Leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga took a career-best 6/24 as Sri Lanka opened their ICC World Cup Qualifier group league campaign with a crushing 175-run victory over minnows United Arab Emirates
The decision to rest Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the last two ODIs against West Indies has drawn a lot of flak, but Ravichandran Ashwin defended the team management's call saying critics were finding fault for the sake of it.
Jasprit Bumrah has been named as India's captain for the three-match T20I series against Ireland next month.
PHOTOS from the ICC World Cup opener played between England and New Zealand at Ahmedabad on Thursday
Gulbadin Naib, who had captained the Afghanistan team at the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, posted a strongly worded tweet against the national cricket board and teammates.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Australia and New Zealand, in Dharamsala, on Saturday.
Check out the group standings at the ICC World Cup 2015.
Rain in Australia has been turning into a major nuisance in this T20 World Cup.
India's much-vaunted top order let them down at The Oval
'He (Virat) is certainly one who can push us back and we will have to get the better of him'
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald feels their 'sub-continent journey' helped them triumph in the World Test Championship final against India.
Bangladesh have beaten India three times in the last four ODIs -- twice in a bilateral series in December 2022 and then in the Asia Cup.
Following the SGM in Ahmedabad, BCCI secretary Jay Shah said the World Cup schedule is expected to be announced during the WTC Final.
Former Australia captain Ponting believes Australian players are more suited to English conditions and will have more of an edge than India.
A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.
Mumbai Indians are braced for a huge setback as their premier pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah is set to miss IPL 2023 after failing to recover from his injury.
Hasaranga, Gardner win ICC 'Player of the Month' award
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Pakistan in Bengaluru, on Friday.
Rohit's men start overwhelming favourites but Shaheen, rain pose threat
Sourav Ganguly backs Tilak Varma to be India's No 4 if Shreyas Iyer unavailable
Bangladesh vice-captain Najmul Hossain Shanto says the team is hoping to benefit from the inputs it is receiving from technical consultant Sridharan Sriram in the World Cup matches, including Friday's game against New Zealand.
BCCI had expressed concern about security during the World Cup in a letter to the ICC after last month's attack in the disputed region that killed 40 Indian paramilitary troops.
ICC apologises after incorrectly naming India as No.1 Test team over Australia
As much as Ishan Kishan has done his bit, India will need Iyer, the proverbial slayer of spin bowling in the middle overs during the World Cup.
Netherlands' Teja Nidamanuru, Aryan Dutt and Vikram Singh might have a few drops of tears in their eyes when they step onto the field for their opening World Cup match against Pakistan on Friday.
Mohammed Shami, who is in peak form, would be a key bowler for the country during the upcoming ODI World Cup, to be hosted by England.
Jason Holder appealed fellow cricketers to shun 'territorial' mindset and come together
Former captain Rahul Dravid is confident that the Indian team under Virat Kohli will 'peak during next few months' as they go into the World Cup in England as one of the tournament favourites.
What is criteria of excluding Mohali from list of World Cup venues? Punjab sports minister writes to Binny and Shah
'When all other teams including Australia, England, New Zealand are playing in Pakistan without any issues there should be no security concerns for India to tour Pakistan.'
Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie feels the current Indian bowling attack led by Jasprit Bumrah makes the team one of the favourites for the upcoming ICC World Cup, along side hosts England.
Sri Lanka were made to work hard for an 82-run win over Scotland to top Group B
Ricky Ponting has offered technical advice to Australia's batters Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head to counter England's bowling attack ahead of the second Ashes Test.
Ramiz's sacking comes after Babar Azam's team lost the home series against England 3-0, which hit Pakistan's chances of reaching next year's ICC World Test Championship final.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said that England batter Joe Root is fulfilling his full potential with his run over two years.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes India's lack of success away from home in Test cricket is down to lack of a seam-bowling all-rounder like England's Ben Stokes.
Scotland stunned Ireland as Oman beat UAE in the ICC ODI World Cup Qualifiers.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between South Africa and Sri Lanka in New Delhi on Saturday.
Abhishek Nayar has seen both Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh from close quarters as the assistant coach at the Kolkata Knight Riders, and has little doubt that the duo will be at the forefront of the team's journey through the transition.
Complete schedule of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship, beginning in West Indies on April 30.
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