India and Pakistan will face each other in New York in their group-stage match at the T20 World Cup 2024. The cricketing rivals have been scheduled to play at the 34,000-seat modular stadium in Long Island on June 9. Tournament co-host, the United States, will open the ninth edition of the event against its North …
NEW DELHI: One of the shining lights of the just concluded ICC ODI World Cup in India was New Zealand‘s newest batting sensation Rachin Ravindra. The left-handed batter of Indian origin etched his name in the history book, accumulating the most runs in a World Cup by a debutant. It was one of the many …
In the midst of the silence that engulfed the arena stood Virat Kohli, his vacant stare wandering into the skies, with the forlorn look of someone betrayed. He puffed his cheeks out in anguish and ruffled his hair, in unusual disorder, with long cold fingers, as he waited impatiently for the torture of collecting the …
News Sports Cricket India vs Australia: Suryakumar Yadav to lead Indian team in T20I series at home vs World Cup champions Shreyas Iyer will join the squad as vice-captain for the last two T20Is in Raipur and Bengaluru. India’s Suryakumar Yadav during the Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium …
News Sports Cricket World Cup 2023 Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell’s wife Vini Raman hits back at trolls over ‘hateful vile DMs’ Meanwhile, Australian cricketer David Warner apologised to Indian fans on social media. (LEFT) Vini Raman with her toddler during the World Cup final; (LEFT) Australia’s Glenn Maxwell celebrates with his medal after winning the …
EMOTION ran high among the Indian players as they walked back to the dressing room after coming second-best by a distance to Australia in the World Cup final. It was a feeling of disappointment at not realising the dreams of more than a billion people. The trophy that had eluded them since 2011 remained out …
Just as the sun shed its scorch, with the afternoon drifting to the evening, swathes of schoolchildren in white uniforms began their flag-spreading drill rehearsals. Four of them held onto one side of the flag — those of all 10 nations in the World Cup were unfurled, first with enthusiasm and then with lethargy, The …
If there is a defining shot of this World Cup, it’s the imperious down-the-pitch charge to seamers by India captain Rohit Sharma. If there is one defining ball from the 2015 World Cup final, it’s Mitchell Starc’s devilish yorker that clattered the stumps of the advancing Brendon McCullum, New Zealand’s talisman. Rohit versus Starc could …
Big picture: Australia look to fine-tune against Bangladesh ahead of semi-final Before Glenn Maxwell unleashed the most surreal batting imaginable, Australia appeared headed for a hefty defeat against Afghanistan and almost getting into must-win territory against Bangladesh. That nervy scenario was alleviated by Maxwell, who powered Australia into a semi-final against South Africa. But Australia …
Big picture: Pakistan chasing the almost impossible So here we are: one last time in the group stages at Eden Gardens, and for both of these sides – almost certainly – one last time at this World Cup. As title defences go, it was an all-timer of a disaster for England, comparable not just with …