Indian captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said his team was not brave enough with the bat, ball and in its body language as it copped an eight-wicket thrashing at the hands of New Zealand which has put the side in danger of a group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup. India crashed to an eight-wicket
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Big Picture On the same night that they romped to the tournament’s highest powerplay total (66 for 0), they restricted Australia to a flatlining 21 for 3, just one run off their lowest ever total in the first six overs of a T20I (and with a fourth wicket falling one ball later). On the same
News Bangladesh allrounder ruled out until further review after picking up left lower hamstring strain Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of Bangladesh’s remaining matches in the T20 World Cup because of a hamstring injury. Shakib has not recovered sufficiently from the injury he picked up in his left leg during the game against
New Zealand have all but knocked India out of the 2021 T20 World Cup after recording a comprehensive 8-wicket at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Put into bat first, India managed to score just 110-7 in their stipulated 20 overs. Trent Boult was the pick of the bowlers bowlers for the Black Caps
Shakib Al Hasan sustained the hamstring injury during the game against West Indies.© AFP Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been ruled out of the rest of the ongoing T20 World Cup following a hamstring injury, said ICC on Sunday. Shakib was injured during Bangladesh’s clash against defending champions West Indies on Friday. “Shakib sustained a
Ish Sodhi was player of the match for his two wickets vs India.© AFP New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi, who picked two wickets against India, said the wicket was slower than the England-Australia game and the ball turned when you try to bowl a touch slow. New Zealand starred with the ball as India were
India slumped to their second successive loss in Group 2 of the Super 12 stage of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai as they were completely outclassed by New Zealand. Kane Williamson’s team wrapped up the match by 8 wickets, reaching their target of 111 runs in just 14.3 overs. The victory was
Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson during toss.© AFP Indian captain Virat Kohli on Sunday criticised the scheduling of his team’s first two matches in the ICC T20 World Cup here, saying that spreading the games over more than a week was “ridiculous”. India, who are taking on New Zealand in a vital match this evening,
Jimmy Neesham makes an acrobatic save at the boundary against India India had a terrible start to the match against New Zealand as their top-order crumbled in front of some really good bowling from the Blackcaps. Ishan Kishan (4), KL Rahul (18), Rohit Sharma (14) and Virat Kohli (9) were dismissed one after the another
Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi said he was quite “shocked” after Asghar Afghan informed him about his decision to retire from international cricket after their match against Namibia in the middle of the T20 World Cup 2021. Former skipper Afghan, who holds the record of most T20I wins as captain, announced his decision to retire from
Suryakumar Yadav was rested for the match against New Zealand Middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav was on Sunday rested from India’s important T20 World Cup game against New Zealand after he “complained of back-spasm”, leading to a forced change in the playing eleven. “Suryakumar Yadav complained of back spasms. He has been advised rest by the BCCI Medical Team
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s father has revealed that his son’s mother was on a ventilator when his side played their opening game of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 against India in Dubai last week. In fact, Babar played all three games for Pakistan under ‘severe distress’ due to his mother’s illness. Babar’s father Azam
In the 27th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021, Afghanistan defeated Namibia by a massive margin of 62 runs at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Sunday. Afghanistan, after opting to bat first, posted 160/5 on the board in their allotted 20 overs. Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Shahzad top-scored with 45 runs from 33 deliveries with the
Ishan Kishan replaced Suryakumar Yadav in the playing XI Virat Kohli lost the toss against New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and the Indians have been asked to bat first. India were put into bat by Pakistan too and what followed was a disastrous result for Kohli’s team as Pakistan steamrolled the Indians by 10 wickets.
Pacers Hamid Hassan and Naveen-ul-Haq shared six wickets between them in impressive bowling spells as Afghanistan crushed Namibia by 62 runs in their Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup 2021 on Sunday. Opting to bat, Afghanistan posted 160 for five thanks to handy contributions from Hazratullah Zazai (33), Mohammad Shahzad (45), Asghar Afghan
Former Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan bid adieu to cricket in style as he helped Afghanistan to a massive 62-run win against Namibia in a Group 2 fixture of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. He scored 31 off 23 balls in his last-ever international innings.
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Mohammad Shahzad is Afghanistan’s leading run-scorer in T20Is.© AFP Mohammad Shahzad on Sunday became the first Afghanistan player to reach 2000 T20I runs. Shahzad achieved the feat during his team’s third match of the ongoing T20 World Cup vs Namibia. The right-handed batter scored 45 runs off 33 balls before walking towards the pavilion. Shahzad
File photo of former India opener Virender Sehwag Former India opener Virender Sehwag took to social media platform Koo on Sunday and shared what he thinks should be India’s playing XI for the crucial match against New Zealand. Virat Kohli’s team take on Kane Williamson’s outfit in an important match at Dubai. With Pakistan almost
Former Australian spinner Shane Warne has come down hard on Australian team’s tactics in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2021 fixture against England. The Aaron Finch-led side was steamrolled by England at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Group 1 match on Saturday. Australian batting brutally collapsed in front of a top-quality English bowling attack
Former Manly, New South Wales and Australian Test cricketer Peter Philpott has passed away at the age of 86 after a long battle with illness. The leg-spinning all-rounder and former NSW captain played eight Tests in the 1960s, taking 26 wickets at an average of 38.46. Philpott made his Test debut against the West Indies
News Philpott played eight Tests before becoming a notable coach Former Australia legspinner and coach Peter Philpott has died at the age of 86 after a long battle with illness. Philpott’s eight Tests came in the span of less than a year from March 1965 to January 1966. In a five-Test series against West Indies
England v Sri LankaMonday 1 November, 14:00TV: live on Sky Sports England strong England powered to victory over Australia, humiliating their rivals and establishing themselves as the team to beat in the process. It is tempting to reckon that it is their title to lose. But a word of caution. England, just like everybody else,
West Indies legend Michael Holding has praised former South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini for achieving huge success despite facing discrimination in the team. In his latest book ‘Why We Kneel, How We Rise’ – which shares the stories of several athletes and their experiences of racism – Holding revealed the treatment Ntini dealt with
T20 WC: Hardik Pandya worked hard on his batting in a nets sessions.© Twitter India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was seen sweating it out and going through the paces in a nets session ahead of Team India’s crucial Super 12 tie against New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday evening. Hardik failed to fire against Pakistan in
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T20 World Cup: England pacer Chris Jordan.© AFP England pacer Chris Jordan said that one is never comfortable while playing international cricket as there is no scope of making a mistake. Jordan scalped three wickets as his side defeated Australia on Saturday in the ongoing T20 World Cup. “It was a great bowling effort from
The spooky spirit of Halloween seems to have gripped the Indian cricket team. With their second game in the ongoing T20 World Cup against New Zealand coinciding with the ancient Celtic festival on October 31, several members of the team had their own low-key celebrations with their spouses and kids. Giving fans a glimpse of their intimate
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