The state association's robot umpire waves the Indian flag, India v England, 2nd ODI, Kochi, January 15, 2013

The state association's robot umpire waves the Indian flag, India v England, 2nd ODI, Kochi, January 15, 2013© BCCI

The state association's robot umpire waves the Indian flag, India v England, 2nd ODI, Kochi, January 15, 2013© BCCI

Virender Sehwag reacts after getting to a double century

Virender Sehwag reacts after getting to a double-ton, India v West Indies, 4th ODI, Indore, December 8, 2011

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Virender Sehwag reacts after getting to a double-ton, India v West Indies, 4th ODI, Indore, December 8, 2011©Associated Press

Virender Sehwag smacks one for six

Virender Sehwag smacks one for six, India v West Indies, 4th ODI, Indore, December 8, 2011

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Virender Sehwag smacks one for six, India v West Indies, 4th ODI, Indore, December 8, 2011©AFP

Shikhar Dhawan reaches his half century

Shikhar Dhawan reaches his half-century, 1st ODI, Trinidad, June 6, 2011

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Shikhar Dhawan reaches his half-century, 1st ODI, Trinidad, June 6, 2011© Associated Press

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MS Dhoni is stumped by Robin Uthappa

MS Dhoni is stumped by Robin Uthappa, Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors, IPL 2011, Chenna

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MS Dhoni is stumped by Robin Uthappa, Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors, IPL 2011, Chennai©Associated Press

Crackers go off in Hyderabad to celebrate India's victory

Crackers go off in Hyderabad to celebrate India's victory, Hyderabad, India, March 30, 2011

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Crackers go off in Hyderabad to celebrate India's victory, Hyderabad, India, March 30, 2011©AFP

Match Analysis | The experts review the action

Match Analysis | The experts review the action

'India strong favourites for title'

Sanjay Manjrekar, speaking to Siddhartha Talya, says Pakistan made far too many mistakes, and India seem strong contenders for the title(07:43)

March 30, 2011

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India's Big Hopes on ICC World Cup 2011

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BCCI selection committee president, Kris Srikanth said on Sunday, despite recent disappointing results, the preparation for the next World Cup goes smoothly.

Kris Srikanth said, although India’s recent performance was disappointing, preparation for the next World Cup going ahead smoothly.

Srikanth said that the players are good, selectors and the BCCI also doing their best, said Srikkanth. Every series is like a World Cup for us.

Selectors keep an eye on all the major cricket matches is under-19, Ranji and Irani trophy matches to choose the right talented person for the future cricket.

Talking about injuries that have hit the Indian team, Srikanth said injuries are part of the game and sometime it is difficult for right replacement at the eleventh hour.

He is talking about injuries have hit the Indian team injuries are part of the game and sometimes hard to right replacement of team.

About Saturday’s match with Sri Lanka, where India lost, Srikkanth said, we lost wickets at crucial time.

However, he complimented the youngsters for doing well.

Hosts to play at home in knock out

World Cup 2011: Hosts to play at home in knock-out

Host nations for World Cup 2011 – India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh- will enjoy home advantage in knock-out stages, albeit only if they manage to reach there.

The rather unusual schedule means that any host nation reaching knock-out stage in World Cup 2011 will host its own match and enjoy home advantage. However, if two host nations have to face each other in a knock-out stage match, the team with higher ranking will be given the honors to host the match. It has to be noted that these rankings have already been finalized.

Reports about this schedule have been confirmed by the ICC and this will mean that schedule of the knockout stages will not be clear till the league matches in the World Cup get completed and the final word on their qualification for league stages is out.

Take for instance, India playing against Sri Lanka or Bangladesh in quarter-finals. Since India has a higher ranking above both teams, it will host the quarter final match. Similar will be the case if Sri Lanka clash against Bangladesh or any other team. Bangladesh in turn, will get to host its quarter-final match against any other team except India and Sri Lanka.