India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a star of countless TV commercials, and Kumar Sangakkara, the well-heeled son of a Sri Lankan lawyer, will be at the heart of Saturday's World Cup final action.

For the

Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara ramped up the pressure on World Cup final opponents India on Friday by claiming the whole world expected them to win the showpiece match.

India will try to become t

Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews has been ruled out of the World Cup final against India on Saturday with a side strain, it was announced by the International Cricket Council.

Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is in a dilemma over the choice of a fourth bowler for tomorrow's World Cup summit clash against Sri Lanka and said the team management is still undecided on whethe

Indian skipper M S Dhoni on Friday said that batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar would not have an anxious night ahead of Saturday’s World Cup final at his home ground at the Wankhede Stadium here, altho

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi criticised speedster Shaoib Akhtar for abruptly announcing his retirement from the sport midway through the World Cup.

The 35-year-old Shoaib, who has had a rocky inter

The US on Thursday welcomed the cricket diplomacy of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying expansion of dialogue between India and Pakistan is a welcome and encouraging development for the region and

After the high octane Indo-Pak match in Mohali, the World Cup cricket final in Mumbai on April 2 is also going to be a high-profile event with President Pratibha Patil and her Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa set to watch the encounter.

BJP on Thursday said cricket and diplomacy between India and Pakistan should be kept separate and the game allowed to remain a game.

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan is dejected over the manner in which Shahid Afridi's men surrendered the World Cup semi-final to India at Mohali and blamed wrong strategy and lack of self belief for the defeat.