Chennai, July 5 (IANS) India women’s vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has said she is working on expanding her repertoire of shots, which can come handy for her in future. In the ongoing multi-format series against South Africa, left-handed opener Smriti is enjoying a purple patch.
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) T20 World Cup-winning India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Thursday put out a special video of him celebrating on the roof of the open-top bus, with a sea of cricket-loving fans cheering him, as it crawled through the Marine Drive here.
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) Cheered on by thousands of fans assembled inside the Wankhede Stadium and by the huge crowd that had turned the Marine Drive into a sea of people, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitated the Champions as they returned home with the trophy. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the two elder statesmen of the Indian team, articulated the feelings of players to the scores of fans across the country when they told the huge gathering how happy and proud they were feeling after bringing the trophy back home.
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) India star batter Virat Kohli praised skipper Rohit Sharma for showing emotions on the field on the day India won the T20 World Cup 2024 at Bridgetown Barbados. "I have played with him for 15 years but have never seen Rohit show so much emotion on the field," said Kohli at the felicitation function organised by the BCCI at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The retirements of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja after the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup triumph give India a chance to find their replacements and develop a player pool for their title defence in 2026. While the victorious World Cup team is enjoying enthusiastic receptions from delighted fans in New Delhi and Mumbai, a new-look squad captained by Shubman Gill is gearing up to compete against Zimbabwe in a five-match T20I series in Harare beginning on July 6.
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The anticipation is palpable as the clock ticks down to the grand felicitation ceremony for Team India at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium, celebrating their triumph in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados. A water salute was accorded to the Indian men's cricket team as it landed in the City on Thursday evening.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The World Masters League T20 has announced the appointment of South African cricket legend Jonty Rhodes as the brand ambassador for its 2024 season. He will witness and call the thrilling action as the league gets underway in August 2024.
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) The anticipation is palpable as the clock ticks down to the grand felicitation ceremony for Team India at Mumbai's iconic Wankhede Stadium, celebrating their triumph in the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados. The Men in Blue, captained by the local hero Rohit Sharma, touched down in the Maximum City at 5:30 pm but the fervour among the fans had already reached fever pitch hours before their arrival.
Chennai, July 4 (IANS) After winning the One-day series and the one-off Test, hosts India Women will be hoping to dominate the three-match T20I series against South Africa and complete another 3-0 verdict and a complete clean sweep of the multi-format bilateral series, India (W) will host South Africa (W) for a three-match T20I series beginning on Friday at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium here.
Harare, July 4 (IANS) Ahead of the five-match T20I series against India, Zimbabwe have appointed former South Africa fast-bowler Charl Langeveldt as their new bowling coach. Zimbabwe had earlier appointed Justin Sammons as head coach and Dion Ebrahim as the batting coach. Langeveldt has been part of the South Africa coaching team in two stints and also serves as the bowling coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Punjab Kings.
