The Indian Premier League organisers were forced to tweak the event's schedule this year because of the upcoming assembly elections in five states. The league organisers, in a statement, said they have made some changes in the 2011 IPL original schedule taking into account the assembly elections...

Justin Langer has been tipped to succeed India's head coach Gary Kirsten, who is expected to resign after the ICC Cricket World Cup. It could be Cricket Australia's loss. Its failure to offer permanent jobs to all its national team coaches could cost it none other than Australia's...

Muttiah Muralitharan's swansong appearance on home soil could not have been better as he scalped a wicket of his last ball in the ICC CWC semi-final. Muralitharan had Scott Styris LBW off the final ball of his 10th over to finish with two for 42 after earlier dismissing Jesse Ryder for 19...

Sachin Tendulkar will play an ICC Cricket World Cup final in his home town of Mumbai after helping India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in Mohali. Tendulkar was named Man-of-the-Match for his top score of 85 in India's 260 for nine, a total they duly defended in Wednesday's semi-final....

India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai

Final moments of Historic victory of India - Cricket World Cup 2011 Final Match. ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 final match - Last moments - Highlights, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: India 277-4 beat Sri Lanka 274-6 by six wickets.

India Sri lanka Final : India won the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup after they beat Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Dhoni remained unbeaten 91 and in the middle formed an important partnership with Gautam Gambhir.

BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS Key batsmen: AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Tillakaratne Dilshan Key bowlers: Zaheer Khan, Dirk Nannes, Daniel Vettori Best: Runners-up, 2009 Last year: Third Chances: Any team with De Villiers and Dilshan, whose stock rose as he finished top runscorer in...

Bands of youth trooped out on the roads, singing and dancing to loud drumbeats in Poisar slums of Kandivli East and Kandarpada in Dahisar West moments after India beat Sri Lanka. Lakhs of people ran out into the streets singing, dancing, hugging each other, screaming with joy, whistling,...

Sachin Tendulkar, the controller, and Ambati Rayudu, the enforcer, made short work of the below-par target set by Bangalore to give Mumbai their second successive win of the tournament. However, it was with the bat that Bangalore lost the game tonight. It was a strange innings as Bangalore were...