NEW DELHI: Former captain Angelo Mathews was on Tuesday called up to the Sri Lanka squad at the ongoing ICC World Cup to replace the injured Matheesha Pathirana, the sport’s world body said. Mathews, who has played 221 ODIs, has been approved as a replacement by the event technical committee ahead of the team’s key […]
CHENNAI: Pakistan have two perfect records on the line in their World Cup clash against Afghanistan on Monday. They’ve won both One-Day Internationals they’ve played against India in Chennai, while they boast a 7-0 record against the Afghans in ODIs. So when they face their counterparts from the northwestern border at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, […]
Australia beat Pakistan by 62 runs in a high-scoring World Cup group game on Friday to get their campaign back on track with a second straight win thanks to brilliant centuries by openers David Warner and Mitchell Marsh. Australia moved up to fourth in the standings — level with fifth-placed Pakistan on four points but […]
SCORES of people were queued by the ticket sales counters all around the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here, but there were hardly any available for the city’s opening fixture of the ongoing World Cup between Pakistan and Australia. Many were just clueless and requested accredited personnel busy with the match-day preparations to do some jugaad for […]
Toss – Bangladesh opt to bat Massive blow for Bangladesh as Shakib opts to sit out of this clash. Looks like he hasn’t recovered completely. Najmul Shanto leads the team in his absence. Bangladesh have included Nasum Ahmed in place of Shakib and Hasan Mahmoud replaces Taskin Ahmed in the XI. India are unchanged, so […]
Afghanistan pulled off a stunning 69-run win over defending champions England at the World Cup on Sunday, their second ever win in the tournament lifting them off the bottom of the group standings. Afghanistan came into the match having lost 16 of their last 17 World Cup games, their only victory coming against Scotland in […]
Pakistan are 48-1 against India after 9 overs in their World Cup 2023 fixture in Ahmedabad after being invited to bat first. Situation right now India, on their own turf, and carrying an unblemished record against Pakistan in 50-over World Cup are the overwhelming favourites. Even the experts from Pakistan side, including Wasim Akram and […]
The Israeli military said on Saturday it had seen a “significant movement” south of Palestinian civilians, a day after ordering Gaza City residents to flee, as Israel’s prime minister promised further retaliation for Hamas’ rampage last week. US President Joe Biden said consultations were underway with regional governments on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as […]
The man who is now the leading fast bowler of his country, broke down into tears as a young boy, all of 21 years old, after being suspended for suspect bowling action in the middle of the of ICC World T20 in 2016. It was far too much to bear for a rookie, who revelled […]
The biryani in Hyderabad has lived up to Babar Azam’s expectations but the Pakistan captain is worried the contest between bat and ball at the 50-overs World Cup may not be as spicy because of short boundaries in most Indian venues. Babar’s men were accorded a warm welcome in Hyderabad in what is their first […]