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ICC forms three-member committee to review conduct of T20 World Cup 2024

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on July 22 formed a three-member committee to "review the delivery" of the T20 World Cup which was co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies last month. The committee features former New Zealand batter Roger Twose and two other directors Lawson Naidoo and Imran Khwaja, who is the deputy chair of the ICC. "The ICC Board confirmed that there will be a review into the delivery of the ICC T20 World Cup. This will be overseen by three directors, Roger Twose, Lawson Naidoo and Imran Khwaja who will report back to the Board later in the year," an ICC release stated.Watch: T20 World Cup 2024: What went wrong in the matches held in USA It is understood that ICC incurred losses in excess of $20 million for conducting matches in New York, Florida and Dallas....
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Lot of time for me to sleep, for now I want live every second of this win, says Rohit Sharma

Captain Rohit Sharma poses for a picture with the trophy after Team India won the ICC Twenty20 World Cup against South Africa, at Kensington Oval in Barbados. | Photo Credit: ANI Rohit Sharma held the T20 World Cup trophy like a new-born baby as he walked towards the beach here for the triumphant captain's post-tournament photo shoot, a serene smile refusing to leave his face and the feeling of being a world champion yet to fully sink in. He couldn't be faulted for being a bit dazed. After all, a jinx that lasted over a decade had been broken. "It's surreal. It feels like a dream. It feels like it hasn't happened. Although it has happened but it feels like it hasn't happened," Rohit laughed trying to process his thoughts after 24 hours while talking to BCCI.TV. The coastal city of Brid...
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T20 World Cup 2024: From best bowling average to most boundaries, a look at records broken

India captain Rohit Sharma poses for a picture with the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024 trophy at a beach, in Barbados on July 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI The first T20 World Cup featuring 20 Teams will go down in history for several reasons. The tournament ended with Team India ending their ICC trophy drought, securing a seven-run win over first-time finalists South Africa in an edge-of-the-seat thriller at Barbados. Here is a closer look at some amazing feats and records broken in the West Indies and the USA.With two unbeaten sides meeting in the final, it was clear that the champion would set a new record for most wins in a tournament. In fact, India and South Africa both finished with eight match wins — with India missing out on a possible victory due to one of their matches (against ...
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Rahul Dravid says memory of a lifetime for me but I don’t believe in things like redemption and legacy after T20 WC victory

The great Rahul Dravid was not his usual restrained self after India's T20 World Cup glory and couldn't thank his wards enough for helping him live what he "wasn't lucky as a player" to experience — the heady feeling of being a world champion.With head coach Dravid watching the action from the dugout, skipper Rohit Sharma marshalled his resources beautifully as India held their nerve to eke out a seven-run victory over South Africa in a thrilling finale and win the T20 World Cup to end an 11-year ICC title drought. "I really have felt short of words over the last few hours. I just could not be more proud of this team, the way we had to fight difficult situations," Dravid said after the triumph. "Even today I think it was a great testimony... for the team to lose three wickets in the fir...
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Rohit Sharma says there was ‘nothing better’ to say goodbye with elusive World Cup trophy

Rohit Sharma had never thought about retiring from T20 Internationals but like Virat Kohli, the charismatic Indian skipper had to make way for the younger generation and he said there was "nothing better" than saying goodbye with an elusive World Cup trophy. Speaking to select media after a thrilling seven-run win in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa, Rohit said he could not have picked a better time to leave the T20 format. However, he was quick to add that he would continue playing the IPL. "I don't make decisions like this about my future. Whatever I feel is right from inside I try to do that. I don't think much about the future or whether I would play this World Cup after the ODI World Cup last year," the 37-year-old swashbuckler said. "I never thought that I would retire...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Chris Gayle attributes low-scoring matches in U.S. to ‘jet-lagged’ and ‘tired’ wickets

A general view prior to the ICC Twenty20 world cup 2024 final between India and South Africa at Kensington Oval on June 28, 2024 in Bridgetown, Barbados. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Chris Gayle, the West Indies batting great and T20 World Cup ambassador, attributed the numerous low-scoring games in the USA leg of the tournament to "jet-lagged and tired" pitches. According to the ICC, drop-in pitches were prepared in Florida since late December, employing proprietary techniques honed over a decade at Adelaide Oval in Australia.Watch: T20 World Cup 2024: What went wrong in the matches held in USA The drop-in pitches prepared for the tournament were transported from Florida to New York in semi-trailer trucks for installation at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, which proved t...
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As South Africa reaches T20 World Cup final, a revisit on its painful past at ICC events

