Rohit Sharma produced a special effort on a challenging pitch where the majority of Indian batters struggled, as the hosts were restricted to 229 for nine by England in their World Cup game here on Sunday.

The Indian cricket team on Sunday wore black armbands during their World Cup clash against England in the memory of the legendary spinner and former captain Bishan Singh Bedi, who died on October 23.

England won the toss and elected to bowl in their World Cup match against India here on Sunday.

 Australia and South Africa will remain biggest threats for India in their bid to regain the ODI World Cup, feels former skipper Sourav Ganguly.

Having endured back-to-back defeats against India and South Africa, five-time champions Australia have got their mojo back with four wins on the trot to climb to top-four.

Netherlands pacers Paul van Meekeren and Bas de Leede struck with a vengeance to thrash Bangladesh by 87 runs and cause another upset in the World Cup here on Saturday.

Australia overcame New Zealand by five runs in a thrilling game to continue their winning run in the World Cup here on Saturday.

Netherlands batted painfully slow, scoring 229 all out in their World Cup match against Bangladesh here on Saturday.

Australia fired on all cylinders to post a massive 388 all out in 49.2 overs against New Zealand in a World Cup match here on Saturday. Travis Head smashed 109 off 67 balls in his first World Cup game and added 175 runs for the opening stand with David Warner (81 off 65 balls).