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"Entire Story Not In 20-30 Seconds Clip": Ex-India Star On Viral Mohammad Rizwan Video
The India vs Pakistan Cricket World Cup 2023 clash in Ahmedabad saw Rohit Sharma's men secure a comprehensive 7-wicket win over their arch-rivals. While it was India's proficient all-round display that earned them a deserved win, there's plenty of buzz on social media over non-cricketing reasons as well. After videos of people raising 'Jai Shree Ram' slogans as Pakistan's wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan walked to the dugout went viral, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra shared his take on the matter.
"Pakistan Did Not Learn": Sunil Gavaskar Rips Into Babar Azam's Men After Defeat Against India
Pakistan's bowling attack was put to swords by the Indian batters as the two teams squared off in the Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Saturday. Chasing a paltry target of 192 runs, India rode on Rohit Sharma's 86 to reach the target with about 20 overs to spare. While the entire Pakistan team is to be blamed for the loss, India greats Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar single out their marquee pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi who has looked like an ordinary bowler since reaching India for the World Cup.
Australia vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Bottom-Table Aussies Eye Redemption
Australia vs Sri Lanka Live Cricket Score:Occupying the bottom spot in the 10-team Cricket World Cup 2023, Australia look to bounce back as they take on Sri Lanka at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Pat Cummins' men suffered defeats in their first two matches and are now desperate to bring their campaign back on track. Lankans, on the other hand, are also yet to open their win account in the quadrennial tournament, having lost both of their matches so far. What's surprising from the results of the two teams so far is that Australia are yet to post a score of 200 or more in the tournament. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, have gone past 300 comfortably in their first two matches. (LIVE Scorecard)
Cricket World Cup 2023: No More Under Radar, South Africa Look Too Strong For Netherlands
South Africa are making quite a statement at the Cricket World Cup, playing entertaining cricket and plundering tons of runs as they steamroll rival teams. As the Proteas take on the Netherlands in this hilly paradise on Tuesday, the perennial under-performers and 'chokers' have shown in the last two games their determination to go the distance in the tournament. Their 102-run win against Sri Lanka in the opener in New Delhi after putting a record 428/5 on the board, followed by 134-run victory against five-time champions Australia in Lucknow, have made South Africa the team to beat in the competition.
World Cup 2023: 'Man Of The Match' Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman Dedicates Afghanistan's Win Over England To...
After orchestrating Afghanistan's historic win over England in the ICC Cricket World Cup on Sunday, leg-spinner Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman dedicated his team's win to the victims of the earthquakes which have rocked his country. Mujeeb was named 'Man of the Match' his three wickets and 28 runs as Afghanistan edged out England by 69 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Afghanistan has been hit with three earthquakes this week, with the tremors claiming more than 1,000 lives.
How India Paved Way For Afghanistan To Produce World Cup's 'Biggest Upset' By Defeating England
Hovering near the upper echelons for some time, battle-hardened Afghanistan finally showed they belong among cricket's elites, having received help from the sport's behemoth, India. Ravaged by years of wars and internal conflicts, the country's cricket team on Sunday caused a huge World Cup upset when they outplayed holders England by 69 runs for only their second World Cup win. Afghanistan cricketers trained a lot in Pakistan in their formative years and some of them even picked up the sport in refugee camps on the other side of the border. The team from the war-ravaged nation even made its T20 and ODI debut against Pakistan.
'Was On Verge Of Saying Goodbye To Sports': Asian Games 2023 Gold Medalist Annu Rani
Indian javelin thrower Annu Rani was so upset with a string of poor performances this year that she had decided to say goodbye to the sport just before the Asian Games. The 31-year-old from Uttar Pradesh produced a season-best effort of 62.92m to became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in javelin throw. "I have struggled a lot this year. I went abroad to practice. I went to learn from a foreign coach but my performance dropped. The whole year had gone waste. There was poor performance in every competition one after the other," Annu told PTI Bhasha in an interview.