[[{“value”:” Rahul Dravid, Team India coach (PC: X) The Caribbean islands might stir contrasting emotions for Rahul Dravid. In 2006, he was the captain when India beat the West Indies in their backyard after 35 years. The following year, under his leadership, the team made a disastrous exit from the World Cup. On perhaps …
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[[{“value”:” Sandeep Patil (PC: Shamik Chakrabarty) Not winning an ICC trophy for more than a decade is an “added baggage” and Rohit Sharma’s team will have to deal with that, feels Sandeep Patil. The explosive batsman of the 1980s was a cornerstone of India’s maiden World Cup triumph in 1983. Patil was in Kolkata …
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[[{“value”:” ICC T20 World Cup in USA (PC: Debasis Sen & X) America, the land of milk and honey. This is a very old phrase, which applies to the United States of America (USA), a real sporting powerhouse in every sense. The USA has been top of the pecking order at the Summer Olympics …
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[[{“value”:” Security in New York for ICC T20 World Cup (PC: X) Debasis Sen and Ishaan Shahane in New York The ICC T20 World Cup has commenced in New York, and as anticipated, stringent security measures have been implemented to ensure the smooth running of the tournament. Around the Nassau County International Stadium, police …
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[[{“value”:” New York is set for the T20 WC 2024 (PC: Debasis Sen) By Debasis Sen and Ishan Shahane in New York The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 got off to a flying start on Sunday with hosts West Indies taking on Papua New Guinea at the Providence stadium in Guyana. But a …
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[[{“value”:” Rishabh Pant against Bangladesh (Image: ICC) Soumya Sarkar had bowled the ball on middle stump. In fact, we could even say off and middle. Rishabh Pant, to our complete surprise, had his head down, and with just a flick of his wrists, dispatched the ball over fine leg for a boundary. This was …
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[[{“value”:” Image: BCCI India sprang a surprise or two in their warm-up match against Bangladesh at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, but despite the tinkering, they were emphatic winners in their only tune-up before they start their T20 World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5. Rishabh Pant smashed a …
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[[{“value”:” Jay Shah and Rahul Dravid (Image: BCCI/X) Between March 2001, when he scored 180 against Australia at Eden Gardens in India’s greatest-ever Test win, and 2006, Rahul Dravid was the best batsman in the Indian team. He was even better than Sachin Tendulkar during that phase. The dressing room tipped its collective hat …
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[[{“value”:” Virat Kohli for India in WC 2023 (PC: BCCI/X) The Indian cricket team led by Rohit Sharma will take on Bangladesh in their only warm up game of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday at the Nassau County International Cricket stadium, on the outskirts of New York. It will be the …
[[{“value”:” Team India’s T20 WC Triumph in 2007 (PC: BCCI/X) The ICC T20 World Cup assumes the adventurer’s role today, journeying to the United States of America in search of a new audience, even if they are primarily expats from cricket-playing nations. But, back in 2007, during the inaugural tournament, few knew what to …
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