T20 World Cup 2014 Recap: Sri Lanka won the title by defeating India, Kohli became ‘Player of the Tournament’, know the whole story

Sri Lanka won the T20 World Cup 2014 title T20 World Cup 2014 Winner Sri Lanka & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) T20 World Cup 2014 Recap: The fifth edition of the T20 World Cup was held in Bangladesh in March-April 2014. For the first time in the history of the tournament, 16 teams participated. 10 teams playing Tests had already qualified. At the same time, 6 teams made their place by playing the 2013 ICC World T20 Qualifier Tournament. Which included Ireland, Afghanistan, Netherlands, UAE, Nepal, and Hong Kong. Sri Lanka won the trophy by defeating India in the final. Let us tell you the whole story of T20 World Cup 2014- T20 World Cup 2014 Recap: Rules of T20 World Cup 2014 New rules were introduced in the T20 World Cup 2014, which were different from the previous edition. The first round of the tournament was played between 8 teams, which were divided into two groups, each group had 4 teams. In the second round Super-10, the teams were divided into two groups, each group had five teams. The teams which were on top of their respective groups at the end of the group stage round went on to become part of the Super-10. During the group stage and Super-10 matches, the team that wins the match will get 2 points, if the match is cancelled then both teams will get 1 point each and in case of defeat, they will get zero points. In case of a tie (i.e. both teams scoring the same number of runs at the end of their innings), a Super Over would decide the winner. The use of DRS was also implemented in this edition. T20 World Cup 2014 Recap: 16 teams were divided into two groups Group A- Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Hong Kong Group B- Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, UAE These teams had made it to the Super-10 round Bangladesh made it to the Super-10 round by topping the Group-A points table with two wins from 3 matches, 4 points and a net run rate of 1.466. Netherlands qualified from Group-B with two wins from 3 matches, 4 points and a net run rate of 1.109. Let us tell you that England, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies were already part of the Super-10 round. In the Super-10 round, 10 teams were divided into two groups. Group-1 had Sri Lanka, South Africa, New Zealand, England, Netherlands and Group-2 had India, West Indies, Pakistan, Australia, and Bangladesh. Super-10 Group-1 Points Table Position Team Match Victory Garland no result score Net run rate 1 Sri Lanka 4 3 1 0 6 2.233 2 south africa 4 3 1 0 6 0.075 3 New Zealand 4 2 2 0 4 −0.678 4 England 4 1 3 0 2 −0.776 5 Netherlands 4 1 3 0 2 −0.866 Super-10 Group-2 Points Table Position Team Match Victory Garland no result score Net run rate 1 India 4 4 0 0 8 1.280 2 West Indies 4 3 1 0…

T20 WC 2024: Virat Kohli is ready to spit fire with his bat against Ireland, he is sweating it out in the nets

Virat Kohli reached New York just a day before the warm-up match against Bangladesh. Due to which he did not take part in the practice match. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) In the T20 World Cup 2024, Team India will play its first match against Ireland on June 5 at the Nassau Cricket Stadium in New York. Before the match, the players are seen sweating it out in the net session. Team India trained for three hours on Monday (June 3) evening. Virat Kohli reached New York just a day before the warm-up match against Bangladesh. Due to which he did not take part in the practice match. But before the match against Ireland, he is seen in full action. He batted fiercely in the nets during the practice session yesterday. Virat Kohli batted for 40 minutes in the nets Virat Kohli trained with the team for the first time on Monday (June 3) after arriving in New York for the T20 World Cup 2024. Kohli batted against Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Yuzvendra Chahal during his 40-minute session. Virat Kohli took some time to adjust to the conditions after which he was seen playing his shots. He also batted with Suryakumar Yadav in the nets. Pictures of Virat Kohli practicing are becoming very viral on social media at this time. Raring to go 👌👌 Inching closer to #TeamIndia‘s opening clash of #T20WorldCup against Ireland ⌛️ WATCH 🎥🔽 #INDvIRE — BCCI (@BCCI) June 4, 2024 Virat Kohli has scored the most runs in IPL 2024 Virat Kohli has scored 741 runs in 15 matches while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2024. He has also won the Orange Cap by scoring the most runs in the tournament. Be it a bilateral series or a big tournament, Virat Kohli has never lacked confidence. King Kohli would like to maintain the excellent form of IPL 2024 in the T20 World Cup as well. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli was the highest run-scorer in the tournament in the last T20 World Cup 2022, he scored 296 runs in 6 matches.

