2019 Icc Cricket World Cup

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Pant's omission from the original squad became a topic of heated debates given his stupendous form in the past year. (Photo: Rishabh Pant/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: Rishabh Pant replaces Vijay Shankar against England

The 21-year-old is one of the most exciting players to have emerged in Indian cricket.

30 Jun 2019 2:49 PM

Eoin Morgan's side posted 337-7 thanks Bairstow and a dashing 79 from Ben Stokes. (Photo: AFP)

ICC World Cup 2019: England end India's unbeaten run to keep semi-final hopes alive

Needing a record World Cup run chase to win, India finished on 306-5 as they were beaten for the first time in this year's tournament.

30 Jun 2019 12:33 PM

Apart from having number ODI batsman, India also have the number one ODI bowler, Jasprit Bumrah. (Photo: BCCI)

ICC CWC'19: Key players to watch during India-England clash

Although India managed to justify their tag so far, English players bungled their attempts as they are on the brink of getting knocked out.

30 Jun 2019 11:56 AM

So far the Indian unit has had no big problems, their batting looks strong, with Rohit Sharma getting two hundreds (122 against South Africa and 140 against Pakistan), the top order looks all sorted. (Photo: AFP)

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

India are just one point away from entering the semi-finals. India are currently placed at 2nd, after winning 5 games from 7 matches.

30 Jun 2019 11:50 AM

"Sunday's match may well feel like an away game as India fans could constitute the majority of the Edgbaston crowd." said Morgan (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: England's World Cup on the line against India

Hosts England will be on the verge of a first-round exit if they lose to unbeaten India at Edgbaston on Sunday.

30 Jun 2019 11:44 AM

Top-order batsman Usman Khawaja and wicketkeeper Alex Carey rescued Australia at 92-5 with a century stand. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Australia beats New Zealand in 2015 World Cup final rematch

The Australians squeezed out a fifth consecutive win defending a total since its only loss to India.

30 Jun 2019 11:22 AM

Man-of-the-match Imad (49 not out) and Shadab Khan (11) put on 50 for the seventh wicket to revive their hopes. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Pakistan beat Afghanistan in World Cup thriller

All-rounder Imad Wasim hit Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib for a boundary through the covers to seal the win in the last over.

30 Jun 2019 11:09 AM

As per the MET department, the weather for today is expected to be sunny and clear with some mild breeze. While, the good news is there’s no chance of rain at all. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: India vs England; Weather and pitch report

England who are on eight points need to win their upcoming matches against India and against New Zealand to have chances of qualification.

30 Jun 2019 10:41 AM

"We had the feeling they weren't targeting every bowler," said Naib (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Gulbadin Naib defends costly decision to bowl himself against Pakistan

Pakistan edged home by three wickets with two balls to spare at Headingley but the contest turned in the 46th over, bowled by Naib.

30 Jun 2019 10:40 AM

Mitchell Starc then mowed down the New Zealand lower order to consolidate his position as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 24 victims. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Mitchell Starc takes fifer as Australia sinks New Zealand by 86-runs

It turned out that each of Boult’s three hat-trick victims played significant part in Australia’s victory.

30 Jun 2019 10:07 AM

Virat Kohli plays it for the Kids

Opposition parties such as Congress and Samajawadi raised a furore that cricket is being “saffronised” by the central government.

30 Jun 2019 8:15 AM

Pakistan’s fans have been one of the most attention seeking points of the World Cup. (Photo: Mughiz Ghori/YouTube)

ICC CWC'19: Pakistan fans clean stadium after New Zealand clash; Watch video

Fans of the team were also seen apologising to Sarfaraz Ahmed after the skipper had been made the butt of jokes for days.

29 Jun 2019 8:41 PM

Srikkanth defended wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni over his slow strike-rate. He said that the batsman silenced his critics in the team's last match against West Indies. (Photo: PTI)

ICC CWC'19: 'India-England match will be best game of tournament', says Srikkanth

He even called the Men in Blue as clear favourites for this contest as the team has been performing well as a collective unit.

29 Jun 2019 8:16 PM

"We want to play at the best wicket possible, we bat deep, we bat strong." said Eoin Morgan (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Match vs India not the toughest I will face', says Eoin Morgan

England had a good start to their World Cup campaign as they won four matches from their five.

29 Jun 2019 8:07 PM

Pradeep, who took a match-winning four-wicket haul against Afghanistan on June 4, could only play in three out of the seven games Sri Lanka have played so far. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Nuwan Pradeep out of World Cup with chickenpox

ICC has approved Kasun Rajitha as a replacement player for Nuwan Pradeep in the Sri Lanka squad for the remainder of the tournament.

29 Jun 2019 7:55 PM

Afridi, who had starred in Pakistan's win over New Zealand, was impressive upfront as well as in the death overs, ending with figures of four for 47 in 10 overs.(Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Afghanistan batsmen disappoint, Afridi shines again with four

Contributions from Asghar Afghan (42 off 35) and Najibullah Zadran (42 off 54) gave the bowlers something to bowl at.

29 Jun 2019 7:21 PM

"I'm probably good at hiding it. If I don't (feel pressure) then probably I don't have enough motivation to play any more." said Kohli (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Virat Kohli thriving under pressure

has hit four consecutive half-centuries and on Thursday became the fastest batsmen to 20,000 international runs across all formats.

29 Jun 2019 6:59 PM

The slogan said "Justice for Balochistan" (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Pakistan, Afghanistan fans fight as plane with political slogan flies above match

The Leeds air traffic has said that they will investigate the matter.

29 Jun 2019 6:00 PM

The Indian team needed to have a second choice jersey for the World Cup as per ICC's home and away rule. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Orange jersey is one-off, blue remains our colour': Kohli

Kohli however loved the designed and gave it an eight out of 10.

29 Jun 2019 5:06 PM

Dhoni came under severe criticism over his slow innings during the Afghanistan match. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'We believe in MS Dhoni', says skipper Virat Kohli

Kohli's remarks come as Dhoni has been criticised over the past few days over his slow strike-rate during the middle overs period.

29 Jun 2019 4:50 PM

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