There's been no place like home for Australia and New Zealand on their...

As the Indian cricket team returns after a long and hard-fought World Cup...

Former New Zealand fast bowler Geoff Allott says the national team's...

A B de Villiers still heads Rediff.com's Most Valuable Players ratings for...

From Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards, Imran Khan and Mahendra Singh Dhoni,...

Team India, despite all the hype and expectations, failed to beat Australia...

Penpix of the New Zealand squad that will play the cricket World Cup final...

With New Zealand at the cusp of World Cup glory, former captain Martin Crowe...

Penpix of the Australia squad that will play the cricket World Cup final...

New Zealand's cricketing Gallipoli came on February 1, 1981 when Australia...

Check out on-field umpires for the ICC Cricket World Cup final between...

Join Prem Panicker on the Rediff World Cup Chat on Monday, March 27, 2015,...

India's notoriously volatile fans showed rare maturity in accepting the end...

Australia skipper Michael Clarke was stumped by a question which appeared to...

Australia opener Aaron Finch said he never feared for his place in the side...

Australia are confident pace bowler Josh Hazlewood will be fit to face New...

The trans-Tasman rivalry is fierce across all sports.

Dhoni mysteriously held back a final assault on the distant victory target.'

Swapna Mitter, who travelled from Singapore to watch the semi-final, says...

The consistency of India's bowlers throughout the tournament disguised the...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

Disappointed with Indian batsmen's poor shot selection in their 329-run...

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

One run -- that was Kohli's contribution to the India-Australia match.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly lashed out at people who attacked...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni left open the possibility of playing in the 2019 World...

India lost the World Cup semi-final to Australia by 95 runs but that did not...

Check out the images from the second semi-final between Australia and India...

Skipper Michael Clarke thinks Australia have not yet peaked at the World Cup...

Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made no excuses for India's 95-run loss to...

'The man who never knows when he is beaten deserved, on the day he played...

Steve Smith scored a brilliant century to help Australia knock out defending...

Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com, looking at the lighter side of things, believes...

Is it really a 'home advantage' for Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground?

With Virat Kohli getting out after scoring just one run against Australia in...

The International Cricket Council chief executive Dave Richardson admitted...

A week ago, Matt Henry was like nearly every other New Zealander, watching...

Australia won the toss and opted to bat in the second semi final against...

ICC chief executive Dave Richardson said the issue over the number of teams...

Bollywood actress and Virat Kohli's girlfriend Anushka Sharma was spotted at...

Former West Indies great Brian Lara has named Brendon McCullum as skipper of...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

A B de Villiers may have made some big mistakes in the semi-final: Choosing...

Show your support for the Men in Blue by wearing blue yourself...

Former Australian coach John Buchanan has backed Michael Clarke's side to...

New Zealand's left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori has said that he will hang his...

Despite the painful semi-final loss to New Zealand in Auckland in the World...

The calm, assured manner in which New Zealand chased down South Africa's...

With the threat of in-form off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin looming large,...

Impressed with the brand of cricket played by New Zealand in the World Cup,...

One of international cricket's fiercest rivalries resumes after six weeks...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup

Floored by the praise showered on him by Brian Lara, pacer Wahab Riaz has...

If familiarity between the two sides has not quite bred contempt, the...

'There is going to be sledging, there is going to be banter' 'We'll do...

'Even when I made 264, I was told I should have made 300. People's...

Like a racehorse trained to peak for the big race after months of...

Australia captain Clarke plays down talk of pressure, believes 'the boys...

'You have got to allow yourself the opportunity to stop and smell the roses....

The transformation of India's bowlers at the World Cup has been "wonderful...

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has urged the cricket board to give the...

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar praised New Zealand for playing...

The semi-final between New Zealand and South Africa has everything.

Crediting bowlers for Indian team's remarkable turnaround after a win less...

Captain AB de Villiers was in tears at the post-match news conference after...

Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar congratulated New Zealand on sealing...

Having made it to the final of the World Cup, New Zealand captain Brendon...

Australia opener Aaron Finch has exuded confidence of successfully tackling...

