Cricket

NEW DELHI: India’s head coach Rahul Dravid expressed immense pride after India clinched the T20 World Cup title with a nail-biting seven-run victory over South Africa, ending an 11-year ICC title drought. Dravid, who never won a world championship during his own illustrious playing career, lauded his team for their perseverance and belief under tough…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian cricket team on their victory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. In a phone call, he praised their performance, expressing the pride of 140 crore Indians in their achievement.PM Modi specifically commended Rohit Sharma for his outstanding captaincy and celebrated his contribution to the…

NEW DELHI: As India celebrated their triumphant victory in the ICC T20 World Cup in Barbados, memories of the historic 1983 ODI World Cup win, which ignited a cricket revolution in the country, were vividly revived.The 1983 victory, where an underdog Indian team led by Kapil Dev defeated the two-time defending champions West Indies, remains…

AFTER 13 YEARS, A WORLD COUP: 17 years after winning the 1st T20 World Cup, 13 years after winning their 2nd ODI World Cup, and after 2 heartbreaking losses in the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup finals in 2023, India finally ended their title drought, edging out South Africa by 7 runs in…

NEW DELHI: Not just his talk with teammates that’s caught on the stump mic, India captain Rohit Sharma is also known for his funny and hilarious replies during press conferences. After India’s historic triumph against South Africa for the T20 World Cup title, a relieved and happy Rohit was addressing a press conference in Barbados…

NEW DELHI: As the celebrations continued with India’s historic triumph South Africa for the T20 World Cup title, it was time for two pillars of Indian cricket to bid adieu to T20Is.Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma both announced their retirements from the shortest format of the game in international cricket.WISH TEAM INDIA ON WINNING T20…

NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya, the vice-captain of the Indian team, expressed his belief in his abilities despite facing challenges in the months preceding the T20 World Cup. His contributions during the tournament proved crucial to the team’s success.Throughout the event, Pandya showcased his all-round skills, accumulating 144 runs with the bat and claiming 11 wickets…

NEW DELHI: Team India, starved of an ICC title since their Champions Trophy victory in 2013, finally ended their 11-year drought with a thrilling seven-run triumph over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday.Having endured setbacks in recent ICC events, including back-to-back World Test Championship final losses…

NEW DELHI: With 30 needed off 30 balls, six wickets in hand and a dangerous Heinrich Klaasen leading the charge, South Africa looked all set for their first ever T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados on Saturday.Klaasen was batting on 49 at the end of the 15th over, he had swashbuckling David Miller on the…

After leading India to victory in Saturday’s World Cup final, captain Rohit Sharma confirmed his retirement from T20 international cricket. Rohit emphasised that he would continue representing India in Test and ODI formats, but he would be stepping away from the shortest format of the game.Rohit’s decision followed shortly after his teammate Virat Kohli also…