"Pakistan shouldn't play QFs in India" Shahid Afridi is right in saying that the team should top the group to avoid playing its quarter-final match in India, feels Wasim Akram. "I agree with what Afridi and coach Waqar Younis have said that they would not like to play their quarter-final in...

West Indies team's media manager, Philip Spooner, confirmed the incident and said that because of the stoning two windows of the bus cracked but all the players were safe. "This incident took place after We left the ground. We were on our way back to the hotel. A couple of stones did...

George Bush and Osama bin Laden having dinner with Elvis Presley is a greater possibility than Aussie cricketers being involved in spot-fixing, says Stuart Clark. "I do not believe for one minute that any Australian player is involved in spot-fixing - there is more chance of George Bush...

Canada posted their first win of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, beating Kenya by five wickets in their Group A clash at Delhi. The North American side had done well with the ball to bowl Kenya out for 198, with Henry Osinde taking four for 26 in his 10 overs backed by two wickets apiece from...

Australia batsman Mike Hussey is certain his hamstring injury has fully healed and is desperate to repay the faith shown in him after his call-up to the ICC Cricket World Cup squad. Hussey was announced as Australia's replacement for injured paceman Doug Bollinger on Sunday night, and will...

England clinched yet another cliff hanger by the skin of their teeth to keep their ICC Cricket World Cup hopes alive. By Shashank Kishore in Chennai Probably the noise levels in Dhaka would be at its lowest ever, given England's last minute push to clinch victory from the jaws of defeat...

Ajmal Shahzad has been ruled out of the rest of England's World Cup campaign because of a recurrence of a hamstring injury. Shahzad had a scan on his left leg on Wednesday night, the eve of England's must-win Group B match against West Indies, and the results mean he will return home...

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...

Pakistan stormed into the semi-finals after crushing the West Indies by 10 wickets at the Sher-E-Bangla Stadium. Pakistan needed just 20.5 overs to reach their paltry target of 113 as Mohammad Hafeez made 61 off 64 balls and Kamran Akmal 47 off 61. Their spinners had done the damage earlier in...

ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat said it was right to host the ICC Cricket World Cup final at the Wankhede since it would provide the perfect setting for Sachin Tendulkar to end on a high! Choosing the arena for the finale raised a few questions amid growing frustration for shortage of tickets as the...