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London, Jun 30: In a game that ebbed and flowed to the hilt, Imad Wasim showed nerves of steel with an unbeaten 49 off 54 balls as Pakistan kept their semifinal hopes alive with a three-wicket victory over Afghanistan in a thrilling World Cup clash here on Saturday. After restricting the already knocked out Afghanistan to 227/9, Pakistan made heavy weather of the target by losing wickets at

Birmingham, Jun 30: West Indies great Clive Lloyd feels a "very well-balanced" India have emerged as the team to beat in the ongoing ICC World Cup. Virat Kohli's side is unbeaten after its first six matches of the round-robin competition and need just a win from their remaining three games to guarantee a place in the semi-finals. "I have been impressed by India -- I think the winner of the whole

Birmingham, Jun 29: Indian captain Virat Kohli, a fashionista off the field, gave a resounding thumbs-up to his team's new orange jersey which they will be wearing in Sunday's World Cup group match against England at Edgbaston. The 'Men in Blue' will be wearing an orange-blue jersey to distinguish themselves from hosts England who wear a lighter version of blue. The choice of orange has sparked

Manchester, Jun 29: India opener Rohit Sharma Friday took to the social media to express his disappointment over his controversial dismissal against the West Indies here. Rohit, who was ruled out on 18 off 23 balls, posted a close-up picture of his dismissal on his official Twitter page, suggesting that there was a significant gap between the bat and ball. The picture posted by Rohit indicates

London, Jun 29: Former champions Sri Lanka are all but out of the ongoing World Cup after suffering a nine-wicket drubbing against a clinical South Africa on Friday. Sent in to bat, Sri Lanka produced a dismal batting show to manage a modest 203, a target which the Proteas overhauled with 76 balls in hand. With just six points from seven games, Sri Lanka still have a mathematical chance to be in

Chester-Le-Street, Jun 29: A swarm of bees forced the players of South Africa and Sri Lanka to dive onto the ground during their Cricket World Cup clash at the Riverside Stadium on Friday -- but for many on the pitch there was a sense of deja vu. Bees halting international cricket matches is not common, yet it has now happened to the same two teams some two years and 10,000 kilometres apart. The

Bengaluru, Jun 28: Indian advertisers are on track to spend more than USD 400 million during this year’s ICC Cricket World Cup, looking to cash in on a mania that is smashing viewing records in the world’s biggest market for the sport. About 1.5 billion people are expected to watch the tournament worldwide, more than 15 times the audience for the Super Bowl of American football. From ride-hailing

Manchester, Jun 28: India pacer Mohammed Shami says only he deserves all the credit for his remarkable turnaround as it was "me and only me" who suffered for 18 months. "Credit? Who else but me. I give full credit to myself," said Shami after India's 125-run victory over West Indies in the World Cup here Thursday, the scribes in the mixed zone taken in by his directness. Shami has been to hell and

Manchester, Jun 28: India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday put his weight behind under-fire Mahendra Singh Dhoni, describing him as a legend of the game whose keen understanding and experience has held the team in good stead. Dhoni faced criticism for his failure to rotate the strike against Afghanistan spinners and even against the West Indies, the former India skipper initially found the going

Manchester, Jun 28: India overwhelmed West Indies by 125 runs on Thursday (June 27) to continue their march to the Cricket World Cup semi-finals and send the Caribbean team out of the tournament. Half-centuries from skipper Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped India to 268 for seven after they won the toss. Kemar Roach was the pick of the West Indies bowlers with figures of 3-36. Chasing