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Australia thrashed a depleted Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates follow their thrilling 3-2 series victory in India to signal their preparation for a successful title defence. (Photo: AFP)

'Pakistan confident of victory against Australia', says Sarfaraz Ahmed

The 1992 champions have looked characteristically unpredictable in the current World Cup.

12 Jun 2019 12:43 PM

In earlier days, cricket used to be broadcast by the British Broadcast Corporation, which is government backed as well as free to air channel. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Cricket World Cup players to get free Sky Sports subscriptions from ICC

The crisis has forced ICC to provide every cricketer of the 10 participating nations with Sky Sports subscription vouchers.

12 Jun 2019 12:38 PM

Two Sri Lanka games, against Pakistan and Bangladesh in Bristol have been abandoned without a ball being bowled. (Photo: PTI)

ICC CWC'19: ICC says reserve days for every match not possible

The game between India and New Zealand in Nottingham is threatened by cloud cover and it is not even a fortnight into the tournament.

12 Jun 2019 12:34 PM

Pant, whose omission from the original squad became a topic of heated debates given his stupendous form in the past one year, will reach here Wednesday. (Photo: Rishabh Pant/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: Rishabh Pant to join Team India as cover for injured Dhawan

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

12 Jun 2019 12:23 PM

Prior to the match against India, the pacer opined that it is essential for the team to pick up early wickets upfront to apply pressure on the opponent. Lockie Ferguson also acknowledged that the team has an experienced bowling lineup which makes his job easier. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Lockie Ferguson wishes speedy recovery to Dhawan, hopes to play vs him

His remarks come after severe speculations regarding Dhawan's injury.

12 Jun 2019 12:17 PM

India have posted impressive wins in both their World Cup matches so far, against South Africa and Australia. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'India will dominate this WC like Aussies did in 2003, 2007': Ashwin

The Tamil Nadu cricketer said India's spinning duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have been doing well.

12 Jun 2019 12:17 PM

Rhodes, meanwhile, exuded confidence that star all-rounder Shakib al Hasan would regain his fitness and play against West Indies in their next World Cup match.

'We put men on the moon, so why can't we have a reserve day in WC': Bangladesh coach

After two defeats, Bangladesh were looking for resurgence against Sri Lanka and now they will be wary of their semifinal chances.

12 Jun 2019 12:13 PM

The contest, which could be a curtailed one due to inclement weather, will have a quality Black Caps seam attack ready to make life difficult for a new opening pair that is likely to feature KL Rahul at the top alongside Rohit Sharma. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: India looks to register third win as Dhawan's injury, rain poses a threat

Dhawan has been ruled out of at least the next three games owing to a hairline fracture in his left thumb.

12 Jun 2019 12:05 PM

Kohli after winning the World Cup title said that the team has won the cup for the legend Tendulkar and as he carried the burden of a nation on his shoulders for 28 years. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Virat Kohli re-unites with 2011 World Cup teammates; see pics

Kohli shared the dressing room with both the Indian batsman in the 2011 winning World Cup journey.

12 Jun 2019 11:48 AM

The 32-year old, who has scored 260 runs at the tournament so far, was a doubt for Tuesday’s match against Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Shakib will recover from injury before West Indies clash': Rhodes

Shakib strained a muscle in his left thigh while batting against England in Cardiff last week.

12 Jun 2019 11:47 AM

Ranked 83rd last year, Kohli has climbed down to the 100th and last spot (Photo: PTI)

Kohli only Indian in Forbes list of highest-paid athletes; drops down to number 100

Kohli's estimated earnings are USD 21 million from endorsements and USD 4 million from salary and winnings

12 Jun 2019 11:32 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

"I'm trying to focus on what I'm doing up here," said Josh Hazlewood (Photo: AFP)

Aussie reject Hazlewood finds World Cup too painful to watch

The 27-year-old was overlooked after being out of action since January with a back injury.

12 Jun 2019 11:11 AM

"Hoping to see Maldives on the map soon," Tendulkar tweeted. (Photo: Debashish Dey)

PM Modi receives compliment from Sachin Tendulkar for promoting cricket

His remarks come after PM's gesture of gifting a cricket bat signed by the Indian team to Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

12 Jun 2019 10:45 AM

Several teams have criticised the ICC for not keeping reserve days for every match in the league after three games were washed out, the most ever recorded in a single World Cup tournament. (Photo: PTI/ ICC twitter)

ICC CWC’19: ‘Factoring in reserve days would be extremely complex to deliver’: ICC

On June 7, the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka was called off due to inclement weather.

12 Jun 2019 10:13 AM

While it is blow to the team ahead of India's third game against New Zealand, the good news is there is a chance that he will recover and therefore, the team management has not sought for any replacement. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Dhawan is expected to be fit so we haven't asked for replacement': BCCI

Dhawan will miss the game against New Zealand on Thursday and the marquee clash against Pakistan on Sunday.

12 Jun 2019 9:39 AM

There have been close to 10 occasions during the ongoing World Cup when the ball has hit the stumps but bails haven't come off. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: ICC reluctant to change zing bails in mid-way of tournament

India captain Virat Kohli and his Australian counterpart Aaron Finch had complained about the flashing LED bails that glow at being hit.

12 Jun 2019 8:47 AM

Sunil Gavaskar bats for Pant inclusion

Dhawan’s World Cup was thrown into disarray owing to the thumb injury which he picked up in India’s 36-run win over Australia on Sunday.

12 Jun 2019 2:02 AM

World Cup 2019: Handed Blow

Shikhar Dhawan sustains hand injury, set to miss minimum three games.

12 Jun 2019 1:58 AM

His retirement was hard to swallow for many fellow Indian Cricketers and fans.

The timely departure

With the recent announcement of Yuvraj Singh’s retirement, fans are finding it hard to swallow and are demanding a better send off.

12 Jun 2019 1:02 AM

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