England will be wary of any complacency against Afghanistan, especially as the tournament has already seen major upsets with former champions Sri Lanka and twice winners West Indies suffering shock defeats.
British world number 55 Jack Draper had no time to enjoy sealing what he described as one of the most satisfactory wins of his career at the Australian Open on Tuesday as he was forced to race to a courtside bin to throw up.
Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh, who played an instrumental role in Men in Blue's T20 World Cup triumph, opened up on Friday about getting a chance in Test cricket
England are an ageing side alright, but few will dare to bet against Jos Buttler's men successfully defending their World Cup title in a few weeks time.
IMAGES from the 3rd ODI between India and Australia played in Rajkot on Wednesday
Following their thrilling T20 World Cup victory, the Indian cricket team, led by captain Rohit Sharma, met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a celebratory breakfast meeting.
Shadab Khan doesn't shy away from expressing his love for Bollywood movies and local food.
"Trump failed our country during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump is a chaos agent who is focused on himself, not the American people. Trump tried to destroy our democracy by lying about the election and inciting a violent mob to attack the Capitol," he said.
Radhikka promotes her film... Saiyami goes traditional... Aahana shares a memory...
Images from the US Open women's semi-finals on Thursday.
Thirty years after Imran Khan's Pakistan claimed the 1992 World Cup, Babar Azam's team may feel it is their destiny to deliver trophy.
Williamson's elbow injury kept him out of a Test match in India in December and home series against South Africa and Bangladesh.
India is placed in Group B alongside debutants Uganda, South Africa and Ireland for the ICC Under-19 men's cricket World Cup, to be held in the West Indies across four countries from January 14 to February 5 2022.
Aman, who is Asian Games bronze medallist and Asian Championships title winner, is confident that he will be in reckoning for a medal at the Games.
Pakistan cricketers floored by 'unexpected' welcome, hit nets 12 hours after arrival
India coach Rahul Dravid hopes to have his full-strength squad in time for the World Cup starting next week.
India to play warm-up games against ahead of England limited overs series
Skipper Kane Williamson was on Saturday ruled out of New Zealand's next three World Cup matches, including the India game.
England captain Jos Buttler declined to appeal for obstructing the field, however, saying later that he had not seen the incident clearly and wanted to avoid controversy at the start of the series.
The flamboyant Yuvraj Singh reckons India could break their ICC trophy drought if they play to their strengths rather than "thinking of where the opposition is going to harm us" in the T20 World Cup, as there is no dearth of skills and self-belief in the squad.
South Africa named uncapped Neil Brand as their captain for a two-match Test tour of New Zealand next month where the majority of their team will be missing, competing instead in the domestic Twenty20 league.
Chhetri will make his final appearance for India on the international stage when he takes the field in the FIFA World Cup Qualifying clash against Kuwait
Former coach Ravi Shastri called India's current batting line-up their best ever in the shortest format.
The major advantages of such plants are no need of land to build the reactors, earthquake resistant, abundance of water for active or passive cooling.
Moukoko won a surprise call-up this month after having scored six goals in the league for Borussia Dortmund.
The Indian team management is pleased with the way the players are adjusting to the bounce and pace of the Australian pitches ahead of the T20 World Cup.
World number three Elena Rybakina overcame Cristina Bucsa in two hard-fought sets to make the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International on Wednesday, while Jessica Pegula and Jelena Ostapenko had to work even harder to make the last eight.
Mongolia can take a lifetime to happen but rewards the intrepid traveller with enduring memories of a surreal, delightful land.
On June 5, World Environment Day, movie celebs took to social media to post messages of conserving and celebrating the environment we live in.
'The horse is the main member of the team, I would say. What really attracted me to dressage was that though power is involved it still has to look elegant and that you are completely in sync with your horse.'
While Maxwell is still harbouring aspirations of making a fleeting appearance during Australia's ODI series in India later this month, the 34-year-old maintains being fit for the World Cup is his primary focus.
First lot of online tickets for Indo-Pak World Cup match sold out during pre-sale window
Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his deputy Mohammad Rizwan were looking to get some batting practice but were forced off the ground as the rain stopped play in the third over.
A dominant Australian side produced a superb all-round performance to secure their fourth ICC Under-19 World Cup crown.
"Suryakumar is on his first tour of Australia and the key factor for any player touring Australia for the first time is to get used to the pace and bounce of the wicket. I don't think he will face any difficulties in facing the spin bowlers or the pace bowlers.
Veteran opener Tamim Iqbal has sustained groin injury in the warm-up game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on November 30.
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.
Germany's World Cup-winning football team forward Thomas Mueller took to social media to show his support for the Indian cricket team in the ongoing ICC World Cup.
Therapy and motherhood have, she has said, helped her on her mental health journey and she appeared to be having a lot more fun on court in Brisbane.
India captain Mithali Raj and head coach Ramesh Powar on Monday listed out their objectives from the upcoming ODI series against Australia and said playing the mighty hosts is the best possible preparation for next year's Women's World Cup.
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