Tough times don’t last. But tough people do, with a little help from team-mates. That’s how Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma reflected on their personal journeys after winning their maiden World Cup titles for India in Ahmedabad. For Abhishek, the three ducks at the start of the tournament alongside a lean run during the World…
Against New Zealand in the final, in front of more than 86,000 fans, Bumrah returned career-best T20I figures of 4 for 15 to put the icing on India’s cake. It took his tournament tally to 14 wickets, putting him on top of the bowling chart. “It feels extremely special because I played one final at…
After leading India to their third T20 World Cup title, Suryakumar Yadav has set his sights on winning the Olympic Games gold medal in 2028. “Obviously it has been a wonderful journey in the last one month. Though it didn’t start the way we wanted it to start but then it’s part of the sport,”…
“I think first of all I should dedicate this trophy to Rahul [Dravid] bhai, and then to VVS Laxman [bhai],” Gambhir said after India beat New Zealand in Ahmedabad for their T20 title. “Because what Rahul bhai has done to keep Indian cricket in such a good shape during his tenure, I have to thank…
India defended their T20 World Cup title with a thumping 96-run win over New Zealand in Ahmedabad, the venue where they had lost the 2023 ODI World Cup final to Australia. Here’s how their players and the support staff reacted immediately after the win. Abhishek Sharma: ‘It wasn’t an easy tournament for me’ “I wanted…
India head coach Amol Muzumdar has conceded that facing the pink ball under lights for his batters was “tough” and a “different challenge”. But he refused to blame the day-night fixture for India’s big defeat against Australia at the WACA ground. India’s hopes of drawing the multi-format series nosedived with totals of just 198 and…
Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs India Mitchell Santner won the toss in the T20 World Cup final and elected to chase in Ahmedabad. Chasing in the night has been the way to go in matches between evenly-matched sides, but India have come to the final having launched a successful defence of a total…
For West Indies, there were reports on Thursday of a charter flight being arranged, but that plan didn’t come through either. A CWI statement the same day said the confirmation had come after “a high-level call” on Thursday involving CWI, ICC officials, a representative of the team management, and a representative of the players. Source…
Bosch has played just one game for South Africa – an ODI a year ago – and was in line to make his T20I debut. Mulder, meanwhile, has featured in 11 T20Is and last played one against Ireland in September 2024. His last outing for South Africa was in a Test match in India last…
The England, South Africa and West Indies teams are set to leave India over the weekend on a charter plane arranged by the ICC due to the disruption in air travel caused by the ongoing military conflict in West Asia. ESPNcricinfo has learned that England, after losing their second-final to India on Thursday, will depart…