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Confident Australia seek winning start

ESPNcricinfo previews the fourth game of the 2011 World Cup between Australia and Zimbabwe in Ahmedabad

20-Feb-2011•The Preview by Liam Brickhill

Zimbabwe pin hopes on spin

Zimbabwe's coach, Alan Butcher, thinks it's unlikely his team will beat the defending champions on Monday. The captain of Australia, Ricky Ponting, is not expecting a surprise loss

20-Feb-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Ahmedabad

Ponting urges Haddin to score big

Ricky Ponting has called on Brad Haddin to stop wasting his positive starts at the top of the order, as Australia search for the big scores they will need to defend their World Cup title

20-Feb-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Ahmedabad

'The young boys were nervous' - Kamande

Jimmy Kamande, the Kenya captain, admitted his side was nervous against New Zealand and promised a different approach for the next game

20-Feb-2011•Sriram Veera at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

Jayawardene ton sinks outclassed Canada

Mahela Jayawardene stroked his way to the fastest World Cup hundred by a Sri Lankan, sharing a 176-run stand with his captain Kumar Sangakkara before the home side's pace bowlers rushed through a hapless Canadian line-up to deliver a 210-run victory

20-Feb-2011•The Bulletin by Sahil Dutta

Bennett stars as New Zealand crush Kenya

Hamish Bennett led New Zealand's humiliation of a Kenya outfit clearly out of its depth in Chennai

20-Feb-2011•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

Shakib rues profligate fast bowlers

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan has held his fast bowlers responsible for making his decision to insert India backfire spectacularly

19-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'I didn't think about the double-century' - Sehwag

Virender Sehwag said he was not aiming to get to a double-century but just wanted to bat out the 50 overs in the World Cup opener in Mirpur

19-Feb-2011•Sidharth Monga at the Shere Bangla Stadium

Darren Bravo wants to make a name for himself

Darren Bravo comes in to the World Cup with a weight of expectations after drawing comparisons to Brian Lara, and he wants to make a name for himself during the tournament

19-Feb-2011•Sharda Ugra in Delhi

Players and coaches round on ICC Associates decision

Dissent and criticism of the ICC's decision to cull Associate nations from the 2015 World Cup intensified further on the opening day of the current tournament

19-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Sri Lanka open against sparky minnows

ESPNcricinfo previews the third game of the 2011 World Cup between Sri Lanka and Canada in Hambantota

19-Feb-2011•The Preview by Sahil Dutta

Old guard leads Zimbabwe's revival

It's eight years since the black armband protest carried out by Henry Olonga and Andy Flower at the 2003 World Cup, and Zimbabwean cricket hasn't been the same since

19-Feb-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Ahmedabad

Vettori calls for intensity ahead of 'must-win' game

A game against Kenya should not be a thing to be fussed about and New Zealand would actually be worrying how not to get complacent. Instead, Daniel Vettori said that intensity will be even bigger for the "must win game."

19-Feb-2011•Sriram Veera in Chennai

Pressure-free Canada ready to impress

Ashish Bagai's memory isn't as clear as it should be perhaps, though given what happened when Canada last met Sri Lanka at a World Cup, he is not to be blamed

19-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

Watson looking forward to challenge of opening

Shane Watson did not have too many opportunities batting at No. 7 in the last World Cup but is looking to do what Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist did as openers in this year's tournament

19-Feb-2011•Brydon Coverdale in Ahmedabad

Kamande wants Kenya to express themselves

Jimmy Kamande spoke confidently and looked the part of a captain of an associate team who knew the pressure would be on his bigger opponents. You could sense a quiet determination to prove that Kenya belonged

19-Feb-2011•Sriram Veera in Chennai

Sangakkara happy in unfamiliar home

Despite being one of three nations hosting the mega event Sri Lanka find themselves as much as in the same situation as Canada when Kumar Sangakkara goes out to toss with Delhi-born Canadian skipper Ashish Bagai in their opening World Cup match at Hambant

19-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Hambantota

Canada's gun prepares to fire

By deed, if not by sight, the exploits of Rizwan Cheema of Canada have travelled well

19-Feb-2011•Osman Samiuddin in Hambantota

A lot to prove for both teams

ESPNcricinfo previews the second game of the 2011 World Cup between Kenya and New Zealand in Chennai

19-Feb-2011•The Preview by Firdose Moonda and Liam Brickhill

Sehwag and Kohli sink Bangladesh in opener

Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli gave evidence of the havoc this Indian batting line-up can create during centuries that demoralised Bangladesh's bowlers and set up a convincing victory

19-Feb-2011•The Bulletin by George Binoy

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