CHENNAI: England all-rounder Paul Collingwood has had an ordinary World Cup so far but has ruled out any retirement plans from limited overs cricket. Collingwood, who retired from Tests after England’s historic Ashes triumph in Australia, has scored only 61 runs and picked a wicket in four matches. “The reason I retired from Test cricket …
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Pakistan qualified for the World Cup quarterfinals with a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Monday after chasing down a revised target with almost four overs to spare in a rain-marred Group A match. Zimbabwe’s innings was twice stopped by rain, and the African team finished at 151-7 in 39.4 overs at the …
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh: Bangladesh cruised closer to World Cup quarterfinal qualification on Monday with a six-wicket victory over the Netherlands. Slow left armer Abdur Razzak took three wickets and opener Imrul Kayes stroked 73 not out to give Bangladesh its second victory in Chittagong in four days, keeping alive its chances of reaching the last eight. …
NEW DELHI: India heads to Nagpur for a World Cup Group B fixture against South Africa on Saturday, with both teams needing to lift their games after less than convincing starts. Co-host India made heavy weather of chasing modest totals against Ireland and the Netherlands before completing identical five-wicket wins. An earlier victory against Bangladesh …
MOHALI: The Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) once again found itself at the centre of a controversy after Irish batsman Gary Wilson was given a contentious leg before during their 44-run defeat against West Indies in a World Cup Group B match here Friday. An irate Ireland captain William Porterfield later called it one of …
NAGPUR: Under fire for persisting with a struggling Piyush Chawla in the ongoing World Cup, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday said he was not bothered by what critics say as long as as he thought he was taking “honest” decisions. Former players from India and abroad have criticised Dhoni’s team combination with some …
MOHALI: Kieron Pollard said on Friday he’s the man to step up for West Indies at the World Cup in the absence of injured allrounder Dwayne Bravo. Pollard showed more of his potential with a career-best 94 from 55 balls to set up West Indies winning total in the Group B game against Ireland. Pollard …
CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh’s players finally gave their country reason to cheer Friday when they clinched a two-wicket win over England that keeps alive hopes of the co-host reaching the quarterfinals. After the spinners restricted England to 225 all out, Bangladesh survived a minor collapse from 155-3 to 169-8 to bounce back in style from last week’s …
NAGPUR: On the eve of their World Cup match against India, South African captain Graeme Smith exhorted his young team to “challenge the perception” that they are prone to choke in big tournaments. A batting collapse saw South Africa lose to England in Chennai while chasing 171, giving credence to the belief that pressure gets …
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NEW DELHI: In a battle of minnows, Kenyan skipper Jimmy Kamande won the toss and elected to bat in their Group A match against Canada at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi. Kenya made one change, replacing Peter Ongondo with Thomas Odoyo. Languishing at the bottom of the points table, both Kenya and …
