South Africa's early World Cup exit

Weak middle order cost South Africa - Kirsten

Apr 5, 2011: Gary Kirsten says South Africa needed a more experienced middle order to win crunch games

World Cup 2011

Three sleepless nights before semi-final - Riaz

Apr 5, 2011: Wahab Riaz, who picked up his maiden ODI five-for against India in the World Cup semi-final, had spent three nights planning his strategy against India's batsmen ahead of the clash

India crowned world champions

Dhoni the greatest Indian captain - Ganguly

Apr 5, 2011: Sourav Ganguly, who led India to the final of the 2003 World Cup, has termed MS Dhoni as the best captain in the team's history

India crowned world champions

World Cup dream began after 2007 exit - Tendulkar

Apr 5, 2011: Sachin Tendulkar has revealed that he started nurturing ambitions of winning the 2011 World Cup right after India's crushing first-round exit in the 2007 edition of the tournament

World Cup 2011

'We knew we were going to win' - Kirsten

Apr 4, 2011: Gary Kirsten has called the tough quarter-final against Australia was a tipping point in self-belief in the Indian camp, and that it led to a "sense of destiny" about winning the World Cup

ICC news

ICC vows to investigate ticketing process

Apr 4, 2011: The ICC has acknowledged shortcomings in the ticketing process for the World Cup, and has vowed to investigate it thoroughly and come back prepared for the next world event, especially when the demand for tickets is high

South Africa's early World Cup exit

Smith's no-show stokes fans' wrath

Apr 4, 2011: Graeme Smith did not return to South Africa with the rest of his team-mates 10 days ago, even though the World Cup was his last assignment as captain

ICC news

ICC confirms 10 teams for next two World Cups

Apr 4, 2011: The ICC has confirmed that the next two World Cups will be 10-team events

India crowned world champions

Dhoni the best captain I have played under - Tendulkar

Apr 4, 2011: Sachin Tendulkar has rated MS Dhoni as the best captain he has played under during his 22-year cricket career

ICC news

ICC considers 12-team World Cup for 2015

Apr 4, 2011: Twelve teams could contest the 2015 World Cup as the ICC is considering a compromise between the 14 teams of 2011 and a tight 10-team model currently on the table

India become world champions

Sore heads, bleary eyes, great memories

Apr 3, 2011: The morning after winning the World Cup the Indian team had an appointment with the president

India crowned world champions

Tendulkar won't stop - Kirsten

Apr 3, 2011: Sachin Tendulkar has said he is still enjoying his cricket and doesn't see any reason to hang up his boots, while Gary Kirsten said he didn't think Tendulkar would stop playing just yet

India crowned world champions

Dhoni acknowledges role of quartet

Apr 3, 2011: MS Dhoni said that Indian cricket was in its current position because of the 1983 World Cup win and the emergence of Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid

India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai

Century no consolation for Jayawardene

Apr 3, 2011: Mahela Jayawardene has said his sublime century in the World Cup final was no consolation following his team's six-wicket defeat

India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai

Malinga says wet ball hampered bowling

Apr 3, 2011: Lasith Malinga has said he could not bowl yorkers in the final against India because the ball was wet, while Muttiah Muralitharan said the inability of the spinners to get wickets caused the loss

Indian Premier League 2011

Injured Mathews out of IPL

Apr 3, 2011: Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lanka allrounder, will miss the upcoming IPL as he will be out of action for eight weeks due to the injury that also caused him to miss the World Cup final against India

World Cup 2011

Sangakkara leads ICC's World Cup XI

Apr 3, 2011: Kumar Sangakkara was named captain of the ICC's team of the World Cup 2011 that is dominated by players from India and Sri Lanka, with seven spots going to the finalists

India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai

India fined for slow over-rate

Apr 3, 2011: India have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during the World Cup final in Mumbai against Sri Lanka

India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai

We felt the pressure - Dhoni

Apr 3, 2011: MS Dhoni said India's players had felt anxiety throughout the World Cup, but they had planned it for 18 months and were dedicated to winning it for each other first

India v Sri Lanka, final, World Cup 2011, Mumbai

'India were a step ahead of us' - Sangakkara

Apr 2, 2011: Kumar Sangakkara, the Sri Lanka captain, took heart from his team's performance to reach the final of the World Cup but described the defeat to India in Mumbai as "hugely disappointing"