West Indian captain Brian Lara admitted that the nine-wicket loss to India in the practice match on Friday was "devastating" but refused to believe his side was down and out even before the World Cup started. "We are not exactly down in the dumps as the tournament hasn't ev

Captain Rahul Dravid today said that the key players in his team where coming into top form and fitness which augured well for India's chances at the cricket World Cup. "Most key players are finding form and fitness which is a good sign for us," Dravid said after a convincing ni

India wrecked the West Indian top order reducing them to 54 for four after 15 overs in their final World Cup warm-up match at the Trelawny Stadium here today. Openers Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Chris Gayle were dismissed off successive deliveries before left-armer Irfan Pathan got the prize

Unfazed by the controversy surrounding his conversation with an alleged Indian bookie, West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels insists he is not bothered by the "distraction" and is preparing to live up to captain Brian Lara's expectations. Samuels has had a good run in r

Rahul Dravid and his men may have their concerns with injuries and form, but Pakistani legend Abdul Qadir believes India are "favourites" while Australia will fail to reach the semi-final of the World Cup in the Caribbean. The former leg-spinner said India had more strengths than we

Carnival and cricket will combine next month for the ninth World Cup spread over as many Caribbean nations and climaxing with the final in Barbados on April 28. "There`s so many different things in the Caribbean that we can enjoy," former West Indies captain Viv Richard said

West Indies captain Brian Lara today supported the beleaguered West Indian all-rounder Marlon Samuels, accused of leaking information on team composition to a bookie, today saying the entire team was behind him in this hour of crisis. Lara said that he was unable to contact Samuels till now

West Indies skipper Brian Lara today sought to deflect criticism of his decision to field first in the fourth and final cricket one-dayer against India which the visitors lost by a huge 160-run margin here. "Nothing wrong with the decision to field first. But our bowlers did not pit

Wednesday's match against the West Indies is a big one for India because it’s one step closer to finalising their team for the World Cup. And it’s equally big for the West Indies because it's their last international match before the World Cup. Harbhajan Singh, the Indian spinn

Brilliant knocks by the West Indies captain Brian Lara and Marlon Samuels helped their side post a three-wicket victory over India in the third Pepsi Cup ODI at Chepauk Stadium last night, sources said. According to the sources, Samuels' authoritative 95-ball 98 and his 127-run pa

A pulsating 149 from Shiv Chanderpaul was not enough to save West Indies from a 14-run defeat against India in the first of the four-match one-day series. Sourav Ganguly hit 98 before Mahendra Dhoni and Rahul Dravid smashed a stand of 119 from 71 balls in Indias 338-3. Chris Gayl

Australian pacer, Glenn McGrath, today named West Indies legend Brian Lara as the best batsman he ever bowled to in his international career, "just slightly ahead" of Sachin Tendulkar. When asked to name his toughest opponent in his 13-year-old career, McGrath picked Lara

West Indies skipper Brian Lara praised his side's seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the fourth one-day international in Multan. Marlon Samuels showed why he had been selected with his second one-day century as the Windies comfortably overcame their opponents total of 209. La

The first ODI in a five-match series between Pakistan and the West Indies was washed out without a ball being bowled on Tuesday. Heavy rains continued to bucket down in Rawalpindi forcing umpires Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar to call the match off. Pakistani captain Inzamam Ul Haq is e