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Kapil Dev’s advice to Team India: Play as team, not individuals to win T20 World Cup

June 27, 2024 admin

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev | Photo Credit: The Hindu India’s first World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev on June 27 said collective performance, not individual brilliance will be the key factor in deciding whether Rohit Sharma’s team can end its over-a-decade-long trophy drought by winning the T20 World Cup in the West Indies. India will…

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T20 World Cup 2024: West Indies and Afghanistan to engage in battle for supremacy

June 17, 2024 admin

West Indies captain Rovman Powell plays a shot during a ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 match. | Photo Credit: AP Hosts West Indies and much-improved Afghanistan will indulge in a battle of one upmanship and strive to gain momentum for the Super Eight stage when they take on each other in their final group stage…

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T20 World Cup 2024: India’s last group match against Canada abandoned

June 15, 2024 admin

Players of the two teams greet each other after the ICC Twenty20 World Cup between India and Canada was called off due to wet outfield in Lauderhill on June 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI An hour after scheduled start of play, umpires Richard Kettleborough and Sharfuddoula took a brisk walk across the Central Broward…

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T20 World Cup 2024: Jones and USA ready for their mighty test

June 15, 2024 admin

USA’s Vice Captain Aaron Jones plays a shot during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 group A cricket match between the USA and Pakistan at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas, on June 6, 2024 | Photo Credit: AFP The USA’s colossal achievement has shown that cricket does not belong just…

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ICC Twenty20 World Cup a boost to sport’s American Dream

May 30, 2024 admin

A general view shows the Nassau county International Cricket Stadium for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in New York. | Photo Credit: AFP Cricket begins a campaign for the hearts and wallets of American fans this week, as the T20 World Cup kicks off on June 1 in Dallas, bringing the best of…

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Twenty20 World Cup: Rishabh Pant eager to wear ‘India Blue’ jersey; hopes to make it count

May 30, 2024 admin

Wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant and teammates during a training session ahead of their ICC T20 World Cup opening match against Ireland on June 5, in New York. | Photo Credit: ANI It would be 527 days since his life-threatening accident when Rishabh Pant dons the India jersey on June 5 at the Nassau County ground for…

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Twenty20 World Cup countdown: South Africa has the firepower to pass the Group D test

May 28, 2024 admin

In The Hindu’s countdown to the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup which commences in the West Indies and USA on June 2, we take a look at the teams in Group D. South Africa: A second-string South African side was swept 0-3 in the T20I series against West Indies a few days ago. The…

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Twenty20 World Cup: Shahid Afridi named as ambassador

May 24, 2024 admin

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi celebrates his team’s victory at the end of the ICC World Twenty20 Final against Sri Lanka at Lord’s on June 21, 2009 | Photo Credit: Getty Images Maverick former all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who played a vital role in Pakistan’s T20 World Cup triumph in 2009, was on May 24 roped in as…

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Twenty20 World Cup: International Cricket Council announces star-studded commentary panel

May 24, 2024 admin

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on May 24 announced some of the biggest names in cricket and broadcasting, including former India coach Ravi Shastri and the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, as part of a robust commentary panel for next month’s T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the USA and the West…

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ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024: Injured Taskin Ahmed receives surprise call-up to Bangladesh squad

May 14, 2024 admin

Bangladesh’s Taskin Ahmed received surprise call-up to his team’s campaign at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Despite nursing a side strain, pacer Taskin Ahmed was on May 14 included in Bangladesh’s squad for the T20 World Cup to be held in the Americas next month. Ahmed, who has also…

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