Kingston (Jamaica):Sri Lanka head into Saturday's World Cup final with captain Mahela Jayawardene having matured into a skipper and batsman worthy of being crowned a world champion.
Durban:Australia slow bowler Shane Warne described South Africa's cricketers yesterday as mentally frail with suspect technique.
Hyderabad:Buoyed by the 4-0 drubbing of New Zealand at home, Graeme Smith's South Africa are confident of bearding the Indian tiger in its own den, provided they can keep one player in check -- Sachin Tendulkar.
Brisbane:Australian captain Ricky Ponting is working with Michael Clarke to try to make the most of one of the great talents of Australian cricket.
More imagesNew Delhi:New captain Rahul Dravid will need all his batting consistency and cool ability to keep controversy at bay if he is to lead India out of the doldrums and back to the top of world cricket.
London:England all-rounder and Ashes hero Andrew Flintoff says Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the two best batsmen he has come across and that the Indian holds an edge over the West Indies genius.
New Delhi:Former India captain Kapil Dev has offered a suggestion to the Team India think tank on their extended run of losing in tournament finals.
Bangalore:Former England opener Geoff Boycott on Monday said Aakash Chopra has played very well for the team but has not done anything for himself and informed that he (Boycott) is trying to find ways to improve his battingaverage in Tests.
Kolkata: Dashing southpaw Yuvraj Singh, disappointed at being left out of the Indian squad for the Test series against Australia, on Saturday vowed to deliver the goods in the coming triangular One-day series, which would have Zimbabwe as the third team.
New Delhi: English legend and popular commentator Sir Geoffrey Boycott on Tuesday said India have to work on youngsters at the cricket academy to find a specialist opening pair.
