New Delhi: Former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori feels the Black Caps should be proud of their journey in the recently concluded World Cup and take the positives of the game ahead. In his column for the International Cricket Council (ICC), Vettori praised both England and New Zealand for showing a good fight in the […]
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BCCI invites application for coach’s job, Shastri & Co get auto entry
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday invited applications for the positions of head coach, batting coach, bowling coach, fielding coach, physio, strength and conditioning coach and administrative manager for the Indian team. Current head coach Ravi Shastri and his team will get an automatic entry into the recruitment […]
Dhoni missing from Tendulkar’s World Cup 2019 XI
New Delhi: Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has named his favourite XI of cricketers who played in the just concluded edition of the World Cup. Tendulkar’s XI, led by Kane Williamson, includes five Indians — Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah. However, he did not include wicketkeeper-batsman M.S. Dhoni in […]
‘Sharing’ World Cup title must be considered: New Zealand coach
London: New Zealand head coach Gary Stead believes the possibility of sharing the World Cup is something that “should be considered” by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the Black Caps lost to England in the finals of the 2019 World Cup at Lord’s. On Sunday, two dramatic run-outs in the final over of England’s innings […]
Kohli, Bumrah retain top spots in ICC ODI rankings
London: India skipper Virat Kohli and pacer Jasprit Bumrah retained their top spots in the ICC ODI batsman and bowler’s rankings, respectively, after the World Cup, the cricket’s governing body said in a statement on Monday. While India crashed out of the World Cup after losing to New Zealand in the semifinal, Kohli slammed five consecutive […]
My medal is an answer to my critics: Dutee Chand
New Delhi: After scripting history by bagging gold in the 100m race at the World University Games recently, ace India sprinter Dutee Chand said the feat was a result of the criticism she faced for expressing that she was in a same-sex relationship. On July 10, 23-year-old Dutee clocked 11.32 seconds to clinch the gold […]
Rohit, Bumrah in ICC’s WC XI, no place for Kohli
London: Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah were the only two Indians to feature in the ICC’s World Cup 2019 Team of the Tournament, which didn’t have any place for Virat Kohli. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was named the captain of the team while Alex Carey of Asutralia was appointed the wicketkeeper. India vice-captain Rohit […]
Fresh faces likely as selectors pick squad for WI tour on July 19
New Delhi: Quite a few fresh faces are likely to be included in India’s limited over squads when the selectors led by M.S.K. Prasad meet in Mumbai on July 19 to pick the teams for the series against the West Indies beginning August 3. India, who bowed out of the World Cup after losing in […]
England should’ve been given five runs, not six: Simon Taufel
London: Former international umpire Simon Taufel feels that the umpires made a grave mistake while awarding six runs to England — instead of five –when a throw struck Ben Stokes’ bat during the summit clash of the 2019 World Cup at Lord’s. In the fourth ball of the final over during England’s chase of 241, […]
We had Allah with us as well: Morgan on winning the final match against New Zealand
New Delhi: World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan has praised New Zealand and reckons the Kiwis had a decent run in the showpiece event as they also outclassed the hot favourites — India — in the first semifinal of the tournament. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Morgan said: “They’ve been actually through a better tournament than […]