“Not a single ICC trophy in 10 years…” Has Team India become the new choker? Former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad gave a surprising statement
Team India has not been able to win a single ICC trophy since 2013. Venkatesh Prasad and Virat Kohli (Pic Source-Twitter) In the year 2023, Team India had a chance to win two ICC trophies each. He had the first chance to win the World Test Championship trophy. After that, Team India had a good golden opportunity to win the ODI World Cup. Had won all the league stage matches in ODI World Cup 2023. After this the team defeated New Zealand in the semi-finals and made it to the finals. However, Team India then lost to Australia in the final. After this defeat, India’s dream of becoming world champion for the third time was shattered. Let us tell you that the Indian team has not been able to win any ICC tournament since 2013, hence many fans started calling Team India the new chokers. Regarding the question regarding fans’ chokers Venkatesh Prasad gave a funny answer Venkatesh Prasad has given his opinion regarding whether the Indian cricket team is the new choker. Actually, recently Venkatesh Prasad had organized a question and answer session on social media platform X. During this session, a fan asked him, Sir, do you also think that Team India has become the new chokers of world cricket? Because we have lost 10 consecutive ICC knockouts in the last 10 years. Answering this question, Venkatesh Prasad said that he does not consider Team India as chokers. Venkatesh Prasad responded, “No chokers, we have won 2 Test series against Australia in Australia, the last in 2020-21 by 36 all out, I consider it one of the biggest wins for India, that too When more than half the players were not available. But there is definitely something not right about not winning a major tournament in 11 years.” India will once again have a chance to win the ICC trophy next year, when they will participate in the ICC T20 World Cup to be held in USA and West Indies in June. Talking about Team India, it is currently playing a two-match Test series in South Africa. After this he will play a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Also read: Irfan Pathan gave a big statement on Team India’s poor bowling in the Boxing Day Test.
SA vs IND: Dough wet in poverty! ICC fines Indian team after losing Centurion Test match
In the first test match, India was defeated by South Africa by an innings and 32 runs. Indian Cricket Team (Image Credit- Twitter X) The first match of the two-match Test series between South Africa and India ended yesterday, Thursday, December 28. Let us tell you that in this match, host South Africa has defeated the Indian cricket team by a huge margin of innings and 32 runs. On the other hand, the Indian team has suffered a double blow after losing this match. Let us tell you that due to slow over rate in the match, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has imposed a fine on the Indian team. In the match, India was found two overs late in finishing the bowling in the stipulated time, after which the apex body of cricket has fined India 10% of the match fee. This fine has been imposed on the Indian team by ICC Elite Panel match referee Chris Broad. So, if we tell you about the rule of slow over rate, then according to Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct (players and things related to players), if a team is not able to complete the overs in the stipulated time, then players of that team will be fined. A fine of 5% of the over match fee is imposed. 🚨 JUST IN: India have been penalized for slow over rate during the first #WTC25 Test against South Africa. Details⬇️https://t.co/dSqixki92Z — ICC (@ICC) December 29, 2023 India slipped to fifth place in WTC 2025 Let us tell you that after losing this Test match against South Africa, the Indian team was in fifth position after three matches with 16 points and points percentage of 44.44. However, due to slow over rate, the Indian team’s points have been deducted. Currently, she is at number six, below Australia with 14 points and 38.89 points percentage. read this also- SA vs IND: Temba Bavuma out of second test match, know the big reason 5 Indian bowlers who have taken 500 wickets in the fewest innings in international cricket 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL
World Cup 2023 breaks all broadcast and digital records so far; Virat Kohli’s important contribution
Virat Kohli has made an important contribution in the record-breaking viewership of World Cup 2023. World Cup 2023 (Photo Source: Twitter) The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on 27 December that the recently played in India ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Breaking all broadcast and digital records, it has become the biggest ICC tournament ever. The ICC said that the ICC World Cup 2023 has crossed the 1 trillion total minutes on broadcast mark, which includes new technical innovations such as vertical video feed. The ODI World Cup 2023 saw an increase of 38% compared to the 2011 edition played in India and 17% compared to the 2019 World Cup in England. The 2023 World Cup final between India and Australia is the most watched ICC match with 87.6 billion live viewing minutes worldwide, which is 46% more than the last time the hosts reached the final in 2011. After India, Australia has the most watched CWC 2023 Disney Star Network recorded 422 billion viewing minutes in India alone, up 54% from 2011 and up 9% from 2019. If we talk about the figures outside India, there has been a significant increase in the number of people watching the World Cup in the United Kingdom and Australia. 800 hours of live coverage was seen in the UK, resulting in over 5.86 billion minutes of live match viewing. Read here: SA vs IND 2023-24: Virat Kohli and this young South African fan looted the crowd on the second day of Boxing Day Test! There is a special reason hidden in the viral video Australia, on the other hand, recorded 3.79 billion minutes of watch time from 602 hours of live coverage, up 92% from 2011. 9.1 million people came to Australia to watch the 2023 World Cup, three million more than 2019. Meanwhile, total viewership from Pakistan stood at 237.12 billion viewing minutes. The World Cup 2023 has become the most digitally-engaged ICC event ever with 16.9 billion video views on digital platforms. Virat Kohli made a big contribution A funny incident of Glenn Maxwell overcoming pain against Afghanistan has been viewed 50 million times. The video of India’s star batsman Virat Kohli breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s ODI record was viewed 78 million times while the video of him hugging him got 40 million views on Instagram. Additionally, Virat Kohli contributed 39 million video plays on Instagram by taking a wicket against Scott Edwards of Netherlands. 4 South African opening batsmen who have scored 50+ scores most times in Test cricket Best playing 11 of the year 2023 5 batsmen who have scored the most centuries in test cricket away from home (active players) 5 Indian players who have scored the most runs in Tests against South Africa (Active Players) 6 Indian batsmen who scored centuries in South Africa Top 5 players sold in IPL 2024 auction 5 most expensive players sold in IPL history 3 players who have taken more than 500 wickets in test cricket for Australia Top 3 players who scored most runs as captain in IPL 4…