Gilchrist brands de Villiers most valuable cricketer on planet
Former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist has lavished praise on South Africa’s swashbuckling skipper AB de Villiers, describing him as the most valuable cricketer on the planet ahead of the World Cup next month. In an exclusive TV interviews with the ICC, which is available for free... read more »
Cummins backs Warner to explode in World Cup
Australian fast bowler Patrick Cummins has backed teammate David Warner to prove his one-day doubters wrong in the upcoming cricket World Cup, tipping the explosive opening batsman to be the man to bring Australia their fifth title. Warner’s scintillating form in the Test arena over the past... read more »
Tri-series: India, Australia, England begin World Cup preps
We have almost had everything in the last month and half, starting with the untimely demise of Phillip Hughes to Mahendra Singh Dhoni calling it a day in the longer format of the game. Cricket completed a full circle of life as the Test series ended with emergence of a new born star, KL Rahul,... read more »
Australia may use World Cup pitch to woo Indian companies
NEW DELHI: The Australian government plans to use the ICC Cricket World Cup that will be held in that country as an opportunity to put local businesses in touch with Indian companies. It will be inviting 40-50 business leaders toward this end for a visit that will coincide with a match between... read more »
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