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London, Jun 10: Indian skipper Virat Kohli says he apologised to Steve Smith on behalf of the fans after the former Australian skipper coped another round of "unacceptable" booing in the ongoing World Cup. Back after serving a one-year suspension for the infamous ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, Smith, despite a string of impressive performances, has been getting a hostile reception at

Mumbai, Jun 10: India's 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh called a media interaction at a plush South Mumbai hotel on Monday, and announced his retirement from international cricket. One of India's greatest limited overs cricketers, Yuvraj had been seriously contemplating retirement in past some months from international cricket and pursue a freelance career in ICC approved foreign Twenty20 leagues

Jun 10: Australia fans used to watching David Warner give his side a blistering start in limited-overs cricket may be scratching their heads at the pedestrian rate the left-hander is scoring at in the Cricket World Cup. Needing to give Australia a flying start in pursuit of India's 352-5 on Sunday, the 32-year-old scored a painfully slow 56 from 84 balls and did not score a run for 14 deliveries

London, Jun 10: Shikhar Dhawan's classy hundred and a quality bowling effort powered India to a 36-run victory over Australia, denying two fallen heroes a fairytale script while sounding a warning bell for their opponents in the World Cup on Sunday. The legend of Dhawan in ICC tournaments continued to grow as his stylish 117 formed the cornerstone of a fantastic batting display that propelled

London, Jun 9: The International Cricket Council has not only rejected Mahendra Singh Dhoni's request for wearing keeping gloves which had a dagger insignia but also refused West Indies opener Chris Gayle permission to use 'Universe Boss' logo on his bat. In both cases the ICC cited equipment regulation violation. Gayle, a self proclaimed 'Universe Boss', had requested the ICC to allow him use it

London, Jun 8: Former speedster Shoaib Akhtar has asked AB de Villiers to be a man by sticking to his guns and asked him not to play gimmicks after it came to light that the South African was keen to come out of retirement and play in the World Cup. Cricket South Africa (CSA) rejected De Villiers' offer, saying the selected players should represent the country in the World Cup as he himself had

London, Jun 8: Australian team's practice session came to a temporary halt after a net bowler of Indian origin was hit on the head by a cracking drive from David Warner on the eve of their World Cup game against India. It was during the end of second hour when Jai Kishan, a British fast bowler of Indian origin was hit on the head trying to stop a David Warner shot. Jai Kishan winced in pain before

Dehradun, Jun 8: The Indian Army on Saturday distanced itself from the controversy surrounding the daggar insignia on Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s gloves, saying it had nothing to do with it. Dhoni’s gloves sported the “Balidan badge” of the parachute regiment’s special force during India’s opening world cup match against South Africa in Southampton in England on May 5. Talking to

Gurugram, Jun 8: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has slapped a fine of Rs 500 on Virat Kohli after his domestic help was found washing the India captain's car with drinking water. Kohli's Gurugram residence in DLF Phase-1 has half a dozen cars and ABP News reported that the 30-year-old's neighbours lodged a complaint, stating that thousands of litres of drinking water were being wasted

Nottingham, Jun 7: Wicket-keeper Shai Hope admitted the manner of West Indies' defeat to Australia was a hard pill to swallow after his side enjoyed a commanding position for majority of the game at Trent Bridge. Australia, who were reeling at 79/5, recovered from the batting collapse to post 288 all out on the back of a match-winning knock by Nathan Coulter-Nile (92) and a valuable anchoring role