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Du Plessis wants to meet NZ in knockouts again

Four years ago, Faf du Plessis was at the vortex of the on-field altercation that fueled South Africa's folding in the quarter-final against New Zealand. Four years later, he wants to do it all over again

18-Jan-2015•Firdose Moonda

'Clarke inclusion very un-Australian'

Former South Africa Captain Graeme Smith believes Australia's decision to include Michael Clarke in their World Cup squad despite serious injury concerns could be "disruptive", while former India Captain Rahul Dravid called the move "very un-Australian"

17-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Demand rises for Bangladesh pace

Fast bowling, Bangladesh's most vulnerable and underutilized stock, is going to be in high demand at the World Cup. Taskin Ahmed wants to be among the top wicket-takers at the event while Al-Amin Hossain wants to take "12 to 15" wickets in the first round

17-Jan-2015•Mohammad Isam

'Happy we are not favourites' - Waqar

Waqar Younis, the Pakistan head coach, is happy that his team is not going into the World Cup tagged as favourites, and pointed to their creditable semi-final finish in the 2011 edition when they went in without too many expectations

17-Jan-2015•Umar Farooq

'Rules make it hard to play part-time bowler' - Dravid

Former India captain Rahul Dravid and former South African captain Graeme Smith said the rule changes in ODI cricket will encourage fielding teams to have a more attacking mindset in the 2015 World Cup

17-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

World Cup format long and predictable - Dravid, Smith

Former India captain Rahul Dravid and former South Africa captain Graeme Smith have given a thumbs down to the format of the World Cup starting in Australia and New Zealand on February 14

17-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Difficult to make combination without Ajmal' - Mushtaq

The suspensions handed out to Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez has meant Pakistan have had to rejig their bowling plans going into World Cup 2015, which, bowling consultant Mushtaq Ahmed said, is "difficult"

16-Jan-2015•Umar Farooq

Fletcher upbeat about India's World Cup chances

India coach Duncan Fletcher believes MS Dhoni's men have a "good" chance to win the World Cup, considering their performances in the last three ICC tournaments

16-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Will play as long as I'm fit and hungry' - Younis

Younis Khan has said that he will continue to play as long as he is fit and is able to sustain his hunger for the game

15-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bailey's leadership riddle

George Bailey will have no qualms about leading Australia his own way at the World Cup, should Michael Clarke fail to make the tight deadline he has been set by the national selectors to prove his fitness for the tournament

15-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Buttler can take my record - Trescothick

Marcus Trescothick believes his former Somerset team-mate Jos Buttler could be the man to break his tally of one-day hundreds for England if chances further up the batting order are made available.

14-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Doherty admits he's under pressure

Xavier Doherty has admitted he is under pressure to demonstrate that his World Cup selection ahead of Nathan Lyon, among others, will not be seen as a mistake

14-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Sunny wary of bounce at World Cup

Arafat Sunny, who made Bangladesh's 15-man squad for the World Cup, said he was confident that despite the different conditions in Australia and New Zealand, success may come to the spinners due to the extra bounce on offer, and larger outfields

12-Jan-2015•Mohammad Isam

Gayle slams selectors over Bravo, Pollard omissions

Chris Gayle has launched a scathing attack on the West Indies Cricket Board and the Clive Lloyd-led selection panel for dropping the senior pair of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard from the ODI series and the World Cup

12-Jan-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

Warner strikes 'arrogant' note for World Cup

David Warner is set to play his first World Cup and believes he can turnaround his middling ODI form during Australia's campaign

11-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Lyon thwarted by fielding restrictions

The national selector effectively concluded that their leading Test spinner Lyon was not up to the task of bowling with only four run-saving men shielding the boundaries

11-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

A list of the World Cup squads

A list of all the World Cup squads

11-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Hazlewood and Starc take strides

Australia had to settle for a draw in the Sydney Test, but the sight of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood hooping the reverse-swinging Kookaburra around late on day five was an encouraging one for the future

11-Jan-2015•Brydon Coverdale

Clarke given February 21 World Cup deadline

Michael Clarke has been given until Australia's second World Cup match against Bangladesh on February 21 to prove his fitness as he recovers from hamstring surgery

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Narine picked for World Cup

West Indies have picked Sunil Narine among their 15 members headed for the World Cup. As reports suggested, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard are not among the squad

10-Jan-2015•Nagraj Gollapudi

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