DTVHINDII am confident that India will win the World Cup: Poonam Yadav
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 starting from October 3 Poonam Yadav. (Photo by Ryan Pierce/Getty Images) Before the start of the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, a big statement has come from former Indian women cricketer Poonam Yadav. It is worth noting that this time the multination tournament is starting from October 3 in the UAE hosted by Bangladesh. A total of 10 teams are participating in the tournament this time, while 23 matches will be played between these teams for the title. The final match of the tournament will be played on 20 October at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The entire tournament will be played in Dubai and Shahjahan Cricket Stadium. Poonam Yadav gave a big statement Let us tell you that before the start of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Poonam Yadav, while discussing with Star Sports on the Follow the Blues show, said – Coach Amol Majumdar has focused a lot on improving the fielding and fitness of the team. He also organized a 10-day skill camp. I believe things are getting better and all the girls in the camp are working hard. When you are part of such a camp, you get clarity about your playing position, who plays a key role in which position and where you should bowl. It helps in correcting mistakes, ensuring that you don’t repeat them in the World Cup. I am confident that Team India will win the World Cup. On the other hand, if we talk about the Indian team in the T20 World Cup, then India will start its title campaign with a match against New Zealand Women on October 4. After this, India’s next matches are going to be against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia. Indian team for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana (vice-captain), Shefali Verma, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wicketkeeper), Yastika Bhatia (wicketkeeper)*, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Renuka Singh Thakur, Dayalan Hemalatha, Asha Sobhana, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil*, Sajna Sajeevan. Note: *Selection based on fitness Traveling Reserves: Uma Chhetri (wicketkeeper), Tanuja Kanwar, Saima Thakur. Non Traveling Reserve: Raghavi Bist, Priya Mishra.
Andre Russell: “Why should I retire, I want to play the next T20 World Cup in 2026: Andre Russell
West Indies international cricketer Andre Russell recently expressed his desire to participate in the T20 World Cup in 2026. Andre Russell. (Photo by TONY ASHBY/AFP via Getty Images) Andre Russell wants to play T20 World Cup 2026: West Indies international cricketer Andre Russell recently expressed his desire to participate in the T20 World Cup to be held in 2026. This tournament will be jointly organized by India and Sri Lanka. The 36-year-old Russell was considering retiring from international cricket after the 2024 T20 World Cup but revealed that he changed his decision after a conversation with West Indies head coach Darren Sammy and will now prepare his body for the next mega tournament. Russell is one of the biggest names in T20 cricket. He has scored 1033 runs at a strike rate of 163.70 and taken 60 wickets in 82 T20 Internationals for the West Indies. Talking about continuing his international career for the West Indies, Russell said that the Caribbean team has a lot of talent, but he wants to inspire the young players so that they can become even better and fight for their place in the team. Why should I retire: Andre Russell Speaking to Jamaica Gleaner, Russell said, “I spoke to Sammy and he told me that he wants me to play international cricket for a few more years. Seeing the talent in the Caribbean team, I think I will push my body more and play international cricket for the next two years.” Russell further said, “I definitely want to play in the 2026 World Cup because I have a lot of talent that can come out. I could have retired from international cricket, but I want to see how the young all-rounders perform. I can still hit the ball anywhere, bowl at a good pace, am still fit and can run in the field. I don’t think I should stop now.” Andre Russell’s current status Currently, Andre Russell is playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). His team has won five out of eight matches so far and has qualified for the playoffs, which will start on October 1. The Kieron Pollard-led side will next play against Barbados Royals and Guyana Amazon Warriors and if they win both the matches, they will secure their place in the top two, giving them two chances to qualify for the final.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: ICC releases official song ‘Whatever It Takes’
The official song of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is sung by all-girl pop group WiSH. Women’s T20 World Cup (Photo Source: Getty Images) The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 will be played from October 3. The tournament was earlier scheduled to be held in Bangladesh, but due to political reasons it will now be played in the UAE. Meanwhile, before the start of the tournament, the ICC released the official event song ‘Whatever it takes.’ has been released. The official music video has also been launched along with the soundtrack, which features a cinematic preview of the tournament, highlighting iconic moments from women’s cricket. All-girl pop group WiSH has sung the song The official song of Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is sung by all-girl pop group WiSH. The music director of the song is Mikey McCleary and composer is Parth Parekh and it is produced by Bay Music House. The song is now available for download and streaming on major platforms worldwide. Claire Furlong, ICC General Manager (Marketing and Communications), said, “The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is committed to creating the best platform for world-class players to shine. Women’s cricket is firmly established on the global stage, and we aim to further enhance its recognition with the launch of the official event song.” WiSH girl group shared their happiness on the launch of the song saying, “We are extremely proud to announce that as an all-girls group, we have created the official event song for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup! Cricket is a powerful force that unites people in our country and around the world, and it is an honour to contribute to such a special occasion. Being huge fans of Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana, we can’t wait for them to perform the hook step of the music video, and of course the other players from all the participating nations.” Talking about the song, Music Director, Mickey McCleary said, – “I think we have captured the atmosphere and energy of the T20 Cricket World Cup in this song and I can’t wait for cricket fans around the world to hear it.”
