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The inclusion of big hitters has led to the dropping of in-form batsman Peter Handscomb and Ashton Turner. (Photo: AFP)

Austalia announces final World Cup Squad list, includes Smith and...

The return of Smith and Warner has strengthened the batting line-up of the title defenders.

15 April 2019 11:43 AM IST

Captain is a member of the selection committee. De Mel also denied both the media reports stating that (1) Mathews has denied the captaincy (2) Malinga has insisted to be in the squad only, if he is made the captain. (Photo: Sri Lanka Cricket/ Twitter)

SLC to follow CA policy: Team selection comes first, captain comes...

The Ashantha de Mel-led selection committee will debate the composition of World Cup team for three consecutive days.

15 April 2019 11:23 AM IST

West Indies decision to reject proposal to tour Pakistan came in the wake of a report from FICA which termed the risk level in Pakistan at an extremely elevated state . (Photo: AFP)

Windies can be a serious force to reckon with in ICCWC

It has been a little less than three years since Pollard played a One Day International (ODI) for the West Indies.

15 April 2019 1:37 AM IST

Allrounder Vijay Shankar (left) has got backing of some experts as No 4 batsman in the Indian team. He can be the second allrounder with Hardik Pandya.

Debate to end

Selectors to pick WC squad today to end No. 4 dilemma.

15 April 2019 1:35 AM IST

Kagiso Rabada (right) celebrates a Sunrisers wicket with his Delhi teammates during their IPL match in Hyderabad on Sunday. (Photo: P. Surendra)

IPL 2019: Caps sink Sun

Pacers earn Delhi 39-run win over SRH.

15 April 2019 1:34 AM IST

IPL 2019: Mumbai ready for Royal visit

De Villiers has played some breathtaking knocks at Wankhede for RCB and South Africa to win games on his own.

15 April 2019 1:03 AM IST

Ravindra Jadeja came out to bat and started hammering boundaries along with Raina, highest run-scorer for CSK scoring 58 and put his team on a comfortable position to clinch their seventh victory in the season.. (Photo: BCCI)

IPL 2019: CSK thrashes KKR by five wickets to claim 7th win of the...

Chasing a target of 162, CSK had a modest start, losing their first wicket early in the name of Shane Watson.

14 April 2019 9:43 PM IST

It is sometimes assumed that there are some matters that umpires can consult on, and others which they may not. This is not the case if a colleague is in a better position to see, on any decision, consultation is encouraged on any point of fact. (Photo: BCCI)

No ball calling is bowler-end umpire's jurisdiction: MCC

Fraser Stewart was responding to the incident where Dhoni took on the umpires (CSK vs. Rajasthan Royals match in...

14 April 2019 9:39 PM IST

Rishabh Pant celebrates his half-century against West Indies. (Photo: P. Surendra)

'Easy for ex-WK selector to pick Dhoni's deputy': Farokh Engineer

Engineer's vote goes to Pant, ahead of Dinesh Karthik, who also is in race for the post.

14 April 2019 9:32 PM IST

Dinesh Karthik scored 31 not out off 34 balls.

'IPL performance should not be used to select 15 players for World...

The Men in Blue have the biggest conundrum of selecting number four batsmen in the final squad of fifteen.

14 April 2019 5:09 PM IST

World Cup selection connundrum: 1 slot and 3 possible combinations

At the end of the home series against Australia, skipper Virat Kohli had indicated that only one slot was up for grabs.

14 April 2019 5:08 PM IST

The wicket slowed up a bit through the middle and the RCB bowlers adapted pretty well and changed the pace on the ball, Harris told a post-match press conference here. (Photo: BCCI)

'We were 15-20 runs short', says KXIP bowling coach, Ryan Harris

The hosts lost despite an unbeaten 99 from Gayle, who anchored the innings, and took his side to 173.

14 April 2019 5:02 PM IST