I'm glad that I had that opportunity to change things. But by no way I regret the fact that 2003 did not go my way. It was a great learning experience. I was better prepared for 2011. Sai Prasad Mohapatra reports. Zak says

The Pakistan national selectors struck after the World Cup semi-final defeat against India. They showed their intent on building a new limited overs team by dropping seniors Kamran Akmal, Abdul Razzaq and Younis Khan for the upcoming limited overs series in the West Indies. Chop and change

World Cup winning Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday joined the growing calls to award batting ace Sachin Tendulkar the Bharat Ratna, saying no cricketer deserves it more than him.

Gary Kirsten bid farewell after presiding over the most successful three years in Indian cricket, donning a cloak of invisibility that kept him away from the limelight until the players carried him for a lap of honour after winning their biggest prize — the World Cup. Famous last words

Shane Warne said it will be difficult for India to find a suitable replacement for coach Gary Kirsten.

When Gary Kirsten took charge, cricket-crazy India was asking a number of questions, and whether the former South Africa opener with little coaching experience could revive a team of stars that had sunk low after the first round exit in the 2007 World Cup and was nursing the scars of the Greg Chappell era.

In August 2007, the national selectors first chose Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain for an eventually successful World Twenty20 campaign. It later emerged that Sachin Tendulkar had quietly put in a word of recommendation, having seen enough of the wicketkeeper-batsman’s leadership qualities. HT reports. Master hails the leader

India’s pace spearhead Zaheer Khan on Monday said that he and his teammates were happy to emulate the heroics of the 1983 World Cup winning team by lifting the title in cricket’s showpiece event in Mumbai on Sunday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not inspect the Wankhede stadium pitch even for once prior to the World Cup final against Sri Lanka in Mumbai.

India started the World Cup as favourites but it was England skipper Andrew Strauss’s innings in the second game that was a wake-up call. Sanjjeev Karan Samyal reports.

Responding to reports that the World Cup trophy presented to Team India was a replica as the original had been seized by the customs department in Mumbai over non-payment of duty, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday said the winners had got the original trophy and the one with the customs was the perpetual Cup that stays with the ICC.

Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, who stayed away from interacting with the media through the duration of the tournament, was on Monday effusive in his praise of the team for their dedication and determination and called skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni the best captain he had played under. Abhijeet Kulkarni reports.

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

The Indian cricket players can't seem to put it down but the World Cup trophy they have with them is actually just a replica as the original is still lying with the customs, according to some media reports. Meanwhile, the ICC has rubbished reports that the ICC had presented India with a duplicate World Cup trophy.