Nagpur: It takes a brave captain to demand more runs from Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, but that's just what India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is doing. Dhoni wants the World Cup openers, two of the world's best batsmen, to produce bigger partnerships at the World Cup. Dhoni told reporters on Friday that he wants India to get "bigger opening partnerships so that the middle order and the lower middle-order...
05:51 PM, Dec 30, 2007
New Delhi: India play their next encounter against the Netherlands at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi and the quartet of Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir and Ashish Nehra will play a crucial role. Why? The reason lies in their knowledge of local conditions and a tricky wicket, which will serve India well in their match against the Dutch on Wednesday. The previous encounters on this strip have given...
09:12 AM, Dec 28, 2007
Bangalore: Ireland teenager George Dockrell said it had been a "dream come true" for him to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar after the underdogs gave World Cup co-hosts India a fright. India won the Group B match against the associate nation by five wickets at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Sunday.But they were made to work hard for their success by an Ireland side that had already produced the performance of this...
08:50 AM, Dec 28, 2007
Chandigarh: They might have won two of their three matches so far but West Indies coach Ottis Gibson there is no room for complacency while playing in the World Cup and his team would be approaching each game with a "must-win attitude". "Nowadays you can't be complacent...we can't take any opponent lightly. We have to approach every game with a must-win situation attitude and go and put performances every time,"...
08:21 AM, Dec 28, 2007
Chennai: New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said his team must not lower their guard against tougher opposition after cantering to an easy 10-wicket win over Kenya in the World Cup on Sunday. Kiwi fast bowlers skittled the hapless African nation for 69 in 23.5 overs before knocking off the required runs in just eight overs at the Chidambaram Stadium for a winning start to their campaign. "We didn't expect that...
04:30 PM, Dec 19, 2007
CNN-IBN's elite cricket panel discussed New Zealand's big win over Kenya as well as the likely outcome of Sri Lanka vs Canada game. ...
12:50 PM, Dec 19, 2007
Karachi: Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has urged his side's experienced players to shoulder the burden of responsibility at the World Cup after a disappointing defeat in their final warm-up match. The dashing batsman and leg-spinner missed Friday's 67-run defeat by England in Dhaka but insisted bouncing back was nothing new for his side. "This is not the first time we are saying sorry for our performance," Afridi told PTI. "All...
02:09 PM, Dec 18, 2007
New Delhi: Every World Cup needs its moments and the 2011 edition needs them more than ever before. After two horrendously one-sided tournaments in 2003 and 2007 where Australia rampaged the opposition, this is the first time in more than a decade when more than one team is in with an equal chance to take the trophy home. And yet there's no euphoria. I vividly remember the fever pitch and...
05:12 PM, Dec 15, 2007
They are camping 20 days in advance to cast their vote on Dec 19. ...
10:07 AM, Nov 27, 2007
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