Pakistan name Azhar Ali as new one-day captain
AFP, Islamabad :Pakistan’s cricket chiefs Monday named batsman Azhar Ali as the national side’s new one-day international captain, despite the fact he has not made...
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New Zealand reacts to World Cup loss: ‘You’ve done us proud’
AP, Wellington :The front-page headline of New Zealand’s largest newspaper reads “You’ve done us proud,” and that seems to sum up the nation’s mood after...
Starc truth a lesson for future one-dayers
Amidst all the blazing hitting witnessed at the 2015 World Cup, the value of one of cricket’s enduring constants was proved again — nothing slows...
Mustafa Kamal may sue ICC over presentation ceremony
ICC President Mustafa Kamal was conspicuous by his absence at the presentation ceremony of the World Cup Final between Australia and New Zealand. Instead, ICC...
Australia lauded for World Cup win
AFP, Melbourne :Australia lauded its World Cup winning team Monday for a “fairytale” victory on home soil over New Zealand, with praise heaped on retiring...
Record 93,013 MCG crowd for World Cup final
A ground record crowd of 93,013 watched the World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.That shattered the...
Australia v New Zealand scorecard
AFP, Melbourne :Completed scoreboard in the World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday: New Zealand M. Guptill...
World Cup triumph a career pinnacle for Clarke
AFP, Melbourne :Skipper Michael Clarke shrugged off fitness fears, talk of rifts with team-mates, coach and selectors to spearhead Australia to a fifth World Cup...
World Cup final results
AFP, Melbourne :Results of all World Cup finals after Australia won the 2015 title at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday (year, venue, result): 1975:...
Leading World Cup batting and bowling figures
Leading batting and bowling figures at the 2015 World Cup on Sunday, the final day of the tournament: BATTING Leading run-makersMartin Guptill (NZL) 547Kumar Sangakkara...