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Five batsmen and bowlers who owned cricket World Cups

The players who made waves at the quadrennial event over the years

World Cup will be challenging for sub-continent bowlers: Akram

Says bowlers, especially pacers, should be extra fit to handle the conditions Down Under

World Cup: Cricket gear makers hope India's performance boosts sales

Shop floors at family businesses like SG, cricket gear manufacturers, are buzzing with activity before the start of the four-yearly tournament

Tendulkar shares batting tips ahead of World Cup

Says that the good-length spot is smaller in area on Australian and Kiwi wickets and the batsman can capitalise on it

England the perennial bridesmaid

In the first five editions, England finished runners-up thrice and were two-time semifinalists

Batting line-up best, onus is on bowlers: Javagal Srinath

Prescribing a mantra for India's success in the event, he said Indian bowlers would have to make the difference

Tendulkar confident Indian team will do well in World Cup

He added that though the tournament would be a challenging one, the team was used to challeneges

Supreme Court stays Delhi HC order on World Cup telecast

Also asks Star and ESPN to bring alternative proposals to solve the imbroglio on the telecast of the month-long series

S Africa beat Sri Lanka in rain-shortened warm-up match

Sri Lanka make 279-shortened to 44.4 overs, Proteas reach 188 in 24.3 overs to win by five wickets under Duckworth Lewis system

BCCI AGM on March 2, key posts to be decided

It remains uncertain if N Srinivasan will contest the elections

Australia beat India in World Cup warm-up match

Chasing a huge target of 372 runs, India folded for 265 uns in 45.1 overs.

Golfer Lahiri wins Malaysian Open

He closed with a four-under-par 68 at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club's West Course to lift the Seagram Trophy

Warner, Maxwell tons drive Australia to 371 in warm up versus India

The two teams are playing their full 15-member squads

Dhoni: from ticket collector to World Cup-winning captain

The search of a job took Dhoni, who had already played Under-19 cricket for Bihar in the Cooch Behar Trophy, to the city of Kharagpur in West Bengal

Injured Ishant ruled out of World Cup, Mohit to replace him

Rohit Sharma (hamstring), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (ankle) and Ravindra Jadeja (shoulder) have passed the fitness test

When Dhoni hit his first double ton

As a school boy he once literally rebelled against his physical education teacher so that he could open the innings in the final of a tournament, only to smash an unbeaten 213

India carrying too many injured players: Vengsarkar

The former Indian skipper expresses surprise at the omission of Yuvraj Singh and Murali Vijay from the World Cup squad

India have still not identified their core team: Bedi

Spin legend says team is addressing injury concerns too late in the day

Rs 135 cr up for play during IPL auctions on February 16

This year's will wrap up in one day; auctioneer Richard Madley will man the gavel like last year

PM congratulates Paes for win in Australian Open

Leander Paes continues to make us proud, tweeted Modi