South Africa and World Cup semifinals used to be a sporting tragedy of Shakepearean proportions. Not anymore. Shedding the unwanted tag of perennial "chokers" the Proteas marched into their maiden T20 World Cup final unbeaten in Tarouba, Trinidad, comfortably beating tournament giant-slayers Afghanistan. The triumph wiped off years of heartache and the trauma of being labelled under-performers despite having some of international cricket's biggest names in the line-up. PTI takes a look at the Proteas' tormented past when they failed to get over the line at key junctures in global events.1992 ODI World Cup semifinal vs Australia Not quite a choke but just bad luck. Emerging after 22 years of exile following the end of apartheid in the country, South Africa had everything going for them, ...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Nothing to be scared of, says South Africa captain Markram after reaching finals

South African players celebrate their win over Afghanistan in the first ICC Twenty20 world cup 2024 semifinal, on June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP/PTI After guiding South Africa to their maiden T20 World Cup final, skipper Aiden Markram urged his players to stay calm and not to be "scared" of the title clash. South Africa demolished Afghanistan by nine wickets in the first semifinal and now await the winners of the second last-four clash between India and England. "It is one more step for us, it (the final) is an opportunity we have never had, nothing to be scared of," said Markram in the post-match presentation ceremony. "This win means a lot. We have some world-class players in the side but like I said, it takes a whole squad to be able to deliver such a performance.” Markram lauded...
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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

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 tournament began and now that the giant-slayers have made it, skipper Rashid Khan said he is immensely proud to have proved the legend right. Afghanistan continued their brilliant run at the T20 World Cup as they marched to their first-ever World Cup semifinal with an eight-run win over Bangladesh in the last Super 8 clash here. "The only guy who put us in the semifinals was Brian Lara and we proved him right. When we met him a...
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Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan becomes first player with most 4-wicket hauls in T20Is

Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan celebrates a wicket during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup match against Bangladesh in Kingstown on June 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Afghanistan spinner and skipper Rashid Khan registered a remarkable record as he became the player with the most four-wicket hauls in the Twenty20 internationals.Rashid achieved the milestone during Afghanistan's eight-run win over Bangladesh in the Super Eights match of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Arnos Vale Ground. Currently, the 25-year-old has nine four-wicket hauls in the T20Is.Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan stands in second place on the chart with eight four-wicket hauls. Uganda's Henry Ssenyondo holds the third place with seven four-wicket hauls in the 20-over format cricket.In the game against Bangladesh, the ...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Taming the wind was the key to victory against Australia, says Rohit Sharma

Captain Rohit Sharma with Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah are seen during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 match against Australia in Gros Islet on June 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Winning was not a 'breeze' for India in their last T20 World Cup Super Eight match against Australia as skipper Rohit Sharma said he had to tweak his batting to take the wind out of the 2021 champions' sails.Rohit played some delectable strokes on the off side as the 'Player of the Match' made a match-winning 92 off just 41 deliveries just when his opening partner Virat Kohli departed for a duck.Courtesy Rohit's seven boundaries and eight sixes, India scored 205/5 and then restricted Mitchell Marsh's side to 181/7 for a 24-run victory and moved into the semifinal of the showpiece event.With wind a p...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit leads the way as India posts a mammoth 205 against Australia

Rohit Sharma plays a shot during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 super 8 match against Australia in Gros Islet on June 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Rohit Sharma on June 24 gave a glittering exhibition on why he is one of the best exponents when it comes to elevating the muscular exercise of T20 six-hitting into an aesthetic art form. The Indian captain’s 41-ball 92 headlined India’s 205 for five in the final T20 World Cup Super 8 game against Australia at the Daren Sammy Stadium. Frequent overnight showers had threatened to delay the start of play, but the weather relented just in time. This match was played on the same surface where South Africa had defended 163 against England. The prevailing wind, blowing at 21 kph from east to west in the morning, showed why it has been ke...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Big-hitting West Indies clash with rampaging South Africa in must-win super 8 clash

