Sri Lanka have not played a match at the World Cup since June 4, forced to split points with Bangladesh and Pakistan following two washed out games.
Another all-round show by Yuvraj Singh helped India thrash the West Indies by 80 runs in their final Group B match of the World Cup. Chasing 269 for victory, the West Indies could only amass 188 from 43 overs.
Australian spin legend Shane Warne on Tuesday stepped in to mend his country's fractured ties with India, attending a picnic in Melbourne with the Indian community, which has been targeted in a series of violent attacks in the past few months.
India A could not take advantage of a strong opening partnership and lost four quick wickets for an addition of just 16 runs as they ended the third day of their four-day game against Australia A at 158 for four, still needing 108 runs to avoid the innings defeat, in Brisbane on Saturday.
Contrary to the stand of the Australian government on the travel advisory issued by India, in the wake of unabated assaults and killing of its citizens in Australia, the Victorian police have supported it. The Victoria Police said they supported the general statements made in the advisory that Melbourne had seen an increase in violence, that this was often "accompanied by verbal abuse, fuelled by alcohol and drugs".The move came after a 21-year old Indian was stabbed here.
Australia captain Steve Smith was delighted with the way his side rebounded from a series defeat to South Africa to sweep Pakistan 3-0 on Saturday but warned their next Test campaign in India would present a challenge on a whole different level.
"Australia wants to take the relationship with India to the front ranks of the partnerships we have," Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said at a joint press briefing with visiting External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee after the agreements were signed in Canberra. The two countries agreed to further strengthen their relationship by forming a new body to hold yearly talks and by signing treaties to increase anti-terror efforts.
Australian broadcaster ABC Radio has been forced to rule out their plans to cover the four-Test Australia-India series in India because of the rising costs imposed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The team will play five one-day matches against the Indian under-19 squad in September.
India lost the World Cup semi-final to Australia by 95 runs but that did not stop cricketers and other athletes the world over from acknowledging their good work in the mega event.
Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 124 as India made 309 for five in their first innings on day one of the fourth and final Test.
Australia may have made batting look easy while chasing 300-plus totals against India successfully twice, but opener Aaron Finch credited the team's inexperienced bowlers for it, pointing out that the current attack combined has played less ODIs than the now retired Mitchell Johnson.
Sumit Nagal, seeded 21st in the qualifiers, was shown the door by Mohamed Safwat of Egypt
The then Australian deputy prime minister Julia Gillard's visit to India in 2009 during a spate of racial attacks on Indian students in Australia was a 'wasted opportunity' as it failed to quell the rising tide of anger in the country over the assaults, whistle-blower website WikiLeaks has revealed.Diplomatic cables unveiled by WikiLeaks disclose that Gillard's India visit secured only 'vague commitments' on the burning issue in the country.
Australia on Tuesday said the actual start of uranium trade with India will depend on negotiations on the issue between the two countries. "The question is when we get to the point of actually doing it that depends on the way the negotiations between the two countries develop," Australia's Energy Minister Martin Ferguson said while speaking at the fourth Australia-India Roundtable.
Images from Day 1 in the first Test between India and Australia at Molahi.
Sports Awards could to be delayed: Ministry official
Newly appointed Australia batting coach Graeme Hick feels that team's premier batsmen would have to 'show more patience' and adaptability when they tour India early next year in what will be an imposing challenge.
'It's something the ICC will have to weigh up in whether the tournament goes ahead. Will every team in the competition have the opportunity to prepare adequately for a World Cup? There are still a few teams that have to go through the qualifying process so I'm not sure how that will pan out.'
The Most Valuable Player Index table is telling another (worrying?) story: Performance from players in teams that are not going to make the top four is dropping somewhat alarmingly. The IPL is gruelling and cruel. It can do wonders to your career, but can also seriously hurt your international prospects if you get injured in a match that is essentially inconsequential. Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after Game 63.
The recall of Steve O'Keefe for a twin-spin attack and inclusion of debutant batting all-rounder Hilton Cartwright gives Australia the look of a team getting an early start on preparations for a tour of the sub-continent.
Paul di Resta finished the Australian Grand Prix in the 10th position as Sahara Force India opened the season with one point, although it was a disappointing start for rookie Nico Hulkenberg, whose race lasted less than a lap, in Melbourne on Sunday.
Captain Michael Clarke battled through pain to score 128 and Steve Smith produced a career-best 162 not out Australia piled up a mammoth 517 for 7 against India on a rain-truncated Day 2 in the first Test in Adelaide on Wednesday. Images from the day's play.
Captain Usman Khawaja and his opening partner, Joe Burns, smashed scintillating centuries as Australia 'A' thrashed a hapless India 'A' by 119 runs in the second tri-series match in Chennai on Friday.
Ecstatic after his match-winning performance in only his second international game, Australia's rookie left-arm speedster Jason Behrendorff says his ultimate aim is to play Test cricket for a long time.
All-rounder Cartwright gets call-up, recovering Starc still sidelined
Salman Butt's hundred against India on Saturday was seventh of his ODI career. Interestingly five of them have come against India (and remaining two vs Bangladesh). Butt now shares the record of scoring most hundreds against India.
Australia, inspired by captain Michael Clarke, crushed India by an innings and 68 runs in the second Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday to take a dominant 2-0 lead in the four-match series.
Following is a fact box on the second Test of the four-match series between Australia and India:
Singapore will host the first three ODIs, while Kuala Lumpur will host the following four matches of the tri-series in September.
Captain Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane struck sublime half-centuries before Australia staged a strong fightback to bowl India out for 252 in the second One-Day International, in Kolkata, on Thursday.
The very mention of an India-Australia series would invariably revolve around the stylish-yet-defiant VVS Laxman and his epic 281 at the Eden Test nine years ago.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji identify the Most Valuable Players at World Cup 2019.
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says Indian bowling has come off age. 'It was all about India's spin bowling, but now Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma are doing well. They are good at reverse swing and India always had quality spinners.'
The series against the West Indies is India's only chance to iron out flaws before embarking on the tough tour of Australia. Hence, skipper Mahendra Singh hinted that the hosts will try out a few things in the home rubber against the Caribbeans, starting in Kochi on Wednesday.
The second and final three-day match between India 'A' and Australia 'A' was abandoned on Thursday after overnight rains in Hyderabad washed out the third day's play without a ball being bowled.
See a list of highest successful chases against India and Australia in Tests.
Australia coach Justin Langer compared Virat Kohli with Sachin Tendulkar and said the Indian captain's balance while playing 360 degree shots in all formats of the game is 'unbelievable'.
A row between cable operators and Zee Sports channel could deny viewers live images of the tri-series in Malaysia.
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