2019 Icc Cricket World Cup

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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday relived the biggest sporting day of 2019, looking back at the finals of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and Wimbledon. (Photo:AFP)

#OneDayInJuly: ICC relives biggest sporting day of 2019!

On July 14 this year, finals of both the tournaments went down to the wire. ICC posted a ten-minute long video, reliving both the finals.

18 Dec 2019 12:16 PM

On Friday (December 13, 2019), team India’s head coach, Ravi Shastri finally disclosed the actual reason why Mahendra Singh Dhoni batted at number 7 during India's ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-final defeat to New Zealand. After India’s defeat, many eyebrows were raised as to why Dhoni was sent at 7, despite losing five early wickets. (Photo:AFP)

Ravi Shastri finally says why MS Dhoni batted at 7 in India’s WC semi loss to NZ

India’s then batting coach, Sanjay Bangar was also questioned, with various reports stating that Bangar decided to send Dhoni at seven.

15 Dec 2019 1:36 PM

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 has pipped Lok Sabha elections to become the most searched item on Google India for the year 2019. (Photo:AP)

ICC Cricket World Cup pips Lok Sabha poll to become Google India's top search of 2019

India failed to leave the reach the finals, but the cricketing fans took to the search engine to check scores, Google trends revealed.

12 Dec 2019 9:55 AM

New Zealand cricket team on Monday was awarded the Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket award for 2019. (Photo:AFP)

New Zealand win Christopher Martin-Jenkins Spirit of Cricket award for 2019

The Kane Williamson-led team's on and off-field display during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final at Lord's has earned them the award.

03 Dec 2019 4:24 PM

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Wednesday said that it was not a surprise when the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to scrap the boundary countback rule. (Photo:AFP)

ICC changing boundary countback rule not a surprise: Kane Williamson

Earlier this year, New Zealand had lost the World Cup final against England on the basis of boundary countback rule.

20 Nov 2019 12:39 PM

Simon Taufel, who had umpired during the 2011 World Cup final, confirmed that the officiating umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus made a mistake in awarding overthrow runs. (Photo: AFP)

Jimmy Neesham trolls ICC's scrapping of boundary countback rule; see tweet

The ICC on Monday scrapped the boundary count rule and in case of a super over tie there will be a repeated super over.

15 Oct 2019 1:23 PM

MS Dhoni stitched a 116-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja to get India close after they were tottering at 92 for 6 at one stage. But Dhoni's dismissal, run out on 50, crushed India's hopes of reaching the final. (Photo: AP)

Yuzvendra Chahal on WC semifinal loss: 'Held back tears when Mahi bhai got out'

Chahal walked into bat after Dhoni fell in the 49th over against New Zealand in the rain-affected semi-final which India lost by 18 runs.

28 Sep 2019 6:41 PM

After India lost to New Zealand in the 2019 World Cup semi-final, many cricket legends including Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman slammed the team management and the selectors’ decision to send Mahendra Singh Dhoni at number 7. Now, recently, Indian cricketer Suresh Raina has also opined that MS Dhoni could have won the match for India, if he had been sent at no 4. (Photo:AFP)

Suresh Raina says India could’ve won WC semi-final vs NZ had MS Dhoni batted at no 4

India were in a precarious situation after India lost four quick wickets in the span of ten-overs. India slumped to 54/4 within 10-overs.

27 Sep 2019 3:30 PM

Matt Henry scalped three wickets on the reserve day of the semi-final to annihilate India's top order. (Photo: AFP)

Why India didn't win World Cup 2019? Yuvraj points out the reason

Chasing a modest target of 240 runs in the semi-final of the tournament, Virat Kohli and Co were toppled by the Kiwi bowling attack.

27 Sep 2019 1:19 PM

The 2019 Men's ODI World Cup that saw England lift their maiden trophy was the most watched ICC event ever with a global cumulative average live audience of 1.6 billion. (Photo:AP)

ICC's most watched tournament ever is the 2019 World Cup

2019 CWC was also the most widely available ICC event in history as more than 20,000 hours of live action, repeats and highlights coverage.

