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India's Virat Kohli reacts during the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against  Bangladesh at the Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff, Britain. — Reuters
Cricket World Cup: Five batsmen to watch
LONDON — Cricketers and pundits have predicted that the World Cup in England and Wales will be a high-scoring affair. AFP Sports takes a look at five batsmen who could wreak havoc.Devastating Gayle Self-proclaimed "Universe Boss": Chris Gayle reminded bowlers they have every reason to fear him, smashing 424 runs for the West Indies in the recent one-day series against England that ended 2-2. The 39-year-old announced his intention to retire from One-Day Internationals after the World Cup but he has since prevaricated. Gayle is not a top fielder although he more than makes up for it with his freewheeling and often devastating batting. Allow him time to warm to his task and he will punish any side.King Kohli Indisputably the best batsman in the world: Virat Kohli has a strong...
May 29, 2019

Cricket World Cup: Five batsmen to watch

England's Jofra Archer talks with Eoin Morgan during nets prior to the ICC Cricket World Cup clash at the Kia Oval, London, Britain, on  Wednesday. — Reuters
Cricket World Cup: Five bowlers to watch
LONDON — The Cricket World Cup gets under way at the Oval on Thursday, with 10 teams slugging it out for the title. AFP Sports takes a look at five bowlers to watch.Rashid Khan (Afghanistan): Rashid Khan's rise has been spectacular. The wily leg-spinner made his international debut at the tender age of 17, shortly after his team's first appearance in the 50-over World Cup in 2015. Four years on, he is a globetrotting white-ball superstar who is highly sought after in franchise competitions. Khan, who tops the world Twenty20 bowling rankings and lies third in the 50-over standings, is Afghanistan's go-to bowler with 125 wickets in 59 ODI matches.Jasprit Bumrah (India): Currently top of the ICC ODI rankings, Jasprit Bumrah arrives in England with the wind in his sails. He has...
May 29, 2019

Cricket World Cup: Five bowlers to watch

Luxembourg's Mandy Minella sits returns the ball to Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova during their women's singles second round match on day four of The Roland Garros 2019 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Wednesday. — AFP
Mother Minella expects more WTA players to have children
PARIS — Luxembourg's Mandy Minella says she expects there will soon be more mothers playing on the WTA Tour as she "enjoys" the nomadic life with her family.The 33-year-old, who was knocked out of the French Open in the second round by Latvian 12th seed Anastasija Sevastova on Wednesday, has a one-year-old daughter Emma Lina, who was born in October 2017.Other mothers on the circuit include 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka."Definitely (there will be more mothers on tour), because we've proved that it's possible," world No. 100 Minella said at Roland Garros."Players will play longer because there's more prize money and you can keep the body fitter for the upcoming years."It's not like 15...
May 29, 2019

Mother Minella expects more WTA players to have children

The coffin of late Austrian three-time Formula One world champion Niki Lauda is being carried out of the Stephandsdom (St Stephen's Cathedral) in Vienna on Wednesday. — AFP
'Bye Niki': Austria says farewell to F1 icon Lauda
VIENNA — Thousands of mourners, including motor racing world champion Lewis Hamilton, bid farewell to Formula One legend and Austrian national hero Niki Lauda at a ceremony in Vienna's historic cathedral on Wednesday."We all loved and admired Niki. We admired his courage, his will, his strength, his love," said Austrian-born actor and former California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the packed funeral mass at St. Stephen's Cathedral.Lauda, who died on May 20 at the age of 70, was three-times world champion whose track victories and comeback from a horrific crash enthralled race fans worldwide.He suffered horrific injuries on Aug. 1, 1976 when, having already won five races that season, his vehicle burst into flames on the Nuerburgring in Germany.He had severe...
May 29, 2019

'Bye Niki': Austria says farewell to F1 icon Lauda

South Africa's Dale Steyn during nets session at Kia Oval, London. He (Steyn) is a big loss to our team, South Africa captain Faf du Plessis told reporters before a training session at the south London ground, on Wednesday. — Reuters
Steyn a big loss for South Africa, says Du Plessis
LONDON — The absence of experienced pace bowler Dale Steyn is a blow for South Africa ahead of Thursday's Cricket World Cup opener against England at The Oval, captain Faf du Plessis said on Wednesday.Steyn has spent more than a month on the sidelines and was ruled out on Tuesday, though South Africa hope he will be fit to face India on June 5."He is a big loss to our team," du Plessis told reporters before a training session at the south London ground."...He was probably about 60 percent when the squad was picked so we anticipated for this to happen, but a fit Dale Steyn makes our bowling attack a very, very strong one."So tomorrow will be a little bit of chopping and changing."Du Plessis said the trio of Steyn, right-arm paceman Kagiso Rabada and fast...
May 29, 2019

