Australia captain Pat Cummins on Wednesday said the five-time champions were slowly coming to their groove and have started playing in the manner they are known for, after a slow start to their World Cup campaign. Australia endured a poor start to the World Cup, losing to hosts India and South Africa in their first two games before bouncing back with three consecutive wins -- over Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Netherlands. The Australians hammered Netherlands by a massive 309 runs here on Wednesday, the biggest in the World Cup in terms of margin of runs and second biggest in the ODI history. "Just about the complete game. Couldn't be happier. We are starting to play to our potential and play in the style we talk about. We had another good batting powerplay," Cummins said at the post-match presentation ceremony. Glenn Maxwell (106 off 44 balls) struck the fastest century of the World Cup and blew away the Dutch attack to score his ton off just 40 balls, while Warner struck 104 off 93 ba
Star Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is well aware of all the records and said he drew on his experience of playing in India, including the IPL, to belt a 40-ball ODI century, the fastest in World Cup history. Maxwell smashed nine fours and eight sixes on way to a sensational 106 off 44 balls to propel Australia to a mammoth 399 for eight against the Netherlands. Maxwell was averaging 12.4 in ODIs in 2023 and hadn't hit a half-century in India in ODIs since the start of 2017. "The fact that I've made runs in India during the IPL pretty regularly over the last couple of years, so I'm not too worried about people saying that I haven't made runs in ODI cricket because it doesn't really matter, especially my role in one-day cricket," he said at the post-match press conference after Australia hammered Netherlands by 309 runs here on Wednesday. "It's so similar to T20, so I just draw on those experiences, knowing that if I do get it right on the day, hopefully my team will be ...
Taking the traditional leg-stump guard and tweaking his grip from bottom to a top-handed one went a long way in Steve Smith regaining his form after a mini-slump in the ongoing World Cup. On Wednesday, the 34-year-old smashed nine fours and a maximum on way to a solid 68-ball 71 and forged a 132-run partnership with David Warner (104) to lay the foundation of Australia's mammoth 399-8. Smith said he worked on a "couple of things" during the net sessions on Tuesday. "I moved back to leg stump a little bit. I got my hands a little bit higher than what they've been for the last week. For some reason, they've dropped down a bit. I just felt it in the nets yesterday and everything sort of clicked back into place again," he said after Australia beat the Netherlands by a record 309 runs. "I felt like I was batting well a couple of weeks back against India. I thought I was actually getting back through the ball nicely on a pretty tough surface and and playing well and then for a week kind
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023: Rahul Dravid, Vikram Rathour, and support staff went trekking to Triund in Dharamshala on an off-day
Australia vs the Netherlands Highlights, ICC World Cup 2023: The Australian cricket team defeated the Netherlands by 309 runs, the biggest margin in terms of runs in World Cup history
Glenn Maxwell hit a century in just 40 balls, becoming the fastest centurion in World Cup history. Bas de Leede bowled the most expensive spell in World Cups, going for 115 in his 10-over spell
Enjoying a good run of form in the ongoing World Cup, star India batter Virat Kohli says his motto has always been to chase betterment and not excellence. Kohli is currently India's highest run-scorer in the tournament, having made 354 runs in five outings at an average of 118.00, including a century and three half-centuries. "I have always worked on how I can better myself every day, every practice session, every year and every season. So, that is what has helped me play for this long and perform," Kohli told Star Sports. "I don't think it is possible to perform consistently without having that mindset, because if performance is your goal, then one can get satisfied after a while and stop working on their game." "It has always been my motto to chase betterment and not excellence because I honestly don't know what the definition of excellence is. There is no limit to it, nor there is a set standard that when you reach here you have achieved excellence. "So, I try to work towards .
India vs England, ICC World Cup 2023: Hardik Pandya will most likely miss India's matches against England and Sri Lanka ICC World Cup 2023, scheduled to be played in Lucknow on Sunday, October 29
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Australia vs Netherlands Playing 11: Marcus Stoinis was rested due to a niggle and Cameron Green replaced him in Australian playing 11. The Netherlands were unchanged
Indian support staff led by Rahul Dravid have enjoyed this scenic marvel in Dharamsala. Dravid misses Indian players on Triund trek. BCCI has not allowed the players for the Triund trek
Shreyas Iyer bagged the honours this time, pipping Mohammed Siraj and Virat Kohli after India's four-wicket victory in Dharamsala.
Bolstered by the revival of their batting firepower, a rejuvenated Australia will look for another dominating show but need to be cautious when they face a tenacious Netherlands in their next World Cup match here on Wednesday. After a disappointing start to their campaign, the five-time champions turned it around with two solid performances against Sri Lanka and Pakistan but they know very well that they can ill-afford to take the Dutch lightly in what is turning out to be a World Cup of upsets. The Netherlands have been one of the success stories of this showpiece event as they stunned an in-form South Africa at Dharamsala after returning to the World Cup following a 12-year hiatus.They will look to take a cue from Afghanistan's win over Pakistan to keep their story alive. However, it will be easier said than done, especially after the marauding show of the Aussies against Pakistan. The reasons behind the turnaround include their top-order batting might, the return to form of spin
ICC World Cup 2023, South Africa vs Bangladesh Highlights: Century from de Kock (174) and fifties from Markram (60) and Klaasen (90) nullified Mahmadullah's ton as Proteas beat the Tigers by 149 runs
de Kock at the top of the batting charts with 407 runs, followed by Kohli and Rohit. In the bowlers' list, Mitchell Santner is at the top with 12 wickets, followed by Bumrah (11) and Madushanka (11)
Angelo Mathews replaced injured Matheesha Pathirana in the Sri Lankan World Cup squad after the approval from ICC's Event Technical Committee
Quinton de Kock on his way to 174 against Bangladesh in ICC World Cup 2023 at Wankhede, demolishesd several records which also included the highest individual score on Indian soil in World Cup history
Mitchell Marsh replied sarcastically when asked about Delhi's air quality ahead of Australia's match against the Netherlands in the ICC World Cup 2023
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: The remarks by Afghanistan batter Ibrahim Zadran come in the backdrop of Pakistan asking all undocumented Afghan refugees to leave the country by November 1
World Cup 2023: Between Mumbai and Lucknow, the cheapest business class ticket for October 29 starts at Rs 73,000
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