Tag: World Cup

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 […]

New Delhi: Since its inception in 1975, the ICC World Cup has witnessed several changes. While defending champions Australia are the most successful nation with five titles, India and West Indies have two each, and Pakistan and Sri Lanka one World Cup each. The first three One-Day International (ODI) World Cups were hosted by England, […]

New Delhi: The subject of playing Pakistan in the ICC World Cup is likely to top the agenda when the two-member Supreme Court appointed BCCI Committee of Administrators (CoA) meets here on Friday as calls for boycotting the neighbour in the marquee tournament in the United Kingdom have come from all quarters. Many former and […]

Kolkata: Reacting to Sachin Tendulkar’s comment that he would ‘hate’ to see India concede two points to Pakistan by not playing them in the upcoming World Cup, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said he would rather want the coveted crown and not worry about losing two points. “He wants two points against Pakistan, […]

Visakhapatnam: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday said the team would “respect the government decision” in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack as far as playing Pakistan in the upcoming World Cup is concerned. “Our stand is simple. We stick by what the nation wants to do, what the BCCI decides and that is […]

Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the recent ICC quarterly meeting was told by the world body to get tax exemption for conducting future global events like the 2021 T20 World Cup and 2023 ODI World Cup. If BCCI fails to get the exemption, it will have to bear the […]