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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: Only guy who put us in semifinals was Brian Lara and we proved him right, says Rashid

June 25, 2024 admin

Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan with teammates acknowledges fans after Afghanistan won the ICC Twenty20 World Cup cricket match against Bangladesh, at Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, on June 24, 2024. West Indian batting great Brian Lara had predicted Afghanistan would reach the T20 World Cup semifinals nearly a month before the…

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T20 World Cup 2024: What went wrong for Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand?

June 18, 2024 admin

Former T20 World Cup champions Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and regular contender New Zealand failed to advance to the Super 8, rather shockingly, in the ongoing edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan, along with India, was expected to progress from Group-A, but a shock Super Over loss to USA to USA and a…

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

June 17, 2024 admin

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

June 17, 2024 admin

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

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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England wins rain-affected T20 World Cup match and must sweat on Scotland

June 16, 2024 admin

: Harry Brook of England hits a six as he bats during the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup West Indies & USA 2024 match between Namibia and England at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on June 15, 2024 in Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda. | Photo Credit: Getty Images England’s defense of the Twenty20 World Cup…

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

June 1, 2024 admin

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

May 30, 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 ‘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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