Big Picture New Zealand’s turbo-aggressive yet endearing cricket turned a rugby-mad nation into a cricket-loving country in 2015. Brendon McCullum, the (Super)man who was at the forefront of New Zealand’s surge then, will breathe easy in the commentary box this time. Sure, Kane Williamson hates it – but the focus will be on him this time. The current New Zealand ...

Big Picture Four years ago, Australia’s World Cup campaign was stuttering in the wake of a washout against Bangladesh and then a dramatic defeat by New Zealand at Eden Park. Duly chastened, they flew across the continent to face Afghanistan. With a staunch batting display from David Warner and Steven Smith and a comfortable victory, they were able to refocus ...

NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan Cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed says his side would want to forget the poor performance against West Indies as a “bad day” and will make a strong comeback in matches to come. West Indies defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in Trent Bridge Nottingham after Pakistan was bowled out for mere 105 runs. Speaking at the post match press conference ...

NOTTINGHAM: Opener Chris Gayle scored a decent half-century to lead West Indies to a comfortable 105 runs chase against Pakistan in the World Cup opener at the Trent bridge on Friday. The Sarfraz men played only 21.4 overs of their batting innings as Jason Holder picked three wickets, Andre Russel took two and Sheldon Cottrell bagged one wicket. Mohammad Hafeez ...

Lahore:Rohail Nazir’s 76 and Akhtar Shah’s four for 19, helped Pakistan U19 to win the third 50-over match against Sri Lanka U19 by five wickets and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota on Friday. Chasing a 184-run target, Pakistan U19 achieved victory in 46 overs with five wickets remaining. ...