| Junaid Khan to replace injured Tanvir in Pakistan’s World Cup squad Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:41 AM PST 
Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam rued the absence of Sohail Tanvir in the World Cup squad but felt the left-arm pacer’s replacement, Junaid Khan, could be used as a surprise package on the sub-continental wickets. “It is a blow to lose an experienced bowler so close to the World Cup ...  |
| Pallekele warm-up matches to be relocated due to heavy rain Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:31 AM PST 
Persistent heavy rain in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, which has hampered the preparation of pitches, has meant the two warm-up matches scheduled to take place at the venue ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be relocated, it was confirmed today. The decision was taken by local and ICC ...  |
| Ready to play IPL if taken: Ganguly Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:00 AM PST 
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who remained unsold during the recent IPL auction, on Wednesday said that he was ready to play in the IPL if selected. Asked by a Bengali TV channel if he would agree to replace in IPL 4 any player in case of injury, the former ...  |
| Zimbabwe team arrives ahead of World Cup battle Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:45 AM PST 
Led by Elton Chigumbura, Zimbabwe’s World Cup squad arrived here this evening to play in a warm-up match against South Africa on Feb 12, as part of preparations for the upcoming World Cup. Playing their eighth World Cup, Zimbabwe will start the campaign by taking on four-time champions Australia on ...  |
| Team India begin World Cup practice Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST 
After Praveen Kumar’s elbow injury ruled him out of the World Cup, the Indian team management seemed to be extra cautious and careful about the players who are coming back from injuries. No wonder that coach Gary Kirsten paid special attention to the Delhi duo of Virender Sehwag and Gautam ...  |
| 1.2 bn people riding on Tendulkar to win World Cup Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:10 AM PST 
Sachin Tendulkar has achieved just about every individual accolade in cricket and holds an almost divine status in India, where the TV audience soars every time he goes out to bat. However, his 21-year international career is missing one notable achievement: a World Cup title. That adds to the pressure ...  |
| Salman Butt to give expert opinion on World Cup on TV channel Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:50 AM PST 
Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt, banned for 10 years this week by an anti-corruption tribunal, said on Wednesday that he had signed up to give expert TV commentary at the World Cup. Butt was banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) along with pace bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad ...  |
| World Cup fixture made to favour India: Shetty Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:32 AM PST 
World Cup Tournament Director Ratnakar Shetty on Wednesday admitted that the fixtures for the mega event beginning on February 19 were made to favour co-hosts India and other top teams making it to the knock-out stage. Shetty, who is also the Chief Administrative Officer of the Board of Control for ...  |
| Universal Music to release official ICC World Cup 2011 album ‘De Ghumake’ Posted: 09 Feb 2011 06:49 AM PST 
As ICC Cricket World Cup fever grips the sub-continent, Universal Music India prepares to release the official tournament album aptly named ‘De Ghumake’. The album is led by the foot-tapping and infectious official World Cup song of the same name by the prolific Bollywood music directors, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The rest of ...  |
| South Africa arrive with World Cup dream Posted: 09 Feb 2011 06:20 AM PST 
Strong World Cup contenders South Africa, led by burly Graeme Smith, arrived here this morning and will soon start the preparations for the mega event, which they have never won. Presence of in-form Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and JP Duminy in the batting line up and a fierce pace ...  |
| Despite Ashes loss, Australia upbeat for World Cup Posted: 09 Feb 2011 06:00 AM PST 
Wracked by injuries, memories of a stinging Ashes loss and player selection debates, Australia’s cricket team a month ago was set to go into the limited-overs World Cup in a predictable mess. But six wins out of seven against England in a limited-overs series and the return from injury of ...  |
| World Cup will be a fight among India, Pak and SL: Raina Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:40 AM PST 
Young middle-order batsman Suresh Raina reckons that with the dominance of four-time world champions Australia almost over, it would be a fight among the three sub-continental teams in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the upcoming cricket World Cup. “I see this World Cup as a fight among the sub ...  |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:20 AM PST 
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule. Cricket World Cup 2011 venue: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are jointly hosting the 10th edition of ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, Cricket World Cup 2011 venue includes stadiums of cities like Dhaka, Mumbai, Kolkata, Mohali, Colombo, Chennai, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, chittagong and Bangalore. Cricket ...  |
| Praveen’s injury won’t hurt India’s chances: Bedi Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:10 AM PST 
India’s pace attack might have weakened a bit after losing seamer Praveen Kumar due to injury, but former spinner Bishen Singh Bedi feels it would not have any negative impact on India’s campaign at the soon–to–start cricket World Cup. Praveen failed to recover from an elbow injury and was replaced ...  |
| Pakistan’s Sohail Tanveer ruled of World Cup Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:51 AM PST 
Pakistan’s already depleted bowling attack suffered a further blow on Wednesday when left-arm paceman Sohail Tanveer was ruled out of the World Cup because of a knee injury. “The medical panel thinks that though the recovery was good, it still thought Tanveer needs time to get fully fit before competing ...  |
| We have stronger mental frame this time: Smith Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:10 PM PST 
Mindful of the chokers tag that has sat on them since their 1992 World Cup appearance, South Africa head off to the sub-continent for the quadrennial mega event starting later this month, with captain Graeme Smith confident of his side possessing a stronger mental frame than ever before to aim ...  |
| Strauss confident of bouncing back in World Cup Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:51 PM PST 
England captain Andrew Strauss has predicted an upturn in his side’s one-day fortunes at the World Cup when he expects to finally have his first-choice attack at his disposal. Strauss returned to London on Tuesday after England’s 6-1 defeat in the recent one-day series in Australia still insisting his team ...  |
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