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New Zealand sorely missed Lockie Ferguson in Wednesdays comprehensive defeat by England and need the right-arm quick back to lift their bowling in the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup, former captain Daniel Vettori has said. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'New Zealand need Lockie Ferguson to lift bowling in...

Ferguson's absence denied skipper Kane Williamson the luxury of using their leading wicket-taker in small bursts to dent...

5 July 2019 9:03 AM IST

Opener Evin Lewis celebrated his return to the team with 58 and Nicholas Pooran also made 58, his third 50-plus score of the tournament. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Windies win in final group match versus Afghanistan

West Indies could have been in bigger trouble but Rashid Khan dropped a sitter at mid-wicket off Zadran when Hope was on...

5 July 2019 8:52 AM IST

Former Zimbabwean cricketer Tatenda Taibu poses with his book Keeper Of Faith.

Tatenda Taibu, the keeper of faith

Taibu was trying to carry on with his life in Zimbabwe, but an incident involving his wife forced into exile.

5 July 2019 1:56 AM IST

Rishabh Pant plays a shot during his knock of 48 in the group stage match against Bangladesh at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Tuesday. (Photo: AFP)

World Cup 2019: Middle-Order Muddle

Rishabh Pant seems to have sealed the Number 4 spot as the left-hander's presence in the middle upsets the bowling...

5 July 2019 1:50 AM IST

Pakistan could see even those remote hopes end without a ball being bowled if it loses the toss and Bangladesh chooses to bat. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Coin flip could end Pakistan's chances at World Cup

Pakistan goes into its match against Bangladesh on Friday knowing already that it is effectively out of contention for a...

4 July 2019 8:50 PM IST

Bhutia also made a sarcastic comment on the standard of competition and said India could still make the semifinals if they send their second or third rung teams. (Photo: AFP)

Former football skipper Bhutia backs MS Dhoni's batting approach in...

The Indian football team's second-highest scorer urged the International Cricket Council to undertake "serious efforts"...

4 July 2019 7:05 PM IST

The collection was set up in 1864 when members were invited to donate items of interest to furnish the pavilion. (Photo: Lords Cricket Ground/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: Trent Boult donates hat-trick ball to MCC Museum

Lord's Cricket Ground, the Home of Cricket, in a tweet thanked Boult for adding more history to the MCC Museum.

4 July 2019 7:03 PM IST

Lara picks 213 against Australia in Jamaica as his 'best-ever' knock

He also picked the knock over the monumental 375 and 400 not out against England, and he had his reasons.

4 July 2019 6:39 PM IST

Since his century against Pakistan a month ago, Buttlers batting has gone off the boil but the wicketkeeper contributed to Englands win over New Zealand with a brilliant diving catch to dismiss Martin Guptill. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Buttler feels sense of relief as England prepare for WC...

The 28-year-old England vice-captain said: "We stood up and played our brand of cricket under that pressure.'

4 July 2019 6:19 PM IST

After defeating New Zealand by an emphatic margin of 119-runs, England reached the semis, becoming the third team after Australia and India to reach the semi-finals. (Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: Twitter praises England for reaching their 1st World Cup...

England are now ranked at 3rd place with 12 points from 9 matches. While, New Zealand have dropped to 4th place with 11...

4 July 2019 6:02 PM IST

Aghanistan too have made two changes, leaving out Hamid Hassan and Hashmatullah Shahidi to give a game to Dawlat Zadran and Sayed Shirzad. (Photo: cricketworldcup/twitter)

ICC CWC'19: West Indies win toss, elect to bat first

West Indies have brought in Evin Lewis and Evin Lewis and Kemar Roach in place of Sunil Ambris and Shannon Gabriel.

4 July 2019 5:59 PM IST

Left-hander Tom Latham, 27, made his first half-century of the tournament before he was dismissed by Liam Punkett on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Tom Latham aims to surpass Dad Rod Latham

Despite losing by 119 runs to England, New Zealand have one foot in the last four.

4 July 2019 5:57 PM IST