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Shankar is one of the designated No four batsmen in this Indian line-up although he is being used as a floater. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Vijay Shankar suffers injury scare during practice session

During Wednesday's training, a Jasprit Bumrah yorker hit Shankar flush on his toes and he was apparently in pain.

20 Jun 2019 2:05 PM

India will next take on Afghanistan at the Rose Bowl in Southampton on June 22. (Photo: AFP)

'Bhuvneshwar Kumar's fitness status will be known shortly': Shankar Basu

During the India-Pakistan clash in a World Cup match, Bhuveneshwar suffered tightness in his left hamstring and walked off the field.

19 Jun 2019 6:14 PM

Rohit Sharma is confident that they will slowly be able to build up the right level of communication required in such big event. In fact against Pakistan, Rohit Sharma allowed KL Rahul to take first strike, which he normally does when Shikhar Dhawan is around. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Rohit Sharma says he can overcome communication issues with KL Rahul

Dhawan's fractured left-hand has put Rahul in the line of fire in a stage like World Cup.

18 Jun 2019 1:57 PM

The injuries to Roy and Morgan in Southampton forced England to rejig. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Jos Buttler says he's ready to captain England in Eoin Morgan's absence

Morgan had to leave the field with a back spasm during the West Indies innings in Southampton on Friday.

16 Jun 2019 2:16 PM

On-field umpires Sundaram Ravi and Kumar Dharmasena, third umpire Rodney Tucker and fourth official Paul Wilson levelled the charges. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: West Indies' Brathwaite penalized for umpire dissent

The incident occurred in the 43rd over of the West Indies innings when Brathwaite made his displeasure at being given out by the umpires.

15 Jun 2019 3:51 PM

Holder is confident a pace contingent containing Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Carlos Brathwaite and Shannon Gabriel can bounce back. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: West Indies woes grow as Russell limps off against England

The West Indies all-rounder could only bowl two overs in the World Cup game against England on Friday.

15 Jun 2019 2:14 PM

The only downside for England were injuries to captain Eoin Morgan and opening batsman Jason Roy which forced them to leave the field and forced changes in the batting order. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Joe Root steers England to victory over West Indies

Jofra Archer and Mark Wood took three wickets apiece as England bowled the Windies out for a modest 212 after winning the toss.

15 Jun 2019 8:31 AM

Gayle, out of frustration, pulled one from Woakes, just managed an edge but escaped as Wood grassed a sitter. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: England pacers sink West Indies despite Pooran's maiden fifty

Young pacer Jofra Archer (3/30) had the West Indies batsmen dancing on the pitch, troubling them with the steep bounce.

14 Jun 2019 6:56 PM

Sheldon Cottrell, whose flamboyant wicket-taking celebration involves a short march, stand to attention and salute to the pavilion, will meanwhile be doing his best to get on Bayliss’s nerves. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Trevor Bayliss must tolerate Sheldon Cottrell's celebration': Holding

West Indies bowler Sheldon Cottrell may have a special salute for England coach Trevor Bayliss, but Jofra Archer could rain on that day.

14 Jun 2019 11:21 AM

25-year-old Hardik Pandya said his sole objective is to win the World Cup. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'No pressure as only 1.5 billion people expects India to win WC': Hardik

The all-rounder has emerged as one of the biggest players in India's quest to win their third World Cup.

13 Jun 2019 3:16 PM

Archer, who has played his junior cricket in the Caribbean and qualified to play for England only in April, is a familiar figure for the West Indies camp and it knows what the 24-year-old is capable of. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Chris Gayle buoyant to face Jofra Archer when Eng takes on WI

Both teams ended at 2-2 in their high-scoring five-match ODI series in February with one game being a washout.

13 Jun 2019 2:36 PM

West Indies are coming off their defeat to Australia while England easily saw off Bangladesh in the last game. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: West Indies bank on their pacers to guide them to a win

West Indies take on hosts and tournament favourites England at the Hampshire Bowl on Friday.

13 Jun 2019 10:40 AM

He assured South African fans that the team would not leave any stone unturned as they bid to turn their fortunes around. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Our batsmen must step up to help SA resume WC campaign': Benkenstein

Proteas suffered losses against England, Bangladesh and India before getting their 1st point of the World Cup following a washed out match.

12 Jun 2019 11:25 AM

"We need to start playing better cricket, more consistent and more solid cricket," said du Plessis (Photo: AP/PTI)

'Washout better than rain-shortened game': Du Plessis

South Africa were 29 for two in the eighth over when rain stopped play and intermittent showers meant no play was possible.

11 Jun 2019 12:57 PM

The ‘no result’ has given the Proteas a first point of the competition from four matches, but they likely needed double that in order to compete for the knockout phase. (Photo: ICC/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: South Africa West Indies World Cup match gets cancelled due to rain

With more bad weather predicted for this week across England and Wales, this might not be the only game lost though.

11 Jun 2019 9:57 AM

"We are going to field first, obviously it is overcast and there is some rain around," said Holder. (Photo: AFP)

West Indies win toss and field against South Africa at World Cup

South Africa are desperate for a win to stay alive in the competition after three defeats in their three matches.

10 Jun 2019 3:28 PM

Rabada will be South Africa’s lead attack bowler in a match they must win to keep alive their slim hopes. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'There's been a lot happening off the field, we must overlook it': Rabada

It was confirmed last week that De Villiers had approached South Africa captain Faf and coach Gibson about a return to the side.

10 Jun 2019 12:31 PM

Rohit Sharma powered India to victory with six wickets in hand. This was the Proteas' third straight loss in the showpiece. (Photo: BCCI)

'Remaining matches are like knockouts for South Africa': Jacques Kallis

Kallis, one of the game's greatest all-rounders, admitted that the South Africans have put themselves in a precarious situation.

06 Jun 2019 3:32 PM

Before the disappointing result against India, South Africa crashed to a stunning defeat at the hands of Bangladesh, days after the loss to hosts England in the tournament opener. (Photo: AP)

'We're hurting, making mistakes all the time': Faf du Plessis

South Africa lost by six wickets to India for their third successive loss in the ongoing showpiece.

06 Jun 2019 3:05 PM

The 25-year-old from Ahmedabad is considered one of the best death bowlers, having snapped 44 wickets in the slog overs. (Photo: PTI)

Kevin Pietersen has found solution to tackle Jasprit Bumrah; see tweet

Bumrah, who ranks at the top of the ICC ranking, produced a fiery spell of fast bowling to put SA on the back foot with a two-wicket haul.

06 Jun 2019 1:04 PM

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