Hosts West Indies will need their all-round firepower for taming a rampaging South Africa in their must-win final Super Eight clash to seal the semifinal berth at the T20 World Cup. After their only loss in six games to England in their opening Super 8 game, WI regrouped to smash co-hosts USA by nine wickets. For WI, a win will see them through to the last-four, while a loss will bring it down to net run-rate and that too only if USA beat England in the other group match. South Africa, who have won all their six games so far, are sitting at the top of the table but they too are not yet guaranteed a spot in the semifinal and will need a win to seal the position. A loss will again leave their fate on the other result and NRR. However, both teams will have the advantage of knowing the exac...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Near perfect India could play party poopers to under pressure Australia

Indian players are seen during an ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 match. They will be out to derail Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign in their final super 8 game in Saint Lucia on June 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI India will be out to derail Australia’s T20 World Cup campaign when they take on their shocked and under-pressure opponents in their final Super 8 game in Saint Lucia on June 24.A third straight win for India will not only make them the group toppers and send them to the semifinals, it will also substantially threaten Australia’s chances of progressing through to the semifinals following the unexpected loss to Afghanistan in Saint Vincent on Saturday night.Following the reverse against Afghanistan, Australia don’t have the destiny in their own hands and will be keenly tracking ...
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T20 World Cup 2024: What went wrong for Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand?

Former T20 World Cup champions Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and regular contenders New Zealand failed to advance to the Super Eight and crashed out of their respective groups, shockingly, at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies.Pakistan, along with India, was expected to make it out of Group A comfortably, but a shock Super Over loss to USA and a failed run chase against neighbours India, saw them fall one point short of qualification.Sri Lanka and New Zealand, on the other hand, were in groups with more than two favourites to qualify with the former in Group D along with Bangladesh and South Africa. At the same time, the Kiwis were pitted against two-time champion West Indies and Afghanistan. Both teams would have hoped to comfortably qualify, but subpar performances against ...
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T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8: Focus on South African batters in clash against USA

USA cricket team celebrates a wicket during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 match. USA will be up against the mighty South African side in the super 8 match to be played in Antigua. | Photo Credit: Getty Images South Africa will have no room for error as their world-class batters will be keen to flex their muscles against a spirited USA in their opening Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup in North Sound on June 19. The Proteas have remained unbeaten in the tournament so far with their bowlers doing the heavy lifting in all four games. Playing three games on the challenging New York tracks, and one in Kingstown, South Africa have not crossed the 120-run mark even once. Although their batting performance is not a reflection of the team which possesses some big hitters like Quinton de ...
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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 pitches in New York - both at the match and practice venues - makes timing difficult. Virat Kohli does all the right things with technique, backlift, and feet movement, but in following traditional methods, is unable to adapt to this new challenge. Pant, often batting next to Kohli in the adjacent net, is doing the opposite. There are only reactions to each delivery; there are no predetermined classical triggers. Pant uses the wrist to send a length ball to fine-leg. A short ba...
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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 that came "too late" after losing their games against South Africa and Bangladesh in the group stage of the T20 World Cup. "After every tournament, we gather around and discuss that we committed several mistakes. As a team, we should decide if we have to rectify those mistakes. I think we have not rectified our mistakes yet. "As a captain, I feel very sorry about this," Hasaranga didn't beat around the bush after a...
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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 Park & Broward County Stadium outfield here and called off proceedings.India’s last Group ‘A’ match, against Canada here, was abandoned without a ball being bowled. The umpires had an easy decision, as the outfield was nowhere near ready for play. There was no rain on match day, but a heavy downpour on the previous night did the damage. India (7 points) finished on top of the group, and will face Afghanistan in its first Super 8 fixture at Barbados on June 20. Canada (3...
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T20 World Cup 2024: England eyes dominant show to stay in Super 8 contention

Defending champions England will be eager to brush aside Namibia ruthlessly in North Sound on June 15 and stay relevant in the race to the T20 World Cup Super Eight stage.England were living on the edge after a washout against Scotland and a loss against Australia, but the Jos Buttler-led side turned it around in style with an eight-wicket win over Oman.After bundling out Oman for 47, England raced past the target in just 3.1 overs, a record margin of 101 balls to spare.The result has also done wonders to England's net run rate (NRR), the crucial separating factor between them and Scotland in Group B. The Three Lions' NRR leapt from -1.8 to +3.08, going past Scotland's +2.16.However, Scotland have five points to England's three. Hence, the former two-time champions will need to defeat N...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Virat Kohli’s form a bothering point as India face Canada amid rain threat

