Tag: World Cup

Melbourne: Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh has picked the top three ODI batsmen he would be looking forward to in the upcoming World Cup beginning on May 30 in England and Wales. Indian skipper Virat Kohli was the first choice of Waugh. “Definitely Virat Kohli,” Waugh told cricket.com.au. “He’s No.1.” Kohli, regarded by many as the […]

New Delhi: The 2019 edition of the World Cup is now six days away and while India is considered one of the favourites going into the tournament in England and Wales, a lot will depend on how skipper Virat Kohli leads the team in the showpiece event. While pundits questioned his captaincy during the recently […]

London: Failure of the England batsmen to convert starts saw them post 311/8 against South Africa in the opening game of the 2019 World Cup at the Kennington Oval on Thursday. Riding on fifties from Jason Roy (54), Joe Root (51), Eoin Morgan (57) and Ben Stokes (89), the hosts ensured that the failures of […]

Cardiff: New Zealand openers Martin Guptill and Colin Munro comfortably steered their side to an impressive 10-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in their World Cup opener at the Sophia Gardens here on Saturday. Guptill and Munro remained unbeaten on 73 and 58, respectively, as the Kiwis raced past the 137-run target set by Sri Lanka […]

New Delhi: Ahead of India’s much anticipated World Cup opener against South Africa on June 5 at the Ageas Bowl in Hampshire, host broadcasters Star Sports have come out with a masterstroke of an advertisement. In the latest advertisement, while the Indian fans are shown talking about their love for former coach Gary Kirsten — […]

London: German forward Thomas Muller on Monday shared a picture of himself in the Indian cricket jersey and a cricket bat in his left hand and wished good luck to participants of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, currently underway in England and Wales. In his wish, Muller made a special mention of Indian skipper […]

Southhampton: India skipper Virat Kohli believes that his team has learnt from the mistakes of the 2017 Champions Trophy when they lost to arch-rivals Pakistan in the final and the captain has said that introducing wrist spinners in the side was a step in that direction. The Men in Blue will start their campaign in […]

New Delhi: Film and cricket buffs may be divided over what to watch on Wednesday — Salman Khan’s Eid treat “Bharat” or India’s first match at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, but experts feel the movie will remain unaffected. India will play against South Africa in their World Cup campaign opener in Southampton. Trade […]

Southampton: India’s opening game in the ongoing World Cup saw former skipper M.S. Dhoni once again profess his love for the security forces after he was spotted with regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces on his wicket-keeping gloves. During the course of India’s six-wicket win over South Africa at The Rose Bowl, […]

London: Afghanistan opener Mohammad Shahzad has been ruled out of the ongoing World Cup following a knee injury. Wicket-keeper batsman Ikram Ali Khil has been called in as Shahzad’s replacement and it has been approved by the Event Technical Committee. Shahzad had retired hurt after suffering a knee injury in the warm-up fixture against Pakistan. […]

New Delhi: With Indians across all paths of life coming out in support of former India skipper M.S. Dhoni after the International Cricket Council (ICC) asked him to remove the ‘Balidaan Badge from his wicketkeeping gloves, the Committee of Administrators (CoA) running Indian cricket have sent in a request to the ICC asking them to […]

New Delhi: A Pakistan Minister has hit out at Indian cricketer M.S. Dhoni for sporting an Army insignia on his wicket-keeping gloves during the ongoing World Cup in England and Wales. “Dhoni is in England to play cricket not for MahaBharta (sic), what an idiotic debate in Indian media, a section of the Indian media […]

New Delhi: Amid the ongoing controversy over M.S. Dhoni sporting an Army insignia during the ongoing World Cup, it has come to fore that the Pakistan team wanted to celebrate India’s wickets ‘differently’ when the two teams meet in Manchester on June 16. Saj Sadiq, editor of Pakistan site ‘Pak Passion’, on Friday tweeted that […]

Bristol: Not a single delivery could be bowled due to inclement weather as Pakistan and Sri Lanka split points after the first washout of the ongoing World Cup here on Friday. Persistent rain and damp outfield meant that play was not possible even after umpires Ian Gould and Nigel Llong waited for more than five […]

London: Virat Kohli is currently in England looking to become the third Indian captain to win the World Cup after Kapil Dev in 1983 and M.S. Dhoni in 2011 and it seems that his former school in the Capital is expressing its support in a very unique manner. Host broadcasters Star Sports tweeted on Friday […]