New Zealand and South Africa played their hearts out in the first semi-final...

South Africa set New Zealand a daunting target of 298 runs in 43 overs.

Opener Aaron Finch knows he's the one Australian batsman struggling for runs...

'This was not the cleanest game of cricket you've ever seen -- there were...

New Zealand entered their maiden ICC World Cup final, beating South Africa...

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

Once again, South Africa faced their old nemesis...

While three of their neighbours -- Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh --...

MS Dhoni knows how to win World Cups and that goes quite a long way.

'Someone's got to do it and I might put my hand up. It's part of the game...

With two confident teams going head-to-head in a blockbuster World Cup...

'India have got a great side and have great momentum going.'

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

There was a lot of buzz about the Sydney Cricket Ground pitch for the...

Australia coach Darren Lehmann believes the Sydney Cricket Ground pitch will...

When the West Indies were overwhelmed by New Zealand's determination...

Coach Duncan Fletcher devices innovative methods to help batsmen counter...

Although A B de Villiers is still the front-runner for the MVP crown of the...

The dry and flat surface could increase the chances of the defending World...

Prem Panicker, a keen follower of the game and one of cricket's finest...

With seven wins in a row, Team India has had it relatively easy when it...

Ravichandran Ashwin may not be India's highest wicket-taker in the World Cup...

VVS Laxman believes that Team India can beat hosts Australia in the...

Shane Watson has roared back to his classy best.

Indian fans are all set to dominate the Sydney Cricket Ground.

The pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) has attracted a lot of attention.

Both teams will hope to banish some unwanted baggage that has dogged them...

'If you look at the past, between India and Australia, whether we played...

The love-hate relationship between Australia and India has added extra spice...

Australian all-rounder James Faulkner insisted that spin will not play as...

Factbox on the cricket World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and South...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

'It's really about just reading the situation and trust your gut' 'I don't...

New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has been ruled out of the remainder of...

With the Sydney Cricket Ground wicket known for assisting spinners,...

Former India bowling coach Joe Dawes is of the view that Indian pacers will...

ICC chairman and former BCCI president N Srinivasan will watch India's World...

Former Australian batsman and team selector Mark Waugh has lauded talented...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's in-form bowling unit could take a lot of...

Virat Kohli has had a modest World Cup so far.

For someone who likes to stamp his authority over the opponents, Shane...

With the stakes so high, neither side is wasting any opportunity to get an...

The four best teams have made the semi-finals of the World Cup and New...

Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja believes Indian bowlers should take a...

The ICC is giving cricket fans across the world an opportunity to bid for an...

With Australian pacers gearing up to take on a formidable Indian batting...

A recurring back injury will certainly keep Chris Gayle out of the upcoming...

Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has apologised to the nation for the team's...

Join Prem Panicker on the Rediff World Cup Chat on Monday, March 23, 2015,...

Former Australia opener and chief coach Geoff Marsh feels that speedster...

Quinton de Kock's return to form in South Africa's World Cup quarter-final...

Hope India remember winless streak against us: Maxwell

West Indies displayed all the familiar faults which have plagued them during...

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum acclaimed opener Martin Guptill's World...

Australia expecting a very different India in World Cup semi-final.

Martin Guptill on Saturday bludgeoned his way to the record books with the...

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

Martin Guptill's record score of 237 not out and Trent Boult's four-wicket...

Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq has placed his money on India to prevail over...

Refusing to rate his match-winning ton against Bangladesh in the...

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill sent the ball soaring and the records...

Impressed with Rohit Sharma's match-winning ton against Bangladesh, former...

Even as Bangladesh expressed outrage over the Rohit Sharma 'no-ball'...

Defeated Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul Haq is of the view that India has an...

The Pakistan-Australia match, analysed by Manu Shankar, Abhishek Mande and...

For a team that started off disastrously, entering the quarter-finals of the...

Ahead of Saturday's match, a factfile on the teams.

It has been a lull after storm for Virat Kohli in the ongoing ICC Cricket...

