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Ace: Cummins lauded his bowling partner Starc who has never gone wicketless in 23 World Cup matches since 2015. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV With three wins in its last three matches, Australia has finally arrived at the World Cup and skipper Pat Cummins believes his side has ‘nailed’ the brand of cricket it wanted…
South Africa took the first giant step towards shedding the eternal chokers tag as they pushed Pakistan towards the World Cup exit door winning a humdinger of a contest by solitary wicket in Chennai on Friday. This is South Africa’s first World Cup win against Pakistan since the 1999 edition while Babar Azam’s men’s fourth…
File photo of Pakistan cricket team skipper Babar Azam© AFP The Pakistan cricket team’s disappointing show at the Cricket World Cup 2023 continued on Friday as they were defeated by South Africa in a thriller at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Babar Azam-led side came agonisingly close to victory but were ultimately defeated…
A defiant Jos Buttler insists he is still the man to captain England despite presiding over a doomed World Cup campaign. England suffered an eight-wicket trouncing on Thursday at the hands of Sri Lanka who chased down a meagre 157-run target with almost 25 overs to spare. It was a fourth defeat in five games for England,…
Fresh charm: The newly renovated Eden Gardens Stadium will host five World Cup games beginning on Sunday. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Following months of renovation and a significant facelift, the iconic Eden Gardens is all set to host the first of its five World Cup matches involving Bangladesh and the Netherlands on Saturday….
Unfazed: Latham & Co. will believe they have the resources to deal with the upbeat Aussies. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV Australia is one of the best cricket teams for some reasons. Being the most successful team with five titles in the World Cup is just one of them. Being persistent, competent and consistent are…
File photo of Harmanpreet Kaur© AFP New Delhi: The Indian women’s cricket team will host England and Australia in an action-packed home season starting in December, the BCCI said on Friday. The multi-format series will include two Tests in December, along with six T20Is and three ODIs. “The season kicks off with the resumption of…
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Pakistan and South African players during their Cricket World Cup 2023 clash© X (formerly Twitter) Pakistan cricket team’s fielding has been criticised heavily during the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 and they once again suffered a comedy of errors during the match against South Africa on Friday. Temba Bavuma played the ball softly towards mid-on…
Teenaged armless archer Sheetal Devi became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games as the country’s record haul swelled to 99 on the penultimate day of competitions on Friday. India won 17 medals, including seven gold, with the shuttlers contributing the most number of…
File photo of Riyan Parag© BCCI Riyan Parag created history on Friday as he became the only batter in the history of T20 cricket to score six consecutive half-centuries. The 21-year-old achieved the feat during Assam’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match against Kerala where he slammed an unbeaten 57 to guide his team to a…
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