[ad_1] Travis Head joined an elite group of cricketers when he won the Player of the Match award in both the semifinal and final, only the fourth cricketer ever in the history of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup to do so. Head hit a 120-ball 137 in the second innings to take the match … Read more
[ad_1] EMOTION ran high among the Indian players as they walked back to the dressing room after coming second-best by a distance to Australia in the World Cup final. It was a feeling of disappointment at not realising the dreams of more than a billion people. The trophy that had eluded them since 2011 remained … Read more
[ad_1] India’s wait for an ICC trophy continued on Sunday as they fell to Australia by 6 wickets in the World Cup final at the Narendra Modi stadium with opener Travis Head scoring a blistering century to guide the Aussies to their 6th title. Chasing 240, Australia openers went hell for leather getting 15 off … Read more
[ad_1] “I don’t have an answer for it. How can I say that now? All I can hope is that the team is in a good space. To play 11 ODIs in one-and-a-half months is not easy. It’s a long World Cup,” Rohit Sharma had told this newspaper before the tournament. Now that the 11th … Read more
[ad_1] Presented in the format of a Google Search, the post features a chart outlining some striking comparisons over the 7,546-day gap between the two finals. [ad_2]
[ad_1] The big match in Ahmedabad on Sunday will see India and Australia clash for the second time in the final of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. While India have remained unbeaten in this edition so far, Australia are entering the final on the back of eight consecutive victories. In their encounter earlier in … Read more
[ad_1] The world’s biggest cricket stadium is now the setting for Indian cricket’s global domination moment. If this World Cup’s most imperious team takes down five-time World Champions Australia, it will be the perfect finish for the hosts. Indian cricket has administrative and financial muscle but the coveted ICC trophies has eluded them for more … Read more
[ad_1] Enjoying the mild warmth of the sun on a cloudy November afternoon, 87-year-old Sardar Didar Singh is lying on a cot in his front yard, watching a video clip of his grandson Shubman Gill pulverising bowlers at the World Cup. This happens to be his favourite “time pass”.
[ad_1] To think of Australian cricket is to think of the hallowed green and golden yellow shirt. Of Shane Warne and Steve Waugh in the baggy outfits and large collars of 1999; of Ricky Ponting in bright yellow with a splash of green on the sides; of Adam Gilchrist in gold and bottle green union … Read more
[ad_1] If there is a defining shot of this World Cup, it’s the imperious down-the-pitch charge to seamers by India captain Rohit Sharma. If there is one defining ball from the 2015 World Cup final, it’s Mitchell Starc’s devilish yorker that clattered the stumps of the advancing Brendon McCullum, New Zealand’s talisman. Rohit versus Starc … Read more