NEW DELHI: The security has been significantly enhanced at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York for the T20 World Cup 2024. The Nassau County Police Department is overseeing a comprehensive operation to ensure the safety of the games held at the Long Island ground from June 3 to June 12.This includes positioning snipers…
Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who is an avid cricket fan, is thrilled about the 2024 ICC T20 Men’s Cricket World Cup. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Pichai said that he is excited ‘to see my favorite sport growing globally.’ In the post, he also wished good luck to all the teams participating in…
NEW DELHI: As the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team gears up to kick off their T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on Wednesday, former cricketer Aakash Chopra has raised concerns about India’s readiness for the tournament. Speaking on his YouTube channel on Monday, Chopra questioned why the Indian team, despite being among the favorites to win…
NEW DELHI: Former Indian Test opener Wasim Jaffer is known for his witty and savage replies on X, specially to England cricketers. Jaffer enjoys a love-hate banter with former England captain Michael Vaughan and both spare no chance to have a go at each other regarding their cricket team’s performances.On Sunday, an English cricket website…
NEW DELHI: The 2024 T20 World Cup is off to a thrilling start with co-hosts USA and West Indies securing victories on the opening day. The excitement continued on the second day with Namibia clinching a dramatic Super Over win against Oman on Monday.Indian fans had their first glimpse of the team during their sole…
NEW DELHI: Namibia triumphed over Oman in a dramatic Super Over finish to commence their T20 World Cup campaign with a victory at the Kensington Oval. The closely contested match saw both teams ending their innings at the identical score of 109, necessitating the one-over eliminator.Batting first, Oman struggled against a fierce Namibian bowling attack…
NEW DELHI: Former cricketers Sanjay Manjrekar and Sanjay Bangar have defended the selection of Hardik Pandya for the T20 World Cup, citing his exceptional performances in past international tournaments.Questions arose about Pandya’s role as an all-rounder and captain after a lackluster IPL season. However, Manjrekar firmly believes that the selectors made the right choice in…
Gary Kirsten delivered the goods for India and Gujarat Titans in the IPL. As Pakistan‘s white-ball coach, another interesting challenge awaits himMan-of-the-tournament in the 2011 World Cup Yuvraj Singh labels him the best coach he’s ever played under. Other members of that victorious campaign like Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh also speak glowingly about his…
NEW DELHI: Co-hosts West Indies faced a tough challenge from a spirited Papua New Guinea side before securing a hard-fought five-wicket victory in their T20 World Cup opener in Georgetown on Sunday. Despite losing their first four wickets for just 50 runs, PNG managed to post a respectable total of 136 for eight, thanks to…
NEW DELHI: Gautam Gambhir has emerged as the front-runner to take over as the coach of the Indian cricket team once the current coach, Rahul Dravid‘s tenure gets over following the conclusion of the T20 World Cup.The former opening batsman for India has also conveyed his desire to assume the coaching role for the national…
