Cricket

Former and current cricketers, including India’s Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir, criticised the International Cricket Council’s boundary count rule that decided the World Cup title in England’s favour and denied New Zealand after a pulsating final in London. In a thrilling encounter on Sunday night at the Lord’s, England were adjudged the winners of the […]

At the end of 15 overs: At the end of 10 overs: New Zealand are 33 for 1. Henry Nicholls on 10 and Kane Williamson on 1 are at the crease. Chris Woakes strikes in his fourth over removing Martin Guptill for 19. New Zealand 29 for 1. Williamson is the new man in. At […]

Watching Smriti Mandhana at her best is like watching poetry in motion. There is to her batting a lazy elegance that soothes the eye, warms the heart. “She reminds me of Sourav Ganguly,” says W.V. Raman, coach of the Indian women’s team and someone who knows a thing or two about graceful left-handed batting. Smriti […]

Captain Aaron Finch was incredibly proud of his side’s progress in the last 12 months, but admitted that the eight-wicket thrashing against England in the second semifinal was Australia’s worst performance in the ongoing World Cup. Five-time champions Australia failed to defend its title after losing by eight wickets against hosts England in the second […]

Former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar says he has been “ripped apart on all fronts” by “bits and pieces” of Ravindra Jadeja’s brilliance which brought India within sniffing distance of a win in their World Cup semifinal against New Zealand. Manjrekar, who drew flak for calling Jadeja a “bits and pieces cricketer”, admitted that the all-rounder proved […]

It was a Tuesday of slow runs, damp weather and the long wait. Under grim skies that made illuminated floodlights a mandatory accessory to the World Cup semifinal, India tightened the screws on New Zealand. Old Trafford’s dry pitch was on the slower side and the niggardly Men in Blue restricted the Black Caps to […]

A formidable Indian top-order, led by tournament top-scorer Rohit Sharma, will be taking fresh guard in its quest for two good days but a plucky New Zealand seam attack will be ready and waiting to plough down the corridor of its uncertainties during the World Cup semifinal in Manchester on Tuesday. It has been a […]

Injury-hit Australia could see some new faces play in the World Cup semifinals against arch-rivals England but coach Justin Langer is optimistic of the reinforcements filling in the void. Top-order batsman Usman Khawaja and Shaun Marsh were ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a hamstring injury and a fractured arm respectively. Mathew Wade […]

Cricketers past and present, apart from the legions of his fans from all walks of life, wished Mahendra Singh Dhoni on his 38th birthday, drowning the recent wave of criticism around the veteran’s approach to batting. Dhoni, who turned a year older on Sunday, shook a leg with daughter Ziva in the presence of wife […]

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against India in their last league match of the World Cup in Leeds on Saturday. India have made two changes. Yuzvendra Chahal and Mohammed Shami have been rested, and Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja come in as their replacements. Sri Lanka have made just one change, […]