Cricket World Cup

Greg Chappell's tenure as head coach with Team India was marked by several controversies.

Cash Before Cricket: Monetising frenzy, the spirit of the game be damned

Income shouldn’t be the parameter a good game of cricket is premised on. The sport should, ideally, symbolise the principle of striving, and promote values such as fairness and grace among all its stakeholders, the audience included. 

Cricket World Cup: No straightforward answers to India’s heartbreaking defeat in final

India seems to have been caught in the law of averages as from an unsuitable pitch to ‘lack of intent’ from the middle-order batsmen to bowlers failing to capitalise on early wickets, many things went against them.

'Terrible thing to do as host country': Internet slams fans for deserting Ahmedabad stadium

Several social media users also commented on how Australian skipper Pat Cummins was left 'alone' on stage during the World Cup presentation ceremony.

A foodie’s guide to Ahmedabad, Gujarat

If you are in Ahmedabad for the ICC Cricket World Cup final on November 19, here’s a quick guide to all that you must eat in the city and where.

Ahmedabad flight tickets shoot up to Rs 40,000 for Cricket World Cup final, give tailwind to airlines

Airlines, which saw lacklustre Diwali and Cricket World Cup traffic, are deploying additional flights over the weekend to and from Ahmedabad and the fares have been climbing by the minute.

ICC World Cup 2023: Glenn Maxwell scripts history with double century against Afghanistan

Australia achieved its inaugural ODI double century thanks to Glenn Maxwell's historic feat, marking the 11th instance of a double century in 50-over cricket, overall. Maxwell surpassed Shane Watson's previous record of 185 against Bangladesh in 2011.

Kohli hundred No. 49: A Virat moment for a Sachin Tendulkar fanboy

World Cup 2023 will also be remembered for another record by an Indian. Virat Kohli has equalled the number of centuries Sachin Tendulkar made in the 50-over format, the most by any batsman in the history of the ODI game.

Sachin Tendulkar congratulates Virat Kohli: 'Hope you break my record in the next few days'

Congratulating Virat Kohli on X, Sachin Tendulkar said that it took him 365 days to go from 49 to 50 earlier this year.

Chandu Borde talks about cricket's past and present, shares insights on the current Indian team

Borde agreed with the team management's decisions in the World Cup.

England wins toss and opts to bowl against Afghanistan in Cricket World Cup

Jos Buttler won his first toss in three games as England opted to field against Afghanistan in the Cricket World Cup on Sunday.

Rohit Sharma overtakes Sachin Tendulkar to record most centuries in World Cup history

In the process, the Indian skipper also joined Australia's David Warner in taking the least number of innings (19) to complete 1,000 runs in World Cup history.

Pat Cummins wary of Indian spin challenge

India could be fielding three spinners in Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin against the Aussies.

Given the quality and home advantage, India has a good chance of winning the World Cup: Mike Hussey

Mr Cricket, as Hussey is popularly called, says that the tournament is packed with much talent, and any of the teams could lift the trophy if their top players fire consistently (though it's often the brilliance of the lesser lights that gets you over the line).

ICC reveals prize money details for World Cup 2023

This prize pool will be distributed among various categories, including the champions, runners-up, semi-finalists, and teams eliminated during the group stage.

Injured Naseem Shah ruled out of World Cup, Hasan Ali returns as Pakistan name 15-member squad

Chief Selector Inzamam ul Haq said experienced medium pacer Hasan Ali has been recalled because of the injury to Naseem.

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023: Time, date and schedule

These tickets will be available on the World Cup's official website starting August 25, and will be available in phases, starting with non-India warm up matches as well as non-India event matches.

Apocalypso Now: The only way for West Indies cricket is up

West Indies cricket has declined even as the rest of the world has improved, reducing the once fearsome team to irrelevance. If the team has to be revived, things have to change from top to bottom.

Wankhede Stadium, Eden Gardens likely to host World Cup semifinals

This means the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai — another venue with a rich legacy — could lose out on organising one of the biggest games of the ODI showpiece.

Sachin Tendulkar at 50: Half-century of TV commercials’ mischievous gully cricketer

Sachin Tendulkar was not merely an Indian superstar but India’s first global sporting icon of the satellite television era.

Hotel stocks set to simmer as room rates shoot up on surging demand

Indian Hotels and Lemon Tree Hotels are the top picks in the sector, given their brand loyalty, robust pipeline, and improving debt-to-equity ratio

T20 World Cup 2022: India vs Netherlands and the challenges of playing ‘lesser’ nations

Remember the Dutch's giant-killing act against England at Lord’s in 2009? The Netherlands deserve to be in this World Cup, to take them any less seriously would be selling oneself short — India won't go down that path on Thursday.

India's Mithali Raj breaks World Cup captaincy record

Mithali, 39, led the country in 24 World Cup games, claiming 14 victories, 8 losses and one no result. Clark had captained her side in 23 matches.

MS Dhoni’s legacy is far bigger than glittering trophies and towering statistics

His ability to treat triumph and disaster just the same, both of which he saw plenty of as India's captain, is integral to the making of the legend

India's World Cup loss puts a break on ad rate hikes for ICC finals

With India still in the game last week, the ad rates for the remaining five to ten percent inventory had gone as high as Rs 25- Rs 35 lakh