The World Cup quarter-final at the Adelaide Oval looked set for a tame...

Australian captain Michael Clarke has said his players will have to bat much...

Photos of the third quarter-final match between Australia and Pakistan being...

Lauding Mahendra Singh Dhoni's brave leadership, the legendary Kapil Dev...

Australia romped into the semi-finals of the cricket World Cup, trouncing...

India's captain feels the roller-coaster ride he witnessed all these years...

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

The same bowling which was India's weakest link coming into the World Cup...

The International Cricket Council has backed match officials criticised by...

The result was as expected -- India beat Bangladesh and sealed its place in...

New Zealand will stick with their crash, bang, wallop brand of cricket in...

New Zealand's Brendon McCullum expects favouritism, underdog status and the...

A victory for West Indies against New Zealand in their cricket World Cup...

Outraged by the quality of umpiring in Bangladesh's World Cup quarter-final...

Chris Gayle continued to dominate the build-up to the World Cup...

It looks highly unlikely if anyone will catch the South African captain in...

Impressed with the excellent bowling show by the Indian team so far, former...

Praising India for having a lot of match-winners in the side, Australian...

Defending champions India cantered into the semi-finals of the cricket World...

Hundreds of Bangladesh cricket supporters burnt an effigy of Pakistani...

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza expressed displeasure at a few decisions...

Rohit Sharma has described his hundred against Bangladesh at the Melbourne...

Rohit Sharma took his time joining the World Cup party but arrived in style...

A factfile on the teams ahead of Friday's World Cup quarter-final in Adelaide.

Hailing India's transformation from a struggling side to favourites to...

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni praised his team mates for the way they...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has achieved the memorable milestone of recording 100...

Images from the ICC World Cup quarter-finals played between India and...

'Probably because he was aware that this was his 100th ODI. Or probably...

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

When the 2015 ODI World Cup began, no one cared to look past Australia to...

Factbox on the third World Cup quarter-final between Australia and Pakistan...

Australia enter their World Cup quarter-final as runaway favourites against...

A hat-trick in international cricket is no mean feat. And when you are not...

Alastair Cook believes England were wrong to sack him as their one-day captain.

Cricket fans are questioning whether a Gayle will strike Wellington Regional...

Fans in the stadiums get in the groove to tickle the television spectators's...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

crowd of 80,000 flocked to the MCG for Thursday's sudden-death encounter.

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly has expressed serious doubts about...

Spectators at the Sydney Cricket Ground were repeatedly treated to the sight...

South Africa made quite a statement in their quarter-final rout of Sri Lanka...

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar expects India to beat Bangladesh in their...

Sri Lanka were expected to win, but South Africa had other plans.

Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara might not have got a fairytale...

Sangakkara's fellow former captain Mahela Jayawardene, also 37, is also...

The off-spinner dismissed Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews with the final...

Coach Waqar Younis said the leg-spinner is being considered as a replacement...

South Africa stormed into the semi-finals of the World Cup on Wednesday and...

Misbah-ul Haq says Pakistan wouldn't mind facing India in the semi-finals if...

Former Pakistan players are throwing their weight behind senior batsman...

Images from the World Cup first quarter-final between Sri Lanka and South...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup

All-rounder JP Duminy claimed a hat-trick as South Africa stormed into the...

Australia have drawn inspiration from former World Cup-winning captain Steve...

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

Playing 'fearless' cricket has been Bangladesh's war-cry at the ICC World...

'I've played a lot of matches up and down the order so I think I've become a...

Bangladesh's first World Cup centurion Mahmudullah is hoping to extend his...

South Africa versus Sri Lanka. The first World Cup 2015 quarter-finals. Is...

West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has had a scan and a painkilling...

West Indies cricketers have typically exuded a lackadaisical 'it's cool man'...

PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has said that the option of flying out...

Team India's cricket director Ravi Shastri has played a massive role in...

A factfile of the teams ahead of the second quarter-final in the World Cup...

The best they can do, in the event they defeat Australia and line up for the...

India's star batsman Virat Kohli took time off from his preparations for the...

