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Playing the pressure game

Neither MS Dhoni nor Shahid Afridi admitted the pressure would be immense. Afridi acted as though he did not have a care in the world. Dhoni said the focus would remain on the match

29-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mohali

Dernbach in England Performance squad

Jade Dernbach, the Surrey pace bowler, is the only uncapped player in England's 27-man Performance Programme

29-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Frylinck escapes over positive drugs test

Robbie Frylinck, the Lions allrounder, has been reprimanded after testing positive for a drug found in a slimming tablet

29-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Punjab sign Ryan McLaren

South Africa allrounder Ryan McLaren has been signed by Kings XI Punjab for IPL 2011

29-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting endorses Clarke as successor

Ricky Ponting has given up the Australian captaincy and offered the warmest endorsement for Michael Clarke

29-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

Ponting at ease with his legacy

Ricky Ponting is aware he will forever be known to many as the Australian captain who lost three Ashes series. And he is happy enough to live with that

29-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Ricky Ponting steps down as captain

Ricky Ponting has stepped down as Australia's captain following their quarter-final exit from the World Cup, setting the stage for Michael Clarke to take over the leadership of the team

29-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

Ponting expected to resign

Ricky Ponting is expected to announce his resignation as Australian captain later on Tuesday

28-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

ICC 'bars' TV channels from World Cup coverage

Coverage of the World Cup in the Indian electronic media has come under a cloud with the ICC on Monday barring non-rights-holding channels access to the remaining matches for alleged breach of its accreditation guidelines

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tight security as ministers flock to Mohali

Apart from the India and Pakistan prime ministers, a number of other ministers will be attending the game in Mohali, but the PCA head says they have given out less VVIP tickets than any other venue

28-Mar-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi in Mohali

Umar Gul focussed on India top order

Umar Gul has said that he will try and dislodge India's top order in Pakistan's World Cup semi-final in Mohali on Wednesday

28-Mar-2011•Sharda Ugra in Mohali

Another legal challenge for Lancashire

Just when it appeared that Lancashire had cleared the final hurdle in the legal battle to develop Old Trafford another potentially serious obstacle has been put in their way

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vettori surprised at used pitch

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, is not impressed with the use of the same pitch for Tuesday's semi-final as the one that was used for the quarter-final against England on Saturday

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Explaining the eliminator

If either of the semi-finals or the final finish in a tie, the winner will be decided through a one-over knockout

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Muralitharan doubtful but Sangakkara upbeat

Kumar Sangakkara has said that there is no point in saving Muttiah Muralitharan for the final, and that if he regains fitness, he will play tomorrow's semi-final against New Zealand

28-Mar-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Vettori considering three-spinner attack

Daniel Vettori has said that making the World Cup semi-finals six times is a huge achievement for a small nation like New Zealand

28-Mar-2011•Firdose Moonda in Colombo

Wright says he likes New Zealand aggression

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, has backed his side's aggressive approach during their quarter-final win against South Africa in Mirpur

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Pay negotiations shudder to a halt

Australian cricket is in a state of limbo as pay negotiations stall between the board and the players

28-Mar-2011•Daniel Brettig

Julian Hunte re-elected WICB chief

Julian Hunte has been re-elected to the post of president of the West Indies Cricket Board for a third consecutive term

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mortaza returns, Ashraful axed for Australia ODIs

Former Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful's stop-start international career hit another roadblock when he was left out of the Bangladesh side for the upcoming three-match home ODI series against Australia

28-Mar-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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