Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Aamer on Wednesday shrugged off the disappointment of his comeback match being washed out following a five-year ban for spot-fixing.

An excellent spell of pace bowling from young Mostafizur Rahman left Chittagong bewildered and has given his side Khulna a chance to lift the National Cricket League title this year.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said Wednesday that he has gone down on his knees to beg record-breaking batsman Kumar Sangakkara not to quit after the World Cup.

In a media talk at Adelaide on Wednesday, Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower said he felt the best was yet to come from the Pakistani batsmen.

Kumar Sangakkara became the first batsman to score four consecutive one-day centuries as Sri Lanka thrashed Scotland by 148 runs in the World Cup in Hobart on Wednesday.

England coach Peter Moores should be removed from his current position and put in charge of the "kids", according to former captain Michael Vaughan.

AB de Villiers wants consistency and commitment in South Africa's final Pool B match against the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, aware the Proteas' stop-start form cannot continue as the tournament's knockout phase looms.

United Arab Emirates captain Mohammad Tauqir on Wednesday said South Africa's shock loss to Pakistan last week had given them a glimmer of hope as they prepare to face the Proteas.

AB de Villiers insisted Wednesday that South Africa were re-energised and had shrugged off their inconsistent early form at the World Cup, boldly declaring "we're the best team in the tournament".

The toughest task facing South Africa's selectors as they approach the quarterfinals is what to do with Quinton de Kock, according to Graeme Smith.

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Bryan Habana: Keep on believing AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Dale Steyn and the rest of the team. We are still behind you all the way. Dimuth Karunarathne: It will take four centuries to find another player like Kumar Sangakkara. Hats off to you legend.

If you were asked who the leading wicket-taker so far of this World Cup is, surely names of Trent Boult, Mitchell Starc or Tim Southee would pop up.

While Kumar Sangakkara is grabbing all the headlines for his supermanlike runscoring, senior statesman Tillakaratne Dilshan is quietly going about his job, albeit with a lot of aplomb.

Viv Richards has been crowned the greatest one-day cricketer ever by a jury of 50 eminent players, commentators and writers assembled by the Cricket Monthly, including icons such as Ian Chappell, Clive Lloyd, Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting and Graeme Smith.

Tough victory against England will boost up the Tigers ahead of their last match in Pool A against New Zealand.

Kumar Sangakkara created a unique record in Cricket World Cup history as he struck his fourth consecutive hundred in this year's tournament.

SL pile up runs as key batsmen Dilshan, Sangakkara hit tons in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 match against Scotland at Bellerive Oval in Hobart

A small yet noticeable part of the Adelaide Airport yesterday turned into a mini Bangladesh as the players, some of them with their family members, and the coaching staff gathered and mingled there on way to fly across the Tasman Sea to play their last pool match against co-hosts New Zealand in Hamilton on Friday.

After Bangladesh humbled England at the Adelaide Oval on Monday, accolades poured in from all over the world for the Tigers. On the flipside however, the English team have faced tremendous backlash.