Prem Panicker, a keen follower of the game and one of cricket's finest...

The ICC on Tuesday confirmed that TV umpire communications during...

Australia all-rounder Shane Watson is savouring his second chance at the...

Sri Lanka are never anybody's pre-tournament favourites but when the dust...

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Tuesday said it is important for...

'Even though Bangladesh are playing their best cricket, this is a happy...

Pakistan have been dealt a blow ahead of their World Cup quarter-final...

Bangladesh know the odds are stacked against them beating India in...

Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews is looking to overwhelming support from the...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup

No one is going to ask us if we played exceptional cricket when we win the...

South Africa has been perennial favourites but it hasn't helped them.

Kicking off the knock-out stage is the quarter-final between South Africa...

While India has had a smooth passage to the quarter-finals, Ravi Shastri's...

Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji figure out who are the most valuable...

Pakistan pacer Muhammad Irfan remains a doubtful starter for the cricket...

Check out the group standings at the ICC World Cup 2015.

Concerned about the total domination of bat over ball in ODI cricket, former...

His biggest test will come on Thursday when Bangladesh face defending...

Zimbabwe looked like they were headed for a miracle win but Suresh Raina and...

Praising Mahendra Singh Dhoni's efficient leadership, out-of-favour Indian...

Having regained his form with two unbeaten knocks in the league stage of the...

Publicly labelled 'soft' by former Test bowler Shane Warne only a few months...

South Africa's AB de Villiers and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara will take...

Australian fielding coach Greg Blewett believes that sharp fielding will...

In the run-up to the 2015 World Cup, India seemed to stumble, but were a...

Bangladesh gearing up for their biggest battle against defending champions...

As the tournament gets to the business end here's a chance to predict the...

'Cornered wolves' Pakistan capable of causing moments of panic

Join Prem Panicker on the Rediff World Cup Chat on Tuesday, March 17, 2015...

Jayasuriya would like Sangakkara to continue beyond the World Cup.

It was Pakistan's last roll of the dice that saw them throw Sarfraz Ahmed...

Check out how these cricketers decorate their bodies.

Change in field restrictions ia the reason why India lost Yuvraj Singh.

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

The pressure will be on former captain Tillakaratne Dilshan to continue to...

New Zealand will not be shelving the aggressive game that has taken them...

Out of form and out of control, David Warner was a 'volcano' ready to blow...

Rediff.com brings you the best quotes of World Cup 2015. From players and...

India go into the quarter-final against their neighbours as favourites, but...

An imposter posing as a former Pakistani cricketer has duped the BBC.

With the South African team keen to shrug-off the chokers tag, opening...

West Indies captain Jason Holder praised his team's effort in the do-or-die...

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq admitted being under tremendous pressure to...

India have to be cautious against giant slayers Bangladesh

Wishing the Sri Lankan team ahead of their quarter-final clash against South...

Pakistan grabbed a World Cup quarter-final berth on Sunday following their...

'I think one moment that would have changed the game was I think Kevin...

Johnson Charles and Jonathan Carter scored half centuries as West Indies...

Photos of the Pool B game between West Indies and United Arab Emirates being...

Photos of the World Cup Pool B game between Pakistan and Ireland being...

'I can't remember seeing Dhoni do wicket-keeping drills at the nets'

Stressing on the fact that most of the Indian batsmen's form has been a big...

India finished at the heap of Pool B after beating Zimbabwe by six wickets...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

'A lot of people had problems in adjusting with the change of time and it...

Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that the biggest positive...

'It's definitely a sense of sadness, a sense of disappointment. Sad in a way...

Even if Ireland fail to make the quarter-finals of the cricket World Cup...

The Indian Premier League has given players an idea of how to cope with...

Brendan Taylor has been the boy on the burning deck all through his career...

The vagaries of the World Cup draw may have helped Pakistan rediscover their...

Australia captain Michael Clarke is pleased with whatever batting...

"The bench strength will warm the bench," is what the captain MS Dhoni had...

With 10 successive World Cup wins under their belt, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's...

