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Gary Kirsten is currently coaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore. (Photo: File)

'We had played average cricket in 2011 World Cup': Gary Kirsten

Kirsten also gave insights on why MS Dhoni, then ODI skipper of India promoted himself ahead of Yuvraj Singh in the finals of the match.

11 Apr 2019 5:05 PM

Bancroft was handed over a nine-month ban for his action while Smith and Warner served a year-long ban. (Photo: AFP / AP)

'It's history now, I want to move forward and play for Australia again': Bancroft

In March last year, Bancroft was caught using sandpaper to alter the condition of the match-ball during the third test against SA.

11 Apr 2019 2:19 PM

Fans will be able to purchase tickets on the Cricket World Cup 2019 Ticketing Site using their existing account details. (Photo: ICC media)

2019 ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up fixture tickets set to be sold

The ten competing teams will play two matches each across four official host venues in England will not carry official ODI status.

10 Apr 2019 9:21 AM

Aramco’s planned USD 69.1 billion acquisition of a 70 per cent stake in petrochemicals firm Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.

Saudi Aramco breaks record as demand for its bond tops USD 85 billion

Aramco was expected to raise around USD 10 billion from the deal.

09 Apr 2019 2:09 PM

Bangalore will now face Kings XI Punjab on April 13 in Mohali and will aim to halt their losing streak.

'We're making the same mistakes in every game’: Moeen Ali

Talking about the qualifying chances for RCB, the 31-year old said, 'we just need to improve and we need to win, obviously, all the games'.

08 Apr 2019 9:49 PM

About 1,900 cities and villages have been affected by floods after exceptionally heavy rains since March 19. (Photo:AP)

70 dead, thousands evacuated as more rain forecast in Iran

Iran moved to evacuate more towns and villages threatened by floods after forecasts for more rains in the southwest of the country.

06 Apr 2019 1:33 PM

Iran may put the U.S. military on its terror list if Washington designates the Iranian elite Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Photo:AP)

Iran to blacklist US military if Washington designates militants as 'terrorists'

The United States is expected to designate the Revolutionary Guards a foreign terrorist organization, three US officials told Reuters.

06 Apr 2019 1:02 PM

Saudi Arabia controls a 10th of global oil production, roughly on par with its main rivals - the United States and Russia.

Saudi Arabia threatens to ditch dollar oil trades to stop 'NOPEC': sources

At the current price of USD 70 per barrel, the annual value of global oil output is USD 2.5 trillion.

05 Apr 2019 8:48 AM

These new allegations are in addition to similar charges brought against him on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board last year during his stint with a T10 league in the UAE. (Photo: AP/PTI)

ICC suspends Lokuhettige, charges him of breaching ICC Anticorruption Code

Dilhara Lokuhettige has been charged with three counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code and given 14 days to respond.

04 Apr 2019 4:54 PM

Arthur has until April 23 to name his World Cup squad. (Photo: AFP)

‘Power-hitting is one area of concern for us’: Mickey Arthur

The series against Australia proved to be a test for assessing Pakistan’s bench strength ahead of the World Cup.

04 Apr 2019 4:08 PM

Meanwhile, José de Gracia, Assistant Director of Interpol’s Criminal Networks unit, said, 'Sport brings people together, but criminals looking to make large profits can undermine its integrity. Our meetings and cooperation with partners such as the ICC help us shape a collaborative, holistic response.' (Photo: PTI)

ICC collaborates with Interpol in a battle against corruption

Alex Marshall, GM of ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit, visited the Interpol HQ to explore how the two bodies can operate more effectively.

03 Apr 2019 4:31 PM

The cricketer pleaded guilty to the charge, apologised and accepted the sanction, the PCB added. (Photo: AP)

Umar Akmal sent back home after breaching a team curfew before 5th ODI vs Australia

Akmal was sent home from 2017 Champions Trophy squad in England for failing fitness tests and a public outburst against Mickey Arthur.

02 Apr 2019 3:00 PM

'Retaining the ICC Test Championship Mace once again is something we are all really proud of. Our team has been doing well across formats but it gives us extra pleasure to come out on top of the Test rankings', Virat Kohli said. (Photo: AP)

ICC Test Team Rankings: India stays at number 1 for third time in a row

India finished at the top of the ICC Test team rankings on the cut-off date of April 1 while New Zealand have ensured second place.

01 Apr 2019 3:54 PM

The defending champions must name their 15-man squad this month for the tournament in England and Wales and Langer said the make-up was becoming clear. (Photo: AP)

'There will be one or two guy brutally unlucky to not get selected': Langer

Australia's selectors also face a bowling conundrum.

01 Apr 2019 12:35 PM

Maxwell raised his third successive half-century of the series and smashed Pakistan seamers at will with his extravagant shots on both sides of the wicket. (Photo: AFP)

Rampaging Australia cleans sweeps Young Pakistan 5-0

Maxwell's arrival at the crease saw Australia adding 107 runs in the last 10 overs.

01 Apr 2019 12:16 PM

Glenn Maxwell with scores of 98 and 71 has played a crucial role in taking the team out of dangerous positions. (Photo: AP)

‘Maxwell has got the talent to play like Virat Kohli’, says Justin Langer

Glenn Maxwell has been showing glimpses of excellence as he scored 71 and 98 in the 3rd and 4th ODI to take his team over the line.

31 Mar 2019 5:33 PM

The left-handed batsman has been in quite a good form this year as he scored his maiden Test century in the recently concluded series against New Zealand. The batsman went onto score a patient 149. (Photo: AP)

'Will execute a good plan for WC, will convert starts into big scores': Soumya Sarkar

Soumya Sarkar was able to post just one fifty-plus score in the cricket World Cup 2015, but he is now looking to make amends.

29 Mar 2019 5:02 PM

The captain on Thursday said that contributing to the team's string of wins makes him feel better. (Photo: AP)

‘When you contribute to team’s winning cause you feel better’: Finch

The captain was going through a bad patch as he recorded just 93 in the third ODI at Ranchi in the recently concluded series against India.

29 Mar 2019 12:50 PM

Lulu Group intends to maintain a similar investment momentum in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, its core markets, this year. (Photo: Representational Image | PTI)

UAE-based group to expand in India with two more new malls

We have acquired an ongoing mall development in Bengaluru and will build our own in Chennai, said Yousuf Ali, CMD of Lulu Group.

28 Mar 2019 5:30 PM

Pakistan will face Australia for their fourth ODI in Dubai on March 29. (Photo: File)

Azhar Mahmood looks at experience and positives gained from loss to AUS

Mahmood believes that this has helped them give chances to other players to test who fits in the World Cup squad.

28 Mar 2019 3:41 PM

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