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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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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…
Despite being the highest run-getter, Virat Kohli holds the record for most runs in a single edition of the tournament — 319 in 2014. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji With cricket’s slam-bang version set for its ninth World Cup, PTI gives a rundown on the leading run-getters and the ones with best strike rates in…
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Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has nothing but empathy for Hardik Pandya as he navigates a challenging phase in his career and is hopeful that the all-rounder, who “hasn’t been a free man in the last two months”, will become one during next month’s T20 World Cup. Pandya endured a forgettable IPL both as captain…
West Indian fast bowler Obed McCoy replaces the injured Jason Holder in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup squad | Photo Credit: AFP The West Indies on May 26 named Obed McCoy as Jason Holder’s replacement for the upcoming T20 World Cup, with the latter being ruled out due to an injury which he sustained while…
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The ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 will be the ninth edition. This year edition will be co-hosted by West Indies and the United States starting from June 1 and the final will be on June 29. Incidentally, this will be the first ICC World Cup tournament to be held in the United States. The current…
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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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Pakistan Cricket Board is keen to rope in West Indian legend Viv Richards as mentor for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Pakistan Cricket Board is keen on roping in legendary Vivian Richards as a mentor for the national team during the upcoming World T20 Cup scheduled in the Americas….
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File photo of captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Hardik Pandya. | Photo Credit: PTI India will play the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup in Guyana on June 27 if the cricketing giants reach the last four stage of the competition. As per ICC’s playing conditions for the showpiece in the USA and Caribbean,…
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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…