Sarfaraz Ahmed is a ‘railu katta’, says Shoaib Akhtar

Former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has declared Sarfaraz Ahmed a ‘brainless’ captain after the green shirts suffered a humiliating defeat on Sunday at Old Trafford. In a hard-hitting video statement after the India match, Shaoib expressed anger over Sarfaraz’s decision to bat first despite knowing the fact that Pakistan is weak at chase and we […]

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Bangladesh win toss, opt to field first against West Indies

Bangladesh has won the toss and chosen to bowl first against the West Indies at Taunton on Monday. Taunton is mainly cloudy and dry and the West Indies-Bangladesh match should play out without interruption. Andre Russell is playing for West Indies, which made only one change — Darren Bravo is in for Carlos Brathwaite to […]

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Kohli’s side demoralising World Cup opponents, says Srikkanth

Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth says Virat Kohli side’s are having a demoralising effect on their World Cup opponents. India beat Pakistan by 89 runs via DLS method in Manchester on Sunday to extend their blistering start to the World Cup. Two-time champions India, among the favourites to lift the World Cup along with England […]

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Pakistan scared of Kohli’s India, laments Waqar Younis

MANCHESTER: Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis believes that only Sarfraz Ahmed and Co can stay alive in the World Cup is by adding sheer pace to their bowling arsenal. Waqar, a former Pakistan captain and head coach, has watched helplessly as the national team has slumped to ninth place on the World Cup points table. […]

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Rain delays the inevitable; six-down Pakistan set for heavy defeat

Pakistan are 166-6 after 35 overs against India in pursuit of their massive 337-run target in a rain-hit World Cup 2019 fixture at Old Trafford in Manchester.Thank you for voting!India 75.46%  (14,215 votes)  Pakistan 14.84%  (2,796 votes)  Rain 9.69%  (1,826 votes)   Total Votes: 18,837Return To Poll The Greenshirts started cautiously, not taking any risk. Lady Luck appeared to have smiled on them […]

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Booing Warner, Smith can backfire for England: Anderson

Sledging and booing Australia’s Steve Smith and David Warner during the English summer will only push the duo to improve their performance levels, England pace bowler James Anderson said. Smith and Warner were suspended for 12 months after a ball-tampering incident in South Africa last year and returned to international cricket at the World Cup. […]

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Kohli plays down hype ahead of Pakistan blockbuster

MANCHESTER: India captain Virat Kohli swatted aside talks about a duel with Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir and played down the hype around Sunday’s World Cup blockbuster between the arch-rivals here at Old Trafford. The nuclear-armed neighbours have gone to war three times since independence in the mid-20th century — and another conflict nearly erupted earlier […]

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Late mother’s memory inspires Amir to target India

MANCHESTER: Pakistan pace spearhead Moham­mad Amir says the memory of his late mother will spur him on in the high-voltage World Cup clash against arch-rivals India here on Sunday. The 27-year-old is back in form after taking a career best 5-30 against Australia in a losing cause on Wednesday following a wretched run that saw […]

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Afghanistan 69-2 after 20 overs in rain-delayed match against South Africa

Struggling South Africa restricted Afghanistan to 69 for two after 20 overs in their must-win World Cup match in Cardiff on Saturday, which saw yet another instance of rain stoppage. Faf du Plessis’s side have endured a torrid campaign so far, losing their first three matches and then picking up one point from a rain-ruined […]

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