All-Rounder Ben Stokes promised England fans his teammates would not take a backward step as they soak up the disappointment of losing to their great rivals Australia at Lord’s.

India captain Virat Kohli is just 37 runs away from adding another world record to his illustrious, burgeoning cap.

Chris Gayle has never lacked for confidence – how can you when your nickname is Universe Boss? So when the West Indies opener was asked where he ranked in the pantheon of the greatest cricketers from the Caribbean, there was no false modesty.

India will aim to continue their winning streak and inch a step closer to a spot in the semifinals as they face West Indies in their sixth match of the World Cup.

Without doubt this was a commanding performance by a team that is gathering confidence and momentum at exactly the right time.

Babar Azam hit a sparkling century as Pakistan kept alive their hopes of reaching the World Cup semifi-nals with an impressive six-wicket win against New Zealand on Wednesday.

Chris Gayle says he deserves to be considered alongside the greats of West Indies cricket but is refusing to set a definite date for his retirement.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.

Babar Azam makes an unbeaten century as Pakistan beat New Zealand by six wickets on Wednesday to move a point behind hosts England in the Cricket World Cup standings and boost their chances of reaching the semi-finals.

England captain Eoin Morgan defended his team's high-risk/high reward mantra in the World Cup after another display of rash batting contributed to a heavy defeat by Australia on Tuesday that left the hosts in danger of missing out on the semi-finals.

Jason Behrendorff had only ever visited England on holiday before the World Cup and the hosts would rather it had stayed that way after the Australian's five-wicket haul at Lord's on Tuesday.

England fans obviously did not learn when they taunted former Australia legspinner Shane Warne for eating all the pies, with a jibe at fast bowler Mitchell Starc helping fire him up to destroy England at the Cricket World Cup.

Since 2017, England had won ten out of twelve ODIs against Australia -- including a whitewash in the five-match ODI series at home last year -- and the hosts came into the 2019 World Cup with genuine hopes of clinching their maiden World Cup title.

Coach Gary Stead insists the Black Caps’ poor over-rate was a one-off and blames the high pressure and noise of Sunday’s cliffhanger against West Indies.

Azhar Mahmood has warned Pakistan they must win the early battles in their clash with New Zealand if they are to stand any chance of toppling the unbeaten Black Caps.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson’s bat has been on song, with 373 runs in 4 innings so far in the ICC World Cup. However, in a promotional activity, Williamson took it to another level as he turned his bat into a guitar.

Soumya Sarkar said that he had a lot to learn from Shakib Al Hasan and that it was big factor for the Bangladesh players to share a dressing room with the world’s number one ODI all-rounder. Asked whether the team congratulated Shakib

There was an alarming sight in store for those gathered around the team hotel in Southampton yesterday. Rubel Hossain, Liton Das and Soumya Sarkar had already made the short walk from the main entrance and disappeared behind the team bus. Then Mahmudullah Riyad

It is hard for anyone not in the dressing room to know how it is to be in the position the Bangladesh team are currently. On the one hand they have played better cricket than most, especially non-Bangladeshis, had expected, have given the ongoing World Cup some exciting cricket

Eoin Morgan said England were still in charge of their World Cup destiny after the hosts slipped to a heavy defeat on Tuesday against defending champions Australia, who booked their place in the semifinals.