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India qualify for Cricket World Cup semi-finals for 7th time
July 3 (India Today) - India beat Bangladesh in their penultimate league match of World Cup 2019 in Birmingham to sail into the semi-finals on Tuesday. This is the 3rd time in succession that India have qualified for the last-4 stage of the sport's most prestigious tournament. Incidentally, it's also the 7th time in 12 editions of the World Cup...
World Cup 2019: India may deliberately lose to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to oust Pakistan, says Basit Ali
June 28 (IANS) - Former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali has claimed that India will "never want Pakistan" to make it to the semi-finals of the ongoing World Cup and that's why the Men in Blue might perform badly and intentionally lose their matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Pakistan journalist Saj Sadiq posted a video of Ali making these comments...
ICC set to shatter World Cup audience records as video views hit one billion
June 26 (ICC) - The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 is on track to shatter previous digital and TV records and become one of the world's biggest ever sports events - having already delivered over 1 billion video views across digital content on ICC’s platforms and social media channels. In addition, TV figures have seen India alone amass a...
World Cup 2019: Bangladesh know where to bowl to India, says spin coach Sunil Joshi
June 25 (Reuters) - Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's consistency with the bat and ball at the Cricket World Cup is down to his fitness regimen and his presence in the squad has driven them to new heights, the team's spin coach Sunil Joshi has said. Shakib made 51 in Monday's 62-run victory over Afghanistan to reclaim his position as...
India vs Pakistan: Shoaib Akhtar slams ‘brainless captain’ Sarfaraz Ahmed
June 17 (India Today) - Pakistan failed to dilute their dismal World Cup record versus India in Manchester on Sunday when they fell to an 89-run defeat - their 7th successive loss to the arch-rivals in the tournament's history. India were ahead in all departments of the game as they posted a mammoth 336/5 after being invited to bat. In...
World Cup 2019: Rishabh Pant to join Team India as cover for injured Shikhar Dhawan
June 12 (India Today) - Rishabh Pant will be joining the Indian team as cover for the injured Shikhar Dhawan in England as they prepare for their next match against New Zealand on Thursday. Rishabh Pant will be reaching England on Wednesday after getting clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Tuesday night. The Indian team...
India cruising towards World Cup 2019 semi-finals? Too early to decide, says Virat Kohli
June 11 (Reuters) - India made quite a statement with their clinical victory against holders Australia but captain Virat Kohli is not entertaining any premature thoughts or taking a place in the semi-finals of the World Cup for granted. India have won both ways in their first two matches, expertly pulling off a chase in their tournament opener against South...
Review of ‘Sanath Jayasuriya — A Biography’
The roller coaster life of one of Sri Lanka’s biggest international sports superstars would have many more anecdotes and revelations. His is a story that deserves more pages, says Kanishkaa Balachandran.
World Cup 2019: Dhoni told to remove “Balidaan” badge
June 7 (IANS) - India's opening game in the ongoing World Cup saw former skipper M.S. Dhoni once again profess his love for the security forces after he was spotted with regimental dagger insignia of the Indian Para Special Forces on his wicket-keeping gloves. But the International Cricket Council (ICC) has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India...
World Cup 2019: Batsmen are clueless against Bumrah, says Kohli
June 6 (India Today) - Virat Kohli is in awe of his wrecker-in-chief, Jasprit Bumrah. It seems as if Kohli empathises with the opposition batsmen when they are facing the India pacer. "One thing you have to do when you're facing Jasprit is you have to play good cricketing shots. You have to back your technique. If you're hesitant even...
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