Virat Kohli on Thursday became the fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs as he anchored India’s innings against the West Indies in the World Cup match in Manchester.

If former Australia skipper Steven Smith and former deputy David Warner had not been handed a one-year ban in March last year following the infamous ‘sandpaper-gate scandal’ during a Test match against South Africa in Cape Town earlier that month, Australia could have

Ahead Bangladesh vs India match Mashrafe Mortaza and his family opted for a day and a half of quiet repose in the rural comforts of the Welsh region of Snowdonia. Mashrafe reached the small town of Snowdon, a town in Gwynnedd county, built around Wales’s highest mountain bearing the same name.

Australia’s assistant coach Ricky Ponting believes that England’s out-and-out aggressive approach to one-day international cricket has probably not been suitable for a stage such as the World Cup.

West Indies wicketkeeper Shai Hope missed the chance to stump MS Dhoni twice in the 33rd over when the Indian wicket-keeper

David Warner says he’s living the dream playing for Australia at the World Cup and no amount of booing from England fans eager to remind him of his one-year ban for ball tampering is going to spoil his mood.

Twenty-seven years and a generation apart, Pakistan’s World Cup bears striking similarities with their 1992 campaign -- when they started slowly but ended up lifting the trophy in Melbourne.

Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar was in an upbeat mood when talking to reporters today regarding the India match. Bangladesh will play India on July 2 and Soumya said that the Tigers cannot think they lag behind in any departments to India when they play the Asian giants.

India hand West Indies a thumping 125-run defeat at the Old Trafford in Manchester today.

Joe Root expects emotions to run high against India on Sunday in a game England may have to win to reach the World Cup semi-finals in their home tournament.

Twenty-seven years and a generation apart, Pakistan's World Cup bears striking similarities with their 1992 campaign -- when they started slowly but ended up lifting the trophy in Melbourne.

All-rounder Jimmy Neesham is confident that New Zealand's defeat against Pakistan in Birmingham on Wednesday will not derail their World Cup bid.

Pakistan's Babar Azam said his match-winning century against New Zealand was the best of his career as he guided the Asian side to a six-wicket win on Wednesday to keep their World Cup semi-final hopes alive.

Shaheen Afridi had figures of three for 11 from his first seven overs -- a spell legendary Pakistan left-arm pacer Wasim Akram would have been proud of. Incidentally, Akram was spotted giving tips to the youngster and pacer Mohammed Amir before the start of play at Edgbaston.

It’s amazing what Shakib Al Hasan is doing, it’s just unbelievable batting. Shakib has improved a lot because he was dropped in the Indian Premier League and had to practise really hard. Importantly, he knew what needed to improve - and he did it.

All-Rounder Ben Stokes promised England fans his teammates would not take a backward step as they soak up the disappointment of losing to their great rivals Australia at Lord’s.

India captain Virat Kohli is just 37 runs away from adding another world record to his illustrious, burgeoning cap.

Chris Gayle has never lacked for confidence – how can you when your nickname is Universe Boss? So when the West Indies opener was asked where he ranked in the pantheon of the greatest cricketers from the Caribbean, there was no false modesty.

India will aim to continue their winning streak and inch a step closer to a spot in the semifinals as they face West Indies in their sixth match of the World Cup.

Without doubt this was a commanding performance by a team that is gathering confidence and momentum at exactly the right time.