16 Sep 2019 3:39 PM

Two months after suffering a heartbreaking loss in the finals of the 50-over Cricket World Cup against England, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has said that the entire team is still thinking about the match and trying to make sense of it. (Photo:AFP)

Kane Williamson speaks up on 2019 World Cup final loss, says 'defeat still hurts'

The 50-over and super over had ended as a tie in the World Cup final, and England was declared as the winners due to more boundaries.

11 Sep 2019 12:27 PM

The aforesaid tweet was made in regards to Vijay Shankar given preference over Ambati Rayudu, due to the former’s ‘three-dimensional’ abilities. (Photo: AFP)

Ambati Rayudu disappointed over World Cup neglect, says their idea of number 4 changed

Rayudu, who is apparently not an ardent fan of social media, took to Twitter after hearing the news of the World Cup 2019 squad.

05 Sep 2019 1:37 PM

Dhoni was run out for 50 in the penultimate over of the innings, leading to India's defeat in the tournament. (Photo: AP)

'Dhoni should have batted higher against NZ in World Cup semi-final': Virender Sehwag

India crashed out of the semi-final after they failed to chase down a target of 240 runs against the Kiwis, falling short by 18 runs.

21 Aug 2019 3:34 PM

The showpiece final witnessed some controversial calls from the umpires. (Photo: AP)

'World Cup final overthrow should have been a dead ball': Shane Warne

The decision of giving four overthrows after the ball deflected off Ben Stokes' bat proved to be a crucial match-defining moment.

21 Aug 2019 2:40 PM

The overthrow rules drew MCC's attention after New Zealand were left to rue a fortuitous, last-over overthrow that went for four after getting a deflection off Stokes' bat, helping England take the match into Super Over and eventually lift the trophy via boundary count. (Photo:AP)

Overthrow involving Ben Stokes and Martin Guptill to be reviewed in September

Chasing New Zealand's 241, England needed 9 runs from final 3 balls when a throw by Guptill deflected off diving Stokes' bat for a boundary.

13 Aug 2019 10:37 AM

The most watched video on ICC's twitter page was one of India captain Virat Kohli requesting Indian fans to show more respect to Australia batsman Steve Smith. (Photo: AP)

World Cup was one of the most watched global sporting event, ICC releases numbers

The event also saw record numbers on Twitter and Instagram with a number of videos reaching more than 3 million views.

07 Aug 2019 3:46 PM

Just a day after Cricket South Africa (CSA) decided to sack former West Indian player and coach Ottis Gibson, current Proteas captain Faf du Plessis came out with a tweet stating that he liked working with Gibson. (Photo: AFP)

Faf Du Plessis tweets a heart felt note for out-going coach Ottis Gibson

On Sunday, the South African Cricket Board stated that Gibson and his support staff’s contract will not be renewed.

06 Aug 2019 2:48 PM

The decision, taken during a board meeting last week, follows a disastrous South African World Cup campaign in which the Proteas finished seventh of the 10 teams. (Photo:AFP)

Cricket South Africa sack Ottis Gibson and Co after disappointing World Cup run

The clean-out comes shortly before a tour of India next month during which South Africa will play their first three Test matches.

06 Aug 2019 1:30 PM

The plan is to adopt a football-style management structure, where there will be a team manager, who will select his own coaching staff and captains in the three formats of the game. (Photo: AP)

CSA make changes to their cricket structure post World Cup debacle

South African cricket is embracing a football-style setup as part of a radical overhaul in the wake of their World Cup debacle.

06 Aug 2019 1:21 PM

Dhoni walked out to the pitch after Rishabh Pant who batted at number 4, followed by Karthik at No. 5, and Pandya at 6, caused a massive stir. (Photo:AFP)

Sanjay Bangar reveals he didn't send Dhoni at 7 during the WC semi-final vs NZ

After India’s ouster from the World Cup, Ravi Shastri had also mentioned that the management and the team decided to send Dhoni at 7.

02 Aug 2019 2:23 PM

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