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  • Remembering India’s first World Cup win: 5 interesting facts you should know | Cricket News

    Today, on June 25 1983, India etched their name in the realm of cricketing history as they lifted their first ODI World Cup. Led by Kapil Dev, India was seen as underdogs, however the Men in Blue broke the monopoly of West Indies by defeating them in the finals.

    The World Cup triumph was seen as nothing less than a miracle as Kapil Dev’s men changed the whole course of Indian cricket and popularised the format. Today, cricket has become the heartbeat of the nation, an identity, moreover a dream of every boy playing galli cricket.

    Here are some interesting facts from India’s World Cup Campaign that you should know:

    The Untelecasted Greatest Knock Of Kapil Dev

    India was on the verge of being knocked out when captain Kapil Dev played one of the greatest knocks of all time scoring 175 runs against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells. However, the knock wasn’t telecasted on the TV as BBC was on a strike on that day.

    No coach, no doctor, no physiotherapist

    The Indian team landed in England to play the World Cup without a coach, doctor and physiotherapist. Mohinder Amarnath took the responsibility of a coach along with Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar playing their part.

    Home Tickets Booked Before Finals

    Nobody expected India to make it past the group stages. Few Indian cricketer like Krishnamachari Srikkant had already booked flight tickets ahead of the tournament for a honeymoon to the US with his wife.

    Lifting the World Cup Without Playing

    Sunil Valson, the left-arm medium paced bowler, did not even play a single match for the entire tournament and lifted the World Cup trophy.

    winning prize

    Before the World Cup win, a player was paid around Rs. 12,500 for every match but after the win, the BCCI announced a prize of Rs.2 lakh for the entire team . Sunil Gavaskar, however, refused to accept the money.

  • T20 World Cup 2024: 1 match, 8 new records, Rohit Sharma made this world record

    In the T20 World Cup on Monday, Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, defeated Australia by 24 runs in their last match of Super 8 and made it to the semi-finals. Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who was struggling to score runs for the last few matches, batted brilliantly and played an important innings of 93 runs in 41 balls. During this, Rohit Sharma hit 7 fours and 8 sixes. Rohit Sharma was awarded the Player of the Match award for this brilliant innings. Not only this, Rohit has also made records. What are those records, let’s know about them.

    Highest individual score for India: Rohit has now become the Indian batsman with the second-highest individual score in the T20 World Cup.

    Highest individual score for India in T20 World Cup

    PlayerYearOpposition CountryScoreSuresh Raina2010South Africa101 runsRohit Sharma2024Australia92 runsVirat Kohli2016West Indies89* runs

    Most boundaries: Rohit Sharma hit the ball across the boundary 15 times in the T20 World Cup, the most by any Indian batsman.

    Rohit Sharma breaks Yuvraj’s record: Rohit Sharma has also broken a special record of Yuvraj Singh. He has become the Indian batsman to hit the most sixes in an innings of the T20 World Cup. Earlier in 2007, Yuvraj Singh had hit 7 sixes against England in Durban.

    Indian batsmen who hit the most sixes in an innings in T20 World Cup

    Player Year Opponent Country Sixers Rohit Sharma 2024 Australia 8 Yuvraj Singh 2007 England 7 Rohit Sharma 2010 Australia 6 Yuvraj Singh 2007 Australia 5 Suresh Raina 2010 South Africa 5 Hardik Pandya 2022 England 5

    Most runs on the first 10 balls: Rohit scored 29 runs on the first 10 balls of his innings, which is a record. So far no other Indian batsman has scored so many runs so quickly in the T20 World Cup.

    Fourth fastest half-century: Rohit Sharma completed fifty runs in just 19 balls. This is the fourth fastest half-century in T20 World Cup history. He scored fifty runs even before the powerplay over ended.

    200 sixes completed: Rohit Sharma has completed 200 sixes in T20 International matches. Now he has 203 sixes to his name, making him the batsman who has hit the most sixes in T20 International.

