ISLAMABAD, June 14 (AFP): A video parodying an Indian air force pilot who was briefly captured by arch-rival Pakistan earlier this year has gone viral ahead of a highly-anticipated World Cup clash between the two cricket-mad nations.The 33-second video shows an actor posing as handlebar-moustached Abhinandan Varthaman, who was shot...
Read moreEngland's Mark Wood (C) missing a chance off his own bowling from West Indies' Carlos Brathwaite (R) during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, southern England on Friday — AFP
Read moreNEW DELHI, June 15 (IANS): Sunday is not just any other day. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan are set to clash at the Old Trafford in Manchester and there is no denying the fact that it is one of the biggest rivalries on the cricket pitch.Emotions run high not just among...
Read moreMANCHESTER, United Kingdom, June 15 (Agencies): India and Pakistan will resume their exhilarating cricket rivalry when they lock horns in a World Cup 2019 league stage match at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday.However, the rain gods might play a spoilsport in the blockbuster clash. If weather permits, the arch-rivals...
Read moreBangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim suffered a blow on his right hand during a net session at Somerset Ground at Taunton in England on Saturday, reports UNB.He left the ground immediately afterwards with Bangladesh physio Thihan Chandramohan.However, the team management is yet to reveal the details about Mushfiqur's blow. As per...
Read moreRain was expected to play a part in the 2019 edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup. With four matches already being washout out and more games expected to, fans have started flipping through the rule book wondering what happens if multiple teams are locked on the same points at...
Read moreThe West Indies will take on Bangladesh in their next league stage fixture in the ongoing World Cup 2019 in Taunton today (Monday), reports NDTV. Both sides started with wins as the West Indies thrashed Pakistan while Bangladesh outshone South Africa in their first game. Both are on three points...
Read moreMANCHESTER, England, June 16 (Reuters): Noisy India and Pakistan cricket fans brought a taste of the subcontinent to Manchester on Sunday, their enthusiasm undimmed by the threat of rain looming over a World Cup match between the regional rivals that drew a massive global audience.Organisers received nearly 800,000 applications for...
Read moreVirat Kohli, the Indian skipper, became the fastest to score 11,000 One-day International (ODI) runs, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record in the process, reports NDTV. Virat Kohli reached the milestone in 222 innings to become the new holder of the record after Sachin Tendulkar had achieved the milestone in 276 innings....
Read moreThe last time England hosted the Cricket World Cup 20 years ago they suffered the embarrassment of being knocked out before the official tournament song had even been released. Their record has scarcely improved since. Yet Eoin Morgan's side is the 2019 tournament's favourites.England were too warm, too welcoming, so...
Read moreThe "unseasonal" rainfall in England has marred the 2019 edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament, but it is the insurance companies that are really bearing the brunt of it. Rain washed out play in four matches -not a ball was bowled in three- in the ongoing Cricket World...
Read moreSoumya Sarkar taking the catch to take the wicket of West Indies' Nicholas Pooran during the 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage match between West Indies and Bangladesh at The County Ground in Taunton, southwest England on Monday — AFP
Read moreMANCHESTER, June 17 (Agencies): Hosts England will aim to carry on its winning streak with a hat-trick when they meet minnows Afghanistan in World Cup 2019 group affair at the Old Trafford here on Tuesday. It will also be for the first time when the two teams face-off in the...
Read moreIt is an unwanted record for this World Cup - more matches have already fallen foul of wet weather than at any of the previous editions, reports https://www.skysports.com.But how significant a factor could the wave of washouts actually be when it comes to determining which four sides will make the...
Read moreMANCHESTER, June 17 (AFP): The International Cricket Council defended the farcical finish to India's World Cup win over Pakistan after rain left Sarfaraz Ahmed's side with a seemingly impossible task on Sunday.Pakistan were 166 for six, chasing an initial target of 337, when rain stopped play after 35 overs.Had the...
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