India lost their tournament opener to New Zealand in Dubai. (PC: ICC) Sophie Devine’s brilliance (57 not out, 36 balls) turned out to be the difference between New Zealand and India, as the New Zealand Women came out victorious in their Women’s T20 World Cup opener in Dubai on Friday. India could muster only 102 …
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Bangladesh register a win. Source (ICC X) Murafa Akter, Ritu Moni, Nahida Akter and Fahima Khatun struck at regular intervals, as Bangladesh usurped Scotland in the opening game of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup in Sharjah by 15 runs. Sobhana Mostary (36) and Shathi Rani (29) were the key performers for Bangladesh with the …
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Harmanpreet Kaur will be the center focus of India’s World Cup campaign this year. (PC: X.com) How many T20 World Cups has Harmanpreet Kaur been part of? If this trivia question is asked, the answer would be six. Now, that just capsulises the kind of experience the India skipper brings to the table. However, if …
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Indian media in the flight back to India (Image: Debasis Sen) For those 22 representatives of the Indian media, it was an opportunity of a lifetime to travel in the same flight that carried the players of the Indian team, who in turn had just emerged triumphant in the T20 World Cup. The Board of …
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Whether 1971 or 2024, Indian cricket fans have always gathered in numbers to celebrate their heroes. (Image: TOI, BCCI, Writer’s archive) The similarities were uncanny. As we witnessed the scenes in Mumbai last evening, snapshots that will forever be etched in fans’ memories, one was forced to go back to 1971, the first time such …
Suryakumar Yadav with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PC: ICC/X) It was 130am IST time when Suryakumar Yadav messaged me. I had sent him an Oped piece I had done for ET and it was titled, “Anatomy of a Catch.” His message was funny. It read, “Arre apne itna bara piece likh diya hai! …
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Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma after ICC T20 WC 2024 Triumph (PC: ICC) We were in the commentary box in Dubai in November 2021 when news came in that Rahul Dravid had been formally appointed head coach of the Indian cricket team. Sir Clive Lloyd, one of the greatest captains the sport …
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Rahul Dravid finally gets his hands on an ICC Trophy (Image: BCCI) “I am not a legacy person,” Rahul Dravid said to the media at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados, soon after India had won the T20 World Cup. “I am not looking for legacies. I am just glad that we gave it the …
A Dravid legacy that Indian cricket will benefit from for a long time Read More »
Arshdeep Singh dancing with Virat Kohli and with the trophy and medal (PC: ICC) Much has been said about how Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya bowled in the final. Let me add the 19th over bowled by Arshdeep Singh to this list. Three dot balls to start the over against …
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Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid with the Trophy (PC: Gautam Gambhir & BCCI/X) It was the time for emotional outpouring. India won another T20 World Cup after a gap of 17 years and as the players and coaching staff were celebrating at Kensington Oval, Virat Kohli went into Rahul Dravid’s embrace and shed a tear. …
For new coach, Rahul Dravid would be a tough act to follow Read More »