Steyn a big loss for South Africa, says Du Plessis

In this file photo, Gavaskar is unwilling to be drawn into the debate of whether India should boycott their round-robin match against Pakistan amid political tensions between the two hostile nations.
India great Gavaskar tips England for World Cup glory
LONDON — Batting great Sunil Gavaskar says Eoin Morgan's England will be the team to beat at the World Cup, with home advantage giving them a vital edge over his native India.Top-ranked England recently outplayed Pakistan 4-0 in a one-day series to underline their supremacy in the 50-over format.The home side, who have never won one-day cricket's biggest prize despite making three finals, in 1979, 1987 and 1992, open their campaign against South Africa on Thursday at the Oval in London."England, not India, are the favorites for this World Cup," Gavaskar told AFP."They have been playing outstanding cricket over the last few years and in familiar home conditions will be hard to beat," said the former India captain.Home advantage has been a big factor in recent...
May 29, 2019

India great Gavaskar tips England for World Cup glory

England captain Eoin Morgan says winning a home World Cup could do wonders for cricket in the sport's birthplace during a press conference Kia Oval, London, on Wednesday. — Reuters
Morgan says World Cup win for hosts could have huge impact on English cricket
LONDON — England captain Eoin Morgan says winning a home World Cup could do wonders for cricket in the sport's birthplace as he prepares to lead his team in their tournament opener against South Africa.England are top of the one-day international rankings and favorites to lift a trophy they have never yet won in its 44-year-history – a far cry from their woeful first-round exit at the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.Television coverage of cricket in Britain has been largely hidden behind a paywall since England won the 2005 Ashes but Morgan believes a World Cup win would break through to a new audience."It would mean a huge amount. The World Cup alone raises the profile of the game and is a platform for every young kid in this country to have a hero or have the...
May 29, 2019

Morgan says World Cup win for hosts could have huge impact on English cricket

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar believes the quality of India's batting is sufficient to make up for the deficiency of left-handed batsmen in the lineup. — Reuters
Southpaw shortage not a concern for India's batting — Tendulkar
MUMBAI — Sachin Tendulkar believes the quality of India's batting is sufficient to make up for the deficiency of left-handed batsmen in the lineup, the cricketing great told Reuters in a wide-ranging interview ahead of the World Cup.A left-right batting competition is of significant value in modern one-day internationals but two-time champions India have only one frontline southpaw in opener Shikhar Dhawan.Spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja could make that two if he is picked in the playing side, but Tendulkar is confident the team have enough firepower to overcome the shortage of left-handed batsmen."Ideally left-right combination is something which disturbs the bowler's line and length and also the captain has to readjust his fielding," Tendulkar, 46, said in an...
May 29, 2019

Southpaw shortage not a concern for India's batting — Tendulkar

Shai Hope scores a century against England in the final warm-up match. — Reuters
Batsman Hope backs West Indies to get 500 in ODIs
LONDON — West Indies have the firepower to post the first 500 total in one-day internationals, top order batsman Shai Hope has said ahead of the Cricket World Cup.England boast the top ODI score of 481-6 that they posted against Australia last year in Nottingham, while Australia's 417-6 against Afghanistan in 2015 is the highest total in the history of World Cup.Wicketkeeper-batsman Hope smashed 101 off 86 balls and Andre Russell lived up to his big-hitting reputation with a breezy 25-ball 54 as the Caribbean side amassed 421 in Tuesday's warm-up match against New Zealand before being all out in the final over."It is definitely a goal we can try to achieve at some point," Hope said after West Indies won the match by 91 runs."Definitely, it would be great to be the...
May 29, 2019

Batsman Hope backs West Indies to get 500 in ODIs

Tom Blundell, 28-year-old, did his chances no harm with 106 against West Indies in their final warm-up game in Bristol and follows on from 77 against Australia earlier this month in Brisbane. — Reuters
Surprise NZ selection Blundell on brink of ODI debut in World Cup
LONDON — Tom Blundell was plucked from obscurity to be the surprise pick in New Zealand's squad for the Cricket World Cup but the wicketkeeper could be in line for his one-day international debut when they face Sri Lanka in Cardiff on Saturday.The 28-year-old did his chances no harm with 106 against West Indies in their final warm-up game in Bristol and follows on from 77 against Australia earlier this month in Brisbane.Blundell, however, would only make the starting side if regular wicketkeeper Tom Latham does not recover from a broken finger."I'm happy where my game is at currently, both keeping and batting-wise," Blundell told reporters New Zealand's 91-run loss to a rampaging West Indies team who smashed 18 sixes in their 421 runs at Bristol."Tommy (Latham)...
May 29, 2019

Surprise NZ selection Blundell on brink of ODI debut in World Cup

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