NEW DELHI: In a historic performance on Wednesday, pace sensation Mohammed Shami etched his name in the annals of 50-over World Cup history, delivering the best-ever bowling figures by an Indian bowler in the tournament.Shami’s extraordinary seven-wicket haul, combined with Virat Kohli’s record 50th ODI century, stole the limelight as India secured a convincing 70-run … Read more
NEW DELHI: Pakistan kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the 50-overs World Cup alive after a dominant seven-wicket victory against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.Bangladesh, opting to bat first, struggled to recover from an early top-order collapse and could only muster a modest total of 204 runs before being all … Read more
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer turned commentator, Gautam Gambhir, has launched a scathing critique on the Indian selection committee led by MSK Prasad, branding it as “the worst selection committee in the history of Indian cricket.” Gambhir’s strong criticism is primarily directed at the exclusion of Ambati Rayudu from the 2019 World Cup squad, a … Read more
The Cricket World Cup may boost host country India’s economy by as much as 220 billion rupees ($2.6 billion), economists at Bank of Baroda estimate.The quadrennial tournament, which starts on Thursday and runs through mid-November, is expected to draw large numbers of visiting fans domestically and internationally. With the matches played across 10 cities, that … Read more
Though multiple teams competing at the World Cup go in as potential title contenders, there’s no doubt that the one team which can be called the ‘boss’ of the tournament is Australia.From their first title win in 1987, under Allan Border’s captaincy to their last title hurrah under Michael Clarke in 2015, the men in … Read more
NEW DELHI: The chairman of Pakistan’s cricket board is demanding his side’s World Cup games are moved out of host country India if their arch-rivals refuse to travel to Pakistan for September’s Asia Cup, a report said Friday.Arrangements for the one-day international World Cup, which is due to start in October, remain shrouded in mystery, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Portugese striker Cristiano Ronaldo became the first male player to score in five FIFA World Cups when he converted from the spot against Ghana in the Group H game in Qatar on Thursday. The 37-year-old set the record when he smashed home a penalty in the 65th minute at the 974 Stadium after … Read more
ADELAIDE: India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said that his players crumbled under pressure in a high-stakes T20 World Cup semi-final against England. He blamed their insipid bowling performance for the humiliating 10-wicket loss. Defending 169, Indian bowlers cut a sorry figure as England openers Alex Hales and Jos Buttler made a mockery of the … Read more
ANTALYA: India bagged its second gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 as the recurve mixed team of Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi Phor came from behind to pip Great Britain in the shoot-off here on Sunday. Pairing up for the first time ever, two-time Olympian Rai and the young Ridhi trailed twice 0-2 … Read more
MUMBAI: Impressed with the way Dinesh Karthik is making his bat talk in this year’s IPL, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar reckons that the veteran keeper-batter can play the role of a finisher for the Indian team in the T20 World Cup later this year. Karthik has been hitting the ball fluently for his new franchise … Read more