The Nightwatchman

That shouldn't have happened. It couldn't have happened. It was never supposed to happen. But at the time of writing it has just finished...

Let us take the positives. How wise of the ICC to schedule a reserve day for the semi-finals. At 2pm, with 3.5 overs of the New Zealand...

For a country whose population is less than half that of Bengaluru and where cricket isn’t even a close second in terms of popularity...

After two mid-week games that clashed with the ongoing Cricket World Cup, the third one-dayer of the Women's Ashes took place on a sunny...

Australia has missed out on a first-placed finish in the group stage of the Cricket World Cup, after losing to South Africa by 10 runs at...

Rohit Sharma became the first player to hit five centuries in a single World Cup as India cantered to a seven-wicket win in their final...

It's difficult not to hit the rewind button when you think of Australia v South Africa. But so spoilt is the rivalry between the two...

A wobbly middle order has been a cause of concern despite the winning run and India would be desperate for the likes of Mahendra Singh...

Pakistan thrashed Bangladesh by 94 runs thanks to prolific displays from centurion Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam and a stunning six-wicket...

The concept is at once simple and mindbending. Pakistan arrive at Lord’s knowing exactly what they must do to reach the last four of the...

Chris Gayle removed Afghanistan top-scorer Ikram Alikhil with his tame off-breaks as the West Indies secured just their second win of a...

"Did I entertain you?," were the famous first words of Brian Lara, the retired international cricketer, after West Indies bowed out of...

England qualified for the Cricket World Cup semi-finals for the first time in 27 years with a 119-run win over New Zealand, which is also...

After more than a decade of isolation, South African cricket was suffering from a lack of competition. Arguably the world’s best team in...

So far in this years World Cup, Virat Kohli has truly failed to find the form that we have come to know and expect from him. Two hundred...

In a crucial ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 encounter, hosts England and 2015 runners-up New Zealand head into their final World Cup group...

Two-time champion India survived a late scare to secure its place in the semi-finals at the Cricket World Cup with a 28-run win over...

Asian neighbours India and Bangladesh will square-off in a crucial World Cup 2019 encounter when they meet at Edbaston, Birmingham on...

It was a day late and counted for little in the context of the Cricket World Cup, but there was no lack of tension as Sri Lanka fended...

Mathematically still alive in the race for the semi-finals, Sri Lanka will aim to give their best shot against West Indies, who have just...