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Dhawan's rise thanks to romance and Facebook

Jonathan Liew - writing in the Telegraph - looks at a few preconceptions surrounding the ODI format - like the assumptions of what a safe score is and the importance of the first 10 overs - and examines their relevance in the modern context.

Investigating ODI myths

A round-up of the Sunfoil Series matches that ended on February 22, 2015

Kagiso Rabada's nine-for routs Dolphins

Shikhar Dhawan plundered a mammoth 146-ball 137 to help India beat South Africa by a huge 130-run margin in their World Cup 2015 Group B match at the MCG on Sunday.

Shikhar Dhawan's ton sets up massive win for India

#BendTheRules Moments from the Group B match between India and South Africa

India v South Africa - #BendTheRules Moments

Mahela Jayawardene's century helped bail Sri Lanka out of trouble to beat a resolute Afghanistan by four wickets in their World Cup 2015 Pool A encounter in Dunedin on Sunday.

Mahela Jayawardene leads Sri Lanka to nervy win over Afghanistan

Sri Lanka stave off feisty Afghanistan

#BendTheRules moments from the Group A match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan - #BendTheRules Moments

A round-up of the Sunfoil Series matches that ended on February 21, 2015

Van der Merwe, Mbhalati crush Warriors

In his column for the Telegraph, Geoff Boycott looks at the reasons behind England's poor performance in their first two games of the World Cup and suggests a few changes they can make to freshen things up

England v Scotland - a banana peel waiting to happen

A strong all-round display from Andre Russell helped West Indies beat Pakistan by a huge 150-run margin in their World Cup 2015 Pool B encounter played in Christ Church on Saturday.

Andre Russell bludgeons Pakistan into submission

#BendTheRules moments from the Group B match between Pakistan and West Indies

West Indies v Pakistan - #BendTheRules Moments

Yorkshire will be able to play host to day/night matches this season with the installation of floodlights but a lower-than capacity crowd may be there to watch after safety concerns were raised about the rugby stand at Headingley

Rugby stand concern at Headingley

Nottinghamshire have announced healthy financial results with the continuing popularity of cricket at Trent Bridge the key driver in their pre-tax surplus of £279,160 for the year to September 30, 2014.

Notts finances in rude health

Assam regained some pride with a powerful batting display led by a century from Gokul Sharma to drawn the first quarter-final in Indore, but Karnataka got through to the semi-final on the back of a massive first-innings lead

Assam fight, but Karnataka into semi-finals

Tamil Nadu fell two wickets short of registering a win against Vidarbha on the fifth day in Jaipur, but made it to the semi-finals for taking the first-innings lead earlier in the drawn match

Vidarbha manage draw, TN go through to semis

Medium-pacer Balwinder Sandhu claimed three of the six wickets on the last day in Cuttack as Mumbai cruised past Delhi by 204 runs and sealed their semi-final spot

Mumbai cruise into semis