World Cup 2019

Chester-le-Street, July 2 (IANS) Sri Lanka spinner Dhananjaya de Silva is eyeing an upset against India in their final group stage match to end on the fifth spot in the points table of the ongoing…

Chester-le-Street, July 2 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne was mighty pleased with Angelo Mathews who picked up the crucial wicket of Nicolas Pooran and helped his side register a 23-run win in a nervy…

Chester-le-Street, July 1 (IANS) Ton-up Nicholas Pooran played the innings of his life but Angelo Mathews delivered the ball of the match to get his wicket and help Sri Lanka to a 23-run victory over…

London, July 1 (IANS) In an inspiring run similar to their 1992 World Cup-winning campaign, Pakistan have won three consecutive games to be alive in the ongoing 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. The Green Brigade…

Birmingham, July 1 (IANS) Bangaldesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza said on Monday that Shakib Al Hasan has been the best performer at this World Cup so far, and that the all-rounder was raring to go ahead…

Chester-le-Street, July 1 (IANS) Avishka Fernando’s maiden ODI century helped Sri Lanka post 338/6 against the West Indies at the World Cup on Monday. Fernando scored 104 off 103 balls with the help of nine…

By Baidurjo Bhose Birmingham, July 1 (IANS) A lot has been made of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s failure to take India home against England at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground on Sunday. The situation, it is believed,…

London, July 1 (IANS) The Indian team selection has been faulty, and if not corrected, it could cost the Men in Blue the World Cup. This was voiced by veteran London-based cricket broadcaster and writer…

By Baidurjo Bhose Birmingham, July 1 (IANS) With both Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav going for aplenty against England on Sunday, the question on everyone’s mind is whether or not the Indian team management should…

London, July 1 (IANS) Australian batsman David Warner announced on Monday that he has become father for a third time. “We welcomed our newest family member Isla Rose Warner at 10.30 p.m. late last night….

Birmingham, July 1 (IANS) Former India opener Krishnamachari Srikkanth feels skipper Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma need support from the middle order for the team to come good in the remaining matches of the…

Chester-le-Street, July 1 (IANS) West Indies skipper Jason Holder on Monday won the toss and elected to bowl in their World Cup fixture against Sri Lanka at the Riverside Ground. West Indies have made one…

Birmingham, July 1 (IANS) Young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant’s inclusion over Vijay Shankar in the playing XI in Sunday’s World Cup clash against England left everyone surprised. At Edgbaston, the 21-year-old was sent at the much…

By Baidurjo Bhose Birmingham, July 1 (IANS) Indian cricket fans decided to question former India skipper and wicket-keeper M.S. Dhoni for failing to call it right and ask for a decision review after Jason Roy…

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Former Pakistani cricketer Basit Ali has criticised the Indian batters for their slow batting against England in the World Cup match which they lost by 31 runs in Birmingham on…

By Baidurjo Bhose Birmingham, July 1 (IANS) India have been the in-form team in this edition of the World Cup in England and Wales, Bangladesh on the other hand have been a team which has…

Birmingham, July 1 (IANS) 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…