Rohit Sharma batted on a different pedestal to his peers on a wildly unpredictable Lucknow surface against England as his 101-ball 87 helped India wade past their wobbly start. Suryakumar Yadav then chipped in with a vital 49 that took India to 229 for 8 in 50 overs
For the first time in this World…
It was at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow where, six months ago, KL Rahul suffered an injury that left him needing surgery and missing a considerable amount of international cricket. Now, back as a regular part of the Indian team, Rahul could afford to joke about it, albeit wryly.
"I am trying to forget; you…
This was supposed to be the marquee clash of the tournament, between two of the pre-tournament favourties. It's a surprise then we are where we are as India gets ready to take on England, in a clash that could potentially end even the glimmer of hope that the defending champions hold.
England themselves have uttered…
At about 5 PM in Bengaluru, with the sun not yet fully down, Mark Wood came out with a nearly-patented England method of swinging for the fences. The defending champions were nine down for 156 at this point, but the sight wasn't uncommon for the way England have been known to play. As it turned…
In what is practically a must-win game for both sides, England were bowled out for a lowly 156 against Sri Lanka at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Thursday (October 26). Jos Buttler & Co. seemed keen to follow the template of the tournament in scoring big first to put scoreboard pressure on the opponents…
South Africa put their World Cup campaign back on track with a devastating 229-run win over England in Mumbai on Saturday (October 21). It was a performance reminiscent of England's own revolutionary batting approach as South Africa went out all guns blazing to first post a humongous total of 399 and the defending champions then…
Afghanistan have snapped the 2023 World Cup out of its predictable stupor by pushing defending champions England onto shaky grounds. England lacked partnerships to break past Afghanistan's spin trifecta, and suffered from not reading the conditions too well in Delhi. They backed themselves to chase anything successfully at a venue that had seen 754 runs…
A 14-match losing streak in World Cups came to an end for Afghanistan whose spinners led them to a famous win against England in Delhi on Sunday (October 15). Chasing an under-par target of 285, the defending champions were derailed by Afghanistan's spinners who shared eight of the ten wickets to fall.
With dew expected…
Dawid Malan looks imposing with a bat in hand. It's an assessment that every bowler who has run into him this year will concur with. He's six feet tall and lines up almost fully straight and upright before the ball is bowled - with shades of Marcus Trescothick to his stance. Early on Tuesday morning…
Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra headlined New Zealand's dominant win over defending champions England in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 opener in Ahmedabad on Thursday, October 5.
Unlike the previous World Cup outing between England and New Zealand four years ago, which was determined by the "barest of margins", the 2023 edition opener…