West Indies, the former champion, have been eliminated from the men’s cricket World Cup 2019, after losing to India by 125-runs at Old Trafford, Manchester on Thursday. Excellent batting performance by skipper Virat Kohli and inspired bowling by Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Chahal enabled India to win by a big margin. This is India’s…
ICC World Cup 2019: Bumrah, Shami bowl India to a thrilling 11-run win over Afghanistan
June 23, 2019Southampton: Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami held their nerves in crunch situation and executed their plans perfectly in the death overs to help see-off Afghanistan resistance and eventually beta them beat by 11 runs in a nail-biting encounter at The Rose Bowl Stadium in Southampton. Shami became the second Indian bowler in the history of…
ICC World Cup-2019: India beat Pak by 89 runs
June 17, 2019India continued their dominance over Pakistan in World Cup by registering a 89-run win (D/L method) in a rain-hit match in the ICC World Cup-2019 encounter played at Old Trafford. Winning the toss and put into bat by Pakistan, India got off to a rollicking start with Rohit Sharma (140, 113b, 14×4, 3×6) and Lokesh…
‘India-Pakistan Suit’: Gayle gears up for mega World Cup clash
June 16, 2019London: India and Pakistan will lock horns in the much-awaited clash of World Cup 2019 at the Old Trafford in Manchester today at 3 pm (IST). With passions running high among both sets of fans, the match between India and Pakistan can be easily dubbed as the biggest clash of the Tournament. Interestingly, it seems…
India – New Zealand tie abandoned due to rain
June 14, 2019The clash between the two unbeaten sides of the tournament, India and New Zealand, turned out to be a damp squib. The match was called off without the toss being made due to rain at Trent Bridge yesterday. The umpires officially called off the match at 7.30 pm (IST) and it was the fourth wash…
ICC World Cup – 2019: India beat defending champions
June 10, 2019India made a massive statement of intent by beating five-time and defending champions Australia by 36 runs in a World Cup 2019 league encounter at The Oval in London on Sunday. This was India’s second win in World Cup 2019 following their victory over South Africa. The back-to-back wins put India third in the league…
India launches World Cup campaign with six-wicket win over South Africa
June 6, 2019India launched their World Cup campaign with a six-wicket win over South Africa at Southampton on Wednesday as the Proteas suffered their third defeat in as many matches this tournament. South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and batted but a superb double strike by Jasprit Bumrah left his side reeling. India leg-spinner…
World Cup Warm-Up: India face New Zealand in quest of suitable No.4 batsman
May 25, 2019Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India will take on New Zealand in their first World Cup 2019 warm-up match at the Kennington Oval on Saturday. The clash will begin at 3 pm IST with the toss to take place at 2.30 pm. While India have two World Cup titles to their name, New Zealand…
BCCI recommends four players for Arjuna Award
April 28, 2019The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) yesterday recommended the names of Indian men’s team cricketers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja, and women’s team player Poonam Yadav for the Arjuna Award. The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) met in New Delhi to discuss the matter in the presence of GM…
India World Cup 2019 Team: Pant and Rayudu among Standbys
April 18, 2019Rishabh Pant and Ambati Rayudu, who were excluded from India’s 15-member squad for World Cup 2019, were named among the standbys on Wednesday. Pace bowler Navdeep Saini also found a place in the list of three back-ups for the mega-event starting in England and Wales on May 30. “Just like ICC Champions Trophy, we have…
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