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ICC World Cup cricket

The mood in New Zealand: “Make my child, the next Brendon McCullum”

Cricket coaches around the nation are getting requests for enrolment by parents asking to make their wards like the Kiwi skipper Brendon McCullum. Yes, that’s what a sporting success does to a nation.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: A successful and record-breaking edition

The 2015 edition has numerous records been broken over the past one and a half months. The tournament has seen two double-centuries being scored along with seven scores in excess of 150 and 38 centuries in all from the batsmen.

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Australia vs New Zealand, road to the final

The ICC World Cup 2015 has come to the final stage where Australia plays against their trans-Tasman neighbours New Zealand at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.

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Brendon McCullum: I am sure the Indian guys will certainly be rooting for us

New Zealand head into the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final with their heads held high. It is a big moment for the Kiwis and certainly a proud one as well.

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New Zealand players should focus on enjoying themselves, as this is something that will be the best experience of their professional lives

Brendon McCullum’s men can win, but as to whether they will, that is absolutely in the balance with the odds favouring Australia – but only just.

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Playing at MCG will be a challenge for New Zealand and they will not have the same support

For both Australia and New Zealand, it has been a cricket promoters’ dream. If junior numbers don’t increase after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, then cricket has no chance.

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Michael Clarke: It’s been an honour and a privilege to represent my country in one-day cricket

Just ahead of the big ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Australian captain Michael Clarke announced his retirement from the 50-over format. Sunday’s game against New Zealand will be his final match in the yellow jersey.

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Australia were the deserving winners and India didn’t beat them in a single game this summer

Given the Australian dominance, the one factor that could have helped the Indians was the opportunity to bat first. Denied the luck with the toss, and the ideal situation of being able to set a target, they found their opponents capitalising fully.

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Australia vs New Zealand, an intense sibling rivalry where nothing else matters than ‘win’

The Aussies and the Kiwis usually get along pretty well and the nations enjoy a very healthy relationship but it’s a sibling-like rivalry and either sides desperately want to get better of each other.

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Emotional Martin Crowe says that ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final could be the last match he sees; backs his beloved New Zealand to win it

Crowe has been terminally ill and said that Sunday’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 final between his beloved New Zealand and Australia could be the last game he’ll ever see.

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