Motivated & run-hungry Warner taking space alongside greats
Agency :Not long after moving into this caper for a living, an astute new colleague issued me with a piece of advice about composing end of play pieces like this that make the cricket...
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I don’t play for Naib or cricket board, I play for Afghanistan: Rashid
PTI, Southampton :“Neither do I play for Gulbadin nor for the cricket board (Afghanistan Cricket Board) but for Afghanistan,” said the team’s star spinner Rashid Khan.Rashid made the statement when asked if his relationship...
West Indies face rampaging New Zealand in a must-win game
Agency :Having failed to replicate their success from the first game against Pakistan, West Indies need to win each of their remaining four matches to stay in contention for the semi-finals race. The ICC...
Maxwell relishing clash against England quicks
Agency :Glenn Maxwell reckons Australia have no need to fear England fast bowlers Jofra Archer and Mark Wood at the World Cup given they face Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins in the nets.The old...
Harbhajan tells India to stick with Yadav-Chahal spin twins at World Cup
Harbhajan Singh has hailed wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal for their key role in India’s recent one-day successes, saying the pair should be fixtures for the rest of the World Cup.Wrist spinners...
Dominant England seek to continue upward march
Sri Lanka are hanging in around the middle of the table as of now, but won’t be there for long unless they rack up some wins, starting with the match against England on Friday,...
We left everything out there, and that’s all I can ask for: Faf du Plessis
In the year 2000, at a time when West Indies’ decline had started gaining prominence in the cricket world, Steve Waugh was asked if he had any advice for Jimmy Adams to help their...
England bowler Liam Plunkett back in training after virus
England bowler Liam Plunkett has returned to training after recovering from a virus.The 34-year-old did not play in the 150-run Cricket World Cup win over Afghanistan on Tuesday, but is part of the squad...
‘Emotional’ Dhawan thanks fans for support as he departs CWC19
Shikhar Dhawan has spoken out after it was announced that he has been ruled out of India’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2019 campaign with a broken thumb.Dhawan, the India opener, copped the...
Williamson ton, de Grandhomme power New Zealand in thriller
New Zealand cruised to the top of the table with a fantastic four-wicket win in their ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 contest against South Africa in Birmingham on Wednesday, 19 June.The ghosts of...
Shikhar Dhawan ruled out of CWC19 with broken hand
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the remainder of his side’s Men’s Cricket World Cup (CWC) campaign with a broken bone in his hand. He sustained the injury during India’s...
Inspiring Bangladesh face huge step-up in challenge against Australia
Mashrafe Mortaza’s team has been excellent so far, but they need to do all the things they have done right so far, and more, when they face five-time champions Australia on Thursday, 20 June.Australia...