Sports, Cricket, 21st Jun 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 21 Jun 2019

Sports, Cricket, 21 Jun 2019

Raina can be seen performing Urdhva Mukha Svanasana on the International Yoga Day. (Suresh Raina/Twitter)

'Yoga helped me in being present in the moment': Suresh Raina

Raina has played 226 ODIs, 18 Tests and 78 T20I's for ODIs. The left-hander has 5615 runs to his name in the ODI format.

21 Jun 2019 8:30 PM

Pandya has played vital cameos for the team in the tournament and with the ball, he has looked to unsettle the batsmen with his quick bouncers. (Photo: AFP)

Hardik Pandya shares picture with quirky caption on International Yoga Day

Pandya has been in good form in the ongoing ICC Men's Cricket World Cup with both bat and ball.

21 Jun 2019 7:53 PM

The Indian team is unbeaten in World Cup 2019, and the Men in Blue will face Afghanistan after an 89-run victory against Pakistan. (Photo: File)

India's fielding coach reveals secret behind MS Dhoni's wicket-keeping

Very often, MS Dhoni's reaction time is lesser than batting an eyelid.

21 Jun 2019 7:44 PM

Angelo Mathews held the Sri Lanka innings together with a defiant, unbeaten 85 from 115 balls. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: ENG vs SL; England need 233 runs to win

Archer's fifth three-wicket haul in six games allowed him to join Australian paceman Mitchell Starc with 15 wickets so far in the tournament.

21 Jun 2019 6:46 PM

If Pant gets an opportunity to start for India, he will probably clinch the Number four spot. (Photo: File)

Ambati Rayudu gets trolled after selection of Rishabh Pant; see tweets

After getting snubbed from the 15-member squad, Rayudu had posted a tweet where he asked if BCCI needs 3D glasses in an attempt to roast.

21 Jun 2019 6:37 PM

The 32-year-old left-hander has gone about his business effectively but quietly, avoiding on-field confrontations and letting his bat do the talking. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: No 'Bull', I'm 'Hum-bull', says Australia's David Warner

Warner struck a tournament-high 166 to set up Australia’s 48-run victory over Bangladesh on Thursday and now leads the runs list with 447.

21 Jun 2019 6:06 PM

Rashid calls it a principle stand and not against any particular individual. (Photo: AFP)

'I don't play for Gulbadin or cricket board, I play for Afghanistan': Rashid Khan

Rashid made the statement when asked if his relationship with skipper Gulbadin Naib has strained for voicing his displeasure at change of captaincy.

21 Jun 2019 6:03 PM

Two-time champions West Indies posted 321-8 at Taunton but Bangladesh chased down the target with 8.3 overs to spare to clinch the high-scoring contest. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'West Indies've become predictable, are playing 1D game': Clive

Holder’s men are left with mathematical chances of reaching the semi-finals after their third loss in five matches against Bangladesh.

21 Jun 2019 5:56 PM

The 27-year-old Mangaluru-born Rahul has so far scored 94 runs in three matches in the ongoing World Cup. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC 19: 'New ball won't trouble KL Rahul', reckons Brian Lara

Rahul opened in the game against Pakistan last Sunday as regular opener Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out due to a thumb injury.

21 Jun 2019 5:48 PM

Soumya Sarkar perfectly acted out Ronaldo’s legendary ‘Siuuu’ action with a jump-up on the pitch. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC’19: Twitterati trolls ICC for comparing Soumya Sarkar with Cristiano Ronaldo

The Bangladesh opener provided his team the first break-through after he scalped the important wicket of in-form Aaron Finch who scored 53.

21 Jun 2019 5:34 PM

Ali is known to be a huge Liverpool fan. So this message by Gerrard can be considered all the more special. (Photo: England Cricket/Twitter)

Steven Gerrard congratulates Moeen Ali on his 100th cap for England

England has so far shown a good performance in the World Cup as they have defeated South Africa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and West Indies.

21 Jun 2019 5:04 PM

Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed and the whole Pakistan team is facing a lot of backlash after their defeat against India (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan pacer Hassan Ali deletes tweet after backing India to win World Cup 2019

Ali conceded 84 runs in nine overs against India, the most runs conceded by a Pakistani bowler in World Cup history.

21 Jun 2019 4:54 PM

The reigning champions have won all their matches apart from the loss against tournament favourites India. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: 'Not thinking about semis yet', says skipper Aaron Finch

Australia, who have 10 points from six games, are steadily inching closer towards the semifinals.

21 Jun 2019 4:34 PM

Mushfiqur Rahim remained unbeaten on 102 runs off 97 deliveries, with nine fours and one six. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Twitterati hail Bangladesh for their performance against Australia

Chasing a massive total of 382, Bangladesh showed fight and courage to post 333 runs on the board.

21 Jun 2019 4:24 PM

David Warner brought his ‘A’ game versus Bangladesh and registered his 16th ODI century at Nottingham on Thursday. (Photo:AP/PTI)

ICC CWC'19: David Warner becomes top scorer of World Cup, equals Virat Kohli’s feat

David Warner became the first cricketer to smash 150 against six different opponents in ODI cricket history.

21 Jun 2019 4:19 PM

Did you know? Shoaib Akhtar was offered big role in this Bollywood movie

Shoaib was recently in the news for criticising skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed for his 'brainless captaincy'.

21 Jun 2019 4:05 PM

South Africa will now compete against Pakistan on June 23. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Faf du Plessis feels 'youngish' batting line-up is a concern

The Proteas have secured only one victory, that too against the bottom-placed team on the points table, Afghanistan.

21 Jun 2019 3:57 PM

New Zealand, who are unbeaten at the tournament and in a strong position to qualify for the semi-finals, next play West Indies in Manchester on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Vettori hails Kane Williamson as NZ's greatest ODI player

The 28-year-old earned plaudits for his patience at the crease, with many praising his calmness and clever leadership.

21 Jun 2019 3:25 PM

Virat Kohli Kohli will be the third Indian after Sachin and Rahul Dravid who have scored 34,357 and 24,208 runs respectively. (Photo:AFP)

ICC CWC’19: Virat Kohli close to breaking Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara’s record

During the match against Pakistan, Kohli had overtaken Sachin to be the quickest to score 11,000 ODI runs.

21 Jun 2019 3:19 PM

England can regain the lead in the standings with a victory, on run-rate over Australia. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: ENG vs SL; Sri Lanka wins toss and elects to bat against England

England retained the same XI that beat Afghanistan earlier this week in Manchester.

21 Jun 2019 3:14 PM

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