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Currently, the World Cup is being played in England and Wales. (Photo: BCCI/Twitter)

Cricketers remember India's maiden World Cup win of 1983; see tweets

The Indian team had defeated an invincible West Indies in the finals to lift the World Cup trophy for the first time.

25 Jun 2019 6:35 PM IST

India sit at the third position in the World Cup standings with nine points from five matches. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Bhuvneshwar Kumar returns to nets ahead of West Indies...

Apart from Bhuvneshwar, Indian captain Virat Kohli, all-rounders Vijay Shankar and Ravindra Jadeja opted for batting...

25 Jun 2019 6:33 PM IST

Aaron Finch last captained the Australian side before the ICC World T20 last year. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Aaron Finch departs after scoring 100 against England

Warner was out in the 23rd over, taken aback by Moeen Ali and mistimed to backward point.

25 Jun 2019 5:49 PM IST

Last year, Rashid Khan became the youngest bowler to clinch the top spot in ICC ODI bowlers rankings. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan poster boy Rashid Khan buckling under weight of expectations

South African warhorse Imran Tahir and Bangladesh talisman Shakib Al Hasan are the only two spinners among the...

25 Jun 2019 5:17 PM IST

Besides former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) player Brock Lesnar, Paul Heyman is another big name in the universe of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). (Photo: WWE/Twitter)

'He's not man enough to step into ring with Brock Lesnar': Paul Heyman...

Heyman recently grabbed the headlines, after he attacked bollywood actor Ranveer Singh for using the catchphrase similar...

25 Jun 2019 5:07 PM IST

England had similarly failed to qualify for the quarter-finals in 2015. The humiliating exit prompted them to rethink their strategy and it bore fruit as a new core of aggressive players led by Eoin Morgan catapulted them to the top of the ODI rankings. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'South Africa must learn to play aggressive cricket like...

The Proteas lost by 49 runs to Pakistan on Sunday, ruling themselves out of contention for the semi-finals.

25 Jun 2019 4:05 PM IST

The legendary left-hander played 131 Tests for the West Indies and averaged 52.89 for his 11,953 runs. (Photo: AP)

West Indies legend Brian Lara hospitalised in Mumbai

The former batsman is in the country as an analyst for the official broadcasters of the ongoing World Cup.

25 Jun 2019 4:00 PM IST

Shane Warne warns spectators ahead of England-Australia clash

Smith and Warner made their comeback in the Australian team after serving their year-long ban.

25 Jun 2019 3:33 PM IST

The World Cup winning team was led by all-rounder Kapil Dev. (Photo: BCCI/Twitter)

This day that year: 36 years of India's maiden World Cup title

India were the regular participant of the World Cup from its beginning to the current edition.

25 Jun 2019 3:32 PM IST

World Cup 2019 (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: These 7 teams can make it to the semi-finals

The past week alone gave us enough surprises to set aside all biased thoughts for what is yet to come at the ICC World...

25 Jun 2019 2:56 PM IST

A second scan on Monday morning showed Roys injury was much improved, boosting hopes he will be fit to play in the match against India at Edgbaston on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Jason Roy's absence is biggest loss for England', says...

Roy displayed an astounding performance in the tournament when he smashed 153 runs during his team's match against...

25 Jun 2019 2:44 PM IST

$\I welcome Shami in this elite list and we two Indians are proud of it,\ said Sharma. (Photo: AFP)$ Sports

ICC CWC'19: Chetan Sharma opines on Mohd Shami's World Cup hat-trick

Sharma's feat was against New Zealand (Nagpur, 1987), whereas Shami achieved it against relatively a new...

25 Jun 2019 2:22 PM IST