The live streaming of the high-profile World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan on espnstar.com shattered the country's previous online streaming record for events delivered by Akamai Technologies.

Railways bosses are troubled these days over how to return Rs. 4,000 that the organisation owes Mahendra Singh Dhoni for the last seven years. Srinand Jha reports.

Former Australian spinner Shane Warne has reportedly expressed desire to coach World Cup champion Team India after Gary Kirsten stepped down today. Shane Warne is currently the coach and captain of IPL team Rajasthan Royals.

After his outstanding World Cup campaign, Yuvraj Singh's mother does not want her son to be commercially exploited by all and sundry as the stakes are set to hit an all-time high.

 

After creating a furore by stating that Indians are not "large-hearted", Pakistan's ODI cricket captain Shahid Afridi did a volte-face, claiming that he was misunderstood and quoted out of context.
In Afridi's defence

While the entire nation relished every stroke hit by his son during the assault on the Sri Lankan bowlers in the World Cup final, MS Dhoni’s father, Paan Singh, deliberately missed the live action. Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports.

The Indian team management took a conscious decision to wear red at the venue, be it during practice session or in dressing room, right before the start of the World Cup. They wore blue only while playing matches.

India’s World Cup-winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is still remembered by friends in his hometown for his innate simplicity.

After his outstanding World Cup campaign, Yuvraj Singh's mother does not want her son to be commercially exploited by all and sundry as the stakes are set to hit an all-time high.

Days after winning the hearts of numerous Indian fans with his remarks after his team's loss in the World Cup semi-final, Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi has said Indians are not as large-hearted as Pakistanis.

ICC World Cup 2011 Man of the Tournament Yuvraj Singh is turning into the man of the moment on the brand endorsement circuit. Himani Chandna Gurtoo reports.

No doubt the 10th World Cup will be remembered for the Men in Blue’s triumph, but it will also be recalled for some outstanding individual performances. HT picks the best of the best.

India always had skill. All they needed was a bit of steel. The South African trio of coach Gary Kirsten, mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton and bowling coach Eric Simons provided that to turn them into world beaters.

From the day Mahendra Singh Dhoni's daredevils tied their Group B league match against England in Bangalore, India, it seems, was destined to win the World Cup, given the Indian skipper's record in the past.

During the tension filled moments of the cricket World Cup final, SMSes alleging the India-Sri Lanka match was fixed gave people the blues. Fans started despairing when some of the claims in the text actually came true!