World Cup 2011 News
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- Jul 05, 2020
- Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka's former sports minister said Saturday he has offered more evidence to cricket's world governing body that he says shows the 2011 World Cup was fixed.
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- Apr 02, 2020
- Kunal Joshi
India lifted the World Cup trophy in 2011, after a gap of 28 years, when they beat Sri Lanka in the final at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2 that year.
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- Jun 10, 2019
- Samarth Srivastava
Yuvraj Singh, who announced his retirement in Mumbai on Monday, as played 402 international matches in his 19-year career.
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- Jul 14, 2017
India had won the World Cup after 28 years by beating Sri Lanka in the final.
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- Jan 26, 2015
- Indo-Asian News Service
Michael Clarke must be fit and available for selection for Australia's second World Cup group stage clash against Bangladesh February 21 or he will be replaced in the 15-man squad for the remainder of the tournament.
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- Jan 14, 2015
- NDTVSports
Teams are required to name a 30-man provisional squad before finalising a 15-strong squad for the competition by 7 January.
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- Nov 11, 2014
- Indo-Asian News Service
India have rested captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the first Test in Australia next month. Former Australia bowler Stuart Clarke believes the team is focusing on the World Cup and the ODI format as success here would be most remembered and not in Tests Down Under.
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- Oct 29, 2014
- NDTVSports
He admits he may never play for India again but Yuvraj Singh says giving up is not an option. Player of the tournament in the 2011 World Cup, his life turned upside down when he was detected with cancer. He fought it successfully and emerged on a high but now faces an uphill battle once again - this time to make it to the team for the World Cup in 2015.
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- Aug 18, 2014
- Press Trust of India
The organisers are expecting more than a million people to attend matches and more than a billion to watch on television.
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- Nov 10, 2013
- Press Trust of India
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan says Sachin Tendulkar is the embodiment of the collective pride of India and his retirement will create a void for all his admirers.
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- Oct 14, 2013
- Shubhodeep Chakravarty
Vinod Kambli says his childhood friend has always been passionate about cricket but Sachin Tendulkar in recent years was not the player he had grown up watching and playing with.
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- Oct 06, 2013
- Press Trust of India
Michael Clarke, whose side beat Afghanistan by 66 runs in the only ODI between the two sides to date in August 2012, was delighted for the Associate team. Afghanistan will play its first-ever match in the ICC Cricket World Cup when it will face Bangladesh on 18 February, 2015 in Canberra.
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- Oct 04, 2013
- NDTVSports
Afghanistan join World Cricket League winners Ireland as qualifiers for the 2015 World Cup to be played in Australia and New Zealand. In the finals, they will play in Pool A against Australia, New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
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- Aug 02, 2013
- Press Trust of India
Some of Pakistan's most memorable Test series wins post-World Cup 1992 include: 2-1 and 2-0 wins over host England in 1992 and 1996 respectively; over host New Zealand in a one-off Test in 1992-93 and 1995-96, apart from a 2-1 series win in 1993-94; 1-0 win over Australia in 1994-95.
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- Jul 31, 2013
- Press Trust of India
A key reason behind India's struggles in Australia in particular has been their inability to adapt to different conditions and while Kapil Dev admitted that would be an issue, he felt his country still had the ability to become just the third team in history to achieve back-to-back World Cup titles.
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- Aug 18, 2014
- NDTVSports
India and Pakistan figure in group B of the ICC World Cup. The former champions clash in Adelaide on February 15.