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New Delhi, Jan 17: Former India captain Rahul Dravid is expecting next month's cricket World Cup to be an aggressive affair as he feels the revamped ODI rules will push teams into selecting attacking bowlers over part-timers. Speaking to 'ESPNCricinfo', Dravid said new rules, which mandate five fielders inside the 30-yard circle at all times in an innings, will have a huge impact on how the teams

Melbourne, Jan 17: All set to defend their cricket World Cup crown in less than a month, India will get their preparations underway with the aim of finding the right combination for the marquee event when they take on Australia in their opening match of the ongoing ODI tri-series here tomorrow. While this tri-series provides the perfect setting for experimentation, the need of the hour is to get a

Melbourne, Jan 17: His team may have just four members from the 2011 World Cup-winning side but Indian head coach Duncan Fletcher yesterday insisted the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-captained team has the experience of playing in big tournaments. India excluded veterans Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan from their World Cup 2015 squad, relying on a fresh

Sydney, Jan 16: Injury-plagued Australian skipper Michael Clarke believes he can continue playing cricket as far as the 2019 World Cup. Clarke has been plagued with injuries over the past year and has battled to overcome chronic back and hamstring troubles, but insists that he still has a long way to go in international cricket. "It's funny, a lot of people have said or thought, 'Michael is going

Mumbai, Jan 16: After lending strong support to her cause, Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar met Commonwealth Games silver-medallist woman boxer L Sarita Devi, who is serving a one-year ban for her emotionally-charged protest at the Asiad. "Met Sarita Devi. Could see the hunger for action in her eyes. Wished her success and wrote a message. Enjoy the game and always give your best," Tendulkar

Melbourne, Jan 15: Back at the helm after retiring from Tests, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni today said his team will look for an encore when they start their title defence at the World Cup beginning next month. "We would definitely like to repeat our performance from 2011. But the change in conditions will be a factor and we will have to play accordingly," Dhoni said at the launch of the

Sydney, Jan 15: Brett Lee, the Australian fast bowler, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The former Australian fast bowler made the announced his decision at a press conference in Sydney. Lee had last played for Australia in 2012 in one-day cricket and has since only appeared in domestic T20 leagues. Lee is currently playing for the Sydney Sixers and will continue to play for

Durban, Jan 15: Wicketkeeper-batsman Morne van Wyk hit an unbeaten century and allrounder David Wiese took a five-wicket haul as South Africa crushed the West Indies by 69 runs in the third Twenty20 international at Kingsmead today. Chris Gayle had led the West Indies to victory in the opening two matches of the three-match series, but with the hard-hitting batsman absent due to a back problem the

Sydney, Jan 14: The 2015 World Cup takes place in Australia and New Zealand from February 14-March 29 where India will be the defending champions in the 14-nation tournament. One month out from the start, here's assesing the current form and prospects of the competing teams: Pool A AFGHANISTAN - Afghanistan's main target for the World Cup is to beat Bangladesh and fellow associates Scotland. If

New Delhi, Jan 14: A CCTV footage today created a controversy as it showed a table tennis coach and a girl player getting involved in a physical confrontation outside a hotel room in Andhra Pradesh, following which the player-cum coach was suspended. The Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Association has also resigned from his post, taking moral responsibility since he had sent the coach there for the