Birmingham: Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored yet another half-century in the ongoing World Cup during his side’s 31-run loss to England at Edgbaston. On Sunday, Kohli scored his fifth fifty on the trot in the ongoing tournament and became the second batsman after Australia’s Steve Smith to score five consecutive half centuries in a World Cup. […]
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Dhoni criticised for slow batting against England
Birmingham: Wicketkeeper-batsman M.S. Dhoni once again found himself at the receiving end for his lack of intent during India’s first defeat in the ongoing World Cup as they lost to England by 31 runs at Edgbaston. Chasing 337 on Sunday, India could manage 306/5 in their full quota of 50 overs with Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav […]
Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti blames ‘orange jersey’ for India’s defeat against England
New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti feels it is the change in jersey of the Indian team which ended their winning streak in the ongoing World Cup. The Indian team had sported a new ‘away jersey’ — which has splattering of orange on the shoulders and the back — in their Sunday […]
England hands India their first defeat in WC 2019
Birmingham: The stage was set for a vintage M.S. Dhoni finish as India needed 104 off the last 10 overs with the former India skipper just in and warming up at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Sunday. But his attempt to take the game deep saw India left with 57 needed off the last 18 balls. […]
Rohit Sharma is the only second Indian batsman to hit three hundreds in WC
Star opener Rohit Sharma has become the only second Indian batsman to hit three hundreds in World Cup. Rohit hit 102 runs in 106 balls against England during the World Cup match on Sunday. He had scored 122 runs against South Africa and 140 against Pakistan in the current edition of World Cup. Ex-captain Sourav […]
Google CEO snapped with Tendulkar during India Vs England match at Edgbaston
Birmingham: Among those in attendance at Edgbaston on Sunday for the big World Cup match between India and England was Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The BCCI posted an image of Pichai posing with batting great Sachin Tendulkar on its social media pages. Google CEO @sundarpichai along with the Master Blaster @sachin_rt at the game today 🤝🤝 […]
In WC 2011, India Vs England match had ended in a tie
The last time when India and England had clashed during World Cup in 2011, the result was a tie. The match was played in February 2011 in Bengaluru. Both the teams had scored 338 runs each in their respective innings. In this match, both Sachin Tendulkar and Andrew Strauss had hit a century each. The […]
Rishabh Pant replaces Vijay Shankar as England opt to bat against India
Birmingham: England won the toss and decided to bat first against India in their crucial World Cup game here on Sunday. For India, Rishabh Pant was drafted in as Vijay Shankar picked up a toe niggle. “Vijay Shankar has a toe niggle, Rishabh Pant is in. He brings in a lot of fearlessness. He has a […]
Pak fans to support India against England, one even sings ‘Jana Gana’
New Delhi: In the sporting world, the India-Pakistan rivalry needs no explanation. And when the two arch-rivals clash on cricket field, it not only ignites emotions and feelings but also attracts eyeballs globally. However, it will be a rarest of the rare occasion when on Sunday Pakistani fans will cheer and pray for their neighbours — […]
Kohli backs Dhoni, Shankar ahead of England game
Birmingham: Backing the under-fire Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday said that the veteran stumper-batsman was someone who didn’t need to be told what to do. Kohli also put his weight behind all-rounder Vijay Shankar on the eve of the high-voltage World Cup group stage clash against hosts England. “He (Dhoni) had […]