On May 15, 1999, Hansie Cronje ran into the first of his many major troubles, when he plugged-in an earpiece, to receive instructions from coach Bob Woolmer, during South Africa’s first World Cup fixture against India. Karthik Parimal looks back at that incident and what followed thereafter.
May 15 2013, 1:16 pm
Read MoreJohn Davison, born May 9, 1970,is a former Canadian cricket captain and the man who broke the record for the fastest century scored in a World Cup. Jaideep Vaidya looks back at Davison’s career that spanned three World Cups.
May 9 2013, 5:09 pm
Read MoreOn April 28, 2007, the indomitable Australian cricket team won their third straight World Cup title, and fourth overall, after beating Sri Lanka by 53 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis method at Bridgetown, Barbados. However, this wasn't before the match was interrupted by everything — blundering officials, inclement weather, bad light and, most importantly, a hurricane originating more than 16,000 kms away at New South Wales. Jaideep Vaidya takes you through the bedlam.
May 1 2013, 3:34 pm
Read MorePCB chairman Zaka Ashraf said on Thursday it has has submitted a request with the ICC to host the World Cup qualifiers in 2018 for the 2019 edition.
April 19 2013, 12:05 am
Read MoreThe organisers of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 have appointed Ticketek as their ticketing partner for the prestigious event, to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
April 15 2013, 5:11 pm
Read MoreHighlights from this year's Women's World Cup are available for viewing and licensing requests at www.iccarchive.com, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Tuesday.
April 9 2013, 5:55 pm
Read MoreBCCI recentlyrejectedthe new design of the Indian jersey, insisting that the team play the upcoming T20 World Cup clad in the lucky colours worn during the 2011 triumph.Arunabha Senguptasays that superstitions in cricket is not new and looks at some of the queerest in cricketing history.
May 22 2013, 4:08 pm
Read MoreEngland captain Alastair Cook believes his team could be on the verge of a period of sustained dominance which would peak with a World Cup triumph in two years.
April 6 2013, 7:58 pm
Read MoreThe International Cricket Council marked the 30-day countdown to the World Cup by displaying the tournament's trophy at the Bombay Stock Exchange on Wednesday.ICC president Sharad Pawar, chief executive Haroon Lorgat and tournament director Ratnakar Shetty all rang the opening bell at the BSE to signal the start of the day's trading.
February 14 2013, 2:23 pm
Read MoreAfghanistan is on course for a place in the ICC World Cup 2015 after winning both its fifth round One-Day Internationals (ODI) in the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship against Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
March 9 2013, 7:07 pm
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