After their first defeat of the 2019 World Cup at the hands of England in Birmingham on Sunday, skipper Virat Kohli admitted that the team was not clinical with the bat and wickets at crucial juncture didn't help the run-chase.
India lost their first match of the 2019 World Cup against England. Post the defeat, vice-captain Rohit Sharma admitted that England were the better team and also came to Dhoni and Jadhav's defence, who were criticized for their 'lack of intent' during chase. "They were trying to hit, but they were not able to because of the slowness of the pitch," he clarified.
In response to Vaughan’s criticism of the England team over a wobbly campaign, Bairstow had said, "People were waiting for us to fail. They are not willing us on to win, in many ways, so they can jump on your throat." On Sunday, he scored 111 in England's crucial 31-run win over India.
During a fielding session on the eve of the team’s crucial game against Afghanistan, Wahab suffered a finger fracture. But the Pakistan pacer delivered eight overs, taking 2/29, and then chipped in with a crucial, unbeaten nine-ball 15 in his team's win.
The race to the semis remain complicated after England's 31-run win against India on Sunday, which kept the hosts alive in the tournament. Though India's chances for the semi-finals stay bright despite the loss, however, it dimmed Pakistan's hopes of qualifying for the last-four stage of the tournament and knocked Sri Lanka out of the equation.
Facing a must-win situation, hosts England put up a spirited effort to win by 31 runs, but India's listless effort in the death overs of their run-chase of 337 surprised fans and experts alike.
MS Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav were at the receiving end of fan fury after India suffered their first defeat of the 2019 World Cup at the hands of hosts England in Birmingham on Sunday.
Afghanistan's Hamid Hassan felt he could have stopped Pakistan from getting over the line in a thrilling World Cup match if his one-day career hadn't come to an end with a painful injury.
There are seven Grand Slam winners in defending champion Angelique Kerber's quarter of the draw at Wimbledon this year but the German admits she is only conscious of one particular minefield -- Serena Williams.
Maverick Vinales cruised to a comfortable win over world champion Marc Marquez in the Dutch MotoGP in Assen on Sunday for the Spaniard's first win of the season.
Wimbledon is Roger Federer's best chance to win another Grand Slam but, at 37, the Swiss maestro is no longer an outright favourite to prevail in multiple five-set contests over two weeks, seven-times Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander said.
Pakistan pacer Wahab Riaz says his team is not reading too much into the parallels being drawn with the victorious 1992 World Cup squad despite undergoing a similar resurgent campaign in the 2019 edition.
International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson on Sunday said he is happy with the World Cup's "sporting pitches", insisting they have provided good balance between bat and ball.
In the sporting world, the India-Pakistan rivalry needs no explanation. And when the two arch-rivals clash on cricket field, it not only ignites emotions and feelings but also attracts eyeballs globally.
Ravindra Jadeja, who came on the field as a substitute in place of the injured KL Rahul, ran to his left from long-on, dived full length forward at full speed and plucked a blinder, inches off the ground, to give India a major breakthrough.
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Trent Boult's hat-trick and a screamer of a catch from Martin Guptill would have graced any cricket match but there is no doubt that New Zealand's World Cup hopes took a battering in Saturday's loss to Australia.
Sri Lanka's batting woes in England have threatened to derail their World Cup campaign. Not only are the batsmen not scoring runs, they are eating up a whole lot of balls too.
On Friday, at the Riverside ground here in Chester-le-Street, Hashim Amla enjoyed a second life when, after being adjudged LBW on 68, he began walking back, only to return after South African skipper Faf du Plessis reviewed the decision.
England captain Eoin Morgan has urged his side to be flexible now that their World Cup hopes are in the balance. An England team widely tipped to end their World Cup drought will be on the verge of a first-round exit if they lose to unbeaten India at Edgbaston on Sunday before their concluding round-robin match with New Zealand.
Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are set to tighten their private stranglehold on Wimbledon as rivals struggle to keep afloat as they bid to dethrone the sport's A-list stars.
Pakistan kept their nerve to avoid a huge shock on Saturday, beating a spirited Afghan side by three wickets with just two balls to spare to keep their World Cup semi-final hopes alive. Imad Wasim hit Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib for a boundary through the covers to seal the win off the fourth ball of the last over, prompting chaotic scenes as fans poured onto the Headingley pitch.
England need all the help they can get as they try to get their World Cup campaign back on track against India. But is this really a "home" tournament for Eoin Morgan's side?
