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Australia's David Warner celebrating after scoring a century during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group

Australia's David Warner celebrating after scoring a century during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match against Pakistan at The County Ground in Taunton, southwest England on Wednesday — AFP

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Pant to join Indian squad as cover for Dhawan

NOTTINGHAM, United Kingdom, June 12 (AFP): Rishabh Pant has been called up as cover for the injured Shikhar Dhawan in India's World Cup squad, team chiefs confirmed on Wednesday.Dhawan injured his hand during the team's 36-run victory against Australia on Sunday and remains a doubt for the rest of the...

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ICC defends no reserve day decision

NOTTINGHAM, England, June 12 (Reuters): The International Cricket Council (ICC) defended on Tuesday not scheduling reserve days for group matches at the rain-marred World Cup and blamed the disruptions on "extremely unseasonable weather".A record three matches have already been either abandoned or called off in the weather-hit tournament and the...

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Records of World Cup 2019 so far

FE Sports DeskThe ICC World Cup 2019 is the biggest platform to perform for any cricketer. As a result, many records would be created and broken. It has been more than two weeks since the tournament started, and there have already been some records scripted by the players. With more...

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BD confident injured Shakib will play West Indies

Bangladesh are optimistic that all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will recover from a thigh injury in time for June 17 World Cup match against West Indies in Taunton, their coach Steve Rhodes has said, reports Reuters.Shakib strained a muscle in his left thigh while batting against England in Cardiff last week,...

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England want to dominate West Indies today

SOUTHAMPTON, June 13 (Agencies): Tournament favourites England will look to continue their dominance when they take on power-packed West Indies in their fourth encounter of the ongoing World Cup at The Rose Bowl, here on Friday.England, who started off their campaign in an impressive manner winning comfortably against South Africa,...

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An Indian supporter posing with his face painted in the national colours as play is delayed in the 2019 Cricket World

An Indian supporter posing with his face painted in the national colours as play is delayed in the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and New Zealand at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, central England on Thursday— AFP

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World Cup 2019 witnesses increase in number of short deliveries so far

The ICC World Cup 2019 in England and Wales might be only more than two weeks old but set a fascinating pattern right from the very first ball when South Africa opened up with the leg spin of Imran Tahir. With batsmen stronger, fitter and more aggressive than ever, this...

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Star Sports records 269m viewership in opening week of World Cup

MUMBAI, June 13 (IANS): The opening week in the ongoing World Cup has once again recorded a massive 269 million viewership, the Star network said.Continuing the record-breaking streak like in previous World Cups, the inaugural week of the 10-nation tournament registered a phenomenal 107.2 million average impressions, setting a viewership...

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ICC for commentators at WC to be fair after Holding saga

The International Cricket Council (ICC) wants commentators at the World Cup to be fair in their observations and has denied censoring West Indies great Michael Holding for criticising match officials on air last week, reports Reuters.The Caribbean great was aghast at the string of umpiring errors during the West Indies-Australia...

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Australia look to continue winning run against SL today

LONDON, June 14 (Agencies): After registering a nervy win against Pakistan, Australia will look to come out with a commanding performance when they meet Sri Lanka in their fifth World Cup encounter at the Kennington Oval on Saturday.With six points in four games, the defending champions are sitting pretty in...

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What can cricket do about rain

It has been a very wet week in the Cricket World Cup. India's match against New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Thursday was the fourth match of the tournament to be abandoned so far, and the third to be called off without a ball being bowled.This has already surpassed the...

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Some top feats at WC 2019 so far

BENGALURU, June 14 (https://www.mykhel.com/cricket): The ICC World Cup 2019 started on May 31. The 12th edition of cricket's most prestigious event has seen 18 games so far of which three have been washed out and a fourth was also looking likely. But the tournament has already seen some top feats...

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India-Pakistan match tickets resold for Rs 60,000

NEW DELHI, June 14 (IANS): One thing synonymous with every India-Pakistan cricket match is the emotions attached to it. Not just among players, but also fans are high on adrenaline. The tickets for the clash which will take place at the Old Trafford Stadium -- which has a capacity of...

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Fans put rain on top of points table after washouts rule roost

LONDON, June 14 (IANS): With rain playing spoilsport in three of the World Cup 2019 games already, fans have started taking potshots at the tournament with one topping it all by putting rain in pole position on the points table.In a Twitter message, the points table says rain has won...

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