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Former India cricketer Dilip Vengsarkar, at the launch of the book ‘The Lords of Wankhede’ in Bengaluru on October 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Dilip Vengsarkar had a big role in two of Indian cricket’s history-altering decisions. It was his input, along with a host of others’, that led to Sachin…
Venkatesh Prasad, R. Kaushik, Dilip Vengsarkar, WV Raman, VVS Laxman and TVS Tyres’ P. Madhavan at the launch of the book ‘The Lords of Wankhede’. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K India’s triumph at the 1983 World Cup after beating the mighty West Indies marked an epochal shift in the country’s cricketing landscape. It became…
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Virat Kohli with Tom Latham© Twitter After Mohamed Shami claimed five wickets in his maiden World Cup 2023 game, the ‘Virat Kohli wall’ stood in front of New Zealand and their 5th successive victory in the tournament. Kohli scored a whopping 95 runs as he led the Indian team’s successful chase of 274 runs. Though…
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is nearly half done and the favourites have been established. Some sparkling individual performances, backed by a few inspiring team efforts, have made the tournament intriguing with every passing match. Around the halfway mark, India are the only team without a defeat and every other team has picked…
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It was another day, another run feast for South Africa! At the Wankhede Stadium on October 24, it rode on Quinton de Kock’s 174 and a blitzkrieg 90 from Heinrich Klassen to plunder 144 off the last ten overs, and put up a mammoth 382 for five, before handing a 149-run defeat to Bangladesh and…
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England’s Joe Root (left) and teammate Harry Brook. File | Photo Credit: Ap Seven players, including Harry Brook, were among 29 England cricketers who were awarded central contracts by the ECB for the first time, while premier all-rounder and Test captain Ben Stokes was given a one-year contract on Tuesday. The deal pre-dated from October…
Iconic pacer Wasim Akram slammed the Pakistan cricket team for their subpar performance and fitness levels in their defeat against Afghanistan in the ongoing World Cup. Akram was speaking during a post-match program on Pakistan-based Sports Channel. Misfields and dropped catches have been a constant story for the Men in Green through the World Cup….
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has scored only two fifties in this World Cup. His captaincy has been questioned and he has faced accusations of lacking aggression in field settings | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam Pakistan’s chances of making the semifinals of the Cricket World Cup are on a knife-edge after their eight-wicket defeat to…
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Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 8 wickets on Monday to register their first-ever ODI win over the side.© Twitter Afghanistan put on a superb batting and bowling show on Monday to stun Pakistan by eight wickets in the Cricket World Cup 2023 match at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Afghanistan hunted down a target of 283 runs…
There are several things which is missing from Pakistan’s game at the moment at the Cricket World Cup. With losses against India and Australia, the Babar Azam-led side is struggling to keep up in the race to a semi-final spot the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. However, the Pakistan cricket team ended a long wait…