You get inspired by watching Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli: Sanju Samson

In the warm-up match against Bangladesh, Sanju Samson returned to the pavilion after scoring just one run. Sanju Samson. (Image Source: BCCI) Sanju Samson performed very well for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League 2024. Sanju Samson scored 531 runs in 16 matches in IPL 2024 and the brilliant player was at the fifth position in the Orange Cap list. Due to his excellent performance, Sanju Samson was included in the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Before the selection of the Indian team for this important tournament, there was a lot of talk about who would be included in the team as a wicketkeeper batsman because there were many players who made their mark in IPL 2024 not only with batting but also with wicketkeeping. However, Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant were included in the Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024. Recently Sanju Samson made a big statement about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. According to him, having Rohit and Virat in the team gives a lot of encouragement to all those players. Sanju Samson told BCCI, ‘Ever since I reached USA, IPL has completely gone out of my mind. This is a different stage and I am telling myself that you are at a place where people dream to reach. I told myself what should I do now? Should I go for a gym session or do something else to recover. I cannot motivate myself mentally. Everything will happen on its own. However, when you have Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli with you, things automatically become very positive. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma motivate you a lot. After this, you do not want to look back at all. Sanju Samson had a disappointing performance in the warm-up match against Bangladesh Let us tell you, in the warm-up match against Bangladesh, Sanju Samson returned to the pavilion after scoring just one run. He opened the Indian team with Rohit Sharma but Sanju batted very poorly. Now the Indian team has to play its first match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 against Ireland on June 5. Sanju Samson must be praying that he gets a place in the Indian playing XI in the upcoming match. Rishabh Pant batted very well against Bangladesh and scored an important half-century. Now it remains to be seen who becomes the first choice as wicketkeeper? 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024

When Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli last opened for India in T20I, know what happened then…?

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have opened for India only once so far in the T20 format in 2021 Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) Know what happened when last time Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli opened for India in T20Is: In the T20 World Cup 2024, Team India will play its first match against Ireland on June 5 in New York. India has not won the T20 World Cup title since 2007. The team reached the semi-finals of the last edition. But was knocked out of the tournament after a humiliating 10-wicket defeat against England. Which playing 11 combination Team India will play in T20 World Cup 2024 remains a topic of discussion. Many cricket experts say that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should open. Today we will tell you when was the last time Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opened for India in T20, and how was their performance. Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli opened against England in 2021 Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have opened for India in the T20 format only once in 2021. When England was on a tour of India in March 2021, the Indian team came on the field with the opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Kohli in the last match of the five-match T20 series. There was a partnership of 94 runs for the first wicket between the two batsmen. Rohit Sharma played an innings of 64 runs with the help of 4 fours and 5 sixes in 34 balls. Virat Kohli played an unbeaten innings of 80 runs with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes in 52 balls. Due to the brilliant batting of Rohit and Virat, the team was able to score 224 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs. In this match, England’s team was able to score only 188 runs for the loss of 8 wickets while chasing the target, and India won by 36 runs. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli has opened in 9 T20 matches for India so far. Kohli scored his first T20 century against Afghanistan in Asia Cup 2022 while opening. Before the start of the T20 World Cup, the Indian team played a warm-up match against Bangladesh, in which the team won by 60 runs. Virat Kohli was not a part of this warm-up match. Captain Rohit Sharma scored 23 runs in 19 balls.

Virat Kohli came out of Nassau Cricket County Stadium amid tight security, you can also watch the video

Virat Kohli was accompanied by Rinku Singh who has been included in the Indian team as a reserve player in this important tournament. Virat Kohli (Pic Source-X) The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has started. The first match of this tournament was played between USA and Canada. USA won this match by 7 wickets. In the warm-up match played on June 1, India defeated Bangladesh by 60 runs. However, during this great tournament, Indian team’s star batsman Virat Kohli was seen leaving New York’s Nassau Cricket County Stadium amid tight security. Virat Kohli was accompanied by Rinku Singh who has been included in the Indian team as a reserve player for this important tournament. In fact, security has been beefed up for Virat Kohli and all the players so that they do not face any problem and no fan can meet them easily. Let us tell you, Virat Kohli was awarded the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award and the Indian players had come here for a photo shoot before the tournament. Virat Kohli is the first player to have won the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award three times. Many people were quite surprised to see Virat Kohli’s security. Here is the video: #ViratKohli #T20WorldCup #T20WC24 pic.twitter.com/mByLeq0nps — virat_kohli_18_club (@KohliSensation) June 1, 2024 The Indian team performed quite well in the warm-up match against Bangladesh. Virat Kohli was not seen playing in this match. India has to play its first match of this important tournament against Ireland on 5 June in New York. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team would like to start this tournament with a bang. Talking about Virat Kohli, he batted very well in the recently concluded Indian Premier League 2024 and won the Orange Cap. The experienced batsman is in very good form at the moment and he would definitely like to leave his mark in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 as well. After the match against Ireland, the Indian team will play an important match against Pakistan on June 9. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024

