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New Delhi: The BCCI has urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to urge cricketing nations to boycott countries which sponsor terrorism but no decision has been taken if India should play against Pakistan in the World Cup after the Kashmir suicide bombing. The communication followed a directive from the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators overseeing […]

Gurugram: The ICC World Cup in England and Wales is hardly five months away and the mind games and predictions have already begun, with the ICC CEO David Richardson on Thursday saying it is very difficult to pick a clear winner even as he backed India and England for leading the race. Richardson, who was […]

Dubai: BBC Test Match Special has secured rights to broadcast ball-by-ball coverage of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, to be held in England and Wales next year. Test Match Special will be broadcast to fans on multiple platforms across the UK, including on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra, Radio 4 Long Wave and […]

Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday removed Sana Mir as the captain of the women’s team after their poor show in the ICC World Cup in June. The 31-year-old Mir will be replaced by all-rounder Bismah Maroof. She will lead the eves in both limited overs formats. Shamsa Hashmi was also dismissed as […]

New Delhi: Former India all-rounder Ravi Shastri was on Tuesday named the new India head coach till the 2019 ICC World Cup. Shastri had earlier served as the Team Director before Anil Kumble was appointed in 2016 the head coach for a year. Shastri’s first assignment with the team will be the upcoming Sri Lanka tour, […]

Derby (United Kingdom): Harmanpreet Kaur produced one of greatest ever ODI knocks in women’s cricket as India stormed into the ICC World Cup final, demolishing Australia by 36 runs in the semi-final, here today. It is only the second time that India have entered the summit clash of the global event, having lost to Australia […]

Michael Clarke, one of the Australia’s most inspirational captains, will retire from ODI cricket after the World Cup summit clash against New Zealand at the iconic MCG here tomorrow. Clarke, who is just four days short of his 34th birthday, has played 244 ODIs till now scoring 7907 runs at an average of 44.42 with […]

Dunedin: A valiant knock from Samiullah Shenwari (96) inspired Afghanistan to a thrilling one-wicket victory against Scotland in a World Cup Pool A game at the University Oval here Thursday. After skipper Mohamad Nabi won the toss and decided to bowl first, Afghanistan’s opening bowlers Shapoor Zadran (4/38) and Dawlat Zadran (3/29) helped them bowl […]

Adelaide:India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni likened the country’s cricketers to steaks on barbecue and in context of the team’s workload ahead of the ICC World Cup, Saturday said there’s a fine line between cooked and over-cooked. India have been in Australia for three months and haven’t won a game having played four Tests and an […]

Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee today said the upcoming ICC World Cup, starting February 14, could suffer if curators around the country produced the same flat wickets that were a part of the last few Test and One-Day International (ODI) series in Australia

Melbourne: Cricket Australia (CA) on Friday announced the appointment of three-time World Cup winner Ricky Ponting as assistant coach as the Kangaroos prepare to defend their title in the upcoming ICC World Cup in England and Wales this year. Ponting’s appointment comes a day after David Saker resigned as Australia’s fast-bowling coach with immediate effect. […]

New Delhi: The Indian selectors have named the 15-member squad for the upcoming World Cup. While both all-rounder Hardik Pandya and opener K.L. Rahul are part of the squad, they are yet to get clearance from BCCI ombudsman D.K. Jain for making inappropriate comments in a television chat show. The duo had appeared before Jain […]

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians’ Australia pacer Jason Behrendorff left for Australia to join the national camp for ICC World Cup in England next month. For skipper Steven Smith and opener David Warner will play one match before leaving while Marcus Stoinis will also be heading home to join the camp starting May 2. Twenty nine-year-old Behrendorff, […]

New Delhi: All-rounders are the flavour of the season and this World Cup will feature some of the best in the business. West Indies legend Clive Lloyd told Times of India that the ICC’s flagship event in England and Wales will be “World Cup of all-rounders”. IANS takes a look at the five best all […]