Terming India as one of the favourites to lift the World Cup, former Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist on Wednesday cautioned the co-hosts not to get bogged down by the weight of expectations, instead enjoy playing in front of the home crowd.
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
The Indian T20 captain produced a superb all-round performance to help her team Sydney Thunders outclass Melbourne Stars by eight wickets, in Albury, on Tuesday.
Shane Warne, Adam Gilchrist and Glenn McGrath made it to Cricinfo's all-time Australian XI but Ricky Ponting was deemed good enough only for the 12th man's slot.
Statistical highlights of the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dharamshala.
The South Africa captured his 417th victim, eclipsing the previous record of 416 briefly held by Australian Adam Gilchrist.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan rated Australia's World Cup triumph as the best in the tournament's history after they upstaged a rampaging India in front of a vociferous crowd.
The Australia fast bowler announced he is taking an indefinite break due to emotional and physical exhaustion.
Former Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist has said that both India and Pakistan are major contenders for winning the upcoming ICC T20 World Championship in West Indies.
Images from the Indian Premier League match betweeen Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers at Eden Gardens on Thursday.
'It would be a shame if he is not made the white-ball captain after this. Because there's nothing more Rohit Sharma can do.'
Legendary spinner Shane Warne and South Africa's Dale Steyn have been named alongside one another by former Australian skipper Michael Clarke in his best ever Test side.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers in Chennai, on Sunday.
Rohit Sharma on Saturday said Adam Gilchrist and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have striking similarities as captains and credited the Australian for changing the fortunes of his team Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League.
New Zealand were 122 for 4 in the first innings in reply to Australia's 570 for 8 decl. on day 3 of the second Test.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian wicket-keeper to effect 400 dismissals in ODIs.
Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist has attributed his underdog team's fairytale title-triumph at the Indian Premier League to a "culture of learning from mistakes" and playing a "smarter brand" of Twenty20 cricket.
Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar did not find a place in Kumar Sangakkara's list of all-time XI while Rahul Dravid was the lone Indian in the team selected by the former Sri Lankan skipper.
Cricket Australia (CA) have lodged a formal complaint with the Indian cricket board over comments made by Harbhajan Singh about Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist.
Images from Indian Premier League match between Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Saturday
Australia were 62 without loss at stumps, in reply to India's 526, at the end of Day 2 of the fourth Test.
Marsh, 74, was in Bundaberg for a charity cricket match for Bulls Masters, a local non-profit organisation.
'Never expected this, not in a million years, truly an exceptional day. A lot better than sitting on the couch at home'
Coach John Wright feels Karthik has adapted to international cricket like a duck taking to water.
Ahead of the blockbuster final in Ahmedabad, a look at how the 2003 World Cup played out between India and Australia.
In a short video, Warner thanked Queensland-based Indian student, Shreyas Sheth.
Sri Lankan cricket board secretary Kangadaran Mathivanan compared Gilchrist's use of the squash ball to Trevor Chappell's infamous underarm delivery.
South Africa look to avoid dropping another World Cup against nemesis Australia
A dropped catch off VVS Laxman in the ongoing fourth and final Test against India is reportedly the moment when Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist decided "it was time" to bid adieu to his illustrious career.
Glenn Maxwell's outrageous double-century to beat Afghanistan at the World Cup was quickly hailed as the greatest ODI innings of all-time.
Deccan Chargers staged a remarkable fightback to upstage Royal Challengers Bangalore by six runs in a nail-biting final and win the second edition of the Indian Premier League at Johannesburg on Sunday.
Indian Premier League champions Deccan Chargers start as one of the favourites in the 12-team tournament. The presence of top international stars like Andrew Symonds, Scott Styris, Rohit Sharma, Pragyan Ojha and Chaminda Vaas definitely makes them one of the teams to watch out for.
Given below are five more instances when a team suffered a staggering collapse:
Gilchrist made an unbeaten 102 after recording the second fastest hundred in Test cricket history.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting may be struggling to cope with the demands of a long summer in the spotlight and a hectic schedule.
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