Sports, Cricket, 13th Jun 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 13 Jun 2019

Sports, Cricket, 13 Jun 2019

Like in previous editions of the showpiece, the upcoming India-Pakistan match has also generated a lot of buzz. (Photo: AFP)

'Pakistan game will bring the best out of us', says Virat Kohli

Kohli was speaking after the game between India and New Zealand was abandoned without a ball being bowled.

13 Jun 2019 9:05 PM

Both India and New Zealand, who are unbeaten in ICC World Cup 2019 will have to share points due to abandonment of the match. (Photo: File)

Kedar Jadhav pleads Nottingham rain to go to Maharashtra; see video

Kedar Jadhav's home state Maharashtra is witnessing a severe drought condition with a mere 7 per cent of water left for consumption.

13 Jun 2019 8:46 PM

On his way back from the stadium, Warner posed with fans and on meeting a young boy in Australia jersey, the opener gifted his Man-of-the-Match award to the young fan. (Photo: AP)

David Warner gifts Man of the Match award to young fan; see video

Warner scored his first international hundred after serving out his ball-tampering ban and guided Australia to a 41-run win over Pakistan.

13 Jun 2019 8:16 PM

India is next scheduled to play Pakistan on Sunday in Manchester, and New Zealand has South Africa next Wednesday in Birmingham. (Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: India-New Zealand clash abandoned due to rain

India and New Zealand, the only unbeaten teams, split the competition points.

13 Jun 2019 7:45 PM

Wood, who reportedly has narrowly shaded teammate Jofra Archer for the fast delivery of the tournament so far at almost 96 mph (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Mark Wood in doubt for ENG-WI clash

England captain Eoin Morgan said a decision would wait until the morning of the match.

13 Jun 2019 7:12 PM

Virat Kohli is heading India in this 2019 World Cup. (Photo: Twitter)

Kohli asks fans to react to his photo, fans comes up with most funny memes

After the win against Australia, the fans are expecting Kohli to guide India to their third World Cup.

13 Jun 2019 6:52 PM

Warner stated that the overs of part-timer Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez were target points to score runs. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Pakistan bowled too short or too full to me', says David Warner

The 32-year-old along with the then captain Steve Smith were found guilty in a ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town last year.

13 Jun 2019 6:46 PM

"It goes to show that everyone can bat these days," said Cummins. (Photo: AP/PTI)

ICC CWC'19: Australia 'need to learn lessons' from Pakistan World Cup fightback

Australia reduced Pakistan to 200-7 chasing a target of 308, with Cummins taking an economical 3-33 from his 10 overs.

13 Jun 2019 6:09 PM

The Sri Lanka versus Bangladesh match was also abandoned due to rain. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Twitterati floods Twitter with memes as rain controls matches

Cricket fans are infuriated over the fact that ICC didn’t keep a reserve day for cancelled matches.

13 Jun 2019 5:14 PM

In the match at Trent Bridge, West Indies opener Chris Gayle received two reprieves on review after being given out on both occasions.

ICC wants commentators to be 'fair' after Michael Holding saga

The Caribbean great was aghast at the string of umpiring errors during the West Indies-Australia match at Trent Bridge.

13 Jun 2019 4:52 PM

A struggling middle order and a lack of support for the main pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have emerged as Australia’s main concerns in the early days of the World Cup, but the team are currently second in the overall standings. (Photo: AP/PTI)

ICC CWC'19: 'Australia aren’t playing their best yet winning matches': Border

Border added that Australia should consider using Steve Smith to shore up their bowling attack.

13 Jun 2019 4:21 PM

Pompeo will travel to India, Sri Lanka, Japan and South Korea from June 24 to 30. (Photo: AFP)

Pompeo says Cricket World Cup has major potential to change the world

His comments came during his address to a Washington audience that included Google's Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai.

13 Jun 2019 4:21 PM

Kohli will be only the ninth cricketer to score 11,000 runs in ODI matches, and the third Indian cricketer to do so. (Photo: PTI)

Kohli just 57 runs away from new record

Scoring another 57 runs in the against New Zealand would also make him the only player to complete 11,000 runs in under 11 years.

13 Jun 2019 3:30 PM

25-year-old Hardik Pandya said his sole objective is to win the World Cup. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'No pressure as only 1.5 billion people expects India to win WC': Hardik

The all-rounder has emerged as one of the biggest players in India's quest to win their third World Cup.

13 Jun 2019 3:16 PM

Pat Cummins is increasingly looking like the workhorse of this Australian team, plugging away with the wickets while others hog the headlines. (Photo:AP/PTI)

ICC CWC'19: Pat Cummins emphasises importance of bowling dot balls

The 26-year-old looked in great rhythm against Pakistan, taking 3 for 33 to derail their chase.

13 Jun 2019 2:59 PM

It is the English fans in London who have given Indians some straight-up competition. (Photo: Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: 'Lollipop Lagelu' makes foreigners groove on London streets; Watch video

In a Twitter video that went viral, hundreds of foreigners can be seen dancing to the hit Bhojpuri number on the London streets.

13 Jun 2019 2:55 PM

Archer, who has played his junior cricket in the Caribbean and qualified to play for England only in April, is a familiar figure for the West Indies camp and it knows what the 24-year-old is capable of. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Chris Gayle buoyant to face Jofra Archer when Eng takes on WI

Both teams ended at 2-2 in their high-scoring five-match ODI series in February with one game being a washout.

13 Jun 2019 2:36 PM

Left-handers have an upper edge over leg-spinners, a vital reason why Pant has been slotted into the middle-order of India's batting line-up. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Debate for fourth slot returns to haunt team India again

Statistics say that Pant doesn’t hold a good record in ODIs. In all the 5 ODIs that Pant has managed to notch up only 93 runs.

13 Jun 2019 1:51 PM

"There is a cricket World Cup going on. It's a wonderful tournament... rooting for India to do well. But there's a lot at stake here," Pichai said. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Google's Sundar Pichai predicts India vs England final at World Cup

Describing himself as a passionate cricket fan, the 46-year-old head of Google also said that he found baseball challenging.

13 Jun 2019 1:26 PM

"It's a huge pressure game, obviously. Pakistan and India," said Imam (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: 'High-pressure India game a must-win for Pakistan': Imam

Pakistan succumbed to a 41-run loss to Australia on Wednesday and are now in an increasingly precarious position in eighth place.

13 Jun 2019 1:17 PM

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