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Indian captain Virat Kohli on Sunday said his team was not brave enough with the bat, ball and in its body language as it copped an eight-wicket thrashing at the hands of New Zealand which has put the side in danger of a group-stage exit from the T20 World Cup. India crashed to an eight-wicket

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Ravichandran Ashwin was left out India’s playing XI against Pakistan for the team’s opening match of the T20 World Cup. Many questioned the Indian team management’s decision to leave the experienced off-spinner out and pick Varun Chakaravarthy ahead of him. Chakaravarthy struggled to make his mark against Pakistan and was plundered for 33 off his

Asghar Afghan has played in six Tests, 114 ODIs and 74 T20Is for Afghanistan.© Twitter Senior Afghanistan batter Asghar Afghan will retire from all formats of the game after his side’s T20 World Cup Super 12 match against Namibia on Sunday. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced the 33-year-old former captain’s retirement on its Twitter

India captain Virat Kohli acknowledged the need for a “sixth bowling option” but also kept it open-ended when asked about flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya‘s bowling fitness, stating that the Baroda man “has to be fit to be able to bowl one or two overs”. Pandya has started bowling in the nets but the skipper didn’t

T20 World Cup: England and Australia clash in Dubai on Saturday.© AFP England and Australia have proved themselves to be the teams to beat along with Pakistan so far in T20 World Cup, as they are yet to lose a single game in the Super 12 stage. England registered convincing wins against Bangladesh (by eight

Skipper Babar Azam hit a composed 51 while Asif Ali hit four sixes in the penultimate over as Pakistan completed a hat-trick of victories in the T20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over Afghanistan in a Super 12 Group 2 match, on Friday. Skipper Mohammad Nabi and Gulbadin Naib’s unbeaten knocks in a splendid

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Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer seemed mesmerised by Virat Kohli’s batting in the nets.© Instagram India captain Virat Kohli mesmerised his teammates Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer as he stroked his way to some spell-binding shots during a nets session in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021. In a video posted by the International Cricket Council

T20 WC: Nicholas Pooran described Kieron Pollard as a “wonderful captain.© Twitter West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran described Kieron Pollard as a “wonderful captain” on Thursday as the defending champions face a T20 World Cup survival battle against equally hapless Bangladesh. The West Indies have lost both of their Super 12 matches so far and another

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T20 World Cup: Jason Roy smashed a half-century as England outplayed Bangladesh.© AFP Jason Roy was at his spectacular best for England during their Super 12 fixture against Bangladesh in the ongoing T20 World Cup, on Wednesday. The opener smashed a half-century to help his side win by eight wickets in Abu Dhabi. Chasing a

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T20 WC: Devon Conway dived acrobatically to take a sensational catch against Pakistan.© Instagram New Zealand player Devon Conway stunned fans when he dived acrobatically to take a sensational catch against Pakistan and dismiss Mohammad Hafeez in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Sharjah on Tuesday. On the last ball of the 11th over, bowled

Pacer Haris Rauf led a clinical bowling display with an excellent four-wicket haul before Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali’s onslaught as Pakistan took “revenge” on New Zealand for a recent off-field snub with a five-wicket win in the T20 World Cup on Tuesday. Most of the top-order batters, except for opener Mohammad Rizwan (33), struggled

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T20 WC: Afghanistan’s Mujeeb Ur Rahman rocked Scotland with five wickets in the space of 16 deliveries.© AFP Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman rocked Scotland with a sensational spell as he picked five wickets in the space of 16 deliveries to set up a resounding 130-run victory for his side in a Super 12 match