CRICCLUBS BLOG

Only a week remains of the group stages of the World Cup before the action shifts to the semi-finals. However, most focus will remain on only two games which carry much on the line for England and Pakistan in particular. England host New Zealand at Chester-le-Street in a massively crucial game today before Pakistan play Bangladesh at Lord's on Friday, hoping to make the last four. While Bangladesh are already eliminated, which two out of England, New Zealand and Pakistan will finally make the cut?

All-rounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the ongoing World Cup owing to a toe injury in his left foot. In his place, India have called up opening batsman Mayank Agarwal, who will be joining the squad later this week.

Nearly a month into the World Cup, and the excitement continued with engrossing fixtures in virtually every match. A few surprise packages, some records achieved and some disappointment, all formed part of the fourth week of this World Cup from June 21 to 27.

Andre Russell's knee has finally given up as the all-rounder has been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup. Sunil Ambris has thus been called up to the West Indies squad as Russell's replacement.

After abandonments and washouts aplenty, the World Cup was back to action and cricket was the talking point again. While rain dominated week two, the following seven days comprised one entertaining game after another. Big knocks, sixes and some routine wins, CricClubs revisits week three of the 2019 World Cup from June 14 to 20.

During the 2015 World Cup, New Zealand had won two humdingers of encounters courtesy of maximums. The first of those was by Kane Williamson against Australia at Auckland, when the coolest man in the stadium deposited a six over long on while panic had set in in a paltry chase of 152. The other, by Grant Elliott, came in the semi-final on the same ground against South Africa, his country of birth.

In a major setback to India, opener Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining a hairline fracture in his left thumb against Australia. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has been confirmed to officially replace Dhawan in India's fifteen-man squad.

Cricket is a game won with both bat and ball. Clicking with one and failing with the other lands a side nowhere, just as West Indies have so far experienced in this World Cup.

Each time Yuvraj Singh has hit the ball, it has crashed into all parts of the ground. Most effective against the white one, his most memorable knocks in limited-overs cricket have come against the best of bowling attacks all around the globe. Cricclubs looks back at some of his most impactful of innings across all three formats.

Yuvraj Singh, India's middle-order mainstay for the greater part of this century, has announced his retirement across all forms of cricket. The left-hander played 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20s for India, with his last international appearance coming on the tour of West Indies in 2017. A complete package of explosive batting, left-arm spin and athletic fielding, Yuvraj became a poster boy of his generation since his international debut in 2000.