ICC World Cup 2015, 2nd semi-final: Why India have an upper hand against mighty Aussies

ICC World Cup 2015, 2nd semi-final: Why India have an upper hand against mighty Aussies Here are a few reasons why India have an upper hand over the Aussies. Bowlers are on fire: Indian pacers, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma have bowled well thus far in ICC's flagship event. If Yadav is extracting good bounce and pace from the wickets in Australia and New Zealand and is looking intimidating, then, Shami’s line and length has been impeccable. The latter has also been among the leading wicket takers in this World Cup with 17 scalps under his belt. Mohit's

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Fans break TV sets after Pakistan exit World Cup, Akhtar slams team

Pakistan fans in Multan protest after their team's exit from the World Cup. Picture: AFP  Islamabad: Pakistan fans smashed their televisions in anger in Multan after the national team was ousted from the Cricket World Cup quarterfinals by Australia on Friday. Local TV channels showed a handful of people taking their TVs outside and breaking them on the streets after the six-wicket loss in Adelaide, Australia. Pakistan won the toss and batted poorly in being dismissed for 213. Australia, thanks to two dropped catches by Pakistan, overhauled that total with more than

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Oru Vadakkan Selfie....

Oru Vadakkan Selfie trailer review He's young and nurses big dreams - the trailer of Nivin Pauly-starrer Oru Vadakkan Selfie tells us that at the onset. The young man has dreams of making it big in showbiz as he wants to emulate his idol, filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon. When the trailer of the Malayalam film opens, we know that no one takes him seriously. His mother looked worried while his friends are almost amused. This young man sets out into the countryside to shoot a film with a camera for company, borrowing an old van from his dad (or is it a relative?). Next we see him running f

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Shane Watson and Wahab Riaz clash

The pacer bowled with aggression and passion, unsettling the Aussies with not just his deliveries but also with occasional glares and constant chirps, which irked the batsmen and invited jeers from the packed crowd. Riaz could well have pulled off three wickets in the opening spell had Rahat Ali held on to a dolly in the 17th over when Watson was on just 4 runs. He eventually finished with figures of 2/54 from nine overs. Australians were poised rather precariously at 59 for three after skipper Michael Clarke (8) failed to click. However, Smith and Watson shared 89 runs for the fourth w

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India ready to meet aussie before the final call.......

Australia beat Pakistan, to meet India in semis Pakistan had themselves to blame for the World Cup ouster as they dropped two easy catches, allowing the hosts to wriggle out of a precarious position. Australia’s chase was not off to a very smooth start with opener Aaron Finch departing in the third over after contributing just 2 runs. The David Warner blitzkrieg also ended pretty quickly after the dasher had made 24 off 23 deliveries, including three fours .

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ICC President threatens to quit after Rohit Sharma no-ball call

ICC President threatens to quit after Rohit Sharma no-ball call The no-ball call that reprieved Rohit Sharma could see the ICC President resigning. The International Cricket Council's Bangladeshi president has threatened to quit over the umpiring in his country's World Cup quarterfinal defeat to India, suggesting the match appeared to have been fixed. Mustafa Kamal told Bangladeshi reporters in Melbourne after Thursday's match at the MCG that he would raise the issue at the ICC's next meeting, saying the umpires' decisions seemed to have been "pre-arranged". "As the ICC president,

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Guptill double-century lights up Wellington

Guptill double-century lights up Wellington New Zealand opener breaks all kinds of records on his way to an amazing unbeaten 237 against West Indies in the World Cup quarter-final New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has scored just the second double-century in World Cup history and the first ever by a New Zealander in a one-day international in an incredible display against West Indies in their World Cup quarter-final in Wellington. Guptill finished unbeaten on 237 from 163 deliveries, the second-highest individual score in ODI history, the highest in World Cup history, and the highest

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