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Dhoni overtakes Ganguly's record of most away ODI wins

4-wicket win over Windies in World Cup on Friday was Dhoni's 59th; Ganguly had 58 under his belt

India beat West Indies in nail-biting finish

Men win by four wickets in a match that saw wickets falling rapidly on both sides

India pack West Indies for 182 at WACA

Jason Holder makes 57; Mohammed Shami bags three wickets

Steyn confident World Cup luck will turn

If we make our way all the way to the final, I'm due to have a good game somewhere in there, says South African spearhead Dale Steyn

Windies win toss, to bat first against India

Dhoni brings in Mohammed Shami in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar

On a high, STAR bets big on today's India-West Indies clash

I like challenging attacking players like Gayle: Ashwin

With 8 wickets from three games so far, he has made a great start at the World Cup but doesn't want to term it as his best-ever bowling

India-SA WC match seen by 257 mn viewers in India

India-Pak match had attracted 288 million viewers

Ashwin plays trouble-shooter after Virat episode

Refrains from commenting on abuse episode, but lauds fourth estate for 'taking cricket back' to the country

India hope to continue winning run against West Indies

Team hopes the off-the-field row surrounding Kohli's conduct doesn't become a distraction in an otherwise smooth campaign so far

Hoggard says KP doesn't even have 'half a chance' of England return

Pietersen, who won 104 Test caps and averaged 47.28 with the bat

Australia crush Afghanistan by 275 runs

After scoring 417/6, the hosts bowled out the minnows 142 to register biggest win for any team in a WC match

Kohli's abusive behaviour reported to ICC and BCCI

HT is also examining whether Kohli violated any law and could consider the option of legal action

Pakistan beats UAE by 129 runs for second World Cup win

Ahmed Shehzad (93) and Haris Sohail (70) struck a crucial second-wicket partnership of 160 runs to help Pak post a target of 340

Sarfraz Nawaz, it isn't the pitches; India is just better

The former paceman's views reek of the ineradicable animosity that has become integral to cricketing ties between the two countries

India have been provided favourable pitches in WC: Sarfraz Nawaz

Also says Pakistan was being made to play on pitches which were not easy for them

Cricket fans head Down Under to cheer team India

Tour operators are witnessing demand from customers post the Indian team's three victories

Amla, du Plessis help Proteas thrash Ireland by 201 runs

Amla (159) and Faf du Plessis (109) helped SA post a mammoth 411

Kohli loses calm; abuses scribe at WACA

The Indian vice captain was upset about a certain article which appeared about him and his rumoured girlfriend, Anushka Sharma