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Star opener Rohit Sharma will begin his stint as Team India's full-time T20I skipper in the upcoming series against New Zealand and a good performance by the team in these three matches could boost his chances to take over the leadership role in ODIs as well. ....
Pakistan captain Babar Azam said that the current side has become a strong unit that shouldn't break. He added that all players in the team are dejected but this is the time to lift each other's spirits. Pakistan, the only unbeaten team in Super 12 of ICC Men's T20 World Cup, lost in a thriller to Australia by five wickets in a semifinal here on Thursday. ....
Former India coach Ravi Shastri on Friday opened up on his relationship with ex-skipper and current president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly. ....
While former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir has castigated Australian opener David Warner for smashing Pakistan spinner Mohammad Hafeez's delivery, which had bounced twice, over the mid-wicket fence for a six, during their T20 World Cup semifinal here on November 11, Aussie coach Justin Langer showered praise on his batter saying, "It's one of the best things I've ever seen in cricket". ....
Australia and New Zealand would like to lay their hands on the glittering ICC T20 World Cup trophy when the trans-Tasman rivals face off in the final here on Sunday, with a win for either side ensuring their maiden title since the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2007. ....
South Africa's Shaun Pollock, Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene and England's Janette Brittin on Saturday became the three latest inductees to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Hall of Fame. ....
Praising his team-mate Adam Zampa for the outstanding performance in the Men's T20 World Cup, attacking Australia batter Glenn Maxwell on Sunday called the leg-spinner a superstar in the white-ball cricket. ....
Aaron Finch backing opener David Warner through his bad patch was perhaps the Australian limited-overs captain's masterstroke at the ICC T20 World Cup, as the 35-year-old reposed the faith of his skipper to guide the team to its maiden ICC T20 World Cup title. ....
Ahead of the three T20Is against New Zealand, India's new T20 vice-captain K L Rahul on Monday said that new head coach Rahul Dravid will bring with him a culture in which the players put the team above their personal goals. ....
Opening all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer is eager to learn whatever he can from India head coach Rahul Dravid. He added that he has come into the India T20I team with a blank mind and will pick up things depending on how the series unfolds. ....