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West Indies will face Pakistan in their first 2019 World Cup clash which will take place on May 31. (Photo: AFP)

'It will be an all-rounders' World Cup', says Clive Lloyd

The two-time World Cup captain also shared his opinion over selectors' decision of bringing back players such as Andre...

17 May 2019 7:01 PM IST

The tournament will run from May 30 to July 14. The semi-finals will be played at Old Trafford in Manchester and Edgbaston in Birmingham on July 9 and 11 respectively, while the Lords will host the final on July 14. (Photo: ICC))

ICC World Cup winners to earn four million dollars

The total prize pot, which sits at USD 10 million, will see the runners-up assured of USD 2 million.

17 May 2019 6:52 PM IST

Afghanistan penetrated through the 2019 ICC World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe to be the ultimate winners of the tournament, and hence qualified for the England and Wales-based showpiece event. (Photo: AFP)

ICC 2019 World Cup: Afghanistan squad and player analysis

The Kabul-based team got its ICC status was back in the year 2001, and two years later, it became a member of the Asian...

17 May 2019 6:17 PM IST

In the following T20s against Australia, he scored morale boosting 50 and 47 and carried that form into the IPL, where he ended up as the second-highest run getter with 593 runs at 53.90. (Photo: PTI))

'I am ready to bat at any position', says KL Rahul

Head coach Ravi Shastri said the combinations would entirely depend on the prevailing conditions in England.

17 May 2019 5:34 PM IST

18-year-old Prithvi Shaw made a dream Test debut as he scored a hundred against West Indies on Day one of the first Test in Rajkot. (Photo: PTI)

ICC World Cup 2019: Prithvi Shaw bats for his opening colleagues -...

At a press conference held at MCA for North Mumbai Panthers, Prithvi was unable to make a choice between the two ace...

17 May 2019 4:34 PM IST

India will take on New Zealand and Bangladesh on May 25 and 28 in the warm-up matches before opening its World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5.

'Excited for my first World Cup', says Yuzvendra Chahal

'Everyone wants to be part of the World Cup to play for the country', said the 28-year-old.

17 May 2019 4:21 PM IST

Thanks to Harmanpreet Kaurs six and a double in the last over, the Indian women took home the win after needing nine runs from the final over. (Photo: AP)

India 'sleeping giant' of women's cricket, says Matthew Mott

The interest in women's cricket in India has been on the rise ever since they finished runners-up in the 2017 World Cup...

17 May 2019 12:27 PM IST

The coverage will also be complemented with a variety of analytical and visual enhancements including the use of Player Tracking. The drone camera will also provide stunning visuals of all venues across England and Wales. There will be a roving Buggy Cam as well, for a ground-level view of proceedings. (Photo: ICC)

Ganguly, Manjrekar in ICC's top commentary panel for World Cup

ICC TV will cover all 48 matches, including live coverage of all 10 warm-up matches for the 1st time.

17 May 2019 12:01 PM IST

GS Lakshmi came close to playing the first international match but had to be content with remaining in the non-playing eleven during Indias tour of England in 1999.

'World's first female match referee has a sharp cricket brain', says...

GS Lakshmi is the world's first international match referee.

17 May 2019 10:06 AM IST

West Indies captain Clive Lloyd holds the 1975 World Cup trophy aloft.

World Cup 1975 replay: Slow Sunny an aberration

Bishen had figures of 12-8-6-1 and Gavaskar made amends with an unbeaten 65 for his snail-like World Cup debut.

17 May 2019 6:26 AM IST

The lacklustre performance of the bowlers in the matches against England forced the team management to go back to Aamir, who was not part of the 15-man squad named initially.

Mohammad Aamir included in Pakistan's World Cup 2019 squad

The thrashing by English batsmen in a T20 International and two ODIs has alarmed the selectors, who were initially not...

16 May 2019 8:42 PM IST

Irfan Pathan insisted that just like he made a return to the national team through hard work and fighting spirit, in the same manner he would get through this current obstacle of his life. (Photo: AFP)

Irfan Pathan becomes only Indian to enrol himself for Carribean...

By signing up for the players draft, Pathan may become the first Indian to play in an overseas T20 league.

16 May 2019 8:06 PM IST