Rampant Australia eye points table supremacy
Agency :South Africa, who will aim to end their ICC Men’s World Cup 2019 campaign on a winning note, face a stiff challenge as they will be up against an in-form Australian side in...
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Afghan teen aims high after breaking Tendulkar’s record
Agency :Teenager Ikram Alikhil has set his sights on becoming Afghanistan’s greatest-ever player after breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the highest score by an 18-year-old at a World Cup.The wicket-keeper’s 86 against the West...
Jadeja can bolster India World Cup batting, says Azharuddin
Agency :Former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin wants to see all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja included in India’s semi-final line-up to add muscle to the team’s faltering middle-order batting.Virat Kohli’s India have already booked their spot in the...
Langer confident Smith and Warner can cope with facing South Africa again
AFP, Manchester :Australia coach Justin Langer believes Steve Smith and David Warner will be under no extra pressure when they face South Africa for the first time since both batsmen were given 12-month bans...
Almost thought ‘Remember The Name’ tag was a curse: Brathwaite
Agency :In a way, the 2019 World Cup and the heartbreak of Manchester has had a cathartic influence on Carlos Brathwaite. For a good portion of the last three years, the 30-year-old all-rounder has...
Maxwell confident of finding elusive big score
Though the big score has eluded him thus far at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019, Australia batsman Glenn Maxwell said that he feels like he has never hit the ball better.Maxwell has...
Left is right for Cricket World Cup quicks
They live in a right-handed world, historically stigmatised and challenged by tasks as simple as using scissors — but when it comes to taking wickets at the World Cup, being a southpaw seamer is...
Shakib eying win against Pakistan to end WC on high
Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said he will feel more satisfied from his personal point of view if he can help the side win the match against Pakistan and end the tournament on...
One last hurrah waiting for Mashrafe
As Bangladesh will take on Pakistan on Friday at Lord’s, the most sacred place for any cricketer, it will be the last match for Mashrafe Bin Mortaza in the World Cup.Before leaving the country...
Pakistan face improbable task to make semi-finals
Pakistan need to beat Bangladesh by a margin of over 300 runs to trump New Zealand, but against a team that has played a spirited brand of cricket all tournament, it’s an unlikely propositionThe...
Kohli is a run-machine, Tendulkar my all-time favourite: Lara
West Indies legend Brian Lara on Thursday (July 4) likened Virat Kohli to a run machine, saying that the Indian skipper is way ahead of rest of the world when it comes to batting...
Fizz well placed to be fourth fastest to 100 ODI wickets
Mustsfizur Rahman’s inconsistency raised a concern whether he could claim his 100 wickets in this World Cup but the fast bowler’s epic performance against India in the previous match quelled that tension.Having started the...