From batting depth to pace to spin bowling,the super-talented hosts are the perfect one-day team.
India have been accused of micromanaging pitch conditions for their World Cup campaign,including switching surfaces for Wednesday’s semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai and Sunday’s final should Rohit Sharma’s team qualify.
Australian captain Pat Cummins believes his side’s success in big tournaments will give them an advantage over South Africa.
A reflective David Warner says he may play one-day cricket until he is 40 as Australia prepares for Thursday night’s semi-final against South Africa.
If the cricket gods are smiling on India,the crowning moment will come on Sunday with captain Rohit Sharma marking an undefeated campaign by lifting the World Cup in front of 130,000 fans.
Test and one-day skipper Pat Cummins is firmly focused on Australia winning a sixth World Cup as he mulls his future in the top job.
South Africa have never made a cricket World Cup final. Australia have won the tournament five times.
Lost as a lower-order slugger late in 2022,Mitch Marsh has become a dominant force since he was promoted – by chance – to the top order in March. And the results are telling.
Mitchell Marsh is preparing to take the same belligerent mindset of his monster hundred into Thursday night’s semi-final against South Africa in Kolkata.
A specially made,unusually shaped bat has enabled David Warner to become Australia’s leading run-scorer during the World Cup in a country he has grown to love.
Like a game of French cricket on steroids,Glenn Maxwell defied painful cramping and immense pressure to score a double-century in India. Where does it stand among the great ODI innings?