That conditions will be very well suited to spinners at the World Cup is a given but, as usual, poor slow bowlers will be milked ruthlessly.
SA launched their Cup bid on Thursday but action was overshadowed by chaos in Bangalore where police charged fans desperate for India match tickets.
The Netherlands’ Ryan ten Doeschate scored a dazzling World Cup century against ragged England on Tuesday but the three-times finalists fought back.
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/ 23 February 2011
South Africa will bank on their recent form and fitness of key player Jacques Kallis when they take on an unpredictable West Indies on Thursday.
South Africa are determined to prove themselves on the big stage and shed the unwanted tag of chokers as they take on the unpredictable West Indies.
Australia softened up Zimbabwe with fiery pace and bounce to kick-start their World Cup campaign with a resounding 91-run victory on Monday.
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/ 20 February 2011
New Zealand crushed Kenya on Sunday in an embarrassingly one-sided World Cup mismatch.
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/ 20 February 2011
New Zealand crushed Kenya by 10 wickets in a grossly lop-sided Group A match for a perfect start to their World Cup campaign on Sunday.
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/ 20 February 2011
Favourites India launched the World Cup with fireworks from Virender Sehwag and the expected opening day big victory over their co-hosts.
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/ 19 February 2011
Opener Virender Sehwag ignored an injury to smash 175 and lift India to a massive 370-4 in the opening match of the World Cup against Bangladesh.
Bangladesh was expected to come to a standstill later on Saturday when the country hosts India in the opening match of the Cricket World Cup in Dhaka.
Wankhede Stadium, venue for the Cricket World Cup final on April 2, has not met fire safety standards, the chief fire officer for Mumbai said.
In the north wheat is a staple food, whereas the rest of its cuisine is usually spicy, with a strong emphasis on milk-based dishes.
We’ve seen it before and we all know how it ended. Could it be otherwise this time?
The 10th cricket World Cup opened in a blaze of colour on Thursday, launching a gruelling 49-match, six-week sporting marathon.
SA’s Graeme Smith and India’s Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined a chorus of World Cup skippers predicting a closely contested tournament.
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/ 17 February 2011
India will look to settle an old score against a confident Bangladesh when the co-hosts meet in the opening match of the World Cup on Saturday.
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/ 16 February 2011
The ICC has banned tweeting during World Cup games to ensure illegal bookmakers do not use the views of players and staff on Twitter as betting guides
Six weeks of Cricket World Cup action gets under way on Saturday, with the 2011 tournament tipped to be the most open in history.
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/ 14 February 2011
Special police teams set up to prevent gambling on cricket — but bookmakers will take bets on the move to avoid arrest.
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/ 12 February 2011
Morne Morkel grabbed three wickets and Jacques Kallis hit an unbeaten 49 as SA raced to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Saturday.
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/ 12 February 2011
From a "21 runs to win off one ball" equation in 1992 to a final played in virtual darkness, the World Cup has had its fair share of controversies.
Despite boasting several of the world’s top players, past failures have ensured the Proteas are not among the favourites going into the World Cup .
SA will not rush Jacques Kallis back into action at the World Cup to help the all-rounder recover fully from an injury, captain Graeme Smith says.
With concern over the fitness of Jacques Kallis and a relatively inexperienced squad, SA won’t object to being World Cup underdogs for a change.
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/ 9 February 2011
There is a growing feeling that the spectre of terror no longer stalks the Cricket World Cup in the subcontinent like it did 15 years ago.
SA have caused such disappointment for their fans in previous World Cups that there is a sense of relief that they arrive in India as outsiders.
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/ 7 February 2011
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat favours legalisation of sports gambling in India.
England captain Andrew Strauss admits he has plenty to think about as injuries plague the team just two weeks before their World Cup opener.
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/ 6 February 2011
Zimbabwe’s young cricketers will seek to show during the World Cup that they are making progress in their bid to rejoin the sport’s elite nations.
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/ 31 January 2011
The Indian cricket board has nominated Bangalore’s Chinnaswamy Stadium as a replacement venue for the World Cup match between India and England.
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/ 29 January 2011
Over the last two decades, there is very little missing from Sachin Tendulkar’s list of achievements as a batsman.