‘It could have been seven sixes’: Stuart Broad on Yuvraj Singh’s ‘six sixes’ at T20 World Cup opener
Broad has recently told how he was saved from getting hit by 7 consecutive sixes from Yuvraj Singh? Stuart Broad and Yuvraj Singh (Image Credit- Twitter Former England cricket team fast bowler Stuart Broad has recently reacted to Yuvraj Singh conceding six consecutive sixes in the first T20 World Cup of 2007. Broad says that it could have been 7 sixes, it was good that he did not bowl a single no ball. It is worth mentioning that this historic moment was witnessed 17 years ago on 19 September 2007 in the Super 8 match between India and England. Stuart Broad came to bowl the 19th over of the Indian innings, and during this Yuvraj, who was on strike, hit sixes in 6 consecutive balls and thus etched his name in the pages of history. But when Broad was asked about this moment after 17 years, he said that he would never want to see this moment again. Stuart Broad gave a big response Let us tell you that while remembering this moment of the 2007 T20 World Cup, Stuart Broad said in the commentary panel of Sky Sports – I would never want to see it again. I have to admit that I was lucky that I did not bowl a single no ball there, otherwise it could have been seven sixes. I never saw it, never. So thanks for reminding me of that moment after 17 years. See this reaction of Brad Stuart Broad reveals that he has NEVER watched back Yuvraj Singh hitting him for 6 sixes in an over in the 2007 T20WC! pic.twitter.com/wWyfAiFow6 — Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) September 19, 2024 On the other hand, Yuvraj finished his innings with 58 runs in 16 balls, helping India post a mammoth total of 218/4 in 20 overs. Despite chasing the target confidently, England fell short by 18 runs, which eventually led to their early exit from the tournament. Building on the momentum from this win, the Indian team won the first T20 World Cup title by defeating Pakistan in a thrilling final.
Deepti Sharma’s bowling will be important in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Veda Krishnamurthy
Women’s T20 World Cup is starting from 3 October Deepti Sharma (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. It is worth noting that this time the tournament is starting from October 3 in the UAE hosted by Bangladesh. At the same time, India will start its campaign in this tournament with a match against New Zealand on October 4. Apart from this, the Indian women’s cricket team also has to play league matches against teams like Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia. The top two teams in the group will make it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. So now before the start of this mega tournament, Indian batsman Veda Krishnamurthy has made a big statement about the Indian team and especially Deepti Sharma. Krishnamurthy says that Deepti’s bowling is going to be important in the tournament. It is worth noting that recently Deepti Sharma was seen playing for London Spirit in Women’s The Hundred. In this tournament, Deepti performed brilliantly under pressure and won the team its first title by hitting a six. In the entire tournament, Deepti scored 212 runs and also took 8 wickets at an excellent average of 6.85. Veda Krishnamurthy gave a big statement about Deepti Sharma Let us tell you that in a recent discussion with Star Sports, Veda said- She will definitely be important, and her bowling will be very important. If the pitch helps, I think she will be more lethal in those conditions as well. It’s been over a decade now, she made her debut in 2014, and she has evolved as a cricketer every year. She has reached a point where she has become a very important part of the Indian team, no matter the format.
