Feb 20, 2019
Cook confident England can end World Cup drought
Alastair Cook believes England can end decades of World Cup disappointment with a triumph on home soil this year.
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Feb 20, 2019
Five times politics took over cricket
Sports tend to carry great power in uniting people, bringing together nations irrespective of differences in caste, sect or religion; evoking the pure...
Feb 20, 2019
Scotland bowl out Oman for 24 in one-day game
Scotland bowled out Oman for just 24 en route to a 10-wicket thrashing of the hosts in their opening one-day match on Tuesday.
Feb 20, 2019
South Africa’s Philander ruled out of second Test
Opening bowler Vernon Philander has been ruled out of the second Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka starting at St George’s Park on Thursday.
Feb 20, 2019
Southee, Taylor inspire Black Caps whitewash of Bangladesh
Tim Southee snared a six-wicket haul and Ross Taylor tore up the record books as New Zealand dominated Bangladesh to seal a 3-0 series whitewash with...
Feb 19, 2019
Chennai to play Bangalore in 2019 Indian T20 League opener
Defending champions Chennai will be hosting the Bangalore on the 23rd of March in the season opener.
Feb 19, 2019
ICC clear Sri Lanka’s Dananjaya to resume bowling
Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya has been cleared to resume bowling by the International Cricket Council following remedial work after the global governing...
Feb 19, 2019
India cricketer Harbhajan Singh calls for Pakistan boycott at World Cup
Spin star Harbhajan Singh has called for India to boycott their World Cup game against Pakistan in June in protest at a Kashmir attack which left more...
Feb 19, 2019
India pulls down Imran Khan portraits over Kashmir killings
Cricket stadiums around India have taken down portraits of Pakistan’s former captain-turned-Prime Minister Imran Khan amid protests over the killing o...
Feb 19, 2019
Pakistani cricketer Nasir Jamshaid’s spot-fixing trial date set
Former Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshaid and two other men have been given a trial date after they were accused of conspiring to offer bribes to professi...
Feb 19, 2019
Umpire brutally beaten up and kicked in New Zealand club game
Though dubbed the gentleman’s game, the sport of cricket took an ugly turn on Sunday in a local club game in New Zealand between Paraparaumu and Werar...
Feb 18, 2019
England face buoyant Windies with one eye on World Cup
England enter the home stretch of World Cup preparation with a five-match one-day international series beginning on Wednesday at the Kensington Oval a...
Feb 18, 2019
India on Finch’s mind after stunning Big Bash win
Australian limited overs skipper Aaron Finch heads to India on Monday with a skip in his step after leading the Melbourne Renegades to the Big Bash Le...
Feb 18, 2019
Indian broadcaster pulls out of Pakistan cricket league after Kashmir attack
Indian broadcaster IMG Reliance has withdrawn from its contract to produce coverage of the Pakistan Twenty20 league following the deadly Kashmir attac...
Feb 18, 2019
Braithwaite makes comeback to Windies ODI squad
Hard hitting batsman Carlos Braithwaite has been recalled to the Windies squad for the ODIs against England, slated to begin on the 20th of February.
Feb 18, 2019
England expects as World Cup looms into view
With 100 days until the 2019 World Cup gets underway, might it be the year that England lift the global game’s premier limited-overs trophy at long la...
Feb 17, 2019
Boult, Mahmudullah fined for misconduct
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Feb 17, 2019
Chris Gayle to retire from ODIs after World Cup
Veteran West Indies batsman Chris Gayle will retire from one-day international cricket after this year’s World Cup in England and Wales, Windies Crick...
Feb 17, 2019
Farbrace leaves England set-up for Warwickshire role
England coach Trevor Bayliss will lose a key member of his staff ahead of the team’s home World Cup and Ashes after it was announced Saturday that ass...
Feb 17, 2019
Finch’s Renegades win Melbourne derby BBL final as Stars implode
Aaron Finch’s Melbourne Renegades clinched their first Big Bash League title Sunday after city rivals the Stars imploded during a tense run chase.
Feb 17, 2019
Guptill runs flow sweeps New Zealand past Bangladesh
A rejuvenated Martin Guptill wound back the clock with his second century in as many games as a clinical New Zealand clinched their one-day series aga...
Feb 17, 2019
Perera takes Sri Lanka to sensational win in South Africa
Kusal Perera carried Sri Lanka to a sensational one-wicket win on the fourth day of the first Test against South Africa at Kingsmead on Saturday as he...
Feb 17, 2019
Sri Lanka sensation Perera hailed for Test-winning heroics
Kusal Perera became a national hero in Sri Lanka on Sunday after scoring an unbeaten 153 to guide his country to a sensational first Test victory in S...
Feb 15, 2019
Finger injury renders Narine doubtful for Pakistan Super League
West Indies spinner Sunil Narine is set to miss the start of the 2019 Pakistan Super League due to a finger injury