Eng approach all wrong, says Ponting

Australia’s assistant coach Ricky Ponting believes that England’s out-and-out aggressive approach to one-day international cricket has probably not been suitable for a stage such as the World Cup.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

HAPPY MOMENT

West Indies wicketkeeper Shai Hope missed the chance to stump MS Dhoni twice in the 33rd over when the Indian wicket-keeper
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Bring on the boo boys, says Warner

David Warner says he’s living the dream playing for Australia at the World Cup and no amount of booing from England fans eager to remind him of his one-year ban for ball tampering is going to spoil his mood.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

It’s 1992 all over again!

Twenty-seven years and a generation apart, Pakistan’s World Cup bears striking similarities with their 1992 campaign -- when they started slowly but ended up lifting the trophy in Melbourne.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

India keep winning

Skipper Virat Kohli’s gritty half-century and an incisive bowling performance powered India to a comprehensive 125-run win over West Indies yesterday, all but assuring them of a spot in the World Cup semi-finals.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Mr Efficient

It was relatively early when India skipper Virat Kohli had walked onto the pitch. After losing Rohit Sharma in the sixth over, Kohli went on
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Must keep cool heads, says Root

Joe Root expects emotions to run high against India on Sunday in a game England may have to win to reach the World Cup semi-finals in their home tournament.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Hathuru wary of ‘fearless’ Proteas

Sri Lanka are wary of a South African side who have nothing to lose in their final matches at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, according to their coach Chandika Hathurusingha.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Malinga threat looms over struggling SA

A win today would keep Sri Lanka alive as competition tightens for the three remaining semifinal spots, but for that they have to get past a South African side with nothing to lose.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Babar has the potential to match Kohli’

Emulating Virat Kohli is a mere dream for most young batsmen - but Grant Flower believes Babar Azam is well on the path to doing just that after his stylish century downed New Zealand.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Kohli reaches landmark 20k

Virat Kohli on Thursday became the fastest batsman to reach 20,000 international runs as he anchored India’s innings against the West Indies in the World Cup match in Manchester.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

How the captains have fared so far

If former Australia skipper Steven Smith and former deputy David Warner had not been handed a one-year ban in March last year following the infamous ‘sandpaper-gate scandal’ during a Test match against South Africa in Cape Town earlier that month, Australia could have
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Getaway, but no escape

Ahead Bangladesh vs India match Mashrafe Mortaza and his family opted for a day and a half of quiet repose in the rural comforts of the Welsh region of Snowdonia. Mashrafe reached the small town of Snowdon, a town in Gwynnedd county, built around Wales’s highest mountain bearing the same name.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM

They are India and we are Bangladesh, says Soumya

Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar was in an upbeat mood when talking to reporters today regarding the India match. Bangladesh will play India on July 2 and Soumya said that the Tigers cannot think they lag behind in any departments to India when they play the Asian giants.
27 June 2019, 15:05 PM

India thrash West Indies

India hand West Indies a thumping 125-run defeat at the Old Trafford in Manchester today.
27 June 2019, 08:42 AM

Root says England must keep cool heads in India World Cup match

Joe Root expects emotions to run high against India on Sunday in a game England may have to win to reach the World Cup semi-finals in their home tournament.
27 June 2019, 06:50 AM

1992 all over again as Pakistan take identical World Cup path

Twenty-seven years and a generation apart, Pakistan's World Cup bears striking similarities with their 1992 campaign -- when they started slowly but ended up lifting the trophy in Melbourne.
27 June 2019, 06:44 AM

New Zealand can shrug off Pakistan World Cup defeat, says Neesham

All-rounder Jimmy Neesham is confident that New Zealand's defeat against Pakistan in Birmingham on Wednesday will not derail their World Cup bid.
27 June 2019, 06:37 AM

Unbeaten ton against New Zealand my best innings - Azam

Pakistan's Babar Azam said his match-winning century against New Zealand was the best of his career as he guided the Asian side to a six-wicket win on Wednesday to keep their World Cup semi-final hopes alive.
27 June 2019, 04:39 AM

Steve Waugh: ‘It showcased skill and composure’

Without doubt this was a commanding performance by a team that is gathering confidence and momentum at exactly the right time.
26 June 2019, 18:00 PM