Mar 14, 2019
World Cup squad more or less sorted, admits Virat Kohlil
Indian captain Virat Kohli has admitted that his team is ‘more or less sorted’ for the upcoming World Cup despite losing the ODI series to Australia o...
World Cup 2019
793 articles tagged with "World Cup 2019"
Mar 14, 2019
Resilience and fight’ – Australia target World Cup win after stunning India
Buoyed by their come-from-behind one-day series triumph in India, skipper Aaron Finch believes resurgent Australia have the blueprint in place to win...
Mar 11, 2019
Markram gets World Cup lifeline with ODI recall
Aiden Markram was handed a likely lifeline to the Cricket World Cup on Monday when he was named in South Africa’s squad for the final two one-day inte...
Mar 8, 2019
“World Cup is on my bucket list,” says Nathan Lyon
Australian right-arm spinner Nathan Lyon has confessed that despite struggling to cement a place in the limited-over format, a place in the World Cup...
Mar 6, 2019
Warne says Australia can win World Cup with Smith and Warner
Steve Smith and David Warner’s year-long exile has likely left them hungrier than ever and their return can spark Australia to World Cup glory, Test g...
Mar 5, 2019
Tahir to quit one-day international cricket after World Cup
Veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir said on Monday he would retire from one-day international cricket after the World Cup in England and Wales, which ends...
Mar 4, 2019
Gayle sends ‘respect Windies’ World Cup warning
Chris Gayle said the West Indies will “get a bit of respect” at this year’s World Cup after claiming a 2-2 series draw with tournament visitors and fa...
Mar 2, 2019
Focus on World Cup as one-day series starts
The Cricket World Cup looms large for both South Africa and Sri Lanka when they meet in a five-match one-day international series starting at the Wand...
Feb 26, 2019
Trevor Bayliss backs Windies in their World Cup pursuit
Ahead of their fourth ODI against the Windies, England head coach Trevor Bayliss has heaped praises of the hosts by backing them to be the dark horses...
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.
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 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 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 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 14, 2019
Injured Hazlewood confident of being fit for World Cup
Australian pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood said Thursday he was confident of being fit for the World Cup, with scans this week set to determine when he...
Feb 11, 2019
“World Cup slot still open for Anderson and Milne”
New Zealand selector Gavin Larsen says that both Corey Anderson and Adam Milne are still in contention for a slot at the World Cup. The duo have not p...
Feb 8, 2019
Former captain Ponting appointed Australian assistant coach for World Cup
Former national skipper Ricky Ponting was Friday recruited to work alongside coach Justin Langer, focusing mainly on the batsmen, for the looming Worl...
Feb 7, 2019
Australia’s bowling coach Saker quits ahead of World Cup
Australia’s bowling coach David Saker quit Thursday just months out from the World Cup and an Ashes tour to England “for the best interests of the tea...
Feb 7, 2019
Steve Smith surgery goes ‘very well’, on track for World Cup
Former Australia cricket captain Steve Smith’s surgery for an elbow injury went “very well” and he remains on track for the World Cup in England, his...
Feb 5, 2019
Sarfraz to captain at World Cup, confirms PCB
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Tuesday than Sarfraz Ahmed will stay on as the nation’s captain across all three formats; and they he wi...
Jan 20, 2019
Finch looks to break to improve batting ahead of World Cup
Australia’s one-day international captain Aaron Finch said Sunday he only had himself to blame for his poor showings against India and looked forward...
Jan 18, 2019
Selection headaches for team India again
Yuzvendra Chahal, Kedar Jadhav and Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s brilliant performances helped Team India create history by winning their first bilateral ser...
Jan 11, 2019
Carey to open for Australia with eye on World Cup
Alex Carey has been promoted to opener while veteran Peter Siddle returns from the one-day wilderness in Australia’s opening clash against India Satur...
Jan 8, 2019
Why New Zealand could be the dark horses for the 2019 World Cup
After beating Sri Lanka by a convincing 115 runs in the third and final ODI, New Zealand started off 2019 brilliantly with a 3-0 series whitewash of t...