Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza won the toss against England and decided to bowl first at Sophia Gardens on Saturday. At the toss, Mortaza said: We will bowl first. This pitch has been under cover for the last two days. We liked to but we are sticking with the same team. Last...
Australia's assistant coach Ricky Ponting said that the top-order's vulnerability against the short ball will need to be addressed before their crucial match against India on Sunday. "You've got to find a way to cope and a way to get through hostile spells ...
M.S. Dhoni's gloves controversy will take centrestage even as India and Australia look to iron out the flaws and bring their best to the table when they lock horns in a marquee World Cup encounter at the Kennington Oval on Saturday. India's opening game in the ongoing World Cup saw Dhoni once again profess his...
Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa was on Friday reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their World Cup tie against the West Indies. Zampa was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to using audible ...
Revenge will be on Thailand's mind when they take on India in the King's Cup third-place play-off match here at the Chang Arena on Saturday. It was only five months ago that India, coached by Stephen Constantine, opened their AFC Asian Cup campaign with a stunning 4-1 win against Thailand....
A day after the International Cricket Council asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to get the "Balidaan Badge" removed from M.S. Dhoni's wicketkeeping gloves, the Congress on Friday came out in support of the former captain saying the insignia on his gloves is neither political nor religious....
Left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc was at his menacing best against West Indies in the World Cup tie which Australia managed to win at Trent Bridge. On Thursday, Starc himself delivered the coup de grace, claiming the first five-wicket haul of the tournament to derail West Indies' pursuit of 289 in...
Atletico Madrid under Diego Simeone have developed from a middling team in La Liga to a major force in Europe. One of the characteristic features of their game under the former Argentina midfielder has been their dogged defence and goalkeeper Jan Oblak has been an instrumental part of this....
After conceding a narrow defeat to Pakistan in their last World Cup fixture, England will look to bounce back against Bangladesh when the two teams meet at the Cardiff Wales Stadium on Saturday. England, touted as favourites for the ongoing World Cup, suffered a 14-run los...
A controversy has erupted after former Indian skipper M.S. Dhoni was seen sporting an Army insignia on his wicket-keeping gloves in the ongoing World Cup. In India's opening game against South Africa on Wednesday, Dhoni was spotted with the regimental dagger insignia known as the "Balidaan Badge" of the Indian ...
