Indian captain Pandya dismisses Michael Vaughan’s criticism
WELLINGTON: India’s Twenty20 captain Hardik Pandya on Wednesday dismissed Michael Vaughan’s criticism of his side, saying they have nothing to prove on their New Zealand tour despite a disappointing World Cup campaign. Pandya will captain India for the first of three T20s starting in Wellington on Friday with Shikhar Dhawan then taking over the captaincy […]
Cristiano Ronaldo says Man United owners ‘don’t care’ about club
Cristiano Ronaldo has said that Manchester United’s owners, the Glazer family, “don’t care” about how successful the Premier League giants are on the pitch. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has been a peripheral figure this season under new manager Erik ten Hag and was disciplined for refusing to come on as a substitute. But the […]
England triumph as final turns on Shaheen’s injury
THE fairytale of Pakistan winning a second world title in Australia evaporated into the drizzle of a Melbourne night. Instead, England are now double world champions, holding both 50-over and 20-over titles, and Ben Stokes again delivered when it mattered. Pakistan were never ahead in the game, and struggled to a sub-par total of 137, […]
Former Pakistan greats laud clinical victory over New Zealand
ISLAMABAD: Several former Pakistan cricketers have praised the national team for their fabulous victory over New Zealand in the ICC T20 World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Overjoyed by the win in Sydney on Wednesday, former Test paceman Shoaib Akhtar says it looks like the 1992 mega event’s history is repeating itself, in the ongoing showpiece. […]
Stokes says England must shut down India’s Suryakumar
ADELAIDE: Ben Stokes warned on Tuesday that England must nullify the threat of Suryakumar Yadav in their Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against India, saying the batsman has “set the world alight”. India and England clash on Thursday at the Adelaide Oval for a place in the final at the MCG against Pakistan or New Zealand. […]
Indian coach Dravid hails ‘phenomenal’ Yadav
ADELAIDE: India coach Rahul Dravid labelled Suryakumar Yadav “absolutely phenomenal” after the top-ranked T20 batsman powered them into a World Cup semi-final clash with England. Yadav’s unbeaten 61 off 25 balls on Sunday steered India to 186-5 against Zimbabwe in Melbourne and an emphatic 71-run win in their final group match. India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has […]
New Zealand won’t underestimate Pakistan, says Tim Southee
Bowler Tim Southee said New Zealand will not underestimate Pakistan in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals despite the latter’s struggles to make it through the group phase. Pakistan looked set to exit the competition until the Netherlands pulled off a surprise 13-run win over South Africa on Sunday that meant victory over Bangladesh later in the day took Babar […]
India aim to be clinical in T20 World Cup semi-final push
Allrounder Ravichandran Ashwin said Saturday India must pile the pressure on early and be clinical in their execution if they want to get past Zimbabwe and into the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals. The two sides meet at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday after India’s narrow five-run win over Bangladesh put them top of Group […]
Pakistan focusing on controllables in bid to reach T20 World Cup semis: Shadab
Pakistan’s focus on controlling “the controllable things” helped them keep their faint hopes of reaching the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals alive with a 33-run victory over South Africa on Thursday, all-rounder Shadab Khan said. Pakistan posted 185 for nine against South Africa following spectacular half centuries from Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab. Shadab, who was adjudged player-of-the-match, also […]
Pakistan clinging on to hope in T20 World Cup as South Africa loom
SYDNEY: Pakistan are barely clinging on to their hopes of reaching the semi-finals at the Twenty20 World Cup and even victory against South Africa on Thursday will not put Babar Azam’s men in control of their own destiny. A victory for fifth-placed Pakistan against second-placed South Africa will have major implications in Group 2 and […]