ICC Cricket World Cup: News

26 Apr 2018

India

Indian women's cricket team to soon have a bowling coach

The Indian women's cricket team will soon have a bowling coach as the BCCI is all set to invite applications for the role.

2019 World Cup: India to play their first-match against SA

The fixtures for the 2019 World Cup are finally out.

07 Apr 2018

India

Will walk shirtless if we win World Cup: Virat Kohli

Indian skipper Virat Kohli seems to have drawn inspiration from former India captain Sourav Ganguly's iconic shirt-waving celebration at the Lord's.

03 Apr 2018

India

Shahid Afridi laments "appalling and worrisome" situation in "India-occupied Kashmir"

Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi today voiced his concerns about the "appalling and worrisome situation in India-occupied Kashmir," where Indian security forces have launched intense counter-terror operations.

02 Apr 2018

India

#ThisDayThatYear: India beat Sri Lanka to lift 2011 World Cup

7 years ago, on April 2, 2011, India ended their 28-year wait and clinched their second World Cup trophy.

28 Mar 2018

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli's wax figure to grace Madame Tussauds Delhi

Indian cricket captain, Virat Kohli's wax figure will be the latest addition at the Madame Tussauds Delhi as he's set to join other sports icons there.

ICC World Cup: Porterfield slams ICC for supporting big teams

Ireland's William Porterfield lashed out at the International Cricket Council (ICC) for favoring the big teams. He said that the board has an obsession with big cheques.

04 Mar 2018

India

Famous brother duos in Indian Cricket

In India cricket is treated like a religion and only a few talented players get the chance to represent their home country in the international circuit.

02 Mar 2018

England Cricket Team

Happy birthday Andrew Strauss!

Former England captain and current team director, Andrew Strauss turns 41 today.

02 Mar 2018

Virat Kohli

Kapil Dev wants Hardik Pandya to work on his batting

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev wants Hardik Pandya to "work harder on his batting" as that's his primary skill as an all-rounder.

04 Feb 2018

Karnataka

Countdown has begun for Congress' end in Karnataka: Modi

Addressing a rally in Bengaluru to mark the end of BJP's months-long Parivartan Rally, PM Narendra Modi said the countdown to Congress' decimation in Karnataka had begun.

03 Feb 2018

India

Rahul Dravid: The mastermind behind India's U-19 World Cup success

Rahul Dravid is one of the greatest cricketers to have graced the sport but the World Cup had always eluded him.

Under-19 World Cup: India thrash Bangladesh by 131 runs

India are inching closer towards their 4th Under-19 World Cup after a comfortable 131 run victory over Bangladesh in the quarterfinal of the tournament.

20 Jan 2018

India

India beat Pakistan to lift blind cricket World Cup

India have scripted history by successfully defending the blind cricket World Cup, beating arch-rivals Pakistan by 2 wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE.

U-19 World Cup: India secure World Cup quarter-final's berth

The boys in blue have secured themselves a place in the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand with a 10 wicket thrashing of Papua New Guinea.

12 Jan 2018

India

#KnowYourTeam: Meet batsmen of India's Under-19 World Cup Squad

India's Under-19 Cricket World Cup campaign, is all set to kick off from Sunday when they take the field against Australia.

Man who defeated cancer to win World-Cup: Happy birthday Yuvi!

Veteran star batsman, Yuvraj Singh, turns 36 today. The champion cricketer known for his all-round skills and ability to swing a boundary at will has been part of 40 Tests, 304 ODIs, and 58 T20Is.

28 Oct 2017

FIFA World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup- Some interesting records

After 22 action packed days, the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 will end today with the finals between Spain and England.

11 Oct 2017

Football

Pakistan handed suspension from international football by FIFA

FIFA has suspended Pakistan from international football for an uncertain period of time owing to "third-party interference."

Sri Lanka qualify for the 2019 World Cup at last

Following West Indies loss to England in 1st ODI, Sri Lanka have secured their automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup.

Shastri says management can't even think of removing MS Dhoni

Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has quashed all doubts regarding MS Dhoni's participation in the 2019 World Cup.

08 Sep 2017

Chess

Anand ousted by Anton Kovalyov; Karjakin crashes out as well

On Thursday, Canadian World No. 109 Anton Kovalyov knocked out Indian chess mastermind Vishwanathan Anand in the second round of the World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia.

How can Sri Lanka now qualify for World Cup?

Post 4-0 series debacle in the ODI series against India, Sri Lanka jeopardized their chance to secure a direct qualification place in the 2019 ICC World Cup.

28 Jul 2017

India

Famous brother duos in Indian Cricket

In India cricket is almost treated like a religion and only a few talented players get the chance to represent their home country in the international circuit.

26 Jul 2017

India

Amul Girl: One of the longest and cheapest ad campaigns

When the Women in Blue lost the World Cup, Indians showered praises on the players.

Which team will win the world cup final today?

The finals of the 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup will be played between India and England at Lord's on Sunday, 23rd July.

Harmanpreet's 171* knock takes India to World Cup finals

India's Harmanpreet Kaur smashed unbeaten 171 runs in just 115 balls to take Indian women's team to the finals of the 2017 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in England.

Gautam Gambhir hits back at Ranatunga over fixing allegations

Top scorer for the Indian team in the 2011 World Cup finals, Gautam Gambhir, said that former Sri Lanka captain's demand for probe into the match was "outrageous."

24 Jun 2017

India

These top cricketers never played in a World Cup!

Over the years, we have seen many cricketers make a number of records.

28 Mar 2017

Lionel Messi

FIFA bans Lionel Messi for insulting match official

FIFA handed a four-match international ban to Lionel Messi after the Argentine forward was ruled guilty of insulting an assistant referee during a World Cup qualifier against Chile.

28 Mar 2017

Manchester United

Netherlands fire manager Danny Blind after embarrassing WC loss

Netherlands removed Danny Blind as its national team manager, following a deplorable 2-0 loss to Bulgaria in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

11 Jan 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan in danger of not directly qualifying for 2019 WC

At eighth position in ICC rankings, Pakistan cricket team is in danger of not qualifying for the 2019 ICC World Cup in United Kingdom.

14 Dec 2016

Qatar

Qatar abolishes the 'kafala' system

Qatar formally announced the end of its dreaded and controversial labour system - "kafala" - with immediate effect from December 13.

16 Oct 2016

India

Details of surgical strikes done during UPA regime released

Full-disclosure: This is our attempt at spoof.

03 Oct 2016

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni learned 'Helicopter shot' from his best friend

Even though Mahendra Singh Dhoni is known for his signature 'helicopter shot', not many know that he learned it from his childhood friend.

26 Sep 2016

Pennsylvania

Legendary golfer Arnold Palmer dies at 87

American Golf legend Arnold Palmer died in a hospital in Pittsburgh before his cardiac surgery. He was 87.

Siamand Rahman: The world's strongest Paralympian

Iranian power lifter Siamand Rahman defended his gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the men's super heavyweight title by lifting 310 kg.

Dilshan to say 'goodbye' to cricket

Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan will say a goodbye to his 17-year long cricketing career.

25 Aug 2016

North Korea

Underperforming North Korean athletes may face Kim Jong-un's wrath

North Korea's assertions that its athletes would leave Rio with a fistful of gold medals at the 2016 Olympics fell flat.

Brazil's infrastructural facilities increased, multiple business partnerships inked

With Brazil's biggest gain in hosting the Olympics pitched to be business and infrastructural improvements, authorities have reported that infrastructure has witnessed a boom from 20% of the population using mass transport to over 60% now making full use of public transport.