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson urged his side to move on after an 86-run defeat by champions Australia at Lord's on Saturday condemned the Black Caps to their second straight loss of the World Cup.
Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib defended his disastrous decision to bring himself on to bowl towards the end of a gripping match against Pakistan on Saturday - a move that cost 18 runs in a single over.
Fans from Afghanistan and Pakistan clashed during the World Cup match between the two sides after pro-Balochistan banners flew above the Headingley ground Sunday, prompting the ICC to promise an investigation into the matter in collaboration with West Yorkshire police.
India captain Virat Kohli said he relishes the intense pressure at the World Cup as he targets a win against England on Sunday that would seal a place in the semi-finals. He did not read much into Mahendra Singh Dhoni's slow strike-rate in the previous couple of games and Kohli once again reiterated that the former skipper "knows what he's doing".
A ruthless India will be eyeing pole position with a solid knockout punch on an already disintegrated England in Sunday's high-profile World Cup encounter. Virat Kohli's men are unbeaten after their first six matches of the round-robin competition and need just one win from their remaining three games to guarantee a place in the semi-finals.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen on Saturday urged Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri to play under-fire all-rounder Vijay Shankar in India's much-anticipated World Cup clash the hosts.
India captain Virat Kohli gave a resounding thumbs-up to his team's new orange jersey which they will be wearing in Sunday's match against England at Edgbaston. The 'Men in Blue' will be wearing an orange-blue jersey to distinguish themselves from hosts England who wear a lighter version of blue. Satisfied with the fit, Kohli welcomed the break from usual blue.
England all-rounder Moeen Ali has set his sights on taking the prized wicket of India captain Virat Kohli during their big-ticket World Cup clash here Sunday.
Former Australia batsman Dean Jones believes that Mahendra Singh Dhoni should bat at the crucial number four position for India in the remaining matches of the ongoing World Cup.
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South Africa all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius felt like an "outsider" after being stuck on the sidelines but success against Sri Lanka has fuelled his hopes of becoming the "most consistent bowler" in international cricket and make it to next year's T20 World Cup.
Reminiscing about his gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis said the inclusion of women's cricket in the quadrennial event is fantastic news as it will provide the players with much needed exposure.
A ruthless India, sporting flaming orange, will be eyeing pole position with a solid knockout punch on an already disintegrated England in Sunday's high-profile World Cup encounter.
Rajkumar has missed two important ranking point tournaments this year – Cup of Tyrol in Austria and Bosphorus Cup in Turkey – due to lack of funds. He is likely to miss the next five championships to be held in China, Canada, Croatia, Germany and the USA as well.
By the looks of it, England couldn't be in a worse situation. Beginning the World Cup as top favourites, the hosts now find their hopes hanging by a delicate thread.
The entire squads of Afghanistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies then, is it? Not quite. But here's a select band of players this World Cup with no fifties, no four-wicket hauls, opportunities aplenty, but nothing to write home about.
Over 70 years after dividing them, England is uniting India and Pakistan again. And what better setting to spark this delicious twist to the conundrum that is India-Pakistan relations, than the south Asian-rich city of Birmingham which will host Sunday's high-profile World Cup clash between the hosts and Virat Kohli's India.
Peaking at the right time, Australia will resume their Trans-Tasman rivalry at the World Cup stage when they take on a New Zealand side low on confidence after its first defeat of the tournament, here Saturday.
Australia captain Aaron Finch said the champions had toned down their World Cup act as they prepare to face New Zealand, the team they beat in the 2015 final, at Lord's on Saturday.
KL Rahul has scores of 26, 11 not out, 57, 30 and 48 in five completed games and barring the one against Australia where he came in at the fag end of the innings, he has got out after getting set. Rahul will certainly assess and do the course correction but he does not want to brood over what has has already done.
Enigmatic Pakistan will hope to continue their resurgent run while keeping complacency at bay when they play Afghanistan in the ICC World Cup on Saturday.
Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis powered South Africa to a nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on Friday, dealing a huge blow to the Asian side's hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals. Amla (80) and captain Du Plessis (96) put on an unbeaten 175 for the second wicket as South Africa cruised to victory in the 38th over, finishing on 206 for one.
Argentina can look forward to a mouthwatering Copa America semi-final clash with Brazil after delivering a much-improved display to beat Venezuela 2-0 in the quarter-finals in their first game at the Maracana since losing the 2014 World Cup final.