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Mumbai/IBNS: India's first T20 World Cup winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is known for his calmness, revealed he had his heart rate up as the men-in-blue lift the title for the second time with a thrilling finish against South Africa on Saturday.
Barbados/IBNS: After Virat Kohli, India captain Rohit Sharma too announced his retirement from T20 international cricket after lifting the World Cup here on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday led the cricket-crazy nation to wish the Indian cricket team after they defeated South Africa by seven runs to win the second T20 World Cup in the history of the marquee tournament.
Former Indian captain and superstar batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20 International after India beat the challenging South African squad by seven runs to lift the T20 World Cup on Saturday.
Millions of Indians across the globe and the blue brigade present in the Kensington Oval in Barbados burst into cheers while a mood of festivity and happiness overwhelmed every corner of India when Rohit Sharma and his spirited men choked first-time finalists South Africa and beat them by seven runs to lift the T20 World Cup for the second time in the history of the marquee tournament on Saturday.
India defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final to lift the T20 World Cup on Saturday
India's dependable star batsman Virat Kohli finally returned to form and contributed 76 runs while Axar Patel shined with his 47 runs knock as they helped their team post 176 runs for the loss of seven wickets against South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup on Saturday.
Cricket Australia has named its own squad for the ongoing T20 World Cup tournament whose final will be played on Saturday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Backing Indian skipper Rohit Sharma to end the country's ICC trophy drought for the last 11 years, former Indian captain and ex-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, predicted that India will clinch the T20 World Cup trophy, beating South Africa in the final.
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket captain and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has heaped praise on the men-in-blue after the national side sealed a berth in the T20 World Cup 2024 final defeating England in the semi-final contest on Thursday.
Indan skipper Rohit Sharma is backing cricketer Virat Kohli, who is currently struggling with his form in the T20 World Cup, and said he is probably saving himself for the final clash against South Africa.
Ending a wait of 10 years, the Indian team, riding on a strong performance on skipper Rohit Sharma (57) and a strong performance of spinner, defeated England by 68 runs to reach the final of the T20 World Cup on Thursday.
Port of Spain/IBNS: A nine-wicket comprehensive victory for South African dashed the hope of spirited Afghanistan to reach the T20 World Cup final.
Former Pakistan captain and 1992 World Cup hero Inzamam-ul-Haq has triggered a controversy by accusing India of ball tampering.
The Taliban rulers of Afghanistan have appreciated India and thanked the country for helping in capacity building while helping Rashid Khan and his team reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Afghanistani skipper Rashid Khan has become the first bowler to take 150 wickets in less than 100 T20 international games.
People celebrated the historic moment in their country's cricket history when Afghanistan defeated Bangladesh on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup.
Kingstown/IBNS: Afghanistan's 8-wicket victory (D/L) over Bangladesh in the Super 8 match of T20 World Cup knocked cricket giant Australia out of the mega tournament on Monday.
Saint Lucia/IBNS: India have reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup after beating Australia by 24 runs in the Super Eight clash on Monday (June 24).
USA crashed out of the T20 World Cup after putting up a spirited performance in the tournament as co-hosts after the squad was defeated by England by 10 wickets here on Sunday.
Afghanistan pulled up a surprise 21-run victory against former champions Australia in a Super 8 match of the ongoing T20 World Cup on Saturday, giving a strong chance to qualify for the tournament's semi-final stage.
Hardik Pandya's all-round display on the field helped India beat Bangladesh by 50 runs to maintain their unbeaten run in the ongoing T20 World Cup here on Saturday.
T20 excitement is currently thrilling the cricketing world with the USA and West Indies jointly hosting the World Cup but Indian fans can wait for more actions on the ground as Men In Blue will visit South Africa later this year to play a four-match series.
West Indies put up a dominant show in the ongoing T20 World Cup's Super 8 stage clash to beat the USA by nine wickets on Friday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricketer and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor Gautam Gambhir remained silent about the possibility of becoming the next head coach of the Indian national cricket team.
New Delhi/IBNS: A doctored picture of India's tennis icon Sania Mirza marrying the country's premier fast bowler, Mohammad Shami, has gone viral on social media recently.
India put up an all-round performance to beat Afghanistan by 47 runs in a Super 8 stage match of the ongoing T20 World Cup here on Friday.
New Zealand's star cricketer Kane Williamson has quit as white-ball skipper and declined a central contract from the board for 2024-2025 season.
Pakistan coach Gary Kirstein has expressed concern over the teams fitness level after it exited the T20 World Cup from group stage following shock defeats against teams like the USA and India.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Sobisco Bengal Pro T20 League's Women's League, on its seventh day (Tuesday, June 18) opening game, saw a low scoring duel between Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers (LSKT) and Servotech Siliguri Strikers (SSS), with LSKT winning easily with 7 wickets to spare.
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