Cricket News

MS Dhoni gave the first clear indication of the Indian team's decision on the Kohli-Raina conundrum when he said the in-form Kohli is likely to play at No. 4 in the opening match against Bangladesh

Kevin Pietersen is confident he will thrive in his new role as England's World Cup opener

West Indies expect opener Chris Gayle to be at his destructive best in the World Cup

What pleased captain Kumar Sangakkara most about Sri Lanka's win against West Indies in their warm-up match was that they chased a competitive total of 281 batting under lights

The Indian batting emphasised why they are such a feared unit and the spinners continued to look impressive as they beat New Zealand by 117 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium

Rizwan Cheema gave England a massive scare in their opening World Cup warm-up match against Canada, as he blazed 93 from 70 balls from No. 7 to give life to a faltering run-chase at Fatullah and raise the very real prospect of an embarrassing upset

ESPNcricinfo previews Sri Lanka's chances in the 2011 World Cup

ESPNcricinfo previews South Africa's chances in the 2011 World Cup

Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons, always a forthright talker, didn't look to hide what went wrong, but said he wasn't too concerned with what happened in the warm-up game against Pakistan

Sri Lanka's batsmen made light work of a tricky chase to give their side a four-wicket win in their World Cup warm-up game against West Indies in Colombo

The innocuous practice game had more reasons to be forgotten than to be remembered despite the centuries by Ahmed Shehzad and Misbah-ul-Haq and Junaid Siddique's brave approach

Fans who had bought vouchers from banks or online for the Bangladesh-Pakistan World Cup warm-up match were stranded in queues outside the stadium as authorities insisted on checking their identity cards

Having taken over as New Zealand coach after their last tour of India, John Wright says the warm-up match against India is a big test for his team before the World Cup

Powered by a knock of 98 not out from 92 balls by Ryan ten Doeschate, Netherlands beat Kenya by two wickets in a close World Cup warm-up match in Colombo

The Australia bowlers were dealt a heavy snotklap (slap in the face) as South Africa chalked up a seven-wicket win in their World Cup warm-up match in Bangalore

At the very last chance to test their combination before the World Cup, India will field their full-strength batting line-up in a 50-over game for the first time in 15 months

Tim Bresnan is confident of being ready for England's opening World Cup match against Netherlands on February 22

Ireland secured an impressive four-wicket victory against Zimbabwe to highlight their potential for making a mark on the World Cup

ESPNcricinfo previews Pakistan's chances in the 2011 World Cup

ESPNcricinfo previews New Zealand's chances in the 2011 World Cup