ICC Cricket World Cup : All

Leslie Xavier
The Art of Diversion as Seen in Virat Kohli-Rohit Sharma Rift Drama
30 Jul 2019
In the aftermath of an underwhelming ICC World Cup, the Indian cricket team has refrained from discussing and reviewing its cricketing faults. Instead, what we have witnessed is a game of smoke and…
R Kaushik
Hope MS Dhoni’s Waning Sense of Timing Doesn’t Fail Him in His Retirement Call | On the Ball
20 Jul 2019
MS Dhoni is neither indispensable nor is his presence in the limited-overs squad the best option for the future of Indian cricket. He will be well past 39 at the next big event, the World T20 in…
Leslie Xavier
ICC World Cup: England Win. New Zealand Win. Cricket Loses Via Rulebook Farce
15 Jul 2019
Modern cricket’s greatest criticism has been the unequal contest between bat and ball. England cricket team’s fortuitous ICC World Cup 2019 win only magnified the fact. To have the greatest World Cup…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
International Cricket Establishment’s Anti Expansion Drive, An Inside Story
14 Jul 2019
Even as the grande finale of the ICC World Cup 2019, England vs New Zealand clash, is played out at Lord’s, criticism of the 10-team tournament, with zero Associate nations is raging. It seems – at…
R Kaushik
The Inevitable Loss That Hit Indian Cricket Team at ICC World Cup Semis | On the Ball
13 Jul 2019
Indian cricket team had sold themselves short at the ICC World Cup with indecisiveness and by showing reluctance to allow players to settle down and grow into their roles. Virat Kohli and Co. must…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
That ’90s Show at Old Trafford: New Zealand Beat India to Enter World Cup Final
10 Jul 2019
Indian cricket team’s loss to New Zealand in the semifinal of the ICC World Cup 2019 had all the elements of a classic match from the previous century — from rain to an Indian collapse and everything…
Newsclick Team
ICC World Cup 2019: Semifinal Preview and Commentary Review (5.75 Ounces Episode 6)
06 Jul 2019
The 5.75 Ounces crew looks at the factors at play, and what could work for the Indian cricket team, in the ICC World Cup 2019 preview show.
R Kaushik
MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle and the ‘Old’ Tradition: ICC World Cup Swansongs | On the Ball
06 Jul 2019
This edition will also see a lot of ICC World Cup, if not international, farewells — some big names in cricket from MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle, Hashim Amla and Imran Tahir to Shoaib Malik, and potentially…
Newsclick Report
Ambati Rayudu Retires, Shows Spunk After Cricket World Cup Snub
03 Jul 2019
Despite being on the reserves list of the Indian cricket team for the ICC World Cup 2019, Ambati Rayudu was not considered as a replacement for injured Shikhar Dhawan or Vijay Shankar.
R Kaushik
“Cricket World Cup? Here In England? Are You Sure?” | On the Ball
29 Jun 2019
R Kaushik travels to a venue that is sacred ground for Indian cricket, and discovers, among other things, a change in the audiences for cricket in the English countryside. While stadiums fill with…