Sports, Cricket, 8th Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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England cliched the third spot in the points table by defeating India and New Zealand in thier last two league matches. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Kevin Pietersen predicts World Cup finalists

India have gathered 15 points from their nine league stage matches while New Zealand have ended on 11 points from their nine games.

08 Jul 2019 2:40 PM

Sourav Ganguly in action against Pakistan in Toronto (Photo: AFP)

Ganguly turns 47: 5 times Dada skittled oppositions with his bowling

Ganguly took 100 wickets in his ODI career.

08 Jul 2019 2:07 PM

Ganguly turns 47: Relive Dada’s best knocks with the bat

Ganguly's key batting performances were game-changing for India in important games.

08 Jul 2019 2:01 PM

Sourav Ganguly's comebacks were often savage when he needed them to be.(Photo: AFP)

Ganguly turns 47: Dada’s top 5 most savage moments in the commentary box

Ganguly was known for speaking his mind freely and not sugar-coating his opinions.

08 Jul 2019 1:59 PM

In case India go in with three seamers, including Bhuvneshwar Kumar, then Kedar Jadhav, with his round-arm off-spin apart from cheeky strokes, could once again replace Dinesh Karthik in the middle-order. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: New Zealand's seam attack clashes with India's top-order batting

Yuzvendra Chahal, according to Kohli, was a forced change in the last game and it's still not clear whether there's been an injury issue.

08 Jul 2019 1:22 PM

Australia's defeat in their final group stage game to South Africa on Saturday was compounded with injuries to Usman Khawaja (hamstring) and Marcus Stoinis (side) that saw Matthew Wade and Mitchell Marsh pulled out of the Australia A tour to join the World Cup squad as cover. (Photo: AP/AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'SA loss, injury has hit Australia before World Cup semis': Ponting

Shaun Marsh was already been ruled out of the tournament after suffering a fractured wrist in a net session.

08 Jul 2019 1:22 PM

Jasprit Bumrah has emerged as India's leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 17 wickets in eight games as India looked in top form, winning seven games and losing just one against England.(Photo:AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Jasprit Bumrah basically unplayable at this stage': Daniel Vettori

Vettori advised Kiwis to take an aggressive way with the ball by bagging early wickets.

08 Jul 2019 1:05 PM

Ganguly, better known as 'Dada' in the cricket fraternity, has always been appreciated for his efforts in building the Indian team and nurturing young talents under his captaincy. (Photo: File)

Twitterati floods Sourav Ganguly's twitter handle with loads of birthday wishes

Cricketers like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Virendra Sehwag, and MS Dhoni made their debut under Ganguly's leadership.

08 Jul 2019 12:46 PM

Intriguingly, the league match between India and New Zealand was abandoned due to rain without a single ball being bowled. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: India vs New Zealand; pre-match weather report

After the washout at Nottingham, another chance of washout at Manchester is likely.

08 Jul 2019 12:18 PM

England were bowled out for 221 against Australia and also lost to Pakistan and Sri Lanka after batting second. Those defeats raised concerns about the World Cup hosts' ability to cope with the stress of run chasing. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'England won't crumble under pressure in run chase during semis': Bayliss

Bayliss's side lost to Australia at Lord's in the group stage after failing to chase down the holders' total of 285-7.

08 Jul 2019 11:16 AM

The stylish opener struck 103 against Sri Lanka in India's seven-wicket victory at Headingley, and that win, combined with Australia's defeat to South Africa, clinched top spot for India after the league stage. Rohit's opening partner KL Rahul (111) also got in on the act, much to Bangar's delight. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Rohit Sharma is helping his teammate flourish': Sanjay Bangar

For Sanjay Bangar, it is the way he has helped his opening partners in the larger interest of the team that is most noteworthy.

08 Jul 2019 11:00 AM

Mithali Raj has played in the 203 ODIs and scored 6720 runs for India. (Photo File)

ICC CWC'19: 'India will get tough fight in semis', says Mithali Raj

Raj said that India have the best batting and bowling side and the team have to continue the same performance in the tournament.

08 Jul 2019 10:22 AM

Rohit has bridged the gap from 51 points to only six after becoming the first batsman to score five centuries in the single edition of the World Cup. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Rohit Sharma climbs to 2nd in ODI rankings after league stage performance

Kohli remains at one; Jasprit Bumrah has extended his lead at the top from 21 points to 56 points

08 Jul 2019 9:29 AM

Rijiju also expressed his dissatisfaction with India's performance at the Olympics. (Photo: PTI)

ICC CWC'19: Kiren Rijiju 'extremely optimistic' of India lifting trophy

India atop the points table in the ongoing premier tournament and will face fourth-positioned New Zealand in the semi-final on July 9.

08 Jul 2019 9:17 AM

Virat Kohli interviews Rohit Sharma after the game against Sri Lanka on Saturday.

World Cup 2019: Roaring Success

Rohit, however, believes that these numbers are immaterial if they don’t help India win the World Cup.

08 Jul 2019 2:24 AM

WC19 brings contrasting fortunes for two talented boys

Rohit, meanwhile, debuted for Mumbai in 2006 and scored a double hundred against Gujarat in his team’s winning campaign that season.

08 Jul 2019 2:17 AM

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