The Indian team almost confirmed its place in the semi-finals by defeating Bangladesh on Saturday. India defeated Bangladesh by 50 runs in the Super-8 stage of the T20 World Cup 2024. In this match, the Indian team performed well in all three departments. The Indian team has not lost a single match in this World Cup so far and they have won two consecutive matches in the Super-8 stage as well. The BCCI has shared a video of Sir Vivian Richards coming to India’s dressing room after the victory against Bangladesh.
India’s final match of the Super-8 stage will be played against Australia on June 24. Meanwhile, as usual, BCCI on Sunday shared a video of the Indian dressing room on social media, in which West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards is seen. This time he was a part of the Best Fielder award ceremony held in India’s dressing room. This time he praised Rishabh Pant, who is making a strong comeback after a car accident, the video of which is now going viral.
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At the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, it is the legend himself who presented the fielder of the match medal!
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Team India’s fielding coach T Dilip called Vivian Richards to the Indian dressing room. The entire team welcomed Vivian Richards in the dressing room. As soon as Vivian Richards arrived, he hugged Virat Kohli and shook hands with Team India’s head coach Rahul Dravid. The legendary West Indies player praised the Indian team for their performance so far in the tournament. Richards also said that if West Indies does not qualify for the tournament, he will support the Indian team.
Rishabh Pant got a new nickname –
Apart from this, the former legendary player has also given a new name to India’s wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant. Actually, Pant is called the Spider-Man of Indian cricket but now Vivian Richards has given him a new name. Sir Vivian Richards has called Rishabh Pant a ‘pocket rocket’.
Interestingly, after every match, the team’s fielding coach T Dilip nominates players for the best fielder medal and this practice continues in the ongoing tournament as well.
After the match against Bangladesh, the team’s fielding coach T Dilip nominated Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Akshar Patel for the Best Fielder Award. After this, Vivian Richards presented the medal to the World T20’s number one batsman Suryakumar Yadav. This time he won the Best Fielding Award. In this match, Surya caught the catch of Liton Das, it was an amazing catch.