    Batsmen who hit the most sixes in T20 International

    RankPlayerSixes1Rohit Sharma2032Martin Guptill1733Jos Buttler1374Glenn Maxwell1335Nicholas Pooran132

    19000 runs in international cricket: Rohit played an innings of 92 runs. With this, he has completed 19000 runs in international cricket. He has become the fourth highest run-scorer among Indian batsmen after Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid.

    Most runs in T20I: Rohit Sharma has become the highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals. He has surpassed Pakistani captain Babar Azam. Rohit now has 4165 runs, while Babar Azam with 4145 runs and Virat Kohli with 4103 runs are in second and third place respectively.

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  • Afghanistan Stuns Cricket World By Qualifying For T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Finals After Defeating Bangladesh, Australia Knocked Out | Cricket News

    T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan has stunned cricket experts by reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 after defeating Bangladesh by 8 runs (DLS) in their Super 8 match on Tuesday, June 25, at the Arnos Vale Ground in Kingstown, St.Vincent. This victory knocked Australia, the 2021 champions, out of the tournament following their losses to India and Afghanistan. Despite rain interruptions in the second innings, Afghanistan kept their cool.

    Finishing second in the table with 4 points and a net run rate of -0.267, Afghanistan secured two wins from three games. After a heavy 47-run loss to India, Rashid Khan’s team made a strong comeback. They will now play against Aiden Markram’s South Africa in the first semi-final on June 27 at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.

    Afghanistan chose to bat first but struggled, posting 115 for 5 in 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran added 59 runs for the first wicket but couldn’t accelerate. Rishad Hossain dismissed Ibrahim, who scored a slow 18 from 29 balls. Gurbaz managed 43 runs with a strike rate of 78.18.

    The middle-order batsmen, including Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, and Karim Janat, also struggled. Skipper Rashid Khan’s unbeaten 19 off 10 balls, including three sixes, gave the innings some late momentum.

    Bangladesh’s chase was interrupted by rain, but with their score at 31 for 3 in 3.3 overs, they had a challenging target. Soumya Sarkar and Towhid Hridoy scored 10 and 14 runs respectively before falling to Rashid Khan. Despite Litton Das’s fighting 54 not out from 49 balls, Bangladesh fell short, being bowled out for 105 in 17.5 overs, chasing a revised target of 114 in 19 overs.

    Naveen-ul-Haq Gets Emotional

    Afghanistan’s pacer Naveen-ul-Haq, named Player of the Match, expressed his emotions, saying, “We have worked so hard over the past few years and we were dreaming and working for this day. I’m lost for words. (On his spell) We always knew that they were going hard in the powerplay to chase the total down in 12.1 overs so we knew we were in the game as long as we kept picking wickets. We had confidence that these wickets are not high-scoring wickets. As long as we don’t give easy runs we knew we would have a chance.”

    Afghanistan vs South Africa T20 WC 2024

    Group 2 winners South Africa will play against Afghanistan in the first semi-final, while Group 1 leaders India will face England in the second semi-final. South Africa vs. Afghanistan match will start at 8:30 PM local time on Wednesday, June 26, at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba. The India vs. The England match will be at 10:30 AM local time on Thursday, June 27, at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

  • IND vs AUS, T20 World Cup 2024: India won its last match in Super 8, defeated Australia by 24 runs and entered the semi-finals, Arshdeep took three wickets

    IND vs AUS, T20 World Cup 2024: The Indian team has entered the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup by defeating Australia by 24 runs in the final match of the Super 8 stage. After losing the toss and batting first, the Indian team scored 205 runs for five wickets in 20 overs on the basis of Rohit Sharma’s innings of 92 runs, in response, the Australian team could only score 181 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs and had to face its second consecutive defeat.

    In this match, Travis Head scored 76 runs in 43 balls with the help of nine fours and four sixes for Australia. He shared an 81-run partnership for the second wicket with captain Mitchell Marsh. At one time it seemed that the Australian team would win this match, but the Indian bowlers made a strong comeback and continued their winning campaign in the tournament. For India, fast bowler Arshdeep Singh took three wickets, while wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav got two wickets.

