India Vs Afghanistan

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Dhoni, whose 35 off 33 balls at the death saw India score only 63 runs in the last 10 overs against Bangladesh here on Tuesday, was slammed by fans on social media for his slow knock but Tendulkar said it was an important innings for India. (AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'MS Dhoni did exactly what was right for the team': Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar's latest opinion was strikingly different from his criticism of the former captain a few days ago.

03 Jul 2019 4:25 PM

The West Indies is a team loaded with fast bowlers so it could be a bit easier for Dhoni to rotate the strike. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Can Dhoni overcome slow batting against depleted West Indies?

As the league phase hits the home stretch, India will look to ensure a smooth passage into the semi-finals with yet another victory.

26 Jun 2019 1:17 PM

Tendulkar also added that MS Dhoni's partnership with Kedar Jadhav was slow and it lacked positive intent. (Photo: AFP)

Fans troll Sachin Tendulkar for his negative remarks on MS Dhoni

Tendulkar was critical about Dhoni's 52-ball 28 runs which slowed down the run-rate of India against Afghanistan.

25 Jun 2019 8:25 PM

$Virat Kohli rohit sharma (Photo: File)The trio has reduced to a duo with Dhawan being ruled out with a thumb fracture. (Photo: AP)$

ICC CWC'19: Afghanistan expose key flaw in India’s batting tactics

India has been switching the batting order far too frequently in recent years. Shankar was the 12th batsman in two years to bat fourth.

25 Jun 2019 12:20 PM

The five matches in four days, perhaps the some of the most easily predictable ones of the tournament, turned out to be really close fixtures. (Photo: AFP / AP / PTI)

How the World Cup turned upside down in 4 days

The thought of West Indies, Pakistan or Sri Lanka beating England to the top-four before the semi-finals has now become a possibility.

24 Jun 2019 4:30 PM

Bumrah’s Maiden over with two wickets (Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi) half-way through the innings had cut off Afghanistan’s growing attack. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

Why Bumrah became Man of the Match despite Shami’s match-ending hat-trick

Two of India’s bowlers stood out amongst the barrage of insane spins and yorkers- Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami.

23 Jun 2019 6:55 PM

Kohli admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by the match referee Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Kohli fined for excessive appealing during Afghanistan clash

Saturday's incident occurred in the 29th over of the Afghanistan innings, when Kohli advanced towards umpire Aleem Dar.

23 Jun 2019 2:43 PM

"I was also not happy with the partnership between Kedar and Dhoni, it was very slow." said Tendulkar. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Tendulkar unhappy with Dhoni-Jadhav's lack of intent against Afghanistan

Dhoni (24 off 36) and Jadhav (31 off 48) added 57 runs off 84 balls for the fifth wicket, slowing down the proceedings considerably.

23 Jun 2019 1:05 PM

Shami bowled the last over of the game and took a hat-trick while giving away only four runs. (Photo: Cricket World Cup / Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: 'I was waiting for a chance to play for India', says Mohammad Shami

Shami was included in the playing XI as a replacement of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who suffered an injury in the last match against Pakistan.

23 Jun 2019 12:53 PM

Third place India managed to win very narrowly, going on to maintain their unbeaten tag. They next face West Indies on June 27. (Photo: File)

BCCI gets slammed for calling India’s victory ‘thump’

The tweet became the butt of jokes and was later deleted.

23 Jun 2019 12:33 PM

Mohammad Shami (Photo: Cricket World Cup / Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: Shami bowls Twitter with hat-trick against Afghanistan

Shami has become the second Indian to take a hat-trick in the 50-over tournament after former pacer Chetan Sharma.

23 Jun 2019 11:05 AM

Talking about the pitch, Jadhav said it was slow and the ball was turning a little. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Credit goes to bowlers for defending small total', says Kedar Jadhav

Jadhav scored 52 runs off 68 balls, which saw three boundaries and one six before Gulbadin Nabi dismissed him.

23 Jun 2019 10:43 AM

India have not suffered even a single defeat in the premier tournament so far and will aim to continue their sublime form against Afghanistan. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Key players to watch in India-Afghanistan clash

Both the teams possess players who have the ability to get their team over the line single-handedly.

22 Jun 2019 2:51 PM

On the other hand, Afghanistan who will aim to halt India’s winning streak, has lost all the five matches it played. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: India vs Afghanistan; determining the loopholes and core of the team

India will look to carry on its winning run, having defeated heavy weights Australia, inconsistent Pakistan and South Africa.

22 Jun 2019 2:47 PM

ICC World Cup 2019: IND VS AFG; India wins the match by 11 runs

AFG: 213/10

22 Jun 2019 1:13 PM

After witnessing a washout against New Zealand, and a mid-way rain in the match against Pakistan, India will hope that the weather remains sunny and clear as another washout might dent their chances of qualifying to the semis. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: India vs Afghanistan; Weather report

Rampaging India will look to carry on its winning run, having defeated heavy weights Australia, inconsistent Pakistan and South Africa.

22 Jun 2019 12:36 PM

Virat Kohli Kohli will be the third Indian after Sachin and Rahul Dravid who have scored 34,357 and 24,208 runs respectively. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC’19: Virat Kohli close to breaking Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara’s record

During the match against Pakistan, Kohli had overtaken Sachin to be the quickest to score 11,000 ODI runs.

21 Jun 2019 3:19 PM

The previous match was reduced by 10-overs in the second innings after the rain interfered in the match many times, but luckily, India was able to play a full-fledged 40-overs match. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: India vs Afghanistan pre-match weather forecast

The conditions for tomorrow’s match are most likely to be sunny until 12 pm BST.

21 Jun 2019 1:46 PM

Hardik Pandya, whenever pushed up as the floater, has been a success while Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been rock solid behind the stumps. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter/AFP)

ICC CWC'19: India ready for walk in park against distressed Afghans

Afghanistan's controversial campaign, marred by poor on and off-field decisions, has gone from bad to worse.

21 Jun 2019 12:24 PM