Icc Cricket World Cup 2019
Icc Cricket World Cup 2019 News

On This Day: England clinch World Cup after 'beating' New Zealand in a final to remember
On this day in 2019, England lifted the coveted ICC Cricket World Cup trophy for the first time despite not 'traditionally' beating their opponents.

Ben Stokes labels Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's approach in England-India World Cup game bizarre, adds MS Dhoni's was even stranger
England all-rounder Ben Stokes was baffled by India's run-chasing strategy during their World Cup game last year in which he found Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's approach "mystifying" and saw "no intent" from Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the run chase.

England's Jofra Archer misplaces World Cup winners' medal while moving to new house, says he has 'gone mad' searching for it
England pacer Jofra Archer has "gone mad" searching for his World Cup winners' medal that got misplaced while he moved into a new house which has been "turned upside down" during the coronavirus-forced lockdown.

World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand still haunts us sometimes, says India batsman KL Rahul
Star India batsman KL Rahul said the heartbreaking World Cup semi-final loss to New Zealand, especially after a near-perfect show in the group stages, continues to haunt him and his teammates.

Shakib Al Hasan to auction bat used in ICC World Cup 2019 to raise funds for fight against COVID-19
Shakib had a hugely successful World Cup in England last year, scoring 606 runs in eight matches at an average of 86.57, which included two centuries and five fifties.

Australia skipper Aaron Finch feels his team peaked early in World Cup 2019, admits he has not moved on from semi-final defeat
Australia 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.

Kapil Dev says he feels MS Dhoni's international comeback is unlikely amidst former skipper's prolonged absence from cricket
MS Dhoni, who has not played since India's semi-final loss in the World Cup in the United Kingdom, was last month dropped from the BCCI's list of centrally contracted players.

MS Dhoni takes part in net session at Ranchi's JSCA Stadium but remains unavailable for limited-overs series against West Indies
Dhoni, who has not played a competitive game since the World Cup semi-final against New Zealand in July, had a net session at the JSCA Stadium in Ranchi on Thursday, raising hopes of a comeback.

International Cricket Council scraps boundary count rule for future tournaments, Super Over to be repeated in knockout games in case of tie
The International Cricket Council on Monday tweaked the super over rule for all its major events following the uproar over the outcome of the men's World Cup final in July when England were declared winners against New Zealand on boundary count.

Ravi Shastri says it's for MS Dhoni to decide whether he wants to come back to the Indian team
MS Dhoni's future as an India cricketer has become a matter of intense speculation ever since he made himself unavailable for West Indies tour and South Africa series at home.

Yuzvendra Chahal: I was trying to hold back my tears when MS Dhoni got out in World Cup semi-finals
Chasing 240, Chahal walked into bat after Dhoni fell in the 49th over against New Zealand in the rain-affected semi-final which India lost by 18 runs.

I could have played another World Cup had team management supported me, says Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj said that instead of just trying to find ways to get rid of him, the team management should have been "upfront" in their communication regarding his career.

MS Dhoni extends his unavailability till November; set to skip Vijay Hazare Trophy, Bangladesh T20Is
Mahendra Singh Dhoni has extended his break from competitive cricket by two months, thus ruling himself out of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the three-match T20I series against the visiting Bangladesh.

Cricket World Cup 2019 most-watched ICC event ever; registers a 38 percent increase over 2015 edition
It was also the most widely available ICC event in history as more than 20,000 hours of live action, repeats and highlights coverage was carried by 25 broadcast partners across more than 200 territories.

Ashes 2019: England cricket team has had a successful year despite missing out on Ashes, says captain Joe Root
England go into Thursday's fifth and final match 2-1 down, meaning they cannot place the urn in their trophy cabinet alongside the one-day World Cup, which they won for the first time in July.

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson says his teammates are still 'trying to make sense' of World Cup final
After the final, Williamson was lauded on how he handled himself and even got nominated for New Zealander of the Year award. The 29-year-old said that once the team got back to the country, the reception from the fans was exceptional.

All-rounder Kieron Pollard appointed as new West Indies' ODI and T20I captain
Pollard's first assignment will be the limited-overs tour of Afghainstan in November where the team plays three ODIs and T20Is each. In October, Windies will travel to India for a 3-match ODI series as well.

Kagiso Rabada says Jasprit Bumrah and Jofra Archer's international success forces others to lift their game
Kagiso Rabada was all praise of his contemporaries, the South African pacer said, 'Archer is such a natural talent, Bumrah is doing wonders and that can force you to lift your game. '

Ambati Rayudu says he does not regret making '3D glasses' comment post World Cup snub
Rayudu was in the fray to be picked as number 4 for India's World Cup campaign before being ignored. He courted controversy by posting the infamous '3D' tweet and later announced the decision to quit all forms of cricket after Mayank Agarwal was preferred as replacement for an injured Vijay Shankar though he was in the stand-bys.

Bangladesh vs Afghanistan: Tracing history-making Rahmat Shah's path to becoming country's first-ever Test centurion
Here's all you need to know about Afghanistan's first Test centurion Rahmat Shah.