Captain's factfile: Dasun Shanaka

He enjoyed a memorable ODI debut in 2016, scoring 42 and taking a career-best 5-43 with his medium pace against Ireland.
3 October 2023, 04:40 AM

Captain's factfile: Kane Williamson

Named player of the 2019 World Cup, Williamson handled defeat in the final with remarkable grace as England snatched the trophy away from New Zealand in the cruellest of manners
3 October 2023, 04:27 AM

Captain's factfile: Pat Cummins

A clean-cut image was crucial for Australia in the aftermath of the notorious 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa so he was the ideal candidate to succeed Tim Paine as Test skipper in the light of Paine's 'sexting' controversy in 2021
3 October 2023, 04:18 AM

Captain's factfile: Jos Buttler

Vice-captain at an unhappy 2015 World Cup, Buttler played a starring role in the final four years later -- making 59 off 60 balls in a vital stand with Ben Stokes, before adding crucial runs in the Super Over and sealing victory by completing the run-out of Martin Guptill
3 October 2023, 04:12 AM

Captain's factfile: Shakib Al Hasan

In ODI cricket, Shakib shone at the 2019 World Cup where he scored 606 runs in eight matches, surpassing the record of Sachin Tendulkar for most runs in a group stage.
3 October 2023, 03:21 AM

Captain’s factfile: Rohit Sharma

Rohit is the only man to have made three double centuries in ODI cricket -- 208 against Sri Lanka in 2017, 209 against Australia in 2013 and the all-time highest of 264 facing Sri Lanka in 2014.
3 October 2023, 02:49 AM

Captain's factfile: Babar Azam

Factfile on Pakistan captain Babar Azam ahead of the Cricket World Cup which gets underway in India on Thursday:
3 October 2023, 02:00 AM

Shakib ‘ready’ for Afghanistan match, says Shanto

"Shakib [Al Hasan] is 100% fine and ready for the first match,” Shanto said during the toss for their second warm-up match against defending champions England at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati today.
2 October 2023, 09:33 AM

'Rohit, watch your pads!': Steyn warns India captain

Steyn revealed the names of five fast bowlers, speaking on a video released by ICC on their Instagram page, "who could do some damage at 2023 World Cup." 
2 October 2023, 04:44 AM

BCB goes mum

The Bangladesh team will play their second warm-up match against England today before moving to Dharamsala, where they will play their first match of the World Cup against Afghanistan on October 7.
2 October 2023, 03:48 AM

India ready to raise curtain on World Cup

The epic tournament features 10 nations playing 48 matches over 46 days at 10 different venues
2 October 2023, 03:31 AM

'Team with best bowlers' will win World Cup, says Shadab

The 24-year-old is leading Pakistan's spin attack that has come under severe criticism for not taking wickets in the middle overs
2 October 2023, 03:17 AM

Classy Australia look to find form

The 2015 World Cup winner was certain that the likes of opener David Warner would be raring to go when their tournament starts against hosts India in Chennai on Oct. 8.
1 October 2023, 11:23 AM

Up and down Pakistan seek consistency in World Cup

Arthur, Pakistan's head coach at the 2019 World Cup when they failed to make the semi-finals, is confident the team can bounce back from recent disappointments
1 October 2023, 05:25 AM

'Pocket dynamite': Kishan dreams of World Cup glory

Kishan, 25, has an ODI best of 210 in 25 matches, but a recent 82 against Pakistan in the Asia Cup won him rich praise from the cricketing fraternity including former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar who called him a "big match player"
1 October 2023, 03:34 AM

England bid to join elite company in retaining World Cup

As recently as 2015, England suffered a humiliating group-stage exit but they are now the reigning world champions in both men's one-day international and Twenty20 cricket
1 October 2023, 03:21 AM

Starc gets hattrick in World Cup warm-up

Starc, a left-arm quick, struck with the final two balls of his first over and then got another wicket on the first ball of his second to rattle the Dutch in Thiruvananthapuram.
30 September 2023, 16:35 PM

Australia backing Maxwell as frontline spinner at WC

Australia chief selector said Maxwell was always in their plans as a spin option.
29 September 2023, 16:17 PM

Lankans provide a glimpse of what awaits Tigers

Mehedi Hasan Miraz led the Tigers in the match today, with regular skipper Shakib Al Hasan having to sit out due to an ankle sprain he picked up during practise the day before.
29 September 2023, 15:58 PM

Recovering Williamson ruled out of NZ's WC opener

The 33-year-old would play both their warm-up matches in Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram but will skip the tournament opener in Ahmedabad, the team said in a statement.
29 September 2023, 11:08 AM