ICC announces ticket prices for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, great news for young fans under 18 years of age
Those under 18 will have free entry into the stadium while match tickets will start at just Dirham 5. ICC Womens World Cup 2024 (Pic Source-X) The International Cricket Council has announced the price of the match tickets of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 today i.e. on 11 September. Let us tell you that there will be free entry to the stadium for youth under the age of 18, while the price of the match ticket will start from just 5 dirhams. ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice announced this in a press conference with Emirates Cricket Board member Zaid Abbas. He also praised UAE as a venue. Geoff Allardyce thanked the ECB for hosting the event and said, ‘One of the exciting things about the United Arab Emirates is its diversity. It is a place where the whole world is represented. This means that it is effectively a home World Cup for all 10 teams and all the players will get a lot of support here. In this regard, I announce that tickets will be available from just five dirhams and tickets under 18 years of age will be free. We would also like to thank the ECB and Dubai Sports Council for hosting this tournament. We will also be hosting the Criio festival to give over 500 girls the opportunity to get involved in the sport and have their first fun cricket experience.’ ECB’s Zaid Abbas also gave his opinion about this important tournament Geoff Allardyce released a video of the tournament’s spectacular laser show at Burj Khalifa and said, ‘I would like to thank the ECB and my friends at the Dubai Sports Council and everyone who has taken on the responsibility of hosting this important tournament. This includes the Dubai International Stadium and the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.’ Zaid Abbas said, ‘The Emirates Cricket Board is very happy to host the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. We want more and more people to love this tournament and we are able to host the top class cricket tournament in the best possible way in front of the world. This tournament will see the best women players from around the world competing against each other. The ECB was in constant dialogue with the International Cricket Council and the Bangladesh Cricket Board so that fans and players do not face any kind of inconvenience. This tournament will be played between 10 teams from 3 October to 20 October. A total of 23 matches will be played in 18 days. 20 league matches will be played in Dubai and Sharjah while the semi-finals will be played in Dubai on 17 October and Sharjah on 18 October. The final match of this great tournament will be held in Dubai on 20 October. Group A has Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka while Group B has Bangladesh, England, South Africa, West Indies and Scotland. Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir…
VIDEO: When MS Dhoni did not finish the match himself in T20 World Cup but made Virat Kohli finish it
This incident happened during the semi-final match of the 2014 T20 World Cup MS dhoni and virat kohli (Image Credit- Twitter Former captain of the Indian cricket team MS Dhoni is known for finishing matches in the cricket world. Dhoni finished many matches for Team India in his cricket career. However, there was also an occasion when Dhoni did not finish the match himself but got it finished by Virat Kohli. Let us tell you that this incident was seen in the T20 World Cup played in Bangladesh during the year 2014. The semi-final match of the tournament was played between India and South Africa. In this match, while chasing the target of 173 runs given by South Africa, India needed 1 run to win. However, during this time, after the dismissal of Suresh Raina (21), MS Dhoni came to bat on strike. But Dhoni defended the last ball of the 19th over which was bowled by former African bowler Beuran Hendricks. But Dhoni could have easily scored runs on this ball, but he did not do so. Kohli reacted to Dhoni’s shot by asking why did you do this. But Dhoni wanted Kohli, who was unbeaten at 68* at that time, to finish the match because he was the one who brought the match to the end and Dhoni did not want to take the credit for finishing the match. Watch the video of this gesture of Dhoni Due to Kohli’s brilliant innings, India won the match by 6 wickets On the other hand, if we tell you about the situation of that match, then India won the match by 6 wickets on the basis of Kohli’s brilliant innings of 72* runs. Batting first, South Africa scored 172 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs against India. For South Africa, Faf du Plessis scored 58 and JP Duminy scored 45* runs. So when India came out to chase this target, they easily achieved this target in 19.1 overs by losing 4 wickets. Apart from Kohli’s (72*) brilliant innings, Rohit Sharma scored 23, Ajinkya Rahane 32, Yuvraj Singh 18 and Suresh Raina 21 runs.
