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We felt the pressure - Dhoni

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

03-Apr-2011•Sharda Ugra at the Wankhede Stadium

'India were a step ahead of us' - Sangakkara

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"

02-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'We're going to miss Murali terribly' - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara rued not being able to give Muttiah Muralitharan the perfect send-off in what was his final international appearance for Sri Lanka

02-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'I couldn't control my tears of joy'

Reactions from players immediately after India's World Cup win in Mumbai

02-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Toss taken twice after confusion over call

The World Cup final ran into its first controversy before the first ball was bowled

02-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Dhoni and Gambhir lead India to World Cup glory

Twenty-eight years on from the match that transformed the history of world cricket, India recaptured the crown that Kapil Dev and his men first lifted at Lord's in 1983, and this time they did in their very own back yard

02-Apr-2011•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

ICC to take legal action against news channels

The ICC has decided to take legal action against the news channels it alleges to have breached the broadcasting guidelines for the ongoing World Cup

01-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tournament's best at final hurdle

The defending champions didn't make it, the mercurial outsiders stumbled, the strong contender choked, and after six weeks of high drama, we have the first all-Asian World-Cup final

01-Apr-2011•The Preview by Sriram Veera

Nehra injury creates selection dilemma

The injury to Ashish Nehra has put the Indian team management in a dilemma over who should be his replacement for the World Cup final against Sri Lanka

01-Apr-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

Ajmal still baffled by Tendulkar lbw reversal

Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal has said that he is still not sure how Decision Review System (DRS) overturned on-field umpire Ian Gould's lbw ruling against Sachin Tendulkar during the World Cup semi-final against India in Mohali

01-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Randiv replaces injured Mathews in Sri Lanka squad

A day ahead of the World Cup final, Sri Lanka have replaced injured allrounder Angelo Mathews with offspinner Suraj Randiv from their 15-member squad

01-Apr-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Nehra may miss final with injured finger

Ashish Nehra has fractured the middle finger on his right hand putting a question mark over his selection for the final against Sri Lanka on Saturday

31-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

Vaas, Randiv called up as injury cover for final

Injury concerns over Muttiah Muralitharan and Angelo Mathews have forced the Sri Lankan team to call up Chaminda Vaas and Suraj Randiv as standbys ahead of the World Cup final against India on April 2

31-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Flawed middle order cost South Africa - Mickey Arthur

South Africa's 2011 World Cup campaign was fundamentally flawed by a suspect middle order, former coach Mickey Arthur has said

31-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

India well prepared for pressure games - Dhoni

One of the most important benefits from India's scrappy World Cup semi-final victory over Pakistan is their team's sense of being in what captain MS Dhoni equated to a good spell

30-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra at the PCA Stadium

Shahid Afridi proud of Pakistan's performance

Shahid Afridi was "proud" of his team's performance in the World Cup and hoped that their reception in Pakistan would reflect the side's achievement in getting to the last four at a time when expectations were significantly lower

30-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin at the PCA Stadium

Strauss handed six-week break

Andrew Strauss has been given a complete break from all cricket until Middlesex's tour match against Sri Lanka on May 16

30-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vettori retires from Twenty20s

Daniel Vettori has announced his retirement from Twenty20 internationals

30-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

India scrap their way into World Cup final

India's dream of a World Cup triumph at home is one step closer after their bowlers suffocated Pakistan's batsmen to set up a 29-run victory in the semi-final in Mohali

30-Mar-2011•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Shoaib misses marquee semi-final

Shoaib Akhtar may well have played his last match for Pakistan, after he wasn't picked for the semi-final against India in Mohali

30-Mar-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Mohali

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