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T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant — the breath of fresh air India needed at No. 3

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T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant — the breath of fresh air India needed at No. 3

Rishabh Pant’s simplistic approach to batting makes him the X-factor in the super 8s and is the most successful among his teammates. File | Photo Credit: AP Even at nets, there is a marked difference between how Rishabh Pant goes about his business when compared to other batters in the Indian team. The slow, low…

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T20 World Cup 2024: We have discussed our mistakes enough and time to rectify them, says Wanindu Hasaranga

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T20 World Cup 2024: We have discussed our mistakes enough and time to rectify them, says Wanindu Hasaranga

Sri Lanka’s captain Wanindu Hasaranga. | Photo Credit: AFP Sri Lanka captain Wanindu Hasaranga believes they’ve extensively discussed their repeated mistakes in big tournaments and now it’s time to shift their focus towards rectifying those faults, following the ignominy of another group league exit. Hasaranga termed his team’s 83-run win against the Netherlands as something…

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

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

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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Sri Lanka save their best for last, beat Netherlands by 83 runs

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Sri Lanka save their best for last, beat Netherlands by 83 runs

Paul van Meekeren of the Netherlands walks off the field after his dismissal LBW during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket match against Sri Lanka at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, Sunday, June 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka finally found their mojo as they clinically disposed…

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

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

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

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

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: West Indies aim for solid start against Papua New Guinea; USA to face Canada

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ICC Twenty20 World Cup: West Indies aim for solid start against Papua New Guinea; USA to face Canada

More than eight years after Carlos Brathwaite’s four sixes at Eden Gardens gave them their second T20 world title, a wounded West Indies will look to redeem themselves at home when they begin their campaign in the event’s ninth edition by taking on Papua New Guinea, in Georgetown on June 2. Brathwaite had slammed Ben…

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I don’t try to over-teach: Jasprit Bumrah on mentoring India’s young pacers

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I don’t try to over-teach: Jasprit Bumrah on mentoring India’s young pacers

Considered a mentor for the new crop of Indian fast bowlers, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah says he never tries to “over-teach” the younger lot and steps in to help only when asked, to avoid burdening them with information. | Photo Credit: ANI Considered a mentor for the new crop of Indian fast bowlers, pace spearhead…

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Twenty20 World Cup Group B preview: England, Australia favourites, Scotland the dark horse

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Twenty20 World Cup Group B preview: England, Australia favourites, Scotland the dark horse

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 ‘B’. ENGLAND: The defending champion would have hoped that the four-match T20I series against Pakistan gives them ideal preparation, but rain has played…

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