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Format designed keeping top teams in mind - Ratnakar Shetty

The 2011 World Cup's format was designed keeping in mind the commercial significance of the top teams making it to the knock-out stages

09-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Lee prepared to be Australia's enforcer in the World Cup

Brett Lee has said that he is looking forward to being the spearhead of the Australia attack in what will be his second, and most probably final,World Cup

09-Feb-2011•Nagraj Gollapudi

We have prepared as well as possible - Sangakkara

Kumar Sangakkara has expressed satisfaction with his side's lead-up to the World Cup despite not being able to practice at Hambantota and Pallekele - two of the three Sri Lankan venues hosting the tournament

09-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Genius unplugged and in print

Sachin - Genius Unplugged is edited by cricket journalist Suresh Menon and comprises 18 essays by writers who have watched Tendulkar's career, and in some cases been a part of it

09-Feb-2011•Nitin Sundar

Sohail Tanvir out of the World Cup

Sohail Tanvir, the left-arm seamer, has been ruled out of Pakistan's World Cup campaign after failing to complete a full rehabilitation from surgery for a knee problem

09-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Muralitharan in talks to be spin coach in Australia

The man whom Australia once treated as an outcast, Muttiah Muralitharan, is in talks to be signed on as a guest spin coach with the Brisbane-based Centre of Excellence

09-Feb-2011•Sa'adi Thawfeeq

Three venues for Under-19 World Cup

Auckland, Christchurch and Dunedin are to be the host venues in New Zealand for the staging of the Under-19 World Cup in January and February

09-Feb-2011•Lynn McConnell

Tremlett named World Cup reserve

Chris Tremlett, the England fast bowler, will fly out to Bangladesh as a traveling reserve with England's World Cup squad

09-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Jaded England return home

The Ashes were sealed with a pair of thumping victories at Melbourne and Sydney, but thereafter the tour descended into tedium and acrimony

09-Feb-2011•Andrew Miller

Hussey disappointed at World Cup scratching

A disappointed Michael Hussey has said he felt he deserved a chance to prove his fitness at the World Cup instead of being left out of the squad altogether

09-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Cricketers reveal their favourite books

Cricketer revealed their favourite books as part of an initiative by the ICC, in partnership with Room to Read, to promote literacy during the World Cup

08-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Yasir Hameed files complaint against NOTW

Yasir Hameed, the Pakistan batsman, has lodged a formal complaint with the UK Press Complaint Commission against the tabloid News of the World, which had done a video sting operation on him last year

08-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

South Africa depart amid huge support, Smith optimistic

Graeme Smith and Corrie van Zyl were optimistic ahead of South Africa's departure to the sub-continent for the World Cup, saying that they were well-prepared for the conditions and had a squad with lots of options

08-Feb-2011•Firdose Moonda

'Reaching quarters not difficult' - Shakib

Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh captain, has said it is not difficult for his team to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals and they could even go further

08-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Confident of corruption-free World Cup' - Lorgat

Haroon Lorgat, the ICC chief executive, has said that he is confident about having a corruption-free World Cup

08-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Gidman stays at Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire's captain Alex Gidman has agreed a new contract extension that will take him through to the end of the 2013 season

08-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

Linley extends Surrey deal

The Surrey seamer Tim Linley has signed a new deal that will keep him at the club for the next two years

08-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

ICC satisfied by pace of work at Eden

The ICC has given a cautious nod to Eden Gardens' bid to host the remaining three World Cup matches, saying that it is 'encouraged' by the progress made towards completing the necessary construction work

08-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

$Morgan to miss World Cup with fractured finger$

Morgan to miss World Cup with fractured finger

Eoin Morgan, the England middle-order batsman, has been ruled out of the World Cup due to a broken middle finger on his left hand, and Ravi Bopara has been brought into the squad in his place

08-Feb-2011•Andrew Miller at Heathrow

Pakistan battle distractions before World Cup

Shahid Afridi has said that the victory in the one-day series over New Zealand has filled Pakistan with confidence, especially since the win was not due to individual genius but through teamwork

08-Feb-2011•ESPNcricinfo staff

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