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As India squares up against New Zealand in the semifinal of the cricket World Cup at Manchester on Tuesday, after a fine run in the competition despite a suspect middle order, the exploits on this global platform of a bunch of no-hopers 36…

Riding on their seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka at Headingley on Saturday, India became the table toppers with 15 points from nine matches. On the other hand, Australia dropped to second spot after their 10-run defeat against South…

Geopolitics resurfaced at the Cricket World Cup on Saturday when political messages were flown over Headingley during India’s final group game against Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan innings was into its first hour when a plane moved over the…

Rohit Sharma became the first player to hit five centuries in a single World Cup and his opening partner KL Rahul also struck a fluent century as India crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their final group match at Headingley on Saturday.…

Going into the business end of the 2019 World Cup, there have been quite a few experts who have questioned MS Dhoni’s position in the team and termed his knocks a struggle. But when it comes to the players, they swear by their ‘Mahi bhai’,…

It is the worst kept secret in Indian cricket right now, but India’s last match in the ongoing World Cup, in all likelihood, will also be Mahendra Singh Dhoni's last game in the national squad, PTI reported. If India qualify for the finals…

Even before the Indian squad was picked for the World Cup cricket championship in England and Wales, there was an unending debate as to who should bat at No. 4. Views swung from one end to the other with former greats of the game preferring…

Birmingham (England): India stormed into the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup by beating Bangladesh by 28 runs in a thrilling encounter here on Tuesday. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Rohit Sharma scored his fourth…

India will persist with Rishabh Pant at number four in the batting order to avail the left-right advantage in the middle overs, assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said on the eve of Tuesday’s Cricket World Cup group match against Bangladesh,…