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Despite being winless on the tour and not making it to the final of the tri-series, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels the team can lift itself by taking a break before the World Cup and introspecting rather than coming back every day to the ground and doing the same thing over and over.

India`s recent saga of spineless performances touched a new low as they crashed to a humiliating innings and 244 runs defeat well inside three days in the fifth and final cricket Test against England, who clinched the series with a 3-1 margin, here today.

Australia put themselves in line for a fifth World Cup title with an emphatic 95-run semi-final victory over defending champions India in Sydney on Thursday.

The BCCI on Saturday terminated Pune Warriors from the IPL after the Sahara-owned franchise defaulted on its payments and refused to furnish the bank guarantee for the next season.

Virat Kohli`s hundred and a combined effort from India`s pace attack gave them their sixth win against arch rival Pakistan in World Cups

India on Friday regained their No 1 ranking in the ICC ODI list after Australia lost their fourth one day international against England by 57 runs thereby dropping to the second place in the 13-team table.

South Africa`s agonising last-gasp defeat to New Zealand in Auckland joins a long list of excruciating near-misses for the Proteas in World Cups.

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died in hospital on Thursday, two days after the batsman was struck on the head by a bouncer during a domestic match.Governing body Cricket Australia (CA) confirmed the 25-year-old had lost his fight for life.`We are extremely sad to announce that Phillip Hughes has passed away at the age of 25,` CA said on its Twitter feed.

Defending champions India steam into Thursday`s quarterfinal against first-timers Bangladesh with the momentum of an unbeaten six-game pool run as the World Cup becomes cut-throat.

Australia clinches series against India by 4-0 while one more one day will be played between the two teams.