Tag: World Cup

West Indies batting legend Brian Lara has described as “a self-inflicted blow”, the decision by the Clive Lloyd-led selection panel to exclude Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo from the regional side for the ongoing World Cup

From the ruins of war to rubbing shoulders with world beaters at the biggest stage for limited-overs cricket, the meteoric rise of the Afghanistan cricket team is nothing short of a fairy tale

The International Cricket Council's (ICC) chief executive officer David Richardson Tuesday warned players that their failure to follow the governing body's Code of Conduct during the World Cup would result in severe punishments

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not averse to the idea of continuing as the skipper of the the Indian cricket team in all the three formats, saying it would be unfair to burden a new player with the mantle of captaincy with just one year left for the World Cup

India were beaten by 106 runs by hosts Australia in their first warm-up match for the World Cup here Sunday

Batsman Mohammad Hafeez was ruled out of Pakistan's World Cup squad Sunday owing to an injury. He has been advised by doctors to rest for three to four weeks

India's World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten Saturday said the team has a "really good chance" of repeating their 2011 success

Twelve long years and three editions later, the cricket World Cup left the shores of England to move to the sub-continent with India and Pakistan becoming the first co-hosts in 1987, that saw a new title sponsor and produced a new champion

Christchurch: Batsman Ross Taylor believes that the New Zealand management will protect the players from the risk of burnout. Taylor’s views Thursday comes just after country’s former skipper Martin Crowe had written in a column in espncricinfo.com that “fatigue” could dent their chances at the World Cup, as they would be playing almost non-stop cricket […]

Overall team performance helped Pakistan beat the United Arab Emirates by 129 runs in a Pool B game to stay in contention for the World Cup knockouts

India achieved their third consecutive victory of the cricket World Cup when they comprehensively beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by nine wickets in a Pool B encounter at the WACA here Saturday

Bhubaneswar: Irrespective of whether it’s a game of cricket or a hockey match, India-Pakistan clash always brings a key contest. An optimistic Tauqeer Dar, the Pakistan Hockey coach, today expressed that he would love to see an India-Pakistan clash in the final of the ongoing Hockey Men’s World Cup 2018 at the Kalinga Stadium in […]

Bhubaneswar: As Odisha gets ready to dip in hockey fever with the much awaited Hockey World Cup scheduled to begin from November 28 this year, insufficient number of standard hotels for foreign tourists has now become a major concern for the State government. Sources said a footfall of 15,000 foreign spectators is expected during the […]

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday re-introduced men's Champions Trophy and expanded the number of competing teams in both the men's 50-over World Cup and T20 World Cup in the 2024-2031 cycle of events.

New Delhi: Leg-spin legend Shane Warne believes India is one of the favourites to lift this year’s World Cup trophy along with England and defending champions Australia. “As I’m putting my #worldcup squad together for my column, I really believe Aust can win it again. As we have the players for the conditions, match winners […]