NEW DELHI: Defending champions England overcame their early struggles in the Twenty20 World Cup by defeating the previously unbeaten West Indies by eight wickets in their Super Eight opener in St Lucia on Wednesday.The English bowlers limited West Indies to 180-4 on the same pitch where the co-hosts had scored 218 against Afghanistan on Monday….
NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has questioned the timing of David Warner‘s recent comments about the repercussions he faced from the Sandpaper Gate scandal, noting that other players like Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith also suffered significantly. Warner’s remarks were made ahead of Australia’s Super 8 clash with Bangladesh, where he claimed to…
Pakistan‘s former wicketkeeper Atiq-uz-Zaman has made some startling revelations about growing indiscipline in the country’s cricket team, highlighting a few negatives that contributed to Pakistan’s disastrous show at the ongoing T20 World Cup in the US and the Caribbean islands. The Babar-Azam led team made a sorry exit from the tournament in the group stage…
NEW DELHI: Defending champions England cruised to an eight-wicket win against hosts West Indies in their Super Eights clash of the T20 World Cup at Gros Islet in St Lucia on Thursday.Opener Philip Salt smashed an unbeaten 47-ball 87 as England chased down the 181-run target with 21 balls to spare.T20 WORLD CUP: SCHEDULE |…
Virat Kohli is itching to rediscover his batting touch as India refocus at the T20 World Cup with their first match of the ‘Super 8s‘ against Afghanistan in Barbados on Thursday. Opening the batting with skipper Rohit Sharma, Kohli hasn’t had the kind of start his fans expected of him at the T20 World Cup,…
NEW DELHI: West Indies opener Brandon King’s future in the ICC T20 World Cup is uncertain after he sustained a side strain during the match against England in St Lucia on Thursday. The severity of the injury and the limited duration of the tournament remaining are of great concern.King scored 23 off 12 balls and…
NEW DELHI: Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has opened up about his recent struggles with form, hopeful for a turnaround following a challenging season with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League and a slow start at the ongoing T20 World Cup. Maxwell managed just 52 runs in ten IPL matches and has only racked…
Fast-bowling legend Curtly Ambrose holds Jasprit Bumrah in high regard. Despite the Indian spearhead’s history of stress fractures, Ambrose believes that Bumrah’s unorthodox action should remain unchanged, mainitaining that all fast bowlers face the risk of injury when they step onto the field.“What I can tell you something about Jasprit Bumrah, I’m a big fan…
NEW DELHI: The West Indies’ impressive eight-match winning streak in T20Is was brought to a halt by a dominant performance from England in all facets of the game.The English side restricted the West Indies to a total of 180 runs, thanks to their exceptional death bowling, and then chased down the target in just 17.3…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer David Johnson passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday. He was 52 years old. Johnson was a former fast bowler known for his brief stint with the Indian cricket team. He had played two Tests for India in 1996, taking three wickets. His death has shocked the cricketing community.“Saddened to hear…