Photos of the World Cup Pool A game between West Indies and Scotland being...

Photos of the World Cup game between India and Zimbabwe being played in...

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

Australia finished second in Pool A after Mitchell Starc bowled the World...

Pakistan meet Ireland in Adelaide later on Sunday with the winner of that...

'The two batted as if 'pressure' was a concept unknown to them. Raina was...

Suresh Raina (110) and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (85) combined in an...

The United Arab Emirates have sensed an inconsistent West Indies side could...

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar warned India against taking Bangladesh lightly...

Knocked out of the quarter-final race, the England cricket team ended its...

England brought an end to their miserable World Cup campaign with a...

Let's see how much you remember of the previous World Cups.

Zimbabwe stand-in captain Brendan Taylor feels that the Indian bowling unit...

India's pace spearhead Mohammed Shami feels a certain degree of comfort...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that not getting a long tenure as India's...

The veteran Sri Lankan batsman, who will retire from One-Day Internationals...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's boys have eclipsed the India record by winning nine...

Opener Martin Guptill smashed a brisk century before New Zealand huffed and...

Martin Guptill stroked a fluent century to help New Zealand edge past...

Australia will continue to experiment with their batting line-up against...

Factbox on Saturday's World Cup Pool B match between India and Zimbabwe at...

Shami's growth coincides with India's growth at CWC 2015.

South Africa's Quinton de Kock was probably already feeling the most...

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has said that it was unfair to compare him with...

Former New Zealand wicketkeeper Ian Smith feels it will be extremely...

Zimbabwe coach Dav Whatmore says Virat Kohli is one of the few players who...

UAE captain Mohammad Tauqir has dismissed questions his side had done damage...

Even after sealing a quarter-final berth captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is...

England are out of the 2015 ODI World Cup. Bangladesh delivered the...

South Africa skipper AB de Villiers led from the front with an all-round...

South Africa's bowlers backed up a solid batting performance led by captain...

After four centuries on the trot with a strike rate of nearly 120, Sri...

With his face covered in warpaint and his hair kept in place by a bandana in...

Not too impressed with the field restriction rules being used in the One-Day...

South African cricket captain AB de Villiers continued to script statistical...

Pakistan's senior batsman Younis Khan wants to put on a big performance to...

Greatbatch backs New Zealand to win title.

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

Fast bowling coach and biomechanics expert Ian Pont discusses the rise of...

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said on Wednesday that he has gone down on...

Former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming lauds the showing Chennai Super...

Mohammad Shami and Umesh Yadav's "mature performance" in the ongoing cricket...

Kumar Sangakkara created history by notching up a record fourth consecutive...

Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to hit four successive centuries...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has received rich praise for his captaincy so far in...

England coach Peter Moores should be removed from his current position and...

South Africa still believe they are the best team at the World Cup despite...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup

Under-fire England held their first news conference since being knocked out...

Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com looks at the enigma that is Virat Kohli

India, came into the tournament after a disastrous bilateral series, is...

'We all want to do well for Pakistan but at times some of the criticism and...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has praised opener Shikhar Dhawan, saying he is not...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni loves players who can take challenges head on and for...

When bowlers do their job and batsmen swing their bats just right, it's a...

With nine straight World Cup wins under their belt, the Mahendra Singh...

Ireland captain William Porterfield drew consolation from posting the...

The Mauka man is back to his roots again after briefly switching sides to...

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni heaped praise on his bowlers.

Images from the World Cup match between India and Ireland at Seddon Park,...

So you could relate to where the critics and the analysts were coming from....

Bouyed by the vociferous fans, the Indian cricket team is in form.

India took apart a diligent but limited Ireland attack to sweep to an...

'For all practical purposes, the game ended at the break. The Irish bowlers...

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

Sri Lanka batsman Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the rest of the...

Pace legend Michael Holding is impressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's approach.

Ian Pont, a former Essex player and fast bowling coach, now at the Ultimate...

Sunil Gavaskar has slammed the England team for its embarrassingly early...

India's pace spearhead Mohammed Shami received the biggest compliment in his...

