Australia skipper Aaron Finch feels his team peaked early in World Cup 2019, admits he has not moved on from semi-final defeat
• 5 years agoAustralia lost the semi-final to the hosts and later champions England by the eight wickets. Finch said that the side have to peak at the right time which they will be working on.
Top sporting moment of 2019: PV Sindhu's maiden gold at badminton World Championships emerges overwhelming winner in poll
Fpsports • 5 years agoThe Wimbledon men's singles final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer came second with 17 percent votes while England winning the Cricket World Cup came third with 11 percent of votes
Skipper Joe Root says it's been a frustrating year after England falter in Test arena in 2019
• 5 years agoEngland won the World Cup in 2019 but in the Test arena, it proved 12 months of frustration for captain Joe Root as they began the year with a defeat in the West Indies and ended it with a loss in Pretoria.
Men's Cricket in 2019: From epic World Cup final between England and New Zealand to one-sided Test action, review of the year
Yash J • 5 years agoAs the curtain comes down on 365 days of further intrigue in this storied sport, let’s take a look back at just how the caravan of men’s cricket unfolded through 2019
Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler named in Britain's New Year's Honours List for World Cup 2019 heroics
• 5 years agoBen Stokes and other members of England's Cricket World Cup-winning squad have been recognized in Britain's New Year's Honours List, which also highlighted trailblazers in women's sport
Best of 2019: Wimbledon, Cricket World Cup, Eliud Kipchoge, Steve Smith feature in Firstpost Sports' top articles this year
Fpsports • 5 years agoOver the course of 2019, the sports journalists of Firstpost filed quite a few important stories and we think it's worth the time to revisit them. Here's the list of Firstpost’s 10 best pieces of 2019.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes caps sensational 2019 by winning BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award
• 5 years agoCricket World Cup winner Ben Stokes ended a sensational 2019 by claiming the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year prize. He promptly thanked those who had helped him through a 2018 to forget.
MS Dhoni recounts how 'Marine Drive was full from one end to other' to celebrate India's 2011 World Cup triumph
• 5 years agoDhoni also talked about how fans had started chanting 'Vande Mataram' at the Wankhede Stadium when India was closing in on the victory during the 2011 World Cup Final
New Zealand vs England: Ben Stokes calls role of captain 'burdensome', says he has no desire for captaincy
• 5 years agoWhile he doesn't like the idea of being a captain, Stokes would welcome a coaching role when he eventually retires
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis calls for 'clarity' over appointments to coaching staff in wake of Test-series loss to India
• 5 years agoFormer South Africa ODI player Corrie van Zyl and 37-year-old Enoch Nkwe were appointed in an interim capacity, with Nkwe in charge of the team in India