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The curtains on arguably the most exhilarating of all T20 World Cups were drawn with India's magnificent triumph over South Africa in a pulsating final which aptly summed up the entire tournament that twisted this way and that till the very end. While India strengthened their position as one of the true behemoths of the modern game with their embarrassment of riches in terms of talent, and an unerring determination to win, the others too, with their extremely high standard of cricket, contributed handsomely in making it an unforgettable tournament. Here are some significant moments from the past few weeks to reminisce about: 1) USA shock Pakistan First-timers USA, co-hosting the showpiece with the West Indies, caused a flutter when they stunned former champions Pakistan in a Super Over in Dallas in the very first week of the tournament. A boundary off the final ball of USA's run-chase had sent the match to a Super Over, and it was the co-hosts of the tournament who came out...

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah honoured the star India batter Suryakumar Yadav with the 'Fielder of the Match' award following their win over South Africa by seven runs in the final match of the T20 World Cup 2024. After Team India's phenomenal win over South Africa in the final match of the marquee event on Saturday, the Men in Blue ended their long drought for an ICC trophy. The X handle of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a video of the medal ceremony, which takes place after every game in the dressing room. In the last over of the match, Suryakumar Yadav made a stunning catch on the long-off to remove David Miller from the crease. Miller's dismissal helped India to make a comeback in the game and win the crucial game by seven runs. The India fielding coach T Dilip praised every player of the team for rising in the final match of the tournament. "We talk about rising to the occasion in big games, to...

Ahead of the T20 World Cup final between India and South Africa, Cricket Australia (CA) picked their team of the tournament. India will take on South Africa in the summit clash on Saturday in Barbados, having thrashed England and Afghanistan, respectively in the semi-finals. Afghanistan's entry in the semi-final was the story of the tournament, especially with the Rashid Khan-led side beating Australia in the Super 8 stage to deny the former champions a place in the semi-finals. Coming back to CA's T20 World Cup XI, the apex board selected three Indian, two stars each from Australia and Afghanistan and one player each from West Indies, USA, Bangladesh and South Africa. As far as the openers are concerned, CA picked India captain Rohit Sharma and Australian southpaw Travis Head . However, Rohit did not find a place in the team as captain. We'll get to that later. West Indies' Nicholas Pooran , co-hosts USA's Aaron Jones , and star all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and H...

T20 World Cup 2024 Final : This Saturday afternoon in Barbados, no Indian fan would want Rohit Sharma to drag his jaded body towards the dug-out trying to hide a tear welling up at the corner of his eye. No Indian fan would want to revisit Virat Kohli's blank stare towards the podium where the coveted ODI World Cup trophy rested exactly seven months and 10 days back. What they would surely want is to see the two greats do a memorable tango in probably their 'Last Dance' in the game's shortest format, at least in India colours. If one understands the drift of Indian cricket's ecosystem, whether it is the BCCI mandarins or the national selectors, they want the troika of Kohli, Rohit and also Ravindra Jadeja to go out on a high from the format. This is because next month's Zimbabwe series would certainly usher in a new dawn keeping in mind the 2026 T20 World Cup in India. To prepare for any global trophy, the core needs to be finalised two years in advance and in...

India vs England Live Updates, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Finals: Rain threat looms over the second-semi-final of T20 World Cup 2024 that is set to take place between India and England at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Thursday. As per the latest AccuWeather forecast, the chances of rainfall during the game is over 50 per cent with the weather expected to improve in the latter phase. A total of 250 minutes of additional time has been alloted to this semi-final game in case there is a delay due to rain. It is worth noting that there is no reserve day in place for this semi-final match. ( Live Scorecard ) Here are the Live Updates of India vs England T20 World Cup semi-final match - from NDTV Sports-Cricket https://ift.tt/tp1UCug

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Robin Singh, the former India all-rounder, believes the bowling combination in the Rohit Sharma-led side will suit them more as compared to England when the two teams clash in the second semi-final of 2024 Men's T20 World Cup at the Providence Stadium in Georgetown, Guyana, on Thursday. The England-India semi-final is a repeat of the meeting in the last four stage of the 2022 edition, when the Jos Buttler-led side won by ten wickets at the Adelaide Oval. In the ongoing tournament, India have been the in-form side in both batting and bowling departments, and haven't lost any match so far. England, the defending champions, had to get past rain and uncertainty to enter the semi-finals. "I still think India has an upper hand on this venue. The bowling combination that India possesses actually would suit this venue much more than England. The important factor for England is probably Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid. If India are able to counter those two guys, I think we can make ...

