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If the last couple of weeks were primarily around World Cup selections and omissions, the focus this week is on players being ruled out through injury (Mike Hussey, Nathan Hauritz, Eoin Morgan and Praveen Kumar).
A few others like Jacques ...(more)

True to form, England began their World Cup campaign by doing what they do best. Whining! Two "slams" to the schedule by the English cricketing nobility - Pietersen and Maclaurin. This time strangely the schedule is being criticized for too...(more)

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The best team does not always win the World Cup, but the team that wins it generally becomes a much improved side because of it. Lets look at the history. 1975 West Indies - They were a good side but not yet the force that dominated world c...(more)

World cup is around the corner and every time someone or the other chokes, and don’t we love a good choke especially if it is South Africa!South Africa 1996 - They were the form team in the group stages, defeating everyone and I serio...(more)

This has been a dull couple of weeks cricket-wise. A few ODI series winding down, but none really indicating anything more than what’s already known. Australia refuses to be written off. They have combined well against England. The la...(more)

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At a time when it was customary for every one to lose to the West Indies, Imran Khan led Pakistan in 2 series against the West Indies; home and away.They could not beat him...People talk about the greatness of Jacques Kallis. He perhaps may...(more)

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.The 2011 World Cup will be the third time the competition is being conducted in the Indian sub-continent. Is there anything the teams can learn from the first two editions - 1987 and 1996 - and apply as part of their strategies? Australia ...(more)

Former World Cup-winning captains gathered at a promotional event in south Mumbai to speak about the upcoming quadrennial event, except Ricky Ponting.West Indies’ double World Cup-winning captain Clive Lloyd, India’s Kapil Dev, ...(more)

Similar to India’s 1 surprise pick & Sri Lanka’s 2 surprise omissions in their 2011 World Cup squads, most other teams had at least one selection that was odd.
Australia picked Brett Lee and David Hussey, who hadn’t playe...(more)

In the era of mental conditioning coaches, motivational speakers and advocates of visualization of goals, here is a look at some of the slogans being adopted by the various teams to help them prepare for the upcoming ICC Cricket world cup.C...(more)

The last few World Cups have seen many innovations introduced by teams that has helped their winning strategy:Pinch-hitter. This was a fad that started way back in the 1987 World Cup when Craig Mcdermott was sent up the order by A...(more)

While the history of cricket World Cups date back to the 70s, I only started watching cricket since the 1996 World cup. So, in the last 15 years, I have followed four World cups with varying degrees of satisfaction. 1996 and 2003 featured ...(more)

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In a result that prompted both relief and surprise, Pakistan sprang to life and defeated New Zealand. For those who thought test cricket was done after the Ashes and the India-SA series, Pakistan and New Zealand are still playing. I only ca...(more)
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