  • WATCH: Rohit Sharma Runs Havoc On Mitchell Starc As Australia Pacer Gives Away 29 Runs In One Over During IND vs AUS | Cricket News

    Team India captain Rohit Sharma was right on the money against Australia as he smashed Mitchell Starc for 28 runs in an over. After losing Virat Kohli early, India were on 5 for the loss of one wicket when the skipper decided to take on Starc to counter attack Australia. The left-arm pacer gave away 29 runs from that over in the powerplay. Soon after the Josh Hazlewood over, Rohit smashed a six off Pat Cummins on the very first ball of the fourth over but rain came on Saint Lucia stadium and stopped the play. It looked like Rohit Sharma was in revenge mode for the ODI World Cup final loss from last year.

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    Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to field against India in their must-win Super 8 clash in the T20 World Cup match at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium. (IND vs AUS Weather Report: Heavy Rain To Play Spoilsport In T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Match? Read Here)

    After suffering an unexpected setback against Afghanistan in their previous game, ‘Baggy Greens’ need to defeat the unbeaten Rohit Sharma-led side. If Australia ends up losing the game, then to qualify for the final four they will need Bangladesh to defeat Afghanistan.

    After winning the toss, Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh said, “We are going to bowl first. Looks a belter, it looks lovely. It’s a quarter final, looking forward to it, big challenge against India. We have had ourselves in this situation before, every game is a must-win now. We got an experienced group, a great staff. Starc comes in for Agar.”

    India captain Rohit Sharma said during the time of the toss, “We would have fielded first as well, looks a bit sticky. We wanted to chase. We know what exactly we are doing, will try to do our best. I hope it doesn doesn’t change much. The overhead conditions also matter in this part of the world. We have adapted well, hopefully, another game where we put up a show. Every game matters in this tournament, nothing changes. We are playing the same team. ” (More to follow)

  • T20 World Cup: South Africa created history by defeating these 3 teams, this feat happened for the first time…

    T20 World Cup: South Africa team has entered the semi-finals in T20 World Cup 2024. By defeating West Indies by 3 wickets, the African team has made a big record of this tournament.

    T20 World Cup: South Africa is number one among the top teams that have shown amazing performance in T20 World Cup 2024. This team has reached the semi-finals while remaining undefeated. In the Super 8 match played on 24 June, it defeated West Indies by 3 wickets and has confirmed its place in the semi-finals. This was the 7th consecutive win of the African team this season, on the basis of which this team created history. Now the African team has become the first team to win the most matches in a single edition of the World Cup.

    South Africa has played 7 matches so far in the T20 World Cup 2024 and has won all of them. With this record, it has left behind Sri Lanka and Australia, who had won 6 matches each. Sri Lanka had won 6 matches in the 2009 T20 World Cup, while Australia had won 6 matches in the World Cup played in the year 2021. Now in this list, the African team has become number one with 7 wins.

    Most matches won in a T20 World Cup edition

    7 – South Africa in 20246 – Sri Lanka in 20096 – Australia in 20106 – Australia in 2021

    Entry into semi-finals after 10 years, has not won the title till date

    In the history of T20 World Cup, South Africa has reached the semi-finals after 10 years. Before this, the African team last entered the top 4 in the 2014 T20 World Cup. This team has not won a single title in 9 seasons of this tournament, but this time it has shown amazing performance. Under the captaincy of Aiden Markram, this team has reached the semi-finals by winning 7 consecutive matches.

    How was the performance of South Africa team in T20 World Cup 2024?

    South Africa won all four matches in the group stage. It defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the first match, Netherlands by 4 wickets in the second match. Then it won the third match against Bangladesh by 4 runs and the fourth match against Nepal by 1 run. After this, in the group stage, Africa defeated America by 18 runs in the first match, defeated England by 7 runs in the second match, then entered the semi-finals by defeating West Indies by 3 wickets in the third match.