Following his side's eight-run defeat against Afghanistan in the Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup 2024, Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto said that they made poor decisions while batting in the middle overs. Najmul Hossain Shanto displayed a poor performance in the second innings of the match. He scored 5 runs from 5 balls at a strike rate of 100.00. The Bangladesh skipper just slammed 1-four during his time on the crease. Speaking after the match, Shanto said that their plan was to go hard in the first six overs of the second innings. He also accepted that the middle order of Bangladesh's batting lineup failed to execute. He further added that the Bangladesh bowling attack performed well throughout the tournament. "I think we bowled really well, we did lots of good things but as a batting unit, we made poor decisions, especially in the middle overs and that's what cost us today. The plan was to go hard in the first six overs, if we lost early wickets, ...

Not just another fairytale, Afghanistan's rise in world cricket has arguably been unparalleled. They only became full members of the International Cricket Council in 2017, and in 2024, the team booked its passage into the semi-finals of a World Cup (T20) for the first time. Often dubbed as minnows or underdogs in major events, Afghanistan produced some eye-opening performances this T20 World Cup, especially against New Zealand and Australia, to reach as far as the semi-finals. While a big chunk of credit goes to the players for stepping up their game and delivering when it mattered the most, India and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have also played a major role in their rise. How India and BCCI helped Afghanistan scale new heights in world cricket through their 'hidden role': Home Ground In India: The Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida first became the temporary "home ground" for Afghanistan in 2015, all thanks to the ...

Their fairytale run was cut short by the "Big Boys" but USA batter Corey Anderson says his assorted team is signing off from the T20 World Cup here with its head held high and "heaps of learnings". The USA were knocked out after losing their Super 8 stage matches to South Africa, West Indies and England. This was after a reasonably good run in the group league encounters, during which they beat Pakistan and gave India a scare. "I mean sky's the limit really...the last few years there's always been whispers around what's happening in America with cricket...hopefully in years to come as well, we can kind of grow that," Anderson, who is from New Zealand and even played 93 games for that country before shifting base to the USA, said following their campaign-ending loss to England on Sunday. " I mean there's probably a lot of areas that we need to improve on. We are still an Associate nation, growing, trying to get a bigger player pool. M...

The India vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup encounter, which the Rohit Sharma and co. won by 50 runs, was interesting in many ways. Apart from the cricket action, emotion seemed like running high. It all started when Bangladesh's Tanzim Hasan Sakib gave a fiery send-off to Virat Kohli . Then Rohit Sharma celebrated aggressively after Litton Das was out. Even, Kuldeep Yadav sledged Bangladesh batter Tanzid Hasan . Kuldeep gesture went viral.  Kuldeep Yadav took revenge for both Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag #INDvBAN pic.twitter.com/BrusmzAeiF — Johns (@JohnyBravo183) June 22, 2024 "If you can give it, you gotta take it back as well" pic.twitter.com/OcLp08muri — Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) June 22, 2024 Talking about the match, India took one step ahead in their pursuit of semifinal qualification as they beat Bangladesh by 50 runs in their ICC T20 World Cup Super Eights clash at Antigua on Saturday, with Hardik Pandya 's all-round show and a destructi...

Following a setback against Afghanistan that left Australia speechless at Arnos Vale Ground, captain Mitchell Marsh has issued a warning to his teammates ahead of their final clash in the Super 8 against unbeaten India at the 2024 T20 World Cup. The spirited performance from Afghanistan left Australia in a peculiar situation. Australia will now step into Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Saint Lucia to face India in a must-win game. With the Baggy Greens looking to bounce back from their recent setback, Marsh emphasized the need to win against India. "First and foremost, it becomes clear for us. We need to win, and no better team to do it against. Full credit to Afghanistan for tonight, and we move on quickly," Marsh said in the post-match presentation. Things didn't fall in place for Australia as they looked to sneak away a win and seal their place in the semi-final. Catches were dropped, and a couple of misfields led to boundaries. Ashton Agar misjudging the ball as it w...

