ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

England's Archer, Roy fined for misconduct in Pakistan loss

England's Jofra Archer and Jason Roy were both fined 15% of their match fee for misconduct during their 14-run defeat by Pakistan in the World Cup on Monday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said.

5y ago

The most exciting World Cup!

With a swing of the willow and a sweet strike of the cherry, cricket’s greatest event on the planet, the ICC Cricket World Cup, is all set to get underway today at its birthplace -- the United Kingdom. We, the 160 million people of Bangladesh, are not going to be mere spectators of the game like the FIFA World Cup

5y ago

Beware of those par scores at the World Cup: Is even 500 now possible?

At the Kennington Oval in London May 25th -- exactly four days ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup – India were bowled out for just 179 runs in 39.2 overs and New Zealand chased down the target easily in a warm-up match. The conditions were conducive to swing and India struggled to adjust to a pitch

5y ago

World Cup Googlies

The first women’s World Cup was held back in 1973 in England, two years before the inaugural edition of men’s World Cup in 1975. Seems like ladies are always first. It is the first time since the 1992 World Cup -- after 25 years -- the upcoming World Cup in England will be played in the round robin

5y ago

What they think of the Class of 2019

Since the historic debut in the 1999 World Cup, Bangladesh have so far appeared in five editions of the biggest event in one-day cricket. There have been many memorable occasions and some not-so-memorable ones too on the way for the Tigers. But all of those who have adorned the red and green shirt

5y ago

Good luck to the Tigers!

It is not only cricketers who follow the game passionately, but stars from all sports disciplines in Bangladesh follow cricket and have their own personal favourites when it comes to cricket teams and cricketers. They may stay busy with their own schedules, but whenever they get time these sports

5y ago

What to expect of the opener

The upcoming 2019 World Cup in the UK will be the 12th staging of the ICC Cricket World Cup, with ten teams set to face each other in a round-robin league system for the first time since the 1992 World Cup. Host England, who have been part of the World Cup opener the most of number

5y ago

A chance to lead their way to history

World Cup-winning teams may have their names written in the annals of history, but World Cup-winning captains have a special place in those books. Clive Lloyd will forever be remembered for leading the West Indies to back-to-back World Cup in the first two editions of the tournament and Kapil Dev

5y ago