  • IND vs AUS 51st Match T20 World Cup 2024 Live Streaming For Free: When, Where And How To Watch India vs Australia 51st T20 WC Match Live Telecast On Mobile APPS, TV And Laptop? , Cricket News

    India is set to face Australia in their final Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup on Monday. India aims to secure a third consecutive victory and potentially knock Australia out of the tournament. Australia’s unexpected loss to Afghanistan on Saturday night has put their semifinal chances in jeopardy, depending now on the outcome of Afghanistan’s final game against Bangladesh.

    India, having faced tough defeats against Australia in past ICC events, would be pleased to eliminate their strong rivals early. With wins against Afghanistan and Bangladesh, India has been fine-tuning their game ahead of the knockouts. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli played key innings against Afghanistan, while Shivam Dube impressed with a crucial performance. Hardik Pandya’s all-round skills have been a major boost, contributing both with the bat and ball. Kuldeep Yadav has been taking vital wickets in the middle overs. Despite a busy travel schedule, India is likely to stick with their current players.

    Australia, on the other hand, is facing several issues after their poor batting and fielding against Afghanistan. Captain Mitchell Marsh has scored only 88 runs in six games at a strike rate of 111 and needs to step up against India. Off-spinner Glenn Maxwell’s high economy rate of 8.58 runs per over is another concern for the team.

    Here are all the live-streaming details of the 51st T20 World Cup 2024 match between India and Australia

    When is the India vs Australia 51st T20 WC ?- Date The India vs Australia 51st T20I will be played on Saturday, June 24.

    When will India vs Australia 51st T20 WC take place? The India vs Australia 51st T20 WC match will begin at 8 pm IST.

    Where is India vs Australia 51st T20 WC? The India vs Australia 51st T20I will be played at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

    Where to watch the live broadcast of the IND vs AUS T20 WC? The India vs Australia 51st T20I WC match will be broadcast on Star Sports Network.

    How to watch the live-streaming of the India vs Australia 51st T20 WC Match? The India vs Australia WC T20 match can be live-streamed on Disney Hotstar app.

    IND vs AUS Full Squads

    India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal

    Australia Squad: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh(c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Josh Inglis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis

  • International Olympic Day: Minister Kedar Kashyap makes a big announcement, girls football, hockey and athletic academy will open soon in the capital

    Satya Rajput, Raipur. Today, on the occasion of International Olympic Day, the closing ceremony of the competition of senior and junior players of the Girls Football Academy was organized at Swami Vivekananda Stadium in Kota, the capital. During this, the chief guest of the program, Chhattisgarh’s Forest and Climate Change, Cooperative Minister Kedar Kashyap awarded the winner and runner-up teams.

    During this, Minister Kedar Kashyap said that with the aim of providing better facilities to girls in the field of sports, a 25-seater residential girls football academy, a 25-seater residential hockey academy and a 20-seater girls athletic academy will soon be opened in Raipur. Sports Director Tanuja Salam, while giving the welcome address, said that this was the first event of the International Olympic Team successfully organized by the Sports Department, this program was organized with the aim of encouraging all the players of Girls Football Academy, Hockey Academy, Archery Academy, Athletic Academy and Daily Regular Training located in Raipur and celebrating their achievements.

    Let us tell you that Sports Minister Tankaram Verma could not attend this program due to his tour outside the state. He conveyed his best wishes to the players of Raipur Sports Academy through the Sports Director. In the message of the Sports Minister, it was said that International Olympic Day is celebrated on 23 June all over the world. The Sports Department organized this important event for the first time. In future, this event will be organized on a larger scale and all the sports associations of the state, media, senior players and people from the sports world will be connected to this event.

    All the officers and employees of the Sports and Youth Welfare Department were present during the International Olympic Day program at Kota Swami Vivekanand Stadium. Sports Director Tanuja Salam congratulated all the officers/employees for the successful event and wished the players all the best.

