Tag: World Cup

Ravi Shastri Interview On Virat Kohli’s Failure: ‘Many Big Players Have Not Won World Cup’

Director Kabir Khan explained the toughest part of working on ‘83’ and the way actor Ranveer Singh got into the skin of his character and embodied former cricketer Kapil Dev. Film ‘83’ is based on true events of the Indian cricket team winning its first ever cricket World Cup in 1983 at the iconic Lord’s in London.

Dhull, a right-handed middle-order batter, was a leading run-getter in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy earlier this year. He averaged 75.50 for his 302 runs for the Delhi Districts & Cricket Association (DDCA) in the five matches that the team played during the tournament.

Bhubaneswar: With a few days left for Hockey World Cup, a two-day workshop for police personnel is being organised for development of their communication skills. Around 240 police personnel are being imparted soft-skill and behavioural training by experts of Frankfinn Academy. “Cops are being trained so that they don’t face any difficulty while communicating with […]

Bhubaneswar: With only a few days left for the Hockey World Cup-2018 to be held in the capital city of Odisha, life-size murals under the Street Art and Murals Project (STAMP) of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation across the city are spreading the fever of the mega event. According to sources, more than 300 artists including students […]

Puri: International sand animator and sculptor Manas Sahoo congratulated the Under-19 Indian cricket team for winning the world cup held in New Zealand. In appreciation, Sahoo created a sand art with tricolour and a message ‘Congratulation to Junior Indian Cricket Team’. Reportedly, Sahoo took nearly three hours to build the 10-ft long sculpture. “We congratulate […]

Bhubaneswar: Five visually impaired cricketers from Odisha have been named in the probable Indian team for the 5th ODI World Cup for the blind to be held in Dubai in January 2018. The Cricket Association for the Blind in India which announced the 44-member probable team today named Odisha’s Md Jafar, Pankaj Bhue, Sukhram Majhi, […]

Bhubaneswar: Cricketing buffs in Odisha have been bowled over by legend Sachin Tendulkar’s ‘Cricket Wali Beat’ song that has already made millions of fans to dance to its tune. Sachin’s jugalbandi with Sonu Nigam for 100 MB has been a huge hit as the cricketing legend expressed gratitude to cricket players he played six World […]

New Delhi: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Friday backed India to play the June 16 World Cup match against Pakistan, saying he would “hate” to give the arch rivals two crucial points and help them in the marquee tournament. “India has always come up trumps against Pakistan in the World Cup. Time to beat them […]

Greater Noida: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly on Thursday said that India have played good cricket in the last couple of months which makes them favourites to win the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup in England. “India are favourites. The team has played some good cricket over the last few months … they are prepared […]

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 […]

Sydney: After the high of the first-ever Test series win Down Under, India would look to put aside the unexpected controversy involving two players and fine tune their World Cup preparations in the three-match ODI series against an under-fire Australia, beginning here on Saturday. Ahead of the start of the limited-overs series, all-rounder Hardik Pandya […]

Bhubaneswar: Indian hockey team on Thursday questioned the decisions of umpires for the heartbreaking defeat against the Netherlands in the quarter final of the men’s hockey World Cup here. The team found the umpire’s decision wrong on giving yellow card to defender Amit Rohidas during the last minutes into the game. “First of all, I […]

Saransk: A late Yuya Osako header gave Japan a 2-1 victory over 10-man Colombia in an entertaining World Cup Group H match here on Tuesday. Osako broke Colombia’s resistance in the 79th minute after Juan Quintero’s free-kick cancelled out an early Shinji Kagawa penalty at the Mordovia Arena, reports Xinhua news agency. The South Americans […]

Moscow: Argentina goalkeeper Willy Caballero has insisted that the two-time world champions are well prepared for the 2018 FIFA World Cup despite playing only one warm-up match. The Argentines beat Haiti 4-0 in Buenos Aires on May 30 before a friendly against Israel slated for June 9 was cancelled, reports Xinhua news agency. “It’s true […]