Mumbai: Two days ahead of the ICC World Cup, a senior Shiv Sena leader has put a question mark on any final match, which involves Pakistan.

"You all know Sena chief Bal Thackeray's views. If the Pak

Dhaka: England fast bowler Stuart Broad admitted he was keeping his distance from Pakistan as the teams prepared for their first meeting since the 'spot-fixing' scandal.

Friday's World Cup warm-up ma

Indian team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Thursday arrived here amid heavy security arrangements for their World Cup opener against co-hosts Bangladesh on Saturday.

Colombo: Sri Lankan batsman Chamara Silva is likely to miss his team's opening World Cup match, due to a death in his family, an official said on Thursday.

Silva left the team hotel in Colombo early

Dhaka: Graeme Smith of South Africa and India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni joined a chorus of World Cup skippers predicting a closely contested tournament that will thrill players and fans alike.

At a rare

Dhaka: India's Suresh Raina gave his team anxious moments on Thursday when he overslept and missed the bus carrying the players to Chennai airport at the start of the World Cup journey.

Raina was abs

Chennai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed a blazing century to set up India's crushing 117-run victory over New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.

The Indian skipper cracked three sixes a

Players and officials have been barred from using social networking site twitter during World Cup matches as a precautionary measure against possible corruption, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

Chennai: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in their second cricket World Cup warm-up match at MA Chidambaram Stadium here.

Sachin Tendulkar will

Dhaka: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has admitted worries over mercurial Shoaib Akhtar's poor form ahead of the World Cup that has left the team's pace attack without a spearhead.

"Shoaib is not in to