Sportstar Magazine - August 10, 2019
In this issue
ENGLAND'S NEW ZEAL
The England men’s team finally shed its shy dalliance with ODIs. This was a full blown romance with a hearty embrace of limited-overs cricket. England won the World Cup after prevailing over New Zealand in a final for the ages.
Father Time waits for no one. We look at five players – M. S. Dhoni, Lasith Malinga, Hashim Amla, Chris Gayle and Imran Tahir – who have probably played their last World Cup.
Brittania... No Brexit This Time!
Muscular batting, probing bowling, sharp fielding and above all the can-do spirit embellished England. The world is its oyster now and this momentum has to be maintained.
4 mins
Eritrea And Bollywood
An Eritrean who speaks fluent Hindi, political posturing from a plane, India’s loss over two days and more from our World Cup diary.
4 mins
It Came Home Finally, And How!
With both the teams scoring 241 after the regulation 50-overs-a-side, a Super Over was introduced to break the tie. But even that wasn’t enough to separate the two teams as both scored 15 in six balls. In the end, England prevailed because it hit a total of 26 boundaries — scored across 50 overs and the Super Over — compared to New Zealand’s 17.
2 mins
Eoin Morgan - 'We'll Celebrate As Hard As We Can'
Captain Eoin Mogan, still coming to terms with the magnitude of England’s achievement, was ready to admit that the home team got the rub of the green — which many attributed to the “Irishman’s Luck” — in the summit clash.
2 mins
Sportstar Magazine Description:
Publisher: THG publishing pvt ltd
Category: Sports
Language: English
Frequency: Fortnightly
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