New Zealand players Jesse Tashkoff and Joey Field proved good Samaritans on Wednesday when they helped ease a double dose of pain suffered by West Indies batsman Kirk McKenzie in their U-19 World Cup quarter-final. After struggling to hobble back to the middle, however, he was dismissed first ball -- still one short of his century. Cue the intervention of the sportsmanlike Kiwi duo, who carried the badly-cramped McKenzie off the field while being applauded back to the pavilion by the fans at Benoni's Willowmoore Park in South Africa.
The Indian players reflected on their heartbreaking loss against Australia in Sunday's World Cup final.
Meanwhile, the champion franchise shared a heart-warning message for their opponents in the final.
Meanwhile, his successor, President Ranil Wickremesinghe tweeted: "Congratulations to the Sri Lankan cricket team on winning the Asia Cup 2022. Well played Pakistan! The second championship for today," he said, adding that it "goes to show that, with dedication and determination we can overcome challenges as a nation. Onwards and upwards Sri Lanka!"
Kohli gets 'Spirit of Cricket' gong; Stokes is ICC Cricketer of the Year.
Ben Stokes came up with a witty response after an Australian newspaper ridiculed him following the controversy over Jonny Bairstow's dismissal in the Lord's Test.
Harmanpreet said all of it helped when the team was faced with nervy situations like the the quarter-final against Britain, when they were reduced to 10 men for more than 40 minutes after Amit Rohidas was red-carded for dangerous play.
Angelo Mathews' first-of-its-kind timed out dismissal against Bangladesh in a World Cup match has again stirred the debate about 'Spirit of Cricket' and India head coach Rahul Dravid on Saturday said a player should be allowed to follow the rules of the game to the letter, if he wishes so.
New Zealand all-rounder Ish Sodhi found himself at the center of an unexpected and benevolent incident.
'We will try to do well in the upcoming tournaments and there is an ICC event coming up next year and we will play with the same spirit as this time and hopefully we will win.'
Legendary Shane Warne has been appointed head coach of the London Spirits team for next year's The Hundred competition.
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Smriti Mandhana expressed her overwhelming joy on winning a gold medal
Images from the T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 1 match between India and Australia, at Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Monday.
'If there's one thing you should know about this team, we never give up. We'll keep fighting, we'll keep going.'
Kohli expressed his wholehearted support by calling the team 'Superwomen' in an Instagram post.
Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag praised 'inspiration' Bopanna for his incredible achievement.
Former India and Bengal pacer Ashoke Dinda on Tuesday announced his retirement from all formats of cricket, bringing the curtains down on a career spanning one and a half decade.
Ashwin on Friday hailed Gautam Gambhir, the frontrunner to succeed Rahul Dravid as India's head coach, as a "fighter" and motivator par excellence
Scoring a career-best 193 in the season opener against Punjab, Padikkal has been a prolific run-scorer, amassing 556 runs in six innings at an average of 92.66. His newfound consistency includes three centuries, showcasing his ability to bounce back from adversity.
Talking about the 2019 season, when the team reached the playoffs after a long gap, Parth Jindal gave credit to the Ricky Ponting-Sourav Ganguly duo that was at the helm of affairs.
To emulate the West Indies of 1975 and Australia of 2003 and 2007, India must channel the same indomitable spirit in the final.
Tactician par excellence Gautam Gambhir couldn't have envisaged a battle of brains with a more different kind of adversary than the smiling yet ruthless Pat Cummins as Kolkata Knight Riders face a spirited Sunrisers Hyderabad in a mega IPL final in Chennai on Sunday.
'I'm confident that this interaction will elevate the team's spirits and instill a great deal of positivity.'
Kohli has amassed 708 runs for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the season
Starc was bought by KKR ahead of IPL 2018 but an injury had ruled him out of that season.
Sri Lanka pace veteran Lasith Malinga on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after terrorising the world's best batsmen for over a decade and a half with his toe-crushing yorkers delivered from a low and distinct sling-arm action.
Shubman Gill topped the IPL scoring charts in 2023 but his captaincy skills remain a question mark.
Pant will reclaim his captaincy role for the Delhi Capitals in the upcoming Indian Premier League season.
Meanwhile, the grand pre-shaadi celebrations continue.
A summary of Indian athletes' showing at the Paralympics, in Paris, on Monday, September 2.
Healy said Australia's squad has undergone a lot of change but they are comfortable with where they are currently placed.
'When you have the prime minister of a country walking into the dressing room, it is special.'
Former Australian pacer Simon O'Donnell flayed New Zealand's gesture of helping Virat Kohli when he was suffering from cramps during the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
The Marylebone Cricket Club, custodians of the laws of cricket, on Tuesday, said Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was under no obligation to warn Jos Buttler before 'Mankading' him in the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
Former captain Rahul Dravid says the spirit of the game has become more "relevant and important" in the wake of the Indian Premier League spot-fixing scandal that plunged Indian cricket into a credibility crisis.
'Kuldeep is perhaps one of the best in the world at the moment. He should have been promoted to Grade A.'
An ardent fan of F1 driver, Max Verstappen, Yuvraj keenly follows the Scuderia Ferrari Formula1 team.
'Video evidence shows I still had five more seconds even after the helmet gave away! Can the fourth umpire rectify this please? I mean safety is paramount as I just couldn't face the bowler without a helmet.'
A spirited Afghanistan upset Sri Lanka by seven wickets to continue their memorable campaign at World Cup 2023.
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