England captain Eoin Morgan was "gutted" after his team's premature exit...

Photos of the World Cup Pool A game between England and Bangladesh being...

Ireland captain William Porterfield feels that the best chance for his team...

Sri Lanka will be sending middle order batsman Kithuruwan Vithanage and...

Bangladesh staved off a late fightback to beat England by 15 runs and enter...

The obituaries had been written only three days earlier, Shane Watson's...

India will aim to crush a gutsy Ireland in their penultimate group encounter.

Cricket's global showpiece has confirmed the Scots are a way from being able...

He has impressed with his miserly bowling effort in the ongoing cricket...

equally surprised to see the amount of interest in the game at WACA.

Another run fest is on the cards when India take on Ireland in a Pool B...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

'I fulfilled the promise that I made to myself -- getting Kohli's wicket!'

According to Sourav Ganguly, not facing Australian bowlers regularly has...

'It is very difficult to pick one team to win the World Cup but there is...

Veteran Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara is set to bid...

On a Sunday afternoon, in sleepy Hamilton, as one ambles through the quiet...

The World Cup will be the last assignment for Kumar Sangakkara in One-Day...

Kumar Sangakkara became only the second batsman after Indian icon Sachin...

Bowlers are suffering as pitches have gone very flat around the world....

Images from the World Cup Pool A match between Australia and Sri Lanka at...

Fighting to stay in contention for the World Cup quarter-finals, Ireland...

Australia stormed into the World Cup quarter-finals with a 64-run victory...

New Zealand are paying little attention to their World Cup rivals' form in...

'We've played some excellent cricket for 80 percent of the time we've been...

Former Pakistan pacer Aaqib Javed feels that Mohammed Shami is the best...

Photos of the World Cup Pool A game between Afghanistan and New Zealand...

Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor got some valuable time at the wicket as New...

Rashid Latif has told PTI in an interview that it was the duty of the ICC to...

Pakistan skipper Misbah ul Haq, who is often blamed for his slow approach to...

Cusack took two wickets in three balls in the final over as Ireland knocked...

Ireland survived a mighty scare before pulling off a sensational five-run...

Drafted into the team for the first time in the ongoing cricket World Cup,...

Strangely, despite four wins on the trot, none of India's players have even...

South Africa failed to chase down an opposition total for the second time in...

Pakistan made a winning return on Saturday to the venue where they defeated...

Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis left the press conference after his team's...

Pakistan side put its World Cup campaign back on track with an upset 29-run...

A hostile trio of Pakistan left-arm fast bowlers took full advantage of a...

Pre-tournament favourites Australia currently occupy third spot in Pool A.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that a big deal is made out of...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni says he also feels the pressure like others but manages...

Mushfiqur Rahim, the diminutive Bangladesh glovesman has proved he is no...

Australia captain Michael Clarke showed a tetchy side to his nature in his...

Following the hard-earned four-wicket victory against West Indies on Friday,...

Afghanistan cricket officials are in talks with four or five Test-status...

India to be tested the way they were by the West Indies from the position...

Watch Abhishek Mande and Chandresh Narayanan analyse the match on The Rediff...

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India snatch a 4-wicket win after...

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated...

West Indies captain Jason Holder blamed his team's poor batting for the...

Holders India marched into the quarter-finals of the World Cup with their...

So here is why India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is our player of the day!

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni was all praise for his bowlers after the...

'When Dhoni walked in, India needed 105 to win with 32 overs to play. The...

Fans poured out in their numbers at the WACA to give the Indian team big...

Images from the World cup Group B match between India and the West Indies,...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni surpassed former skipper Sourav Ganguly as the most...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni scored an unbeaten 45 as India staved off a fightback...

Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are among five leading contenders...

For a few deliveries India's captain fielded without pads, as he had given...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup

Sri Lanka have suffered a double injury blow with batsman Dimuth Karunaratne...

South Africa captain AB de Villiers's batting blitzkriegs in the last two...

The Africans have won just one of their four games and are sixth in Pool B,...