USA's vice-captain Aaron Jones, Sunny Patel and Chaitanya Bishnoi are set to feature in the upcoming second Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024, which begins on July 5. Following the mammoth interest in the T20 World Cup and America's success, three MLC teams—Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, and Seattle Orcas had a roster place available, providing the opportunity for undrafted domestic players to secure a place on a team roster in the upcoming tournament. The draft order was randomly determined on June 18, and teams were given 48 hours to strategize and finalize any internal discussions before the supplementary draft occurred. LA Knight Riders – Chaitanya Bishnoi A top-order batsman and spin bowler, the 29-year-old played for the Chennai Super Kings championship side in 2018 before moving to the United States to pursue his cricket in early 2023. He was a part of the San Francisco Unicorns squad in the 2023 inaugural season of Major League Cricket, featuring in all five ma...

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto acknowledged that his batters have been underperforming in the T20 World Cup but promised better showings with the bat in their remaining Super Eights matches including the next one against India. Bangladesh produced their best-ever showing at the T20 World Cup as they won three matches in the group stage to qualify for the Super Eights. But the Tigers were handed a 28-run DLS defeat by Australia in their opening Super Eight fixture. They take on India next. "The next two matches are important. There is a lot to gain from them. If we can win them, we will be in a better condition. We will play to win every match," Shanto said at the post-match press conference. Bangladesh posted 140/8 in their 20 overs in yet another underwhelming batting display. "Yes, there was big difference in the condition because last match there was a lot of spin and also seam but today the wicket looked flat... a very good wicket to bat and I think we d...

India's final league fixture of the T20 World Cup 2024 against Canada getting abandoned due to a wet outfield meant that the Rohit Sharma-led team heads to Barbados to take on Afghanistan for their Super 8 opener without much rehearsal. India topped the Group A Standings with three wins in four games on unpredictable pitches in the USA. As the Super 8 matches begin, India are scheduled to play Afghanistan on June 20 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. Ahead of this exciting contest, let's have a look at India's predicted XI against the Afghans. India's Predicted XI for Afghanistan clash: Rohit Sharma (c) With over 4000 runs and a strike rate of 139.67 in T20Is, skipper Rohit Sharma is one of the best openers in the T20 format. After scoring an unbeaten half-century against Ireland in India's tournament opener, he has had a couple of quiet outings. The explosive opener has managed 68 runs in the three innings in the tournament. However, he has smashed 84 runs i...

Australia's Marcus Stoinis on Wednesday toppled Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi as the number one all-rounder in the latest ICC T20 rankings. Stoinis snared six wickets and also made valuable contribution with the bat to help Australia cruise to the Super Eights in the ongoing T20 World Cup. While Stoinis climbs a spot to become the premier all-rounder, Nabi dropped three places with Sri Lanka skipper Wanindu Hasaranga and Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan also rising to the second and third spot respectively. West Indies' bowlers have shone the brightest so far in the tournament and the rankings reflect that. Left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein has moved six places to be second in the bowlers' list led by England spinner Adil Rashid. Alzarri Joseph has also moved up six spaces to 11th, while teammate Gudakesh Motie has surged 16 spots up the rankings into 13th. India's Suryakumar Yadav retained his spot as the top-ranked batter in the shortest format with Phil Salt, Bab...

Former India cricket team opener Gautam Gambhir is reportedly leading the race to replace Rahul Dravid as the new head coach of the men's national side. Gambhir gave his interview to the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) on Tuesday, and another round is reportedly set to be held on Wednesday. As the cricket world waits for the official announcement, it's being said that Gambhir is the overwhelming favourite for the job. With the Kolkata Knight Riders mentor looking set for the job, former India opener Aakash Chopra has fired a warning to ageing India stars like Virat Kohli , Rohit Sharma , Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja . "Gautam Gambhir has given the interview. It's been said that it was a virtual interview as opposed to WV Raman, who gave a fantastic presentation. I have just read that. Gautam Gambhir is the frontrunner in this race. It's been said everywhere and we have also understood that," Chopra said in a video on his YouTube channel . "I ...

