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30Jun

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T20 World Cup: In his final game for India in the format, Virat Kohli’s career achieves completeness with ultimate glory

The long and agonising wait is finally over for Virat Kohli. He had to wait until he had reached almost the sunset of his glittering, glorious career. He had to wait until he had tasted the sting of defeat in two World Cup finals, one apiece in the two white-ball formats, two World Test Championship finals, to finally get the feeling he had craved since that beatific night in Wankhede, 13 summers ago. Finally, he was there, soaking in the golden hour.Everything conspired to fulfil his dream. Marco Jansen gifted him three boundary balls in the first over that he obliged with a gracious smile. The double-blow next over offered the perfect situation for him. He could play the game his mind and muscle had memorised. He could afford to block; escape the clutches of stepping up the scoring ra...

28Jun

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T20 world cup final Stats Corner: Rishabh Pant’s poor record against South Africa and Rabada vs Rohit holds key

After 54 games and a month of intense action, the ninth men’s T20 World Cup will host its most deserving finalists on Saturday.India and South Africa are the first teams to make the final unbeaten in a men’s T20 World Cup and only the second such pair since the 1979 ODI World Cup final between England and West Indies. The course of the clash in Barbados could well be set within the Powerplays. Both sides have potent new-ball bowling pairs and have struggled with the bat in the first six in equal measure. Powerplay scores at Barbados (last four matches) Over the last four matches held at the venue, including three Super 8 games, the pitches have been conducive for run-scoring and the teams that have maximised the Powerplay have emerged victorious. Now as that would hold for most venues,...

16Jun

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As Nepal creates ripples at T20 cricket World Cup, a father in Punjab watches

Ram Bahadur Thapa, a peon at the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd in Patiala, took the day off Saturday and woke up at 4 am to watch the men’s T20 cricket World Cup Group D match between South Africa and Nepal. He wanted to cheer for his son, Sompal Kami, 28, who was batting for Nepal in an important match for the country returning to the T20 World Cup after a gap of 10 years. One ball left, Nepal needed two runs to win and one to force a Super Over. But then Ghulsan Jha, the striker, was run out while attempting a single, as the throw from the wicketkeeper deflected off his body to a fielder at short mid-on, and Jha also stuttered after the blow. Nepal lost to South Africa by the barest of margins at the 2024 T20 World Cup. (Image source: ICC) A disconsolate Kami sank to his knees; ...

10Jun

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Three Valencia fans handed prison sentences in Spain for racially abusing Real Madrid and Brazil footballer Vinicius Jr

Three unidentified fans of football club Valencia were on Monday handed eight-month prison sentences after pleading guilty to racially insulting Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior. This is the first conviction for racism at a professional football game in Spain, and came after a complaint filed by La Liga. The defendants read a letter of apology during the hearing. The racist chants occurred on May 21, 2023 during a La Liga game at Valencia’s Mestalla Stadium. The racist chants had sparked widespread support for Vinícius, who is Black, and galvanised a series of campaigns. The fans were found guilty of a “crime against moral integrity” with “aggravating circumstance of discrimination based on racist motives”. The fans were also banned from entering any stadium in which La Liga and/or Sp...