T20 World Cup 2024: Video of ‘Foodie Chiku’ Virat Kohli eating food at the stadium goes viral

This incident happened during the practice match against Bangladesh Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) During the ongoing T20 World Cup, the Indian cricket team played its first and last practice match against Bangladesh yesterday on 1st June at Nassau County Cricket Stadium, New York. Let us tell you that in this match, Team India won by 60 runs due to the all-round performance. However, former Indian captain and legendary batsman Virat Kohli was not seen playing for Team India in this match. Even though he did not play the match, he was present in the stadium and was cheering for the team. So during this time, Virat Kohli is seen eating food in the dugout of Team India present in the stadium. Also, as soon as the fans found Kohli eating food in the dugout, his video went viral on social media very fast. Fans are seen reacting very fast to this video of Kohli. Watch this viral video of Virat Kohli Foodie Chikuuu😋#viratkohli , #t20worldcup pic.twitter.com/rHPVVF7T3D — 𝙒𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙣🥂 (@wrognxvirat) June 2, 2024 On the other hand, if we tell you the status of this match, then India won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India batted first and scored a total of 182 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. For India, wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant played a brilliant half-century innings of 53 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav scored 31 runs. Apart from this, all-rounder Hardik Pandya remained unbeaten by scoring 40* runs in 23 balls. After this, when Bangladesh came out to chase the target of 183 runs given by India, they could only score 122 runs at the loss of 9 wickets and had to face defeat by 60 runs in the match. Only Mahmudullah could play the best innings of 40 runs for Bangladesh. Apart from this, no other player could score more runs. From Team India, Arshdeep Singh and Shivam Dubey got 2-2 wickets, while Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Hardik Pandya and Akshar Patel got 1-1 wicket.

Take a look at the comparison of Virat Kohli and Babar Azam’s records in T20 World Cup

Kohli and Babar have played many matches against each other Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. (Image Source: X) Comparison between Virat Kohli and Babar Azam is nothing new. Ever since Pakistani captain Babar started performing consistently well, fans have started comparing him with Virat Kohli. Kohli and Babar have played many matches against each other. Recently, both of them came face to face during the 2023 ODI World Cup, where Babar scored a half-century, while Virat Kohli could score only 16 runs. However, India won that match by 7 wickets. Now both the star batsmen will once again face each other in the T20 World Cup 2024. This match between India and Pakistan will be played in New York on June 9. And everyone’s eyes will be on Babar Azam and Virat Kohli. Before this, take a look at the T20 World Cup statistics of both the players average- Kohli made his T20 World Cup debut in 2012. He has so far scored 1141 runs in 25 innings at an average of 81.50. On the other hand, Babar Azam made his T20 World Cup debut in 2021. He has so far scored 427 runs in 13 innings. During this, his average is 35.58. strike rate- Strike rate is very important in T20 cricket and when it comes to a tournament like the T20 World Cup, it becomes even more important. Virat Kohli has maintained a strike rate of 131.30 in the T20 World Cup. On the other hand, Babar Azam’s strike rate is 114.47. It took less innings to score 50 Kohli has scored 14 half-centuries in 25 innings. This means that he took 1.79 innings to score a half-century. Whereas Babar Azam has scored 5 fifties in 13 innings in the T20 World Cup. This means that he took 2.6 innings to score a half-century.

