By Prof. B.K. Viswanath There was a galore of frustration writ large on the face of Ben Stokes, the English Captain at the end of the Old Trafford Test in which England had gained an upper hand but failed to clinch the game because of rains. The July 19-23 Ashes Test had all the elements…
As soon as Rishi Sunak was named the new Prime Minister of England, I prepared myself for the onslaught of cringe-worthy celebrations and tweets. I wasn’t disappointed. As expected, the Indian media ran headlines such as “Indian son rises over the empire” and “Battered Britain gets ‘desi’ big boss”, forgetting that Rishi is neither India’s…
Britain: International sport finally returns to Britain today when England plays the West Indies in the world’s first cricket test match since the start of March because of the Coronavirus pandemic. It’s clear the match being staged at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton is about much more than just cricket. A smoothly run test series,…
British cricket team successfully finished the 2019 World Cup which was held on Foggy Albion. The British team defeated New Zealand in a fierce struggle of the grand finale. The Briton Benjamin Stokes was titled as the best player of the match. The match was visited by about 30 thousand spectators. Will the English team…
Hosts England made it to the semi-finals with a convincing 119-run win over New Zealand in the ICC World Cup 2019 match played at Chester-le-Street on Wednesday. Jonny Bairstow’s century was the highlight of the England innings before the bowlers took over to bowl out New Zealand and ensure that they make it to the…
Pakistan came back strongly after their first match loss against the West Indies to score a shocking 14-run win over hosts and favourites England in their second match in the 2019 ICC World Cup match played on Monday at Trent Bridge. Winning the toss and electing to bowl, England could not restrict the Pakistan batsman…
England take on South Africa in opener England, the strong favourites and hosts, will take on South Africa in the opening match of the 2019 World Cup Cricket extravaganza which gets off to a start at The Oval, London, at 3 pm today. About World Cup 2019 The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is the…
By V.N. Prasad Cricket in England — many a time — is reminiscent of this. ‘Grounds-men prepare pitches diligently. Out-fields are lush green with overnight haircuts, moods in dressing rooms are upbeat, spectators are expectant of competitive game, umpire calls out ‘PLAY’ and it starts raining. Though not verbatim, the 2nd Test at the Lord’s…
Leeds: England scripted a remarkable turnaround in the limited over series against India by clinching the three-match ODI rubber 2-1 after cantering to a facile eight-wicket win in the series-deciding final ODI on Tuesday. Joe Root (100) hit a second successive century, while Eoin Morgan (88) smashed an unbeaten half-century as the duo shared a…
Saint Petersburg: Belgium achieved their best World Cup finish as goals from Thomas Meunier and Eden Hazard secured a 2-0 victory over England in Saturday’s third-place playoff in Saint Petersburg. Meunier, who missed the semi-final loss to France due to suspension, scored after just four minutes before Hazard grabbed a late second as Belgium eclipsed…
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