Suryakumar’s historic catch in T20 World Cup final turns into Ganesh Puja pandal theme in Gujarat, see viral photo
India defeated South Africa by 7 runs in the final of T20 World Cup 2024 Suryakumar Yadav (Image Credit- Twitter Cricket is no less than a festival in India. Cricket fans do not hesitate to give cricketers the status of God. For example, Sachin Tendulkar, whom fans call the God of Cricket. And now a similar sight has been seen related to Indian cricketer and T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav. It is worth noting that the final match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 was played between India and South Africa at Kingston Oval ground in Barbados. In the last over of the match, South Africa needed 16 runs to win, and David Miller was on strike. So in this over, Hardik bowled a low full toss to Miller which he could not time properly. After this, Surya took a brilliant catch on the boundary line, which later proved to be the turning point of the match. So now a photo of Ganesh festival pandal theme related to this catch of Surya is going viral very fast on the internet. The photo is said to be from Vapi district of Gujarat. Along with this, fans are seen sharing this photo very fast. See photo of pandal themed on Surya’s T20 World Cup catch Suryakumar Yadav’s catch (T20 World Cup Final) theme Ganesh Pandal in Vapi, Gujarat. pic.twitter.com/0RTsbAOpBZ — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 10, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about Suryakumar Yadav, he has recently been made the new T20 captain of the Indian cricket team. So now he can be seen playing in the three-match T20 series starting on Bangladesh’s tour of India. The first match of this series will be played at the recently constructed New Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Stadium in Gwalior. It will be interesting to see how Surya’s bat will perform against Bangladesh.
Champions One-Day Cup 2024: PCB announces names of 5 captains, see full squad of all teams
The tournament is starting from 12 September Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan (Image Credit- Twitter The first season of Pakistan’s List A domestic cricket tournament Champions One Day Cup is all set to begin from September 12. The final match of the tournament will be played on September 29. A total of five teams are participating in the first season, namely Wolves, Panthers, Dolphins, Stallions and Lions. All the matches between these teams will be played in Faisalabad. So now some star players of Pakistan cricket team are going to be seen in action in the upcoming tournament. Also today on 6th September, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the names of the captains of the teams. The captain has been selected by the mentors of the teams. Let us tell you that in the upcoming tournament, former Misbah-ul-Haq will be seen mentoring the Wolves, Saqlain Mushtaq the Panthers, Sarfaraz Ahmed the Dolphins, Shoaib Malik the Stallions and Waqar Younis the Lions team. Pakistan cricket team’s star wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan will be seen captaining the Wolves team, while Shadab Khan has been given the command of the Panthers team. Apart from this, Saud Shakeel will be seen captaining the Dolphins, Shaheen Shah Afridi the Lions and Mohammad Harris the Stallions team. See the full squad of all five teams Wolves: Mohammad Rizwan (captain, Peshawar), Fakhar Zaman (Abbottabad), Abdul Samad (Faisalabad), Akif Javed (FATA), Ali Usman (Multan), Bilawal Bhatti (Muridke), Hasibullah (Pishin), Iftikhar Ahmed (Peshawar), Kamran Ghulam (Peshawar), Mohammad Faizan (Faisalabad), Mohammad Imran Jr (Peshawar), Mohammad Sarwar Afridi (FATA), Mohammad Imran (Khanewal), Naseem Shah (Lahore), Nisar Ahmed (Lahore), Salman Ali Agha (Lahore), Shahnawaz Dahani (Larkana), Zahid Mahmood (Dadu) and Zain Abbas (Multan) Mentor – Misbah