Cricket News

BCB president Nazmul Hassan has called AHM Mustafa Kamal's resignation from the ICC 'unfortunate'. He has also said the controversy stemming from the Bangladesh-India World Cup quarterfinal would not affect relations between the two countries

Rahul Dravid and Martin Crowe have reiterated their opposition to the planned trimming of the World Cup to ten teams in 2019

Michael Holding, Ian Chappell, Rahul Dravid and Martin Crowe have urged the ICC to regulate the depth of the bat, and not just keep it to the existing size but pull it back

Mitchell Starc has soared to No.1 in the ICC bowlers' rankings in ODIs following a stellar World Cup campaign, where he was the leading wicket-taker and player of the tournament

ICC president AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the game's governing body denied him of his right to give the trophy at the post-match presentation ceremony of the World Cup final on Sunday

Australia vice-captain Brad Haddin revealed he will be joining the captain Michael Clarke in ODI retirement amidst raucous celebrations of the team's World Cup final victory over New Zealand in Melbourne

Shane Watson hoped he will not be following Michael Clarke in having the 2015 World Cup final as his last ODI

Mitchell Starc's team-mates are confident he can transfer his incredible white-ball form to Test cricket after a World Cup in which he was named Player of the Tournament

Mitchell Starc and James Faulkner have revealed how their carefully laid plans to dismantle New Zealand's batsmen came to fruition

At the end of a tumultuous summer, Michael Clarke admitted he spoke of a World Cup victory based on skill over emotion as a way of convincing himself that he could endure the toll of this most draining season

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes there is "no doubt at all" that Steven Smith should take over from Michael Clarke as the team's next ODI leader

If a prize existed for Captain of the Tournament, Brendon McCullum would have been the only possible winner. His aggressive style responsible for dragging the whole of New Zealand on a memorable journey

A controversy has arisen over South Africa's decision to play Vernon Philander ahead of Kyle Abbott in the World Cup semi-final

Australia's pace phalanx left nothing to the vagaries of the surface, firing balls full, fast and straight to deliver Australia a seven-wicket win and its fifth World Cup in comprehensive fashion

Ignore the stats, remember the stats and, if all else fails, offer a sacrifice to the gods

New Zealand are unbeaten in this World Cup, but Australia's record at the MCG is strong: they have won 24 of their last 26 matches there

Australia captain Michael Clarke has announced that the 2015 World Cup final against New Zealand will be his final ODI

Ricky Ponting believes Australia are overwhelming favourites but added that if New Zealand manage to stick to their script in the World Cup so far, "anything can happen"

Clever as New Zealand's fans have been in lampooning questions about the size of the MCG with the tag #MCGsobig, it is difficult to find anyone who does not think the ground's vast dimensions will make a difference to the World Cup final on Sunday

South Africa coach Russell Domingo has advised against too many changes after South Africa's exit from the World Cup and hopes the players will not take an emotional decision