Sports, Cricket, 3rd Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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Rohit Sharma meeting the fan (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma meet viral 87 year old fan; watch video

Charulata Patel had been picked up by a cameraman when she was honking a trumpet in support of the Indian team

03 Jul 2019 12:12 PM

Charu Lata Patel also stated that she was there in the stadium when India lifted their first World Cup, back in 1983, under the leadership of former cricket Kapil Dev. (Photo:ANI)

ICC CWC'19: 'When I pray it comes true, India will win World Cup': Charu Lata Patel

The 87-year old caught everyone's eyes when she was ardently cheering for the Indian team when the Indian men were batting.

03 Jul 2019 12:03 PM

Sharma's ton helped India post a target of 315 runs for the Bangladeshi side. India then easily defended the target as all the Bangladesh batsmen were sent back to the pavilion by India bowlers when they had just 286 runs on the board. (Photo: BCCI)

ICC CWC'19: Rohit Sharma gifts autographed hat to fan who was hit by ball

Meena was hit by the ball when Rohit Sharma smashed a six during the match.

03 Jul 2019 11:41 AM

If England lose the match against New Zealand their place in the knock-out round would be left in jeopardy as Pakistan are also in with a chance of making it to the semis. Pakistan would hope that England lose against New Zealand and if that happens the Green Shirts just need to win against Bangladesh to secure their place in the semi-finals. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Key to players to watch out for in England New Zealand clash

New Zealand are currently placed 3rd in the tournament standings with 11 points. While, England are placed fourth with 10 points.

03 Jul 2019 10:59 AM

Jasprit Bumrah is a premier practitioner of lethal yorkers but he considers his mastery in the art form to be just about 'decent' and that too after hours of intense net practice. (Photo: File)

ICC CWC'19: 'You can get decent but can't master it': Jasprit Bumrah on yorkers

Bumrah has traversed quite a distance from that widely criticised no-ball to Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman in the 2017 Champions Trophy final.

03 Jul 2019 10:47 AM

Taylor knows Chester-le-Street well from his time as an overseas player with northeast county Durham. It was also the venue where England sealed a dramatic 3-2 win over New Zealand in their first white-ball series after an embarrassing first-round exit at the 50-over global showpiece in 2015. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Ross Taylor backs New Zealand to change fortunes before England game

Wednesday's match in Chester-le-Street is effectively a quarter-final, with the winners guaranteed a place in the last four.

03 Jul 2019 9:55 AM

Avishka Fernando will have another chance to shine when Sri Lanka round off their World Cup campaign against India on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Avishka Fernando can be Sri Lanka's 'spark': Mahela Jayawardene

Fernando's century on Monday helped secure Sri Lanka's third win of the tournament but it was too little too late for the Asian side.

03 Jul 2019 9:47 AM

Rohit Sharma, whose 104 off 92 balls in the 28-run win over Bangladesh guided India to the World Cup semi-finals, on Tuesday struck record-equalling fourth century in a single edition of the mega-event. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Rohit Sharma best ODI player right now': Virat Kohli

Rohit Sharma is currently the highest run-getter in the ongoing World Cup with 544 runs from 7 innings that includes four 100s and one 50.

03 Jul 2019 8:58 AM

It was Rohit's (104 off 92 balls) record-equalling fourth century in a single edition and his 180-run opening stand with K L Rahul (77 off 92 balls) that laid the foundation for a par-score of 314 for nine after India opted to bat. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah propel India into semi-finals

The chase wasn't impossible but Shakib Al Hasan didn't get any support from the other end as Bangladesh were bundled out for 286.

03 Jul 2019 8:41 AM

Dinesh Karthik’s long wait finally ends

Karthik’s inclusion saw a rare instance of three specialist stumpers in the XI, M.S. Dhoni and Rishabh Pant being the other two.

03 Jul 2019 6:39 AM

ICC World Cup 2019: Rohit Parade

The Indian has amassed 544 runs so far in the tournament, while Warner’s tally stands at 516.

03 Jul 2019 6:35 AM

Did Rayudu’s tweet cost him dear?

Ambati Rayudu’s omission has become a point of discussion amongst the cricketing fraternity.

03 Jul 2019 1:03 AM

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