Bangladesh batsman Anamul Haque will miss the remainder of the World Cup...

The left-arm spinner is two victims shy of joining an elite club of 11...

After losing to New Zealand and taking just a point from their washed out...

Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has said that the Indian team is...

West Indies great Vivian Richards has called Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side a...

India's star batsman Virat Kohli will finally be seen on the screen with...

In-form pacer Mohit Sharma was hit on the right hand during training on...

West Indies cricket team's young captain Jason Holder said that he has...

Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com looks at the lighter side of how Chris Gayle remains...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has taken a serious view of Virat...

Ravichandran Ashwin loves a good fight and that's the reason he is more...

Downsizing of teams for next World Cup is an issue troubling Scotland...

Virat Kohli should resolve the row amicably with the concerned scribe.

Amid the furore generated by Virat Kohli's abusive behaviour with an Indian...

Jason Holder and Ravichandran Ashwin weigh in on the Powerplay rules ahead...

On paper as well as on current form, West Indies are no match for defending...

Kyle Coetzer's career-best 156 went in vain as Bangladesh scripted a...

The victory put all the pressure on England for their showdown with Eoin...

Shane Watson's spectacular decline as Australia's premier all-rounder has...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup

With unbeaten New Zealand having already qualified for the World Cup...

Australia thrashed Afghanistan by 275 runs in their Pool A match of the ICC...

David Warner's career-best 178 and Glenn Maxwell's 88-run blitz powered...

Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis conceded that the Indian Premier League has...

Calling the ICC's decision to reduce the number of teams in the 2019 World...

The Hindustan Times, whose reporter was the target a foul-mouthed tirade by...

Batting ace Virat Kohli says 'a bit of overconfidence' because of playing in...

There is not much the bowlers or a captain can do when batsmen of the...

Images from Pakistan's 129-run victory over the UAE in Wednesday's World Cup...

Jeffrey Archer talks cricket, and more.

Virat Kohli is the current flavour of the Indian fans with his exploits in...

Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur says the issue...

Opener Ahmed Shehzad missed out on a deserved century but Pakistan cruised...

Consistency is a word unknown to Bangladesh.

Misfiring batsman Gary Ballance is likely to be the sacrificial lamb when...

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum batted with freedom in the nets on...

Swashbuckling opening batsman David Warner used to assist regular driver of...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

Aaqib Javed-coached United Arab Emirates take on Waqar Younis-tutored...

The South African opener took only 108 innings to reach the milestone,...

Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has apparently recovered from his knee injury and...

Kevin Pietersen does not warrant a recall to the England team despite...

South Africa put one foot in the World Cup quarter-finals by batting past...

Photos from the ICC World Cup match played between South Africa and Ireland...

India's premier batsman and team's vice-captain Virat Kohli suddenly lost...

Without intending to undermine India's brilliant showing so far in the...

Pakistan cricket chief on Tuesday gave a clean chit to chief selector Moin...

Australia's World Cup loss to New Zealand was disappointing but no wake-up...

'If the BCCI's coffers are inundated with funds today, much of the credit...

Halfway through the pool phase of the World Cup, an unlikely name, Shaiman...

India's Team Director Ravi Shastri believes that the ODI tri-series we...

Tattoos are widely popular among sports players. When it comes to...

Pat Cummins has been ruled out of Wednesday's World Cup match against...

India most buzzed team in CWC while 'favourites' Australia fail to impress...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

Paceman Mohammed Shami is improving but he is not certain for the next match.

'Please don't ask questions on what kind of runs are expected from the track.'

The 2015 World Cup so far has been treat for batsmen and spectators alike....

Praising the Indian team, Former West Indies captain and chairman of...

England may have been utterly humiliated in their second World Cup pool...

Former Australia left-arm spinner Brad Hogg has said India, with three...

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says the team's main focus in the World...

Some of the game's leading players have left their mark on the World Cup....

The Indian cricket team already has a cramped round-the-year schedule and...

30 wickets across two games... a good day for the bowlers at last...

Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni dropped down the ladder to No 4 and 10...

