Perennial dark horses, really? Why world cricket keeps forgetting New Zealand’s World Cup pedigree | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: In the Stick to Cricket podcast, former England captain Michael Vaughan recently said: “Pound for pound, they (New Zealand) might be the best team.”Vaughan is right.Since the inception of the ODI World Cup in 1975, New Zealand have reached the semi-finals nine times and finished runners-up twice. In the T20 format, the BlackCaps…

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‘Just in the dark’: Quinton de Kock slams ICC as England leave but SA, WI remain stuck | Cricket News

South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (ANI Photo) Quinton de Kock has criticised the International Cricket Council after reports suggested that England cricket team would return home before both South Africa national cricket team and the West Indies cricket team following their exits from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Travel plans for several teams…

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First in 15 years: Temperature crosses 35°C in March’s first week; what’s behind the rise in mercury? | Delhi News

Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: The mercury rose to 35.7 degrees Celsius, seven degrees above normal, on Saturday. This was the earliest instance of the temperature surpassing 35 degrees Celsius in the first week of March in at least 15 years, IMD data showed. It was 34.4 degrees Celsius a day earlier….

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‘Gautam Gambhir fought everyone’: Shoaib Akhtar’s stunning reveal on Sanju Samson’s comeback | Cricket News

India’s Sanju Samson with head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has praised India head coach Gautam Gambhir for backing Sanju Samson, whose red-hot form with the bat has become one of the biggest talking points of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.Samson was drafted back into the…

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