Former Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria slammed Wasim Akram and other ex-Pakistan cricketers who criticised the current Pakistan team. Kaneria said that instead of criticising from the outside, Akram and other cricketers should instead come and help the side. Pakistan were knocked out of the 2024 T20 World Cup at the group stage, after losses to India and the USA. Kaneria's reaction comes after Wasim Akram had put out a public rant on social media, demanding a new team be formed for Pakistan. "Wasim Akram and other people can only preach from the outside. Why don't they come help the Pakistan side?" asked Kaneria. "Why did Wasim Akram not pose the question about Mohammad Amir 's selection immediately?" Kaneria told Sports Now. " Shoaib Malik is a better player than these guys (the current squad)," he added. The former leg-spinner said that Pakistan's preparations leading up to the 2024 T20 World Cup had not been up to the mark. He ra...

India may have a set bowling combination, but New Zealand great Stephen Fleming feels inclusion of left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav can provide that "extra bit of wicket-taking flair" as the Caribbean wickets are expected to offer turn in the Super 8 stage of the 2024 T20 World Cup. India have so far gone with three pacers -- Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh -- and two spinners -- Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel -- in their playing XI.  "I would think maybe Kuldeep would come in to provide that extra bit of wicket-taking flair if the wickets do provide the turn as they get a little bit more used and you get closer to the end of the tournament," he said during ‘ESPNCricinfo Timeout show'. "But they've still got that opportunity now to do both which is good and horses for courses, you can't be so set in one way of playing that you miss the opportunities to take advantage of conditions." India have qualified to Super 8 as Grou...

IPL 2024 ended on May 26 with Kolkata Knight Riders emerging as the champions. The Kolkata-based franchise lifted their third title as they earlier clinched it 2012 and 2014. KKR had a memorable outing in IPL 2024, dominating the opposition with both bat and ball. Talking about the memories, KKR pacer Harshit Rana became one of the biggest talking points of the season, not only for his bowling but also for his wild celebration. The 22-year-old pacer made headlines for blowing flying kisses to opposition batters, in order to celebrate their dismissals.  It all started with KKR's opening game against Sunrisers Hyderabad, where Rana blew a flying kiss after scalping the wicket of Mayank Agarwal . As a result, the KKR pacer was charged a fine and had to give 60 per cent of his match fee.  Recently, Rana opened up on the send-off he gave to Agarwal and revealed that it was not at all predetermined. "I didn't deliberately do it – the flying kiss. When I took the wicket of Ma...

Singer Chahat Fateh Ali Khan , whose song 'Bado Badi' has become an internet sensation, wants to become the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board in order to bring the team on the "right track". Notably, the current PCB chief is Mohsin Naqvi, who also happens to be the Interior Minister. Chahat wants Naqvi to leave the PCB chairman position for him as the latter already has the other post with "significant responsibilities". Chahat's statement comes after Babar Azam -led Pakistan were knocked out of the ongoing T20 World Cup. "I am ready to get the PCB and the cricket team on the right track. If appointed chairman, I would personally oversee player performances and coaching four days a week. I will focus on discipline and will not tolerate any interference," Khan told Geo News . "I am not criticising Naqvi. I just want him to consider my offer. As he is also the interior minister with significant responsibilities, I believe he should de...

After Australia ended their Group B matches in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup with a five-wicket win over Scotland, fast-bowling spearhead Mitchell Starc insisted that Josh Hazlewood saying about eliminating England was in their best interest was a throwaway line which the media blew out of proportion. "I think a throwaway line has been blown right out of proportion by you lot. You don't stuff around with mother cricket and trying to worry about other results. We're here to win games. It's international cricket. "England now are on the other side of the draw, so it really doesn't make that much difference for the next three games. So yeah, I think that was blown right out of proportion by you guys," said Starc in the post-match press conference. He went to say that he was not a huge fan of teams starting from the scratch in Super Eights. "I think there's a big question to be asked about the pre-seeding, I'm not sure I'm a fan of that....

Former opening batter Gautam Gambhir 's appointment as the head coach of the Indian men's cricket team is all but confirmed. For months, Gambhir has linked with the India coach job, with current boss Rahul Dravid 's contract set to expire after the ongoing T20 World Cup. According to report in Dainik Bhaskar, Gambhir's appointment will be made official by the BCCI in the coming days. After being approached by the BCCI, Gambhir accepted the offer, but laid down a few demands, which have been accepted by the board. "We have held talks with Gambhir to become the head coach of the Indian team. He will replace the outgoing Rahul Dravid after the T20 World Cup," a BCCI source privy of the developments told Dainik Bhaskar. The report also added that Gambhir told the BCCI that he would accept the job if he gets to decide the support staff. His demand was accepted and the board will make an official announcement on Gambhir's appointment as head coach later this m...

