It’s an understatement to think cricket is big in India but to see how it trumps matches between any other teams is an all-consuming reality.
South Africa’s narrow six-run defeat against England last weekend has had many jumping on the choking bandwagon and writing off the Proteas’ chances.
The 21st century finally caught up with the village of Taiyan in Indian Kashmir this week. It took the Cricket World Cup to do it.
Injured SA leg-spinner Imran Tahir is set to miss the rest of the World Cup group stage to nurse a fractured thumb, but he is still in the tournament.
SA paceman Dale Steyn and his Indian counterpart, Zaheer Khan, have already left a mark at the World Cup with their intelligent bowling.
South Africa suffered a World Cup injury scare after it was discovered in-form leg-spinner Imran Tahir had fractured his left thumb.
Stand-in skipper Ross Taylor on Tuesday said New Zealand would savour their first win of the 2011 World Cup over Pakistan.
India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Tuesday sympathised with the fans who were baton-charged by police as they queued for tickets.
England waited anxiously on Tuesday to find out the extent of Stuart Broad’s injury as Pakistan look to nab a place in the World Cup quarter-finals.
Ticket-hungry fans, desperate to see India’s World Cup clash against South Africa on Saturday, were baton-charged by police as they queued.
Jimmy Hansra struck a half-century under pressure as Canada defeated Kenya by five wickets on Monday to get their second victory ever in a World Cup.
South Africa skipper Graeme Smith hit back at claims his side had ‘choked’ again at the World Cup after a dramatic six-run loss to England on Sunday.
Kevin Pietersen became the latest victim of the injury-cursed World Cup on Monday, dealing a blow to England’s hopes of World Cup victory.
Mike Hussey is back to bat in the World Cup after a call up to Australia’s 15-man squad as a replacement for injured fast bowler Doug Bollinger.
Victorious Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Ireland had given his team a tough battle in their World Cup clash on Sunday.
A resilient England produced an amazing comeback to pip a shell-shocked South Africa by six runs in a low-scoring World Cup thriller on Sunday.
England could not recover from a dreadful start and folded for 171 in 45.4 overs in a World Cup Group B match against South Africa on Sunday.
With their World Cup hopes hanging in the balance England made a disastrous start against South Africa on Sunday.
A sell-out 35 000 crowd in Colombo was left disappointed after heavy rain robbed them of a potentially thrilling match on Saturday.
South Africa skipper Graeme Smith on Saturday declared in-form batsman AB De Villiers fit for Sunday’s World Cup Group B match against England.
Pacemen are expected to determine the outcome of Saturday’s World Cup Group A match featuring Australia and Sri Lanka in Colombo.
Overwhelming bureaucracy seems to trump everything else but <b>Firdose Moonda</b> finds there is a way through it which reveals the true India.
Skipper Shahid Afridi took five wickets to help Pakistan overcome a scare at the hands of Canada and clinch a hard-fought 46-run win.
South Africa crushed The Netherlands by 231 runs in a lop-sided Group B match to record their second successive victory in the World Cup on Thursday.
Ireland’s sensational World Cup victory over England left Andrew Strauss’s Ashes winners battling to salvage their credibility on Thursday.
Kevin O’Brien smashed the fastest century in World Cup history off just 50 balls against England on Wednesday as Ireland recorded their greatest win.
Sri Lanka’s cricket authorities on Tuesday angrily denied allegations of match-fixing made against two of their players in their World Cup defeat.
SA go into their clash against The Netherlands on Thursday with the enviable choice of a three-prong spin attack or mixing it up to boost their pace.
No image available
/ 28 February 2011
West Indies hat-trick star Kemar Roach blew away the Netherlands’ batting on Monday, taking six wickets.
Tatenda Taibu just missed a maiden World Cup century while Raymond Price grabbed three early wickets as Zimbabwe crushed Canada on Monday.
No image available
/ 27 February 2011
Just a week ago, few would have slated Pakistan among the World Cup favourites — but that was a week ago.
No image available
/ 25 February 2011
The Kotla Stadium is regarded as one of the ugliest structures in New Delhi, unlike the buildings that surround it.