ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Tiger’s pacer problem

Where India are playing three pacers on the batting pitch at Fatullah, Md Shahid is the lone warrior meant to give Tigers breakthroughs with the new and old ball.

World Cup parodies

The Cricket World Cup of 2015 generated tremendous public interest as it created more spoofs than any previous World Cup. The

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 / Vettori announces his retirement

Daniel Vettori has confirmed his retirement from international cricket, declaring that the World Cup final against Australia was his last game for New Zealand.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 / Blazing Brendon, Sensational Starc

The 2015 World Cup saw a paradigm shift in ODI scoring patterns, a few records broken, and a spirited display from the Associates

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 / STEPHEN FLEMING: Five overs that cost New Zealand the chance of glory

Former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming reflects on the five overs that cost New Zealand the chance of glory in the ICC Cricket World Cup final

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 / The Six Moments that sealed the World Cup for Australia

It was the battle of trans-Tasman neighbours, the show down between a four-time tournament winner and a team playing in its maiden final

Riyad, Mushi in WC 2015 records

Bangladesh’s top order batsmen Mahmudullah Riyad and Mushfiqur Rahim have entered in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 records with their individual performances

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 / Huge bounty promised for Aussie cricketers

It will be bonuses all around should the Australian cricket team beat the Kiwis at the MCG on Sunday night with each squad member in line to pocket almost $340,000

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 / McCullum creates 'Duck' record

Brendon McCullum becomes the first captain to be dismissed for a duck in the world cup finals' history, an awkward distinction for the Kiwi skipper.

March 4, 2015

Sounds of silence for edgy Bangladesh

The only sound one could hear after the crackle of the ball hitting the bat was crickets and other bugs. It was followed by a chuckle from the batsman, Mushfiqur Rahim

March 4, 2015

Bangladesh seek quarter-final boost

If Bangladesh are to make the World Cup quarter-finals, they have to win at least two of their next three matches.

March 3, 2015

Hosts look to inject momentum into slow campaign

One win. One washout. One loss. Australia wouldn't have thought that the first half of their World Cup group matches would pan out this way. But you cannot control the weather, which was really bad in Brisbane, and as Michael Clarke said, Australia were beaten by a quality New Zealand side in Auckland. Afghanistan may just run into a keyed-up outfit determined to put that narrow loss behind them.

March 3, 2015

Who will taste success?

Mitchell Johnson remains a once in a generation bowler more than a decade after he was first spotted by Dennis Lillee as a 17-year-old. No other fast man has been able to copy his successful left-arm method that mixes bouts of waywardness with spot-on strike-power. Off the field he is so shy that it is hard to believe he has taken on the role as Australia's chief marksman, a weapon capable of hitting batsmen and 155kph.

March 3, 2015

Trivia of March 4

Misbah-ul-Haq, at 40, and Tauqir Ahmed, at 43, are the oldest captains in the tournament. UAE have only played Pakistan twice before, in 1994 and 1996. Both were nine-wicket wins for Pakistan. Shahid Afridi is two away from 8000 ODI runs. Assuming he gets to the mark in the next ODI, his batting average around 23.52 will be comfortably the lowest for any batsman to have hit the 8000 mark. His strike rate of around 116, however, will easily be the highest.

March 3, 2015