Dhoni is the 'Obama' of cricket, says Praveen Kumar

Praveen Kumar said he is thankful to the likes of Zaheer and Nehra for their guidance.

If being inspiring is a measure of leadership skills then Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is comparable only to charismatic American President Barack Obama, feels Praveen Kumar.

World Cup 'power riots' worry Dhaka

Cricket-mad Bangladesh is a co-host of the World Cup, which starts February 19

Bangladesh has chronic power shortages, producing about 4,500 megawatts of power a day against demand of around 6,500 megawatts a day.

During the football World Cup in June and July, thousands of angry fans stormed local power offices and attacked state electricity officials after the power supply went off during matches.

Ryder vents 'run-out' anger on Twitter

I just got run out by my other batter. What a waste of time this day is" Ryder had tweeted.

New Zealand opening batsman Jesse Ryder has vented his anger on the micro--blogging site Twitter after being run out in a mix--up with team--mate Stephen Murdoch during the provincial one--day cricket match.

Ryder, opening for Wellington against Northern Districts at the Basin Reserve on Sunday, was sent packing after a mix--up with Murdoch and he took to Twitter to voice his frustration.

Australia's Ferguson gets ODI call

Ferguson averages 46.07 from 26 ODIs

Australia called up batsman Callum Ferguson on Tuesday for the sixth one-day international against England in Sydney after World Cup hopeful Shaun Marsh was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Ferguson, 26, will replace Marsh for the final two games of the seven-match ODI series, clinched by Australia with a 51-run victory in Brisbane on Sunday.