New Delhi: The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team returned to the country here on Thursday aboard a specially-arranged charter flight with scores of fans lining up outside the airport to welcome the players despite a steady drizzle and heavy security deployment that kept them at a distance from their heroes. Hundreds of supporters, holding…
Hyderabad: The 38th Hyderabad Sailing Week, a landmark event in India’s sailing calendar, was inaugurated today with grandeur and enthusiasm. The opening ceremony was graced by Lt Gen JS Sidana, AVSM, DGEME, Senior Colonel Commandant, and Patron of the EME Sailing Association. This year, the event serves as a YAI Ranking Event and features competitions…
Bridgetown: Flamboyant India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja announced his retirement from T20 Internationals on Sunday, joining his illustrious teammates Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in bidding adieu to the format a day after winning the World Cup here. India pipped South Africa by seven runs in the final here on Saturday to clinch their second T20…
New Delhi/Mumbai: Celebrations erupted Saturday night across cricket-crazy India as its team won the T20 World Cup, with fans flooding the streets carrying the tricolour in their hands. Chants of ‘India, India’ reverberated in the air as crowds gathered at city centres in different parts of the country to cheer for the ”Men in blue”….
Bridgetown: After a wait of 13 years, India has finally lifted the World Cup trophy for the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup. Skipper Rohit Sharma and ace player Virat Kohli, veterans of the game who have played the sport for over a decade now, add another feather to their already decorated cap. This,…
Bridgetown: India’s agonising 11-year wait for a global title was brought to an end by Virat Kohli’s ingenuity and Rohit Sharma’s inspirational captaincy as the star-studded team outwitted eternal bridesmaids South Africa by seven runs in a see-saw final to lift its second T20 World Cup trophy here on Saturday. Kohli, who was part of…
Bridgetown (Barbados): Not known for handling pressure well on the big stage, South Africa have pulled off close wins in this competition giving them a strong belief that victory is possible from any situation, captain Aiden Markram said ahead of the T20 World Cup final against India here. India, a team full of superstars, will…
Chennai: Dashing India opener Shafali Verma smashed the fastest double-century in the history of women’s Test cricket, eclipsing Annabel Sutherland of Australia during the one-off Test against South Africa here on Friday. Shafali, 20, scored her double ton off just 194 balls, bettering Sutherland’s feat, which came off 248 balls against South Africa earlier this…
Georgetown (Guyana): India head coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma have thrown their weight behind the struggling Virat Kohli, saying the stylish batter has shown the intent and is due for a “big one” in the T20 World Cup finals against South Africa. Kohli, who was the highest run-getter at this year’s IPL with…
Georgetown (Guyana): India flaunted their superabundance of talent in a display of absolute dominance to storm into the final of the T20 World Cup with a 68-run shellacking of England in their semi-final here on Thursday. Leading the charge once again was their inspirational skipper Rohit Sharma, who laid the foundation with an aggressive 57…
