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Mohali has been hit by rain with mere hours left for the crunch semifinal clash between India and Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup 2011.

Amongst all the talk of war, when India faces Pakistan in the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup, it would be good to remember that at the end of the day, it is a Cricket match.

All eyes are now riveted on the upcoming Wednesday’s key semi-final tie between India and Pakistan in the tenth edition of the World Cup Cricket tournament to be played in the north Indian city of Mohali.

South Asian rivals India and Pakistan are engaging in their first high-level peace talks since the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in 2008, ahead of a much-anticipated World Cup cricket match next week.

A study shows that the cricket World cup caused a surge in visitation to cricket sites in India as fans went online for the latest results and match updates. Sites reached their highest volume of traffic for the month during the week ending March 13, with 16.4 percent of India's online population visiting ESPNCricInfo.com and 13.4 percent of web users visiting Yahoo! Cricket.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting will be charged on Wednesday after allegedly damaging a television in the dressing room during a World Cup match with Zimbabwe.

The U.S. government has issued a travel advisory for its citizens visiting the ICC World Cup 2011 host nations, including India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Kolkata and Mumbai grounds have been given the final clearance to stage Cricket World Cup matches after concerns about their readiness, the head of the governing body told Reuters on Monday.

While visa norms would have taken much of travelers’ time to decide on their itineraries across the three nations, the tour packages for all the matches to be played in India are almost sold out, according to the travel partners of the ICC.

Trevor Bailey, one of the greatest England all-rounders of the post-war era, has been found dead in a fire at a nursing home in Essex.

One-day 50-overs cricket returns to its spiritual and financial home next week when India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka host the World Cup after a 15-year gap.

When the world's batsmen dazzle crowds at this month's cricket World Cup, many will use bats hand-made in India. But lucrative global branding that masks the bats' true makers threatens the country's craftsmen.

The bans given to Pakistan trio Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir for spot-fixing will act as a strong deterrent to others from corrupting the sport, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Sunday.

New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram has been cleared to travel to the World Cup after sustaining an injury before the team's one-day match against Pakistan on Saturday.

Three Pakistan cricket team players and an agent will face corruption charges, according to Britain’s the Crown Prosecution Service

The subcontinent will be ready in time to host the World Cup though five venues were still undergoing work, the International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on Saturday.

Debutant Chris Woakes kept his cool to steer England to a one wicket victory against Australia in the last ball of the day while chasing 158 in the first T20 match of the series at the Adelaide Oval.

Despite winning three matches by an innings to take the Ashes series 3-1, England skipper Andrew Strauss claims his side are yet to peak.

India grinded through the final day of the third test against South Africa making 166-3 at Cape Town to level the three-match series at 1-1.

England's veteran cricketer Paul Collingwood has announced his retirement from Test cricket before the fourth day of the fifth Ashes test at Sydney

Kallis' unbeaten 109 pinned the Indians back as South Africa finished day four of the final test with a lead of 339 runs,