Patrick Cummins sustained a minor injury but all-rounder James Faulkner is...

For the Proteas, the emphasis is on all 15 players instead of 11.

New Zealand's pulsating form in the Cricket World Cup is sparking a surge of...

Irish captain William Porterfield not getting pressured by the daring...

Watson used to take flak for his inability to convert half centuries to...

Maxwell was both mocked and praised after video emerged of him making a...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

After criticising Misbah-ul-haq severely in the recent past, former Pakistan...

Former Pakistan pacer Sarfraz Nawaz has accused the ICC of favoring the...

Former Australia skipper Kim Hughes is not a great fan of Mahendra Singh...

Former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming said that the nail-biting...

Before the crucial match against West Indies on Friday, Virat Kohli & Co....

Batting at No. 9, Wahab Riaz struck a quickfire half-century before he...

Embattled Pakistan finally opened their account in the World Cup as they...

Sri Lanka fast bowler Suranga Lakmal was fined for firing two successive...

Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath is doubtful for next weekend's World Cup...

Former India pacer Rudra Pratap Singh believes the defending champions have...

The West Indian has blasted his way to the top of Rediff.com's Most Valuable...

The loss to Sri Lanka has left England's quarter-final chances hanging in...

His coming of age at the tournament could prove to be influential in the...

Left-handers Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne struck fluent centuries...

Captain Brendon McCullum is expected to be fit for New Zealand's ICC World...

Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne slammed unbeaten centuries to steer...

Gone are the days when an Indian captain had to spend considerable amount of...

Statistical highlights of the pool B match between India and UAE.

Dhoni praised every aspect of Ashwin's performance.

Bouyed by the vociferous crowd at the WACA, India thrashed UAE by 9 wickets.

On a roll after three successive wins in the ongoing cricket World Cup...

Pakistan look to get their so far lacklustre World Cup campaign going with a...

Akmal wore blue coloured gloves in Pakistan's opening game against India and...

Michael Clarke blames poor shot selection for narrow New Zealand loss.

Rohit Sharma (57) and Virat Kohli (33) added 75 in an unbroken second wicket...

The UAE has played 21 ODIs in 20 years. The Indians have played 22 ODIs in...

Images from the World Cup Pool B game between India and the United Arab...

This, we thought, was the perfect time to bring you the Rediff Cricket Chat,...

Photos of the World Cup Pool A game between Australia and New Zealand being...

Kane Williamson coolly struck a straight six to give New Zealand a one...

New Zealand legend and player of the 1992 cricket World Cup, Martin Crowe,...

The toe-crusher is hitting the target, the bouncer is coming out well and,...

Insisting that India are currently playing the "best cricket of the World...

Attributing his brilliant World Cup form to a calm mind and hard work,...

If there was Gayle storm in Manuka Oval, it was a AB de Villiers masterpiece...

West Indies batsman Darren Bravo will be sent home from the World Cup after...

A B de Villiers hammered the fastest 150 in ODI history as he led South...

'There is a vast difference in pedigree of Virat and Akmal.'

AB de Villiers confirmed his status as the most destructive batsman in...

Factbox on Saturday's World Cup Pool B match between India and United Arab...

The UAE team is a mix of local players as well as players of India, Sri...

All-rounder Staurt Binny is likely to replace injured bowler Mohammed Shami...

AB de Villiers now owns the records for fastest 50, 100 and 150 in the...

ICC's Chief Executive Officer Dave Richardson today said that the game's...

A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.

Niall O'Brien, the sturdy batting backbone during Irish cricket's meteoric...

India will look to complete a hat-trick of victories when they take on...

Chief selector Moin Khan, recalled from the World Cup for visiting a casino,...

Scotland has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their Pool A...

Michael Clarke feels his fittest in five years for the World Cup clash...

New Zealand are favourites to beat Australia in their highly anticipated...

Virat Kohli may get close to breaking Sachin Tendulkar's 49 ODI centuries...

Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com looks at the lighter side of India captain Mahendra...

Pakistan's chief selector Moin Khan returned home from Australia on Thursday...