Tag: 2019 Cricket World Cup

‘MS Dhoni won’t retire soon’, claims longtime friend Arun Pandey

BCCI officials are expected to speak to the two-time World Cup-winning captain regarding his future plans.

July 20, 2019

Marylebone Cricket Club to review overthrow rules after World Cup final controversy

On 14 July, the rule came under the spotlight when New Zealand's Martin Guptill's throw took a deflection off England's Ben Stokes and went to the boundary ropes after which, umpires Kumar Dharmasena and Marais Erasmus gave England six runs - 4 overthrows and 2 runs ran by the batsmen.

July 20, 2019

Shikhar Dhawan picks bat first time after injury for ‘Bottle Cap Challenge’

Yuvraj Singh on 8 July posted a video on Instagram where the all-rounder had opened the bottle cap playing a straight lofted hit and challenged Shikhar Dhawan and some other cricketers to do so.

July 19, 2019

‘It’s not going to be something that disappears’, Trent Boult on World Cup loss

Boult further revealed that he was not aware of the fact that there would be a Super Over until the second to last ball of the game.

July 18, 2019

‘You had a great World Cup’: Sachin Tendulkar told Kane Williamson after World Cup loss

On 14 July, the Kiwis lost the final match to England on boundary count after both the 50 overs, as well as the Super Over, ended in ties.

July 18, 2019

Jimmy Neesham’s childhood coach died during World Cup Super Over

David James Gordon coached Neesham, Lockie Ferguson and numerous other high school students during his stint for more than 25-years as a teacher and cricket and hockey coach at Auckland Grammar.

July 18, 2019

Inzamam-ul-Haq to step down as Pakistan chief selector

49-year-old Haq was appointed as the chief selector in April 2016. After his arrival, Pakistan peaked to No.1 in the ICC Test rankings in August 2016, won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and topped the T20I rankings for the first time in November 2017.

July 17, 2019

Ravi Shastri hails Kane Williamson’s composure after World Cup defeat

Earlier, Williamson had said that the loss against the hosts based on the boundary countback rule was hard to swallow.

July 17, 2019

Eoin Morgan has climbed Everest by winning World Cup: Andrew Strauss

On 14 July, Morgan and his men fetched England their first-ever ODI World Cup trophy when they inched New Zealand on the boundary count in the final of the 2019 edition of the mega event.

July 17, 2019

CWC 2019 final: ‘Ben Stokes asked umpire to take off four overthrows’, claims James Anderson

In the final over of England’s chase of 242, Stokes accidentally deflected a ball to the third man boundary, while attempting to dive for his crease in a bid to complete his second run.

July 17, 2019

CWC 2019 final: Ashley Giles brushes off ‘extra run’ claim in England’s win

The ICC said the umpires took decisions on the field based on their interpretation of the rules, and the cricket body did not comment on the episode.

July 16, 2019

Sachin Tendulkar’s WC 2019 XI: Five Indians in list, MS Dhoni misses out

Earlier, the ICC had also named its World Cup 2019 XI in which only two Indians -- Rohit and Bumrah -- were able to make a cut.

July 16, 2019

CWC 2019: Black Caps homecoming ceremony on hold due to ‘logical complications’

On Sunday, the Black Caps missed by a whisker the golden opportunity to win their first-ever World Cup title after they lost to England on boundary count in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at Lord's.

July 16, 2019

‘No one lost final, a winner was crowned’: Kane Williamson on World Cup loss

On Sunday, the Black Caps missed their first-ever World Cup title after losing on boundary count to England in the finals as the match as well as the Super Over ended in ties.

July 16, 2019

CWC 2019: ‘Sharing World Cup title must be considered’, says New Zealand coach

England amassed 26 boundaries in total in the entire duration of the match as compared to 17 by the Black Caps and were thus crowned as champions as per the rules of a Super Over tie.

July 16, 2019

CWC 2019: ‘Went to default mode during New Zealand’s Super Over’, reveals Jos Buttler

Keeping all his contributions apart, Buttler's biggest test was yet to come when the wicketkeeper had to collect a throw from Jason Roy to catch Martin Guptill short of his crease and secure England their first ever men's ODI World Cup.

July 16, 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 final: England need 242 runs to create history

Taylor was adjudged LBW in the 27th over bowled by Mark Wood. TV replays showed that Taylor was not out but NZ did not have any reviews left.

July 14, 2019