India Vs Afghanistan  

'I think Virat Kohli is probably the number one batsman across all formats. So I think to compare anybody to the way he plays is not right,' Bharat Arun said ahead of India's World Cup 2019 match against West Indies

Hotstar, ICC’s official digital licensee in India, delivered a record 15.6 million peak concurrent live viewers for the India versus Pakistan match — a record for an international cricket fixture across formats

'My personal favourite MS Dhoni played very very slow. I can understand that there was awkward bounce in the wicket but so much difference (in dot balls). Indian batting got stuck because of that. It would have been more trouble….India managed to dodge the bullet,' said Shoaib Akhtar on India-Afghanistan match at the ICC World Cup 2019

India captain Virat Kohli has accumulated two demerit points after his latest code of conduct breach at the ICC World Cup 2019. Here is all you need to know about ICC's demerit and suspension points

Southampton: India fast bowler Mohammed Shami became the ninth bowler in World Cup history to take a hat-trick. He dismissed three Afghanistan batsmen in three deliveries to help India clinch an 11-run victory in the ICC World Cup 2019 on Saturday (June 22). Shami took the hat-trick in the final over of the match when Afghanistan needed 16 to win. Meet the men who have taken hat-tricks at the World Cup, from Chetan Sharma to Shami. So far, 10 hat-tricks have been taken in the World Cup with Lasith Malinga being the only one to achieve the feat twice.

Mohammed Shami is only the second Indian after Chetan Sharma to take a World Cup hat-trick. Sharma had done it against New Zealand in 1987. Sharma too had bowled all three of his victims

Mohammed Shami (9.5-1-40-4), playing his first match of the World Cup 2019, not only successfully defended 16 runs off the last over but also dismissed the dangerous Mohammed Nabi (52 off 55 balls), Aftab Alam (0) and Mujeeb ur Rahman (0) off successive deliveries to complete the rare feat

If Virat Kohli gets to the milestone on Saturday against Afghanistan at the ICC World Cup 2019, he will eclipse Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara’s record quite convincingly. Even if he doesn’t accomplish that in the next game, he still has lot of time to beat the record

Southampton: Chetan Narula, reporting for MyNation, previews the India-Afghanistan World Cup 2019 game from Southampton. The Virat Kohli-led side should have it easy against the Afghans, who have so far lost all their five matches in the 10-team tournament. Unbeaten India will be without the injured Shikhar Dhawan (out of the whole tournament) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (set to miss two matches). Mohammed Shami is set to replace Bhuvneshwar.

Southampton: India face Afghanistan today (June 22) in Southampton in a league match of the ICC World Cup 2019. The Virat Kohli-led side should have it easy against the Afghans. India, one of the favourites to win the trophy, are unbeaten and despite injuries to Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, have enough ammunition to get it past their opponents. Here is India’s likely playing 11 for Afghanistan contest.

And asked if the Pakistan match at the ICC World Cup 2019 could be the catalyst for future success, Vijay Shankar said: 'Yeah, it definitely gives any player some confidence because that is really needed for any individual'

India is one team that endured tougher matches right at the beginning of the ICC World Cup 2019 and Virat Kohli's men have looked quite invincible in their one-sided wins against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan

With Shikhar Dhawan already ruled out of the tournament due to thumb fracture and Bhuvneshwar Kumar out for two games due to hamstring strain, Vijay Shankar's injury will only increase tension for the team management at the ICC World Cup 2019

Dubai: The ever-improving Afghanistan have warned rival teams to watch out for them at next year's ICC World Cup in England after a good showing in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018. Afghanistan surprised India in Dubai with a thrilling tie. After the game, Afghan captain Asghar Afghan said they learnt a lot from Asia Cup and are ready to pose a "danger" to major teams at 2019 World Cup.

Dubai: India opener KL Rahul said that the team management has given him a "clear plan" on what is expected from him in ODIs. Having not been a regular in the one-day team, Rahul finally got his chance to play against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2018. He impressed with a half-century as the game ended in a thrilling tie.