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  • India will be tough to beat, assessing conditions will be vital, says New Zealand spinner Santner

    Chennai, October 19 New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner feels assessing the conditions in Dharamsala and countering an in-form Rohit Sharma will be vital as they eye the “tough” task of beating India at home during their World Cup clash on Sunday. New Zealand have done well to adapt to the different conditions in the World…

  • Cricket World Cup: India-Pakistan players’ friendship off the field

    Whenever India and Pakistan meet on a cricket pitch, the world witnesses another instalment of what is one of sports’ most fiercely contested rivalries. And when the two meet at a World Cup, as they will on 14 October in the western Indian state of Gujarat, anticipation is driven to feverish extremes. The nuclear-armed neighbours…

  • India v Pakistan: Battle of nerves at arch-rivals’ cricket World Cup clash

    Cricket’s most famous rivalry resumes as hosts India take on arch-rivals Pakistan in the ongoing World Cup in Ahmedabad. The match on Saturday has been described as the “blockbuster event” of the tournament – millions will tune in to watch the game and the 132,000-capacity stadium is expected to be full. Both sides have made…