Kolkata: India’s poor batting display against Afghanistan has once again raised questions on who should bat at no.4 for the Men in Blue in the remaining games of the 2019 World Cup. While some feel that Rishabh Pant should be given a go at the spot, former India coach Anshuman Gaekwad begs to differ. He […]
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Yawning is a normal thing, didn’t commit a sin: Sarfaraz Ahmed
London: Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed received a lot of flak after he was captured yawning at one stage during the India innings in their World Cup game at Old Trafford. The 89-run loss made matters worse as he was heavily trolled for yawning and was later also body shamed. But after Pakistan’s convincing win over […]
Play fearless cricket in remaining games: Shoaib Akhtar tells Pakistan
London: Pleased with Pakistan’s convincing win over South Africa in their crucial World Cup fixture, former speedster Shoaib Akhtar is hoping that Sarfaraz Ahmed and the boys play fearless cricket in the remaining games and make it to the semi-finals. “I recommend Pakistan to hold their ground, play pressure-free cricket, play according to the best of […]
South Africa knocked out of 2019 WC after 49-run loss to Pakistan
London: Pakistan beat South Africa by 49 runs at Lord’s in their 2019 ICC World Cup group stage match on Sunday, ensuring they remain in contention for the playoffs while making the Proteas the second team after Afghanistan to be knocked out of the tournament. Chasing a target of 309, South Africa were restricted to a […]
Virat Kohli fined for excessive appealing during Afghanistan match
Southampton: India captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the World Cup match against Afghanistan which the Men in Blue won by 11 runs in Southampton. On Saturday, Kohli was found to have breached Article 2.1 of the ICC Code of Conduct […]
Mohammed Shami is the only second Indian bowler to take hat-trick in World Cup
Southampton: Mohammed Shami who was playing his first match of the ICC World Cup 2019, bowled on great lengths during the final over and picked up a hat-trick to bowl out Afghanistan for 213 in 49.5 overs. India won the match against Afghanistan by 11 runs. He became the second Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in […]
Pak PM’s aide confuses Imran Khan, Sachin Tendulkar
New Delhi: One of the aides to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has left Twitter in splits after he posted a picture of legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar and captioned it to be that of World Cup winning former Pakistan captain Khan. Naeem ul Haque, special assistant to the Pakistan Prime Minister, on Saturday posted a […]
Mohammed Shami takes hat-trick as India defeat Afghanistan in a thrilling match
Southampton: Mohammed Shami (4/40) grabbed a magical hat-trick as India scripted a 11-run last-over win over Afghanistan in a thrilling World Cup clash here on Saturday. Chasing 225 for victory, Afghanistan needed 16 runs in six balls riding Mohammad Nabi’s valiant 52 off 55 balls and including four boundaries and a sixer. Nabi smacked Shami for […]
Jayawardene backs Malinga by sharing his shirtless picture
London: Former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene shared Lasith Malinga’s viral shirtless picture from last week to answer back to his critics after Sri Lanka beat pre-tournament favourites England riding his heroics. “Well bowled Mali!!! Thought I’d share the most talked about picture last week for all you fans,” he wrote on Instagram. The bowler […]
India need early wickets feel Kumble, Laxman
Southampton: On a slow surface, India were restricted to 224/8 by Afghanistan in a World Cup tie, and former greats of the game feel it is now down to spinners to do the job and take the team home. This is India’s lowest first innings total batting all 50 overs since 2010. Kohli struck his […]