NEW DELHI : Afghanistan were dismissed for 284 in Sunday’s World Cup group game against England after a blistering knock of 80 from opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and a half-century at the death from Ikram Alikhil helped them post a fighting total. The total was Afghanistan’s second highest at a World Cup after they scored 288 … Read more
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region. The US Geological Survey said the latest quake’s epicentre was about 21 miles (34km) outside Herat, the provincial capital, and the focus was 5 miles below … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature “He wants to prove to people how good he is and he certainly is that good,” says Zak Crawley of Dawid Malan – a statement that is philosophically unimpeachable. Athers notes England have done well to meet Afghanistan in Delhi and … Read more
England vs Afghanistan, ODI World Cup 2023, Live: England aim for another win© AFP England vs Afghanistan, ODI World Cup 2023, Live Updates:Rahmanullah Gurbaz is inching closer towards his century but Afghanistan have lost the wicket on Ibrahim Zadran. Currently, Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah are standing unbeaten at the crease. On the other hand, England … Read more
Afghanistan may be bottom of the World Cup standings after losing their first two games, but the Asian side have the ability to upset defending champions England in their group fixture on Sunday, their English coach Jonathan Trott said. Afghanistan lost their tournament opener to Bangladesh in a low-scoring encounter before hosts India registered a … Read more
India captain Rohit Sharma scored a dominating century in his side’s eight-wicket win over Afghanistan on Wednesday. India crushed Afghanistan to record a second victory on the trot in the ongoing ODI World Cup with Rohit breaking several records en route a superb 131 off 84 balls. The hosts reached the second spot in the … Read more
Virat Kohli and Shardul Thakur© Twitter Team India continued with their fiery performance and registered their second win in the ongoing ODI World Cup, with a eight-wicket win over Afghanistan. Opting to bat first, Afghanistan posted a total of 272/8 in 50 overs with Jasprit Bumrah taking a four-wicket haul. Later, skipper Rohit Sharma hammered … Read more
In 2019, Virat Kohli had also defended Steve Smith after fans were mocking him.© X (Twitter) Star India pacer Virat Kohli and Afghanistan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq put their recent differences behind them with a warm embrace during their World Cup 2023 match in Delhi on Wednesday. Earlier this year, Kohli and Naveen were involved in a … Read more
Rohit Sharma during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Afghanistan© AFP New Delhi: Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday became the first Indian to score seven world cup hundreds, surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar during their Cricket World Cup 2023 clash against Afghanistan in New Delhi. While Tendulkar recorded six … Read more
Indian cricket team fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is a huge fan of Premier League side Manchester United and he pulled out a special celebration during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Afghanistan on Wednesday. Bumrah provided the first breakthrough for India as he dismissed Ibrahim Zadran and he followed it up with a celebration that … Read more
Shardul Thakur in action during Cricket World Cup 2023© X (formerly Twitter) Shardul Thakur impressed both fans and experts alike with a brilliant catch to dismiss Rahmanullah Gurbaz during the Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Afghanistan on Wednesday. During the 13th over of the Afghanistan innings, Gurbaz was taken aback by a short ball … Read more
The India vs Afghanistan match was perfect for the Rohit Sharma-led team in many sense. The India skipper scored his seventh World Cup ton while Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets. It has set the Indian cricket team nicely for the mega clash against Pakistan on Saturday in Ahmedabad. However, one incident stood out during the … Read more