 Team India (Image: Debasis Sen) More than half of India’s World Cup matches in the league stage are over. With five wins out of five, they are the only team with a 100% record so far. Batters are going great guns and the team has lost only 19 wickets in five matches. The bowlers …
Kohli, Rohit and Bumrah Top India’s Mid-Term Report Card Read More »
   Source: ICC As the pursuit of semifinal places hots up, the Netherlands and Australia face off on Wednesday afternoon at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Australia, who began the tournament with two heavy defeats, are riding high on confidence following a comprehensive win against Pakistan. All eyes will be on the …
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 Source: PTI Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afghanistan’s captain, celebrated his team’s ‘historic win’ against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 at Chennai, describing the victory as ‘sweet’. He emphasized that they wouldn’t rest on their laurels and would continue to work hard to secure more victories in the tournament. Shahidi, with an unbeaten …
Shahidi Confident Afghanistan can Pull off More Upsets Read More »
 Virat Kohli (Image: Debasis Sen) A top-of-the-table clash in the group stage is always a mouth-watering contest, without the pressure of being ousted from the tournament. The psychological edge going into the playoffs, and the bragging rights of staying undefeated, are up for grabs. But once the knockout games begin, none of this will have …
Virat Kohli’s Intensity and Passion Make Him a Man Apart Read More »
 Source: PTI Afghanistan’s World Cup is turning out to be a long evening in a theatre of dreams. After stunning defending champions England, they put up a clinical performance to beat Pakistan in Chennai. The calmness and professionalism they showed in chasing 283 losing just two wickets on what was expected to be a …
 Kuldeep Yadav (Image: Debasis Sen) There has been a clinical touch to each of India’s victories in the ICC World Cup, surging as it is towards claiming a semi-final slot ahead of all other teams. Their intent is palpable, and clear in their planning and nailing the execution of these plans as well as …
 Ravindra Jadeja (Image: Debasis Sen) Lord’s 2014, and England had given India a green top. Despite Ajinkya Rahane’s fine first-innings ton, India were far from safe going into the second innings. And when MS Dhoni got dismissed leaving Murali Vijay stranded, hopes of an Indian win seemed remote. In walked Ravindra Jadeja. Two hours …
No Sword Dance Yet, But Jadeja the Warrior Steps Up Again for India Read More »
 Source: PTI Mohammed Shami, one of the mainstays of the Indian pace attack, bowled a game-breaking spell and took five wickets in the World Cup encounter against New Zealand in Dharamsala. Incidentally, he was left out of the first four games of the tournament. So, how did Shami keep himself in the right frame …
If your team is performing, you shouldn’t feel guilty being left out: Mohammed Shami Read More »
 There is something really cool about Team India these days. No, we are not talking about the weather in Dharamsala, where fog stopped play for a brief phase on Sunday. Nor are we talking about the cold weather up North, where a 2pm start may have been poor planning for a World Cup match …
India Keep Cool and Find Heroes for Every Situation Read More »
 In the end, there was no 49th ODI hundred. There didn’t need to be. But given how Virat Kohli has batted in the World Cup so far, it seems a matter of when, not if. And in any case, maybe we need to get over the century obsession. The late Peter Roebuck always used …
How Learning from Tendulkar Elevated Kohli to the Same Plane Read More »
