Sports, Cricket, 16th Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 16 Jul 2019

Sports, Cricket, 16 Jul 2019

Current and former cricketers including Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh, have questioned ICC's "ridiculous" rule on boundary count that decided the World Cup title. (Photo: File)

'Another super over should decide winner instead of boundaries': Tendulkar

In a gut-wrenching final at Lord's on Sunday, England were adjudged the World Cup winners on the basis of their superior boundary count.

16 Jul 2019 8:54 PM

Strauss was director of England cricket at the time and was present when Stokes was released from his police cell before helping guide him through the aftermath. (Photo: AFP)

Andrew Strauss urges Ben Stokes to stay grounded after World Cup

Former England captain Strauss believes Stokes will be deluged with demands on his time.

16 Jul 2019 8:19 PM

The former skipper said the Kane Williamson-led New Zealand team "should be forever proud" of its performance. (Photo: File)

'I see no reason why NZ can't be competing for title in 2023 World Cup': Vettori

Heartbroken New Zealand fans expressed pride Monday in the Black Caps' fighting spirit after defeat to England in the World Cup final.

16 Jul 2019 6:24 PM

28-year-old Stokes had a difficult two years to deal with as he missed the 2017-18 Ashes over his involvement in a brawl in Bristol. (Photo: AFP)

Ben Stokes likely to receive knighthood for World Cup final heroic

The finals will be remembered for ages as it did not have a winner after the 50-over and super over action both ended in a tie.

16 Jul 2019 6:16 PM

Pakistan finished fifth in the just-concluded World Cup and review of the poor performance of the team will be on the top of agenda of the meeting. (Photo: AFP)

PCB Cricket Committee to take decision on splitting Pakistan's captaincy

Though the Pakistan Cricket Board is tight-lipped on the dates for the Committee meeting, sources said it is expected to be held on July 29.

16 Jul 2019 4:38 PM

More than two months before the start of the World Cup, he only predicted that Virat Kohli's boys would return empty-handed. (Photo:File)

This astrologer says ‘India wouldn’t have qualified for finals even without rains’

According to Lobo, even if the rain hadn’t interfered in the semi-final match, then also the match would not have yielded better result.

16 Jul 2019 4:37 PM

adeja made the playing XI despite featuring in just two matches during the big event. (Photo: PTI)

Check out Sachin Tendulkar's World Cup XI, 5 Indians included in the list

Star of the World Cup final, England's Ben Stokes was the other batting all-rounder in the side apart from Pandya.

16 Jul 2019 4:17 PM

Interestingly, Sobers on whose name the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy is warded every year to the best player of the year was a member of the team that had witnessed the first historic tied Test (against Australia at Brisbane in 1960). (Photo: AP)

World Cup trophy should have been ‘shared’: Sir Gary Sobers

The 'official result' of the final is a tie, cricket statisticians Mohandas Menon, Sudhir Vaidya and Ric Finlay (Australia) has said.

16 Jul 2019 4:12 PM

Regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Tendulkar holds the record of being the highest run-scorer of all time in the international cricket. (Photo: Sachin Tendulkar/Twitter)

Sachin Tendulkar pays tribute to Ramakant Achrekar on Guru Purnima; see tweet

The Dronacharya awardee has trained Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli among others at Shivaji Park in Dadar.

16 Jul 2019 3:55 PM

The two-minute plus video shows the woman watching the final moments of the match intensely and jumping to celebrations and bound-less laughter as England turned winners. (Photo: screengrab/twitter/AFP)

This elderly woman screams loudly after England wins the World Cup; watch

After England beat New Zealand in the finals, one elder woman got so overwhelmed that she started laughing loudly.

16 Jul 2019 3:45 PM

The head coach should have coached a Test playing nation for a minimum of two years or three years with an associate member/A team/IPL side. (Photo: File)

'Next India head coach should be below 60 years of age': BCCI

Before Ravi Shastri was appointed as the head coach, the BCCI had issued a nine-point eligibility criteria which lacked focus and clarity.

16 Jul 2019 3:10 PM

England clinched their maiden World Cup trophy as they hit more boundaries in the Super Over. (Photo: AFP)

Ben Stokes says he will be apologising to Kane Williamson for rest of his life

Stokes smashed eight runs from three balls in the Super Over to help England post 15 runs on the board.

16 Jul 2019 2:56 PM

The rumours got so much widely spread that even the media started talking about him joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Recently, Dhoni’s manager provided a huge hint, signalling that Dhoni might consider joining the Indian Army after his retirement and that he wants to be an active member of the forces. (Photo:AFP)

Dhoni’s manager leaves a big hint, says Dhoni will do this after retirement

Amid the rumours, Dhoni himself hasn’t announced anything regarding his retirement yet.

16 Jul 2019 2:55 PM

The team will conduct a training camp this weekend which will also include players expected in the Ashes squad. (Photo: AFP)

'Ashes will be bigger than World Cup', says Joe Root

England will host Australia for the Ashes series, which is set to take place from August 1 to September 16.

16 Jul 2019 2:23 PM

England scripted history on Sunday as it claimed its first-ever World Cup title. (Photo: England Cricket/Twitter)

England players meet PM Theresa May at 10 Downing Street to celebrate WC victory

The team had also visited the Oval in London to celebrate the World Cup win with the fans.

16 Jul 2019 2:04 PM

New Zealand were also seeking to win the trophy for the first time after being well beaten by Australia in the 2015 showpiece. (Photo: AFP)

England chief Ashley Giles dismisses World Cup final 'extra run' row

A freak fielding deflection off Stokes' bat that raced to the boundary saw England awarded six runs with three balls to go in final over.

16 Jul 2019 1:51 PM

The winners, England earned a handsome USD 4 million, along with the title. (Photo:AFP)

Know the prize money received by India after 2019 World Cup

India's World Cup campaign ended on a sad tone as they lost to New Zealand in a rain-affected semi-final game.

16 Jul 2019 1:39 PM

The Kiwis under the leadership of McCullum lost the final of the 2015 edition to Australia by seven wickets. (Photo: Sunrisers Hyderabad/Twitter)

Sunrisers Hyderabad show respect for Kane Williamson after WC defeat; see tweet

This is the second successive time that New Zealand finished as the runners-up in the World Cup.

16 Jul 2019 1:37 PM

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern praised the Black Caps for putting their all on the line and then accepting the gut-wrenching defeat with grace. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

England, New Zealand PMs praise teams' World Cup performance

Prime Minister Theresa May thanked the England team for winning the showpiece and ending a 44-year wait.

16 Jul 2019 1:23 PM

Gayle also appealed the size of his payout, seeking an increase. A New South Wales court dismissed both appeals. (Photo: AFP)

Australian newspapers lose Chris Gayle masseuse defamation appeal

Gayle was accused of exposing his penis and indecently propositioning the woman in a dressing room during the 2015 World Cup in Sydney.

16 Jul 2019 1:08 PM

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