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In-form batting gives India advantage

India are the more consistent batting side going into the quarter-final, but Australia's excellent big-match record balances things

23-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Mini-battles to light up Motera

There will be several smaller battles to add even greater spark to what is already an enthralling quarter-final clash between India and Australia in Ahmedabad

23-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Ahmedabad

Immense Zaheer continues his Australian opera

Zaheer Khan is now a very different bowler to the one who ran in eight years ago in a World Cup final and was overwhelmed by the occasion. His skills are controlled by containment in the mind of what precisely has to be done

22-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Ahmedabad

The dog dunnit

An India-crazy fan finds divine intervention of the canine and bilious kind in Chennai

22-Mar-2011•Nandita Jayaraj

Hanging tough through the trough

Yuvraj Singh has had to be strong to get past a difficult 2010; to get past a stomach bug that hampered him during his hundred in Chennai; to carry a failing middle order. It's time for the rest of the team to hang tough too

20-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

Allrounder Yuvraj, and the middle-overs comparison

Yuvraj Singh is closing in on a milestone that has been achieved by only three allrounders in World Cup history

20-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

An early departure and an umpire caught napping

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group B match between India and West Indies in Chennai

20-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

India look to kick the habit

"Your daily habits will determine how far you go," says India's vision document for the World Cup. At the moment India need to stop their habit of making silly errors with large consequences

19-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

India ahead in trial by spin

Indian batsmen have better stats than their West Indian counterparts against spin in this tournament so far, which could be key given the nature of the Chennai track

19-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

India-Pakistan semi-final possible in Mohali

If both India and Pakistan win their quarter-finals, the crowd in Mohali could be in for a treat

19-Mar-2011•S Rajesh

The Chepauk pitch needs to hold up

The track at the MA Chidambaram Stadium has been subject to Chennai's torrid March heat, but it needs to produce a fair contest on Sunday if India are to find their mojo and West Indies bounce back

18-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

Ashwin patiently waits in the wings

R Ashwin's presence, or absence, in the game against West Indies may well indicate how India will head into the World Cup's knockout phase.

18-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Chennai

Eden Gardens ready for World Cup

The CAB is adamant Eden Gardens would have been ready in time for the India-England match, but they are expecting a crowd of 35,000 for the game between South Africa and Ireland

14-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Kolkata

Battle royale

Sehwag v Steyn, Zaheer v Smith, Bollywood beauties, and mum's cooking - what more could a guy ask for?

13-Mar-2011•Nikhil Chouguley

Batting costs India on day of about-turns

India failed where they were expected to succeed, and impressed where they'd struggled in the past. In the end, that failure cost them

12-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Nagpur

A tale of two batting Powerplays

The game was decided in two five-over phases in each innings

12-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Nagpur

A dramatic collapse and other records

Some key stats from the thrilling game between India and South Africa in Nagpur

12-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

A Kamran Akmal moment

ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the World Cup, Group B match between India and South Africa

12-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Nagpur

Evenly-matched teams promise close contest

South Africa have been the more consistent side in World Cups, but India's batting firepower could give them a slight advantage in batting-friendly conditions

11-Mar-2011•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

Dhoni's spin on spinners is a googly

A case of Piyush Chawla's emotional career history keeping R Ashwin out of the XI

10-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra

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