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India vs South Africa T20 World Cup Final: PM Modi congratulates the Indian cricket team

Updated - June 30, 2024 12:43 pm IST Published - June 30, 2024 10:19 am IST - New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to Team India after their win over South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 finals in Bridgetown. On the left, Indian players celebrate their win with coach Rahul Dravid. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak/PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Indian cricket team on the phone on June 30 and congratulated its members on their T20 World Cup win.Officials said Mr. Modi congratulated Rohit Sharma for his splendid captaincy and appreciated his T20 career. He also lauded Virat Kohli for his innings in the final as well as his overall contribution to Indian cricket.Both the greats announced their retirement from T20 internationals following the win.Mr. Modi praised Hardi...

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T20 World Cup 2024 final: Kohli, Axar take India to competitive total after poor powerplay

Virat Kohli plays a shot during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa in Bridgetown on June 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Virat Kohli (76) and Axar Patel (47) weathered the early storm to push India to a competitive score in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final against South Africa in Bridgetown on June 29.Kohli held firm to break out of a slump, while Axar did a splendid job up the order. India did its bit with the bat, posting 176 for seven. With runs on the board in a high-voltage game, India has put the pressure on South Africa.Determined to make up for a bad run in the tournament, Kohli knuckled down and reverted to his old self. Using clean technique and shots along the ground, Kohli was in it for the long haul. A poor opening over from Marco Jansen hel...

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Little hectic but we’re ready; keenness in group to do something special: Rohit Sharma on Super 8

Captain Rohit Sharma during a practice session ahead of the Super 8 match against Afghanistan, in Barbados. | Photo Credit: ANI India captain Rohit Sharma conceded that the T20 World Cup's Super 8 stage is going to be a "little hectic" but his players are prepared for the grind as there is "real keenness" among them to do "something special". India will open their Super 8 campaign against Afghanistan on June 20, followed by games against Bangladesh (June 22, Antigua) and Australia (June 24, St Lucia). "Once we play our first game, we are going to play the next two in a span of 3 or 4 days," Rohit said in a video uploaded by the BCCI. "It is going to be a little hectic but we are used to all of this. We travel and play a lot so that is never going to be an excuse," the 37-year-old added...

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It certainly is about mindset: Ponting on talent-rich India’s global trophy drought

The all-conquering Australia under Ricky Ponting's leadership knew the art of peaking at the right time in global events and the two-time World Cup-winning captain reckons India will need to do the same besides overcoming some mental demons to win an elusive ICC trophy. Cricket's powerhouse India, who last won an ICC trophy in 2013, began their T20 World Cup campaign on an emphatic note in New York on Wednesday, beating Ireland by eight wickets. Speaking to PTI from New York, the 49-year-old Australian great said India are well-placed to end their barren run in ICC events and need to find a way to deal with the enormous pressure that comes with representing a cricket-crazy nation. "You've got to try and keep a clear mind where you can focus on the task at hand rather than thinking too f...

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

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 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. The 30-year-old Bumrah would be a key player for India in the T20 World Cup, starting in New York on June 1 and he would also be expected to be a guiding force for India's pace battery, featuring the relatively younger and less experienced Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh. "You don't try to over-teach. That is something that I ...

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Rohit Sharma hopes for quick acclimatisation of New York pitch ahead of Twenty20 World Cup

Captain Rohit Sharma is seen during a training session for the Twenty20 World Cup in New York. | Photo Credit: PTI Marvelling at the newly-constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, India skipper Rohit Sharma underlined the need for his team to get acclimatised to the pitch and conditions quickly ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against Ireland on June 5. However, Rohit and company will get a chance to check the nature of the pitch and overall conditions when they face Bangladesh in a warm-up match in New York on June 1. It's also India's lone training game ahead of the ICC marquee event. The warm-up match is important from India's perspective because their matches will start at 10.30 AM local time and the players need to get used to day-time matches after ...