India to hit nets today in Barbados to prepare for Super 8 tie vs AfghansMIAMI: It’s travel time. The American duty is over for India and now we’re into what matters most –the Super-8 in the West Indies.There wasn’t everything perfect about the US leg – bad pitches, poor outfield, washed out game – but…
NEW DELHI: With a seven-wicket victory against Papua New Guinea on Thursday, Afghanistan demonstrated their increasing reputation as the dark horses of the 2024 T20 World Cup, moving on to the Super Eight stage of the competition and eliminating New Zealand.In the Group C encounter at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad, Fazalhaq Farooqi added…
NEW DELHI: West Indies cricketing icon Brian Lara expressed his unwavering support for co-hosts USA, rather than Pakistan, to progress through to the Super 8 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup.The legendary batsman, renowned for his unparalleled prowess and illustrious career, unequivocally endorsed the American team’s prospects of advancing further in the competition, while…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand‘s hopes of advancing to the Super Eight stage in the ongoing T20 World Cup were in jeopardy after a 13-run defeat against the West Indies in Trinidad on Thursday. The co-hosts, who have now won their first three matches, became the fourth team to qualify for the next round.The other three…
NEW DELHI: Uganda equaled the lowest score ever recorded in a Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday, collapsing to 39 all out against the West Indies. This dismal performance matched the Netherlands’ record low against Sri Lanka in 2014.West Indies, who posted 173 for five after winning the toss and electing to bat, secured victory by…
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced a groundbreaking prize money of $11.25 million for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, setting a new record for the tournament.“The winners of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is set to receive at least $2.45 million – the highest prize amount in the…
NEW DELHI: West Indies pace legend Courtney Walsh expressed no surprise at India’s strategic move to include four spinners in their T20 World Cup squad, citing it as a strategic alignment with their strengths.India’s selectors recently announced the inclusion of Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja in their 15-man squad for the…
West Indies, the co-hosts of the T20 World Cup, have received a terror threat to the tournament from North Pakistan, according to a report on Cricbuzz. However, CricketWest Indies (CWI) has reassured about all safety measures. “Pro-Islamic State (IS) media sources have launched campaigns inciting violence against sporting events, which included video messages from the…
India’s T20 World Cup squad is expected to be announced by the BCCI before the end of this month, and the interest around that transcends boundaries, which shows in the words of former Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake.The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be co-hosted by the USA and the West Indies from June 2…
NEW DELHI: Suryakumar Yadav, the top T20 batter in the world, will miss a few more IPL games while he heals from a sports hernia operation. The National Cricket Academy (NCA) will be monitoring his progress.The Mumbai Indians, in which Surya plays, have lost their first two games in the league and he has not…
