India choke South Africa to end World Cup jinx
Melbourne: Riding on another strong batting display powered by Shikhar Dhawan's strokeful century, India on Sunday crushed South Africa by a massive 130 runs to beat them for the first time in World Cup cricket. India now appear set for a berth in the quarterfinals after their two comprehensive wins over Pakistan and South Africa which places them on top of Group B. They have yet to play the only other team of substance, the West Indies, wi
Pakistanis stage mock funeral for cricket team after defeat
Multan: Pakistani cricket fans in the south-eastern city of Multan on Saturday held a mock funeral for their national cricket team after a record-shattering World Cup defeat at the hands of the West Indies. Residents of the city organised a symbolic
Pakistans jinx against India in World Cup continues
Adelaide/Islamabad: Pakistan's jinx against India at cricket World Cup continued on Sunday with their heavy defeat in Adelaide, making it 9-0 in favour of India and prompting angry Pakistani fans to take to streets and burn TV sets. India's arc
No comebacks for Yuvraj, Sehwag, other 2011 World Cup heroes
Mumbai: In a clear sign of looking for the future, the national cricket selection panel led by Sandeep Patil on Tuesday dashed the frail comeback hopes of 'Player of 2011 World Cup' Yuvraj Singh for the mega event starting next month in Australia a
End of Dhoni era, Captain Cool retires from Test cricket
Melbourne: Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday surprised the cricket world with his sudden announcement of immediate retirement from Test cricket, making way for Virat Kohli to don the mantle of captaincy. Announcement of Dhoni's retirement after the wic
World Cup 2015: India dump 2011 World Cup heroes, opt for youth over experience
Mumbai: Four veterans -- Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh -- were on Thursday omitted from India's World Cup 30-member probables list which includes young spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Another seasoned cri
Too sudden, too soon! Bollywood stars mourn Hughes demise
Mumbai: Bollywood stars Farhan Akhtar, Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose among others have condoled the death of promising Australian batsman Philip Hughes, who succumbed to head injuries during a match. The 25-year-old cricketer, who was in contention f
Rohit hits history as India crush Lanka by 153 runs
Kolkata: Rohit Sharma on Thursday created history by smashing the highest individual ODI score with a breathtaking knock of 264 as India thrashed Sri Lanka by 153 runs in the fourth cricket one-dayer to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
Shami helps India level ODI series 1-1
New Delhi: Indian bowlers, led by pacer Mohammed Shami, came back strongly from the hammering they received from the West Indies batsmen in the first One-Day International (ODI) at Kochi to turn the match here Saturday around for the home side and he