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  • Social Media Goes Crazy As Afghanistan Beat Australia In Historic Win | Cricket News

    Afghanistan caused one of the biggest upsets in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and probably in all of cricket when they defeated Australia by 21 runs in their Super 8 match in Kingstown. Australia who have been the most dominant team over the past few years in all tournaments, winning the World Test Championship and the ICC ODI World Cup, they are in the hunt to become the first team to hold all major international trophies together. Afghanistan have just caused a massive road block in that path as if Afghanistan were to win against Bangladesh and Australia lose against India then Australia would be eliminated. There is also the case that if Afghanistan and Australia get tied on four points it could come down to net run rate.

    Social Media On Fire After Famous Win

    After Afghanistan defeated Australia, social media platforms such as X and Instagram were flooded with best wishes and support for the Afghanistan cricket team and their captain Rashid Khan. Praises were showered on the Afghani players from cricket fans around the world.

    These boys defeated the 6 time world champions. Take a bow, huge respect for the Afghanistan cricket team. ❤️#AFGvsAUS pic.twitter.com/JsDcHMaSE5 — Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) June 23, 2024

    Afghanistan Players Overjoyed After Win

    The Afghani players were massively overjoyed after getting the win against Australia in their Super 8 clash. Gulabadin Naid, who was the star bowler of the match as he picked up four wickets said this after the match, “We were waiting for a long time. Great moment for me, my nation, my people. Big achievement for our cricket. Thanks to our fans for supporting our cricket journey. We worked hard for the last 2 months, and the result is in front of you. The wicket wasn’t easy to bat on, the ball was too bouncy. I took two wickets early on, and carried that on later. Thanks to Rashid for trusting me. This was a complete team effort. The way Naveen bowled, the way Gurbaz and Ibrahim batted. We beat Australia at last! It is a great achievement for Afghanistan cricket, our history isn ‘t too much so this is a great achievement. We played great cricket in the last World Cup, and this year we beat New Zealand in the group stage.”

  • Top 5 bowlers of T20 World Cup, Shakib Al Hasan created history by taking Rohit’s wicket

    T20 World Cup 2024: Former Bangladeshi captain Shakib Al Hasan has completed 50 wickets in the T20 World Cup. He achieved this feat by dismissing Rohit Sharma.

    T20 World Cup 2024: It is raining records in the T20 World Cup 2024. There is something in every match that gets recorded in the record book. On June 22, when the teams of India and Bangladesh were face to face, Team India won this match by a huge margin of 50 runs. Team India may have won this match, but Shakib Al Hasan did something for Bangladesh which is being discussed everywhere. Shakib gave 37 runs in 3 overs against India and took one wicket. With this wicket, he did something amazing which had never happened before.

    Shakib Al Hasan has now become the first bowler in the world to complete 50 wickets in the history of T20 World Cup. He is number 1 in terms of taking the most wickets. After him is Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi, who has taken 39 wickets.

    T20 World Cup most wickets?

    Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) – 50 wickets Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) – 39 wickets Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) – 38 wickets Nidu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) – 37 wickets

    Who is the bowler who completed 50 wickets in the World Cup?

    The first bowler to complete 50 wickets in a World Cup was Pakistan’s Wasim Akram, who made this big record in the ODI World Cup. Now Bangladesh’s star spinner Shakib Al Hasan completed 50 wickets in the T20 World Cup by taking Rohit’s wicket in the Super-8 match against India. He is the highest wicket-taker in this tournament, Shakib also has 43 wickets in the ODI World Cup.

    Who is Shakib Al Hasan?

    Shakib Al Hasan is the former captain of the Bangladesh cricket team. He was the number one all-rounder in the ICC rankings for many years. This player has left his indelible mark in the cricket world with both ball and bat. Shakib has a great skill of spin, he also does wonders with the bat. Shakib has so far scored 793 runs and taken 63 wickets in 71 T20 matches for Bangladesh.

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