We need to switch off from cricket and introspect: Dhoni

Despite being winless on the tour and not making it to the final of the tri-series, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels the team can lift itself by taking a break before the World Cup and introspecting rather than coming back every day to the ground and doing the same thing over and over.  "We have been here for more than two...

Afghanistan and Ireland receive opportunity to qualify for 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup with Full Members

The ICC Board, on Wednesday, approved that Afghanistan and Ireland will join the 10 Full Members in the rankings based qualification system for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The top eight-ranked sides on the Reliance ICC ODI Team Rankings as on 30 September, 2017, will qualify automatically for the 2019 event, while the bottom four...

ICC launches official ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 app

The ICC, in partnership with Reliance Communications, today launches the official ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 app - now available for free download from the App Store and Google Play. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, the 11th edition of cricket's flagship event, gets underway on 14th February and will see 14 of the best teams...

Sunil Narine's World Cup participation in doubt

With less than 3 weeks to go for the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, the participation of West Indies’ premier bowler Sunil Narine is in major doubt after former West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president Dinanath Ramnarine posted a tweet about the player soon announcing his withdrawal from...

A desperate experiment India could try out ahead of World Cup

Shikhar Dhawan  As I write this, Shikhar Dhawan has customarily guided Mitchell Starc to first slip for yet another cheap dismissal in the ongoing tri-series. More than the disappointment of India’s apparent inability in stringing together something of substance at the top, it is the increasing sense of inevitability of failure...

Daniel Vettori becomes most capped Kiwi ODI player; confident of getting through World Cup

Daniel Vettori, who played his 280th ODI, on Sunday against Sri Lanka, to become New Zealand's most capped player, said that he was feeling confident and fit ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup that bowls off in Australia and New Zealand, starting February 14. The left-arm spinner passed former captain Stephen Fleming to become the...

ICC Cricket World Cup timings a problem for Indian fans

When cricket World Cup is held in the Antipodes or in the Caribbean, it clashes with the examination time in India and this makes students unhappy. This time the fans are disturbed over the match timings in Australia and New Zealand, the joint hosts of the 2015 edition beginning from February 14, but there's no option for them. The...