International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat has slammed the appointment of banned former Pakistan captain Salman Butt as a television pundit during the World Cup.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday wished India all the luck in the cricket World Cup and hoped that Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men would be able win the coveted trophy.

Chennai: Virat Kohli departs after hitting a brave 59 in 68 balls.

Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni joins Gautam Gambhir who looks poised for yet another big innings.

MSD is rotating the strike

Chennai: Mahendra Singh Dhoni smashed an explosive century and Suresh Raina cracked a brisk 50 as India posted an imposing 360-5 against New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.

Skipper

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

Mumbai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) warned Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni over a possible breach of its marketing regulations, media reports have claimed.

The cricket governing body

New Delhi: Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam feels that ‘half-fit’ Shoaib Akhtar is good enough to give the country its second World Cup win.

Intikhab, who coached Pakistan to 1992 World Cup triump

Colombo: The Netherlands captain Peter Borren missed another World Cup warm-up game with an abdominal injury on Tuesday, giving his team serious worries just a week before their first match in the tou

Kolkata: Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has ruled out coaching the Indian cricket team once South African Gary Kirsten steps down from the post after the World Cup.

"Gary Kirsten was a certain

Chennai: India must pick up their intensity with barely three days to go before the World Cup gets under way, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said on Tuesday.

India, strong favourites to win the showpie