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It’s not time to write obituaries for the 50-overs format

Fans can take heart from Dhoni & co’s sense of purpose

Proteas need to exorcise ghosts of past failures soon

India underline status as the best team on view

Indian bowling has been surprise of the tournament

New Zealand-Windies quarters may have chance of an upset

Clarke’s timing of retirement announcement could have been better

Australia can take heart from their batting against Afghanistan

Cricket often dominates the front pages of newspapers in India, but sadly for the wrong reasons of late. The Sourav Ganguly-Greg Chappell run-in has been a bit of a shame for the game in general and Indian cricket in particular.

The time for talking is over. There has been plenty of that from both teams and their coaches but once the members take their customary seats at the home of cricket there will be no place to hide and only actions will count.