Leeds, July 6 (IANS) Ace opener Rohit Sharma became the highest run-getter in the group stages of a single World Cup during India’s final league match against Sri Lanka at the Headingley Cricket Ground here…
Leeds, July 6 (IANS) Former India batsman-turned-pundit Sanjay Manjrekar called Ravindra Jadeja a “street-smart” cricketer during India’s World Cup match against Sri Lanka, looking to bury the hatchet from his end after he infuriated the…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Ace seamer Jasprit Bumrah added another feather to his cap on Saturday by becoming the second fastest Indian after Mohammed Shami to take 100 ODI wickets during India’s final World…
By Baidurjo Bhose Leeds, July 6 (IANS) Placed precariously at 55/4 in the 12th over against India at the Headingley Cricket Ground on Saturday, Sri Lanka finally saw their most experienced batsman rise to the…
Leeds, July 6 (IANS) Banned by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for two years, former Sri Lanka skipper Sanath Jayasuriya was at the Headingley Cricket Ground on Saturday to watch the World Cup match between…
Manchester, July 6 (IANS) South Africa skipper Faf Du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the final group stage game of the World Cup here on Saturday. Australia, who…
Leeds, July 6 (IANS) A plane carrying the slogan “Justice for Kashmir”, followed by another plane with the slogan “India Stop Genocide & Free Kashmir” were seen flying over the Headingley Cricket Ground as India…
Leeds, July 6 (IANS) Cricket is a religion in India and it is the fans who have made it one. So, even as media personnel and pundits continue the debate whether former skipper Mahendra Singh…
By Baidurjo Bhose Leeds, July 6 (IANS) Shyam Sharma was a fast bowler plying his trade for Pelican Club in the Delhi circuit when a tennis elbow cut short his cricket career. But that didnt…
Leeds, July 6 (IANS) A plane carrying the slogan ‘Justice for Kashmir’ was seen flying over the Headingley Cricket Ground as India took on Sri Lanka in their final group stage game in the World…
Leeds, July 6 (IANS) Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and chose to bat first against India in a World Cup clash here on Saturday. India, already through to the semi-finals, made two…
Leeds, July 6 (IANS) English umpire Ian Gould will be in the middle for the final time in Indias clash with Sri Lanka at Headingley here, the ICC said. Gould, who was one of the…
Leeds, July 6 (IANS) At a time when he is facing flak for his slow batting at the World Cup and his retirement talk also doing the rounds, the International Cricket Council (ICC) made a…
London, July 6 (IANS) Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza admitted that his side could not provide star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan the necessary support and this led to them being knocked out in the group stage…
By Yajurvindra Singh The cricket World Cup in England has reached its final countdown. Australia, India, England and New Zealand have emerged victorious from the group stage to reach the semi-finals. None of these sides…
London, July 6 (IANS) Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to give head-to-head record a higher priority than net run rate after the team’s final game of the 2019 World Cup…
London, July 6 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik has announced his retirement from ODI cricket after the team’s final match in the 2019 World Cup. “Today I retire from One Day International (ODI) cricket….
By Baidurjo Bhose Leeds, July 6 (IANS) The secret to a team being successful is often the culture that the captain and the coach creates in and around the team. And Dinesh Karthik has revealed…
By Baidurjo Bhose Leeds, July 6 (IANS) For all talks of his gritty knocks as an opener and his brilliant man-management skills, what many forget is how useful a left-arm spinner current India coach Ravi…
London, July 5 (IANS) Shaheen Shah Afridi snared six wickets and returned with best ever figures (6/35) by a Pakistan bowler in a World Cup, but his team failed to better their net run-rate in…