Virat Kohli was stunned to see the craze of T20 World Cup 2024 in USA

The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in West Indies and USA. Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is starting from June 2. Many people have been eagerly waiting for this important tournament for a long time. The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will be played in West Indies and USA. In today’s time, more and more people prefer to watch the T20 format. Not only this, the fan following of T20 cricket is increasing rapidly in the USA too. Recently, experienced Indian team batsman Virat Kohli revealed in Mumbai that the Indian team has many fans in the USA and he is also very happy to see that this game is rising very fast at the global level. During a conversation at the US Consulate in Mumbai, Virat Kohli said, ‘To be honest, I never expected that we would be able to play any form of cricket in any part of the USA but this is true. And this can tell you how fast the level of this game is rising in the world. There are a lot of fans of cricket in the USA. Not only this, the fan following of the Indian team is also very high. I think this is a very good start and in the coming times, its impact will be very high in the USA as well. I hope this lasts for a long time.’ Here is the video: Virat Kohli on Cricket’s Rise in the US❤️#viratkohli pic.twitter.com/Ks6BKVgpz6 — 𝙒𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙣🥂 (@wrognxvirat) May 31, 2024 Virat Kohli also put forth his opinion on the Major League Cricket Tournament Virat Kohli further said, ‘It is because of the Major League tournament that people in America have come to know more about cricket. Because of such tournaments, cricket is alive in the USA and people are praising it a lot. It is really a good thing that franchise cricket is being played here.’ The Indian team will play a warm-up match against Bangladesh today i.e. on June 1. The team has to play its first match of the upcoming tournament against Ireland on June 5. After this, India has to play an important match against Pakistan on June 9 in New York. The Indian team is captained by Rohit Sharma in the upcoming tournament while Hardik Pandya has been appointed as the vice-captain. India has many great players who would definitely want to leave their mark in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s…

Virat Kohli reached New York for T20 World Cup, participation in practice match against Bangladesh uncertain

India has to play a practice match against Bangladesh today. Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former captain of the Indian cricket team and legendary batsman Virat Kohli has reached New York for the T20 World Cup 2024. Kohli reached New York on Friday evening, 31 May, after a 16-hour long flight. However, after reaching here today, it is uncertain whether he will participate in the practice match against Bangladesh at the Nassau Cricket Stadium on June 1. It is worth noting that the Orange Cap holder of IPL 2024 and the experienced cricketer had asked for a break from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for some time after the IPL. But now he has reached New York for the much-awaited T20 World Cup. Also, after reaching here, Kohli has not even participated in the optional practice session. Apart from this, his chances of playing in the practice match against Bangladesh are also very less. Regarding Kohli, a senior BCCI source told Hindustan Times – Virat Kohli has checked in at the team hotel and he will rest after a long flight. Virat Kohli will be seen in action on June 5 On the other hand, if we tell you about Virat Kohli, he can now be seen playing in the match against Ireland on June 5. This match is the first match of the Indian team in the T20 World Cup and in this match Kohli would like to continue his brilliant performance like in the IPL. It is worth noting that Kohli scored a total of 741 runs in 15 matches played in IPL 2024 at an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.70. Indian squad for T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj reserve: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan.

Babar Azam again snatched this special record of Virat Kohli, became number 1 in the list

Pakistan captain Babar Azam played an innings of 36 runs in the fourth T20 match against England. With this, he has made a big record in his name. Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Before the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the Pakistan team has lost the T20 series against England 2-0. In the fourth T20 match, the Pakistan team had to accept defeat by 7 wickets against England. In this match, Pakistan’s bowlers and batsmen flopped badly. The defeat against England before the T20 World Cup will wake up the Pakistani team. But in this match, Babar Azam has broken Virat Kohli’s big record by playing a short innings. Babar Azam surpassed Virat Kohli Pakistan captain Babar Azam scored 36 runs off 22 balls in the fourth T20 match against England. Which includes five fours and a six. With this, he has become the highest run-scorer in T20 International cricket against England and has reached number one in the list. Before Babar, this record was in the name of Indian superstar Virat Kohli. Now Babar has broken this record of Kohli. Babar has scored 660 runs in T20I against England. Whereas Virat has scored 639 runs in T20 against England. Highest run scorer in T20 cricket against England: Babar Azam- 660 runs Virat Kohli – 639 runs Aaron Finch – 619 runs Mohammad Rizwan- 560 runs Martin Guptill – 471 runs Pakistan batsmen failed miserably against England Not a single Pakistani batsman could perform well in the T20 series against England. Due to this the team lost the series. Earlier, Pakistan had also lost a match in the T20 series against Ireland. Babar Azam definitely got a good start many times, but he could not convert the good start into a big innings. Talking about Babar Azam’s career, he has scored 4023 runs in 119 T20 matches for Pakistan. He has become the second batsman to complete 4000 runs in T20 international cricket. Before him, Virat Kohli has achieved this feat. England won by 3 wickets over Pakistan – In the fourth T20 match, England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and decided to bowl first. After this, while batting first, Pakistan’s team was all out for 157 runs and could not even play the full 20 overs. Usman Khan scored the highest 38 runs for the team. After this, Jos Buttler and Phil Salt gave England a quick start. Salt scored 45 runs, Buttler was out after scoring 39 runs. On the basis of this, England easily achieved the target at the loss of three wickets.