Star batter Virat Kohli's string of low scores would be a concern for India when they square off against Canada in their final group match of the T20 World Cup on June 15, hoping that the sky remains clear in this city even as several parts of Florida are ravaged by torrential rain. With three consecutive wins, India are through to the Super Eight stage, which will be held entirely in the West Indies. Kohli came into the T20 World Cup after setting the IPL ablaze, scoring upwards of 700 runs at a strike-rate of over 150 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Therefore, it wasn't an entirely misplaced expectation that he will continue to fire in the ICC showpiece, which is perhaps his final chance to earn India an ICC World Cup after 13 years. But three matches have gone by, and Kohli has five...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Shakib finds form as Bangladesh posts competitive total against Netherlands

Shakib Al Hasan. | Photo Credit: AP The seasoned Shakib Al Hasan roared back to form with a sublime 46-ball 64 as Bangladesh posted a competitive 159 for five against Netherlands in their must-win group match of the T20 World Cup in Kingstown on June 13. Besides Shakib, Tanzid Hasan struck 35 off 26 balls and Mahmudullah chipped in with 25 off 21. Jaker Ali came in and blazed away to 14 in just 7 balls. With Bangladesh starting their innings with two left-handers, Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards tossed the new ball to off-spinner Aryan Dutt in the second over, and the move paid instant dividends as they got the big wicket of Bangladesh skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto (1). The Dutch would do well to thank the Bangladesh captain for his horrendous shot selection as he went for a needless...
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Nassau Stadium, home to tense T20 World Cup matches, set for demolition

A view of the Nassau county stadium. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The makeshift Nassau County cricket ground, which was built specifically for the T20 World Cup, is all set to be demolished after the New York leg of the event came to an end with India's seven-wicket victory over co-hosts USA in New York. Built in just over 100 days, the stadium became notorious for its challenging drop-in pitches, which were sourced from Adelaide. The massive structure sat on the edge of the 930-acre Eisenhower Park in Long Island here. The stadium had 10 drop-in pitches, four for the main ground and six for the adjacent training facility in Cantiague Park. "After the last match is held at East Meadow on June 12, the stadium will be dismantled, the parts shipped back to Las Vegas and another golf event...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Penalty didn’t affect result against India, we should’ve responded faster: US coach Stuart Law

Head Coach of USA cricket team Stuart Law. | Photo Credit: Getty Images USA head coach Stuart Law refused to blame his team's narrow loss to India in a T20 World Cup match in New York on the five-run penalty it copped for not getting through its overs fast enough, admitting that his players did not respond quickly to the on-field umpires' warnings. The Indians prevailed by seven wickets in yet another low-scoring game in which the Americans were restricted to 110 for 8 after being put in to bat. India chased the target in 18.2 overs. "We had a few warnings in earlier games, and it's something we do talk about to get through faster between the overs. It's just one thing that we can improve on. I think that we're only a fledgling team," Law said in the post-match press conference. "There...
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T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan eyes Super 8 entry with win against Papua New Guinea; Pak keen on USA-Ireland match result

Afghanistan will eye another all-round effort to crush an inexperienced Papua New Guinea in Tarouba and enter the Super Eights of the T20 World Cup, and the result will have another underlying effect — knock out New Zealand.The win will carry Rashid Khan's side to Super Eight from Group 'C' alongside the West Indies, who have qualified on June 13 with a win over New Zealand.It will also mean curtains for the 2021 finalists New Zealand who have lost two out of two.That Rahamanullah Gurbaz (156 runs) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (9 wickets) are currently leading the chart of run-makers and wicket-takers respectively is a just reflection of their fine run in this ICC showpiece.Apart from Gurbaz, the experienced Ibrahim Zadran too has contributed well to Afghanistan's totals, making 114 runs with a...
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Team India eye better batting show against ‘Mini India‘ USA

India's batting prima donnas would want to unchain themselves from the vagaries of a much-maligned drop-in track and chance their arms freely against an impressive-but-inexperienced USA in their group league game of the T20 World Cup in New York on June 12. India, who are classified as A1 (irrespective of points), need just one more win to ensure their Super Eight berth and despite the two-paced nature of the Nassau County track, they wouldn't like a repeat of the match against Pakistan where they lost their last seven wickets for 28 runs. Against USA, the approach could be a high-risk one like Pakistan but perhaps with higher dividends. Their dreams of wearing the India blues remained unfulfilled but when a sprightly bunch of Indian Americans take the field against their country of bir...
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