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Ishaan Shahane and Debasis Sen India are the champions of the world, and the fairytale ending could not have been scripted better. After a month-long journey through the T20 World Cup, the Indian team’s victory in the final is the cherry on top. Emotions are running high, and they will continue to do so for a long time, as India have finally lifted an ICC trophy after years of perseverance and heartbreaking near-misses. Rohit Sharma was seen lying on the turf in sheer happiness, while Hardik Pandya let his inner child out. Virat Kohli was speaking to his family on…

Shamik Chakrabarty & Debasis Sen A tally of 66 runs at 11.00, with a strike-rate of 100… As India get ready for their T20 World Cup semi-final against England on Thursday, they face a Virat-sized problem. Virat Kohli was in scintillating form in the IPL, scoring more than 700 runs and winning the Orange Cap. And his golden run as a Royal Challengers Bengaluru opener prompted the Indian team management to use him in the same capacity at the ongoing T20 World Cup. Yashasvi Jaiswal had to make way for the former India captain at the top, but the move…

Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president Amol Kale passed away in New York due to cardiac arrest. He was 47. Kale, along with MCA secretary Ajinkya Naik, had travelled to the United States to watch the India versus Pakistan T20 World Cup game. He was elected as the MCA president in 2022, defeating former India middle-order batsman Sandeep Patil. Patil condoled Kale’s death and paid a glowing tribute. “Very sad news,” he told RevSportz. “He (Kale) was a very efficient cricket administrator and did a lot of good work as the MCA president. After assuming office, he increased the match fees…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has acknowledged that the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York haven’t been up to the mark and efforts will be made to improve things for the remaining matches at the T20 World Cup. “T20 Inc and the ICC recognise that the pitches used so far at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium have not played as consistently as we would have all wanted,” the ICC said in a statement. That the world body would closely “monitor” the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium pitches ahead of the India-Pakistan…

And so, after 151 games and 94 goals, Sunil Chhetri’s storied career ended with a result that was neither here nor there. In isolation, a 0-0 draw against Kuwait, one of the first Asian sides to play in the World Cup (1982), was not a bad result. But on this Thursday night at the atmospheric Salt Lake Stadium, it felt like a catastrophe. India, and Igor Stimac, their coach, now know that nothing less than victory in Doha against Qatar, the two-time champions of Asia, is likely to be enough if they’re to make it to the third round of…

Is this the final goodbye? Rohit Sharma’s cryptic post on X (the erstwhile Twitter) has sparked speculation. The post is a collage of pictures, capturing MI fans and the team. It came two days after MI played their final game in this year’s IPL. Close on its heels, came another post in which the former MI captain hit out at the IPL’s host broadcaster Star Sports for being “intrusive”. “The lives of cricketers have become so intrusive that cameras are now recording every step and conversation we are having in privacy with our friends and colleagues, at training or on…

Domestic cricket will undergo an overhaul from the 2024-25 season. This is as per the cricket board secretary Jay Shah’s recommendation to the Apex Council. Under the changes, Ranji Trophy will be played in two phases, while toss will be eliminated in the U-23 championship for the CK Nayudu Trophy. The season will start with Duleep Trophy and the BCCI has decided to do away with the zonal system. The national selectors will pick four teams instead. This will be followed by the Irani Cup and then the first five rounds of the group league matches of Ranji Trophy. Red-ball…

England will lock horns against South Africa in the opening fixture of this year’s Women’s T20 World Cup on October 3 in Dhaka. According to an official announcement on Sunday, India and Pakistan will play against each other on October 6 in Sylhet. India’s first game is against New Zealand on October 4. It is an evening fixture. Australia are also in this group. Two teams will progress from this stage, which practically makes it a three-horse race in Group A between India, Australia and New Zealand. Australia, the six-time champions, play the winners of the Qualifiers on October 4.…

Only a few days ago, Virat Kohli had hit out at his strike-rate critics, ostensibly aiming his rant at Sunil Gavaskar, without naming him. Now the legendary former India opener has responded, saying the commentators were responding to what they saw in front of them. “Commentators questioned only when the strike rate was 118,” Gavaskar said on Star Sports. “I’m not too sure. I don’t watch too many matches, so I don’t know what the other commentators have said otherwise. But if you have a strike (rate) of 118 and then you get out in the 14th or the 15th…

Shahid Hashmi The Pakistan Cricket Board heads in the right direction in their bid to improve the standards of their national men’s team, appointing World Cup-winning coach Gary Kirsten as the white-ball head coach and Jason Gillespie for the longer format. “We have appointed Gary Kirsten as white-ball head coach and Jason Gillespie as red-ball head coach,” said PCB chairman Moshin Naqvi, who has taken some major decisions to uplift the standards of Pakistan cricket since taking over two months ago. Naqvi, who is also a Senator in Pakistan’s Upper parliament, the Senate, and federal interior minister, has the backing…