Sachin Tendulkar has a wish. That Virat Kohli goes from "49 to 50" much sooner than the 365 days it took him to turn a year older. On Sunday, Kohli got to the '49' - the record-equalling number of ODI centuries with Sachin Tendulkar. India's batting superstar referred to his feat as "stuff of dreams" and opened up how just equalling his "hero's record" was a "very emotional moment" for him. "Every opportunity to play for India is a big one. To be able...
West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has called time on his international career. The 35-year-old revealed his decision via a post on his instagram page while also re-affirming that he will continue to play franchise cricket around the world. Narine broke into the limelight during the 2011 Champions League T20 and made his international debut in the same year for West Indies. While he played only six Tests, with his last appearance in the format coming almost a decade ago, he played...
Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusingha said on Sunday that he takes responsibility for their failure along with his team in the ongoing ICC World Cup but added that high expectations had an impact on their performances. Bangladesh came into the tournament with high hopes as they were at third place in the points table of the ICC Super League after England and New Zealand and were eyeing a semi-final spot. However, after winning their opening game against Afghanistan, Bangladesh have suffered...
"I'm having a great time, thanks," Jos Buttler said signing off after England's sixth loss of the World Cup. "Yeah, frustrated, yeah, disappointed. Yeah, all of the above," he added. Following the loss against Australia in Ahmedabad on Sunday, England's remote chances of qualifying for the semifinals ended, even in terms of the most remote mathematical possibility. In fact, after seven games, the defending champions find themselves at the bottom of the points table, needing a win in their last two games...
Virat Kohli took as long as he ever has - 119 balls - to get to his hundred in Kolkata. The number 49 has its own sentiments attached to it as Kohli would elaborate after his knock. There would be additional reasons beyond that as well. Over the journey to 49, Kohli has scored some remarkable tons, each with its own story of conditions faced, of bowlers attacked, counterattacked, and seen off. And of his own forms - sometimes imperious, sometimes scratchy....
Face masks aren't a new thing in Delhi, they have been around even before the COVID-19 times. Heavily polluted air has been an annually-recurring problem for a while now. On Sunday (November 5), with the Air Quality Index still in the 'severe' category, the Delhi Education Minister announced that primary schools in Delhi would remain shut till November 10. What then of the Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh match? Responding to Cricbuzz, ICC's official statement read: "The BCCI engaged the services of...
Ben Stokes is on his knees next to the stumps with his hands raised, his palms facing outwards. It's July 2019 and we're at Lord's. His head is bowed. He's apologising to the New Zealand players for an overthrow boundary that's come off his bat as he dives to make his ground. It would end up as one of the most epic images of what would become the greatest day ever for the England men's ODI team. The day they...
A dense cloud cover had been building up for close to an hour. And when the rain finally arrived, interrupting play at 21.3 overs in Pakistan's chase, Babar Azam patted Fakhar Zaman all the way back to the pavilion. For a man who watched most of Pakistan's rollercoaster of a campaign unfold sitting in the dugout, with a constant chatter of both form and confidence deserting him, the opener embraced the challenge of an exorbitant chase with a statement hundred....
With the last two sets of matches remaining for each side (bar Pakistan and New Zealand who have one game each left), India and South Africa are the only two teams that are assured of a semi-final berth while the defending champions England and Bangladesh are the ones who are mathematically out of contention. Here's what's at stake for each side heading into the final two rounds of the league phase. Points table TEAMPLAYEDWONLOSTNRRPOINTSIndia (Q)7702.10214South Africa (Q)7612.2912Australia7520.92410New Zealand8440.3988Pakistan8440.0368Afghanistan743-0.338Sri Lanka725-1.1624Netherlands725-1.3984Bangladesh716-1.4462England716-1.5042How does the Pakistan-v-New...
Hardik Pandya, the Indian all-rounder, has been ruled out of the World Cup, the ICC announced on Saturday (November 4). Pacer Prasidh Krishna replaces him in the Indian squad. Pandya had suffered an injury to his left ankle while bowling in the match against Bangladesh in Pune last month. He was undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore before it was confirmed that he won't be able to take any further part in the ongoing tournament. Krishna, who has played 17 ODIs,...
