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India now in the top of their game in the T20 World Cup

June 25, 2024 Arijit Bose

New York: Afghanistan have achieved a great feat. Afghanistan has created history by defeating Bangladesh by 8 runs and reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024. With this, Australia’s journey in the T20 World Cup 2024 has ended. In the match, Bangladesh stopped Afghanistan at 115 for five. The target was small, but amid incessant rain, the Afghan fighters did wonders after Rashid Khan’s charismatic captaincy. Afghanistan has entered the knockout stage of an ICC tournament for the first time. Now Afghanistan will face South Africa in the…

Starting humble, Madhuri Kindo shows spark

June 25, 2024 Arijit Bose

New Delhi: Madhuri Kindo, a 22-year-old goalkeeper for the Indian Women’s Hockey Team, has recently been promoted from the Indian Junior Women’s Hockey Team to the Senior Team after her standout performance in the assessment camp in April. Madhuri belongs to a humble farming family from Birmitrapur, Odisha, an hour’s drive from the majestic Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium in Rourkela. While her father Shankar Kindo tilled the fields, Madhuri was captivated by her brother Manoj Kindo’s hockey skills on the sidelines. Following in his footsteps, Madhuri picked up the hockey…

BCCI Office bearers lauded for efficient delivery

June 25, 2024 Arijit Bose

Mumbai: The BCCI Office Bearers convened with representatives of the state associations at the BCCI Headquarters in the Wankhede Stadium. The meeting highlighted the commendable efforts of the state associations in executing the busiest cricket season of 2023-24, which featured the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, TATA IPL 2024, TATA WPL 2024, along with various international bilateral series and a full domestic cricket season. Honorary Secretary of the BCCI, Jay Shah, extended his congratulations to the state associations for their exceptional work during this packed season. He sought feedback…

Exhibition to Commemorate 100 years of India at Olympic Games

June 25, 2024 Arijit Bose

Paris: IOC President Thomas Bach and Ambassador of India, Jawed Ashraf Present at Event That Celebrates the Olympic Movement and India’s Journey At The Games The JSW Group marked Olympic Day with the inauguration of an exhibition that celebrates life and legacy of Pierre de Coubertin, the Founder of the Olympic Movement, along with commemorating 100 years of India’s presence at the Games, in the host city of Paris, on Sunday. Chairperson of the JSW Foundation, Sangita Jindal and Inspire Institute of Sport Founder, Parth Jindal were joined by President…

Kuldeep Yadav a key weapon in Indian arsenal

June 22, 2024 Arijit Bose

New Delhi: Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming believes that the West Indies pitches are likely to get turn in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup and in such a situation, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav can prove to be important for India due to his wicket-taking ability. India has so far entered the tournament with three fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh and two spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. Fleming told ESPNcricinfo, if the wickets get turn as is expected as the…

Kane Williamson in two minds about the future

June 22, 2024 Arijit Bose

New York: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said the team needs some time to regroup after an early exit from the T20 World Cup. He also made no commitment to his return to the prestigious tournament in 2026. Considered one of the greats of modern cricket, all-format player Williamson has been the backbone of New Zealand’s batting order for over a decade. Under Williamson’s presence, New Zealand reached the World Cup final three times, including the ODI World Cup in 2015 and 2019 and the T20 World Cup in 2021.…

Indian Cricket Leagues are the new normal

June 22, 2024 Arijit Bose

New Delhi: The evolution of Indian cricket leagues is a fascinating journey that reflects the growing popularity and commercialization of cricket in India. Here’s an overview of the key milestones in the evolution of Indian cricket leagues: Early Domestic Competitions Ranji Trophy (1934) Established as the premier first-class cricket competition in India. Named after Ranjitsinhji, the tournament involves teams representing regional and state cricket associations. Duleep Trophy (1961) Another significant first-class competition named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji. Initially contested by teams representing geographical zones of India. Irani Cup (1959-60) A…

IL T20 picks the best for a action packed season

June 22, 2024 Arijit Bose

Dubai: Ahead of the third season of the IL T20, 69 players have been retained by their respective teams including Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, David Warner and Mohammad Amir. The third season of the tournament will begin on January 11, 2025 and will be played in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah till February 9. The window for retained players opened on June 1 and teams were given two weeks to submit their list of retained players. Defending champions MI Emirates have retained captain Pooran, Dwayne Bravo, Akeel Hossain,…

West Indies to get the Kyle Mayers touch in T20 World Cup

June 22, 2024 Arijit Bose

New York: West Indies opener Brandon King has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the T20 World Cup due to a side strain injury. West Indies Cricket has included left-handed batsman Kyle Mayers in the team in his place. Brandon King was injured during the match against England. The ICC said in a statement that the Event Technical Committee of the current T20 World Cup 2024 has approved the inclusion of left-handed batsman Kyle Mayers in the West Indies team in place of Brandon King. Mayers is expected…

Can the Blue Brigade outclass the Bangla Tigers ?

June 22, 2024 Arijit Bose

Antigua: India and Bangladesh are to clash on Saturday in the 47th match of the T20 World Cup 2024. On one side is the team captained by Nazmul Shanto, which will be out of the tournament if it loses this match, while on the other hand, with a win, Team India captained by Rohit Sharma will come very close to the semi-finals. After making a winning start in the Super 8, India now faces Bangladesh. India can make some changes in this match. So far, the Rohit brigade has had…