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Sports Cricket 03 Jun 2019

Sports, Cricket, 03 Jun 2019

Various footballers like Sunil Chhetri, Sandesh Jhingan, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Dalima Chhibber and Aditi Chauhan can be seen sending good wishes to the Indian cricket team. (Photo: File)

Blue Tigers send their best wishes for Men in Blue

India lost their first warm-up match against New Zealand by four wickets but the team was able to bounce back in the second warm-up fixture.

03 Jun 2019 7:06 PM

In the first round, Bumrah was taken for a urine test and after 45 minutes, the blood sample of the pacer was taken. (Photo: AP)

Jasprit Bumrah undergoes doping test

Dope control official took the pacer for conducting a test during the team's practice session at the Rose Bowl stadium in Southampton.

03 Jun 2019 6:47 PM

Ben Stokes caught a seemingly impossible catch with one hand on May 30, during the match against South Africa. (Photo: AFP)

Cameraman rivals Ben Stokes for catch of the century

Ian Kington, the cameraman caught the ball in shocking fashion when du Plessis hit a six off Mosaddek Hossain.

03 Jun 2019 6:33 PM

However, one day former Afghanistan skipper, Asghar Afghan found the bat in Rashid’s bag and picked it up without informing him and kept it in his bag. (Photo: AFP)

Rashid Khan reveals who stole his prized bat gifted by Kohli; see video

During the match versus Ireland, Rashid khan used the bat and hit massive boundaries with that bat.

03 Jun 2019 5:55 PM

Mortaza as a result of this win became Bangladesh's most successful captain in World Cups with four wins from six matches.(Photo: AP)

'Very important for our players to stay calm': Mashrafe Mortaza

Bangladesh scored 330 runs after being put into bat and they secured a 21-run victory over South Africa.

03 Jun 2019 4:14 PM

The Bangladesh team totally stunned the Proteas who were looking bounce to back after receiving a heavy thrashing at the hands of hosts England. (Photo:AFP)

B’desh fans troll McCullum for his predictions as Baz gives a witty reply; see tweet

McCullum predicted that Bangladesh’s only win would come against Sri Lanka, and they would also lose their remaining 8 matches.

03 Jun 2019 4:06 PM

South Africa batsman JP Duminy feels that the players need to look themselves in the mirror (Photo: AFP)

Post-Bangladesh shocker, Duminy urges players to 'look in mirror'

Duminy said that if someone wants to win a tournament like the World Cup, players need to evaluate themselves.

03 Jun 2019 3:59 PM

Archer’s World Cup debut, where he picked up three wickets in England’s 104-run victory over South Africa, was among the early tournament highlights after he was fast-tracked into the hosts’ one-day international setup. (Photo: AP/PTI)

'Jofra Archer can pick wickets at any time', says Kevin Pietersen

The Barbados-born quick is now expected to lead the pace attack with Mark Wood when they take on Pakistan in their second match.

03 Jun 2019 3:16 PM

Assessing his team's performance against Bangladesh after going down to England, Plessis said that their performance was 'not good enough'. (Photo: AFP)

‘If players do not perform, there will be a lot of harsh words’: Faf du Plessis

Despite Du Plessis played a knock of 62 runs, his team failed to chase the target set by Bangladesh.

03 Jun 2019 2:27 PM

Steyn bowled a couple of overs in the nets but there is still no clarity on his availability for the India game. If Steyn doesn't make it, all rounder Chris Morris could possibly be an ideal replacement candidate. (Photo: BCCI)

Lungi Ngidi unlikely to play vs India , Amla recovering well

Ngidi's ideal replacement should be Dale Steyn provided he gets fit in time.

03 Jun 2019 1:35 PM

Sri Lanka team management blames pitch for loss vs NZ

The team management is unlikely to complain to the ICC management.

03 Jun 2019 1:10 PM

Steyn is expected to be fit for Wednesday’s game against India and Du Plessis said every member of the squad needed to start living up to their potential. (Photo: AP)

Du Plessis seeks new plan for South Africa as injuries crop up

Veteran quick Dale Steyn missed the first two matches with a shoulder injury and South Africa were duly thumped by hosts England.

03 Jun 2019 12:52 PM

Mahmood did acknowledge the fact that their fielding was a concern and added that they have an "inexperienced" bowling line-up. (Photo: AFP)

'We can beat England': Azhar Mahmood

Mahmood also cited their recent ODI series against England, in which Pakistan lost all the four matches after the first match got abandoned

03 Jun 2019 12:26 PM

Out of four matches, Pakistan was able to cross the 300-mark thrice while they were three runs shy to touch the 300-mark in the last ODI. But their opponent has a 'favourite' tag on their shoulder and atop the ICC Men's ODI team rankings.

ICC CWC'19: Key players to look for in England vs Pakistan clash

After thrashing South Africa, the hosts England are set to take on Pakistan for their second ICC Men's Cricket World Cup clash.

03 Jun 2019 12:11 PM

The hosts may look to take a leaf out of the West Indies’ playbook in their approach to their second game of the tournament, launching a barrage of short-pitched deliveries to blow Pakistan away. (Photo:AP)

Wood could ramp up England pace attack against Pakistan

The West Indies bowled out Pakistan for a paltry 105 at Trent Bridge on Friday and Eoin Morgan suggested he could follow them.

03 Jun 2019 11:54 AM

Subsequent inquiries have revealed that Anandini Fernandes will be attached with the Bangladesh cricket team and she will monitor the activities of all the Bangladeshi players' at all the match venues, during matches and practice sessions and the people who try to meet the players at the hotels during the duration of World Cup.

Indian criminal lawyer first woman to officiate as an Anti-Corruption manager in WC

ICC has hired few officials in addition to the present 5-6 ACMs and each of them will look after each participating team in the World Cup.

03 Jun 2019 10:28 AM

Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar holds a special affection for Lord’s and hopes his team can return to the home of cricket for the World Cup final on July 14. (Photo: AFP)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar eyes Lord's return for World Cup final

Bhuvneshwar's name was etched on the Lord’s honours board after his spell of 6-82 along with a half-century with the bat gave a test win.

03 Jun 2019 9:39 AM

The event was filled with stars like Farhan Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar and many other stars. Along with them there were also present these Tv stars and achors who will be seen in the one month long event. (Photo: Instagram/Facebook/ twitter)

5 female anchors who standout in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

The ICC Cricket World Cup already has started with a bang on May 30. The mega event opened with an amazing opening ceremony.

03 Jun 2019 9:22 AM

Swing thing! Caribbeans hit Calypso notes again

After many years, cricket lovers saw the West Indian bowlers go back to sheer pace to rattle the opposition.

03 Jun 2019 1:20 AM

Members of Team India pose after a gym session at Southampton on Sunday. (Photo: Twitter)

Virat Kohli ‘doing fine’ after hurting his thumb during training

Virat Kohli, albeit in a lighter vein, explained why he has not bowled in international cricket since December 2017.

03 Jun 2019 1:15 AM

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