Bermuda skipper Irvine Romaine today said that he has gained at least millions of Indian supporters as the hopes of Men in Blue are resting on the outcome of Bermuda's match against Bangladesh. "Tomorrow India is really banking on us to play well," Bermuda skipper Irvine Romaine

Thanks to their disastrous Caribbean campaign, Team India can slump to as low as eighth position in the ICC ODI Championship ladder after the cricket World Cup. Rahul Dravid's men cut a sorry figure in the West Indies, managing their lone win against a lowly Bermuda and losing to Sri Lank

Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene won the toss and elected to bat against Bermuda in the World Cup Group B encounter today. Lankans openers Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya were helped their team to cross 50 in 6.1 overs. Sri Lanka were 74 for one in 11th overs. Jayasuriya wa

Indian team coach Greg Chappell has allayed fears on Sourav Ganguly's ankle injury, saying the brief break gave the side a chance to be fully fit before their opening game in the cricket World Cup scheduled against Bangladesh on Saturday."We're prepared for it, and we are ready to go. Mos

Sourav Ganguly's sour right ankle will be tested by team physio John Gloster during the nets today. Ganguly reported of soreness in his ankle on the eve of their warm-up match against the West Indies last week and took part for only 11 overs in the practice game. Although Captain R

Bringing shock for Stephen Fleming's New Zealand squad, minnows Bangladesh registered victory, shattering the joy of the kiwi's last month's series win over Australia. Fleming struggled to explain an upset two-wicket loss to Bangladesh in a World Cup warm-up match yesterday, while Austra

The BCCI President Sharad Pawar, who could not meet the World Cup-bound Indian team here yesterday to convey his best wishes in person, is planning to visit the West Indies in the first week of April to watch a couple of Super 8 Series games. "He could not make it to Mumbai and meet t

Former Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly today came in support of seamer Irfan Pathan and hoped that the Baroda all-rounder will prove his fitness, Sahara Samay sources said. Addressing a press conference here, Ganguly said that Pathan’s selection for the World Cup beginning on

Veteran pace bowler Chaminda Vaas believes Sri Lanka have a great chance of repeating their 1996 World Cup triumph at the 2007 tournament in the Caribbean over the next two months. "The current side is in the same mould as the outfit that won under Arjuna Ranatunga and we are peaking

England captain Michael Vaughan has vowed a "little hamstring injury" won't stop him leading the side when the World Cup gets underway in the Caribbean next month. The 32-year-old Yorkshire batsman has spent much of the past year sidelined from international action with a longs

Trinidad and Tobago's Tourism Development Company has announced plans to teach the Indian and other cricket fans vising during the World Cup how to play steel pan, the only musical instrument to be developed in the 20th century. The Tourism organisation has prepared a programme 'Pan Sensation

Former West Indies Test star Michael Holding believes the World Cup will be devalued by the number of non-Test playing nations taking part. The fast bowling legend insists that only the top-ranked Associate country in the world should be allowed to take part. When the 2007 World Cup gets un

India captain Rahul Dravid has urged the younger members of his squad not to be overawed by the World Cup. Six of India's 15-man squad for the March 13-April 28 World Cup in the Caribbean will be making their debut in the tournament, including three of the five-man pace attack. "

With the one-day cricket series tantalisingly poised at 1-1, India`s ability to perform in a crunch situation will be tested when they go into the series decider against Sri Lanka on Saturday without the services of Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar, who had shown glimpses of his vintage fo