Pakistan cricketers face the risk of having their central contracts reviewed and their salaries potentially reduced by the PCB following their early exit from the T20 World Cup. Defeats to minnows USA and arch-rivals India cost Pakistan dearly as they were knocked out of the tournament on Friday, failing to even reach the Super Eight stage. A reliable source in the board said that some officials and former players had advised PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi to reassess the central contracts given to the players during his predecessor Zaka Ashraf's tenure. "There could be a reassessment of the central contracts and the players could find their salaries, fees being cut if the Chairman decides to react strongly to the team's recent woeful performances,” the source said. The Babar Azam-led side had put up sub par performances in the Asia Cup and World Cup (50 overs) last year as well. "Nothing is final as yet but yes this strong measure has been discussed within the board wi...

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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has caught the attention of fans on social media with his latest comments on India batter maestro Virat Kohli . Comparing Kohli to his brother Umar Akmal , Kamran said that the out-of-favour Pakistan batter has better stats than the former India skipper, as far as the T20 World Cup is concerned. Kamran, who has been accused of his involvement in spot fixing, also took at dig at Kohli, saying unlike the Indian great, Umar does not have PR companies to share his stats and performances. "Mujhe stats kal aaye hain. Mein baat kar raha hu Umar ki (I have received the stats yesterday, I am talking about Umar). World Cup matches in T20s, Umar and Virat Kohli's. Umar is like Virat Kohli's little finger, (compared to) the performance and stature of Virat Kohli, the kind of player he is. (But Umar has) Better strike rate than Virat Kohli, runs as well (in T20 World Cups)," Kamran said on ARY News. "Hamari koi PR company nahi hai....

Saurabh Netravalkar is the man of the moment. The Mumbai-born USA pacer has wowed cricket fans during the 2024 T20 World Cup. First, he caught eyeballs by delivering a nerveless Super Over to win USA the game against Pakistan. One match later, he was sending India's famed openers - Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma - back to the pavilion. Post-game, Netravalkar explained that the game against India was an emotional one for him. Still speaking fluent Hindi, Netravalkar engaged in a heart-warming chat with former India cricketers Navjot Singh Sidhu and Harbhajan Singh after the match. "You're all-in-one my friend! You're an engineer, you're Suryakumar Yadav 's friend, and now you're taking wickets against India! Love you," chuckled Sidhu in high praise of the 32-year-old Netravalkar. "I was excited for this platform. I played the 2010 U19 World Cup for India too, and it was an emotional moment for me," said Netravalkar. Vie...

Insisting that Josh Hazlewood's remarks were not serious, Australia lead pacer Pat Cummins said they would have never tried to manipulate their net run rate to knock England out of the ongoing 2024 T20 World Cup, which would have been "against the Spirit of Cricket". Pacer Hazlewood had sparked a controversy when he said that the Aussies would try to eliminate England from the tournament if there was such an opportunity for them in their upcoming Group B match against Scotland. “I think when you go out and play you are trying your best every time and if you are not, that's probably against the spirit of cricket. We haven't really thought too deeply because it's (NRR manipulation) never really popped up,” Cummins told reporters here. Cummins said he had had a talk with Hazlewood about the latter's comments, and said the thought about NRR never really figured in anybody's thought process. "I was speaking to Joshy, who had a bit of a joke about it...

A win over Oman has kept England within touching distance of a place in the Super 8 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup. England desperately needed two points to keep themselves afloat having registered just one point from their first two games. They had lost to Australia while their game against Scotland was washed out due to rain. However, the defending champions bounced back with a dominant 8-wicket victory over Oman at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. England ripped through Oman, bowling them out for 47 and chasing it down in 3.1 overs. England opener gave Phil Salt gave the chase a fiery start, smashing a six on the first two balls of the innings. By doing so, Salt became the first player to hit sixes on the first two balls of a team innings in international cricket. ?Phil Salt became the FIRST ever player to hit 2 sixes on first 2 balls of a team innings in international cricket. He smashed first 2 balls for Sixes, but got out on third ball ending up with 12(3) wi...