ul Haq Panthers: Shadab Khan (captain, Islamabad), Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (Quetta), Ahmed Bashir (Lahore), Ali Asfand (Faisalabad), Ali Raza (Sheikhupura), Amad Butt (Sialkot), Arafat Minhas (Multan), Azan Awais (Sialkot), Haider Ali (Attock), Mohammad Hasnain (Hyderabad), Mohammad Umar (Karachi), Mohammad Zeeshan (Faisalabad), Mubasir Khan (Rawalpindi), Rehan Afridi (Khyber), Rizwan Mahmood (Hyderabad), Saim Ayub (Karachi), Umar Siddique (Lahore), Osama Mir (Sialkot), Usman Khan (Karachi) and Usman Salahuddin (Lahore) Mentor – Saqlain Mushtaq DolphinsSquad: Saud Shakeel (captain, Karachi), Aftab Ibrahim (Karachi), Asif Ali (Faisalabad), Awais Ali (Gujranwala), Faheem Ashraf (Kasur), Kashif Ali (Rawalpindi), Mir Hamza (Karachi), Mohammad Huraira (Sialkot), Mohammad Abbas Afridi (Peshawar), Muhammad Akhlaq (Kamoki), Muhammad Ghazi Ghori (Karachi), Muhammad Riazullah (Peshawar), Noman Ali (Hyderabad), Qasim Akram (Lahore), Sameen Gul (Jamrud), Sarfraz Ahmed (Karachi), Sahibzada Farhan (Peshawar), Sufian Moqim (Kotli), Umar Amin (Rawalpindi) and Usman Qadir (Lahore) Mentor – Sarfraz Ahmed Stallions: Mohammad Haris (captain, Peshawar), Abrar Ahmed (Karachi), Adil Amin (Peshawar), Azam Khan (Peshawar), Babar Azam (Lahore), Haris Rauf (Islamabad), Hussain Talat (Lahore), Jahandad Khan (Rawalpindi), Junaid Ali (Lahore), Maaz Ahmed Sadaqat (Peshawar), Mehran Mumtaz (Rawalpindi), Mohammad Ali (Sialkot), Mohammad Amir Khan (Swat), Saad Khan (Hyderabad), Shamil Hussain (Islamabad), Shan Masood (Karachi), Tayyab Tahir (Sarai Alamgir), Ubaid Shah (Lahore), Yasir Khan (Rawalpindi) and Zaman Khan (Mirpur) Mentor – Shoaib Malik Lions: Shaheen Shah Afridi (captain, Peshawar), Abdullah Shafique (Sialkot), Aamir Jamal (Islamabad), Aamer Yamin (Multan),…
Champions One-Day Cup 2024: Afridi, Rizwan, Shakeel, Shadab and Haris appointed captains of 5 teams for the upcoming tournament
Champions One Day Cup is a domestic cricket tournament in Pakistan Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan (Image Credit- Twitter X) Recently, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has introduced its domestic 50 over cricket tournament in a new avatar, which will now be known in the cricket world as the Champions One-Day Cup. So today on September 6, PCB has announced the names of the players for the captaincy of five teams in the upcoming tournament. These five names include Pakistan’s T20 captain Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Haris. Talking about the names of the 5 teams, they are Lions, Wolves, Panthers, Dolphins and Stallions. So despite the strained relations with the PCB, Shoaib Malik has been appointed as the mentor of the Stallions and Harris as the captain of the team. The management had earlier said that the T20 format suits Harris, but the fast bowler has not yet made it to the T20 International team, along with the T20 World Cup 2024. Apart from Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq will be seen mentoring the Wolves team. Former cricketer Saqlain Mushtaq will be seen mentoring the Panthers, Sarfraz Ahmed the Dolphins and Waqar Younis the Lions team. The tournament will start from September 12 The upcoming tournament will be played between 12th and 29th September. Like the previous season, the semi-finals have been replaced by playoffs. Fans will no longer get to see the semi-finals in it. Teams will directly make it to the playoffs and the finals. Although there are no city names on the front or back of the teams, it is understood that Lahore for Lions, Karachi for Dolphins, Peshawar for Panthers, Faisalabad for Wolves and Sialkot for Stallions are likely to be added. Apart from this, 8 days after the Champions ODI Cup ends, Pakistan is going to host England in a three-match ODI series. It will be interesting to see how Pakistan will perform against England after losing 0-2 in the Test series against Bangladesh?
