It is often speculated that the Pakistan team has two factions -- one supporting Skipper Babar Azam, while the other group is loyal to fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi.
'Thank you to everyone for making me a part of what is an incredible memory.'
India captain Rohit Sharma was named the 'Men's International Cricketer of the Year', while former head coach Rahul Dravid was conferred with the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' at the Ceat Cricket Rating Awards 2023-24 here on Wednesday.
Swashbuckling batter Suryakumar Yadav on Friday expressed his delight at being appointed captain of the Indian T20 side for the tour of Sri Lanka
Following his duck in the final, the 25-year-old received a ton of backlash from Indian cricket fans
'Sometimes, you are a good player, and you haven't made it. I think they have done very well for India.'
Rohit Sharma's triumphant team will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 11 am at his residence before flying to Mumbai, where a road show and felicitation function is scheduled at the Wankhede stadium.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup FINAL played between India and South Africa in Barbados on Saturday
Rahul Dravid's tenure as India Head Coach, which ended gloriously with the T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados on Saturday, will remain a case study on how to be stately and understated at the same time in modern-day cricket coaching.
India will play a five-match T20 International series against Zimbabwe, starting on July 6.
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup Super 8s match against Afghanistan?
Loss to Bangladesh was a huge setback
In the last few weeks, the Indian Navy has extended assistance to a number of merchant vessels in the Western Indian Ocean following attacks on them.
The recently-crowned T20 world champion Indian cricket team has been invited to celebrate its triumph in Maldives by
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Friday said the grand welcome accorded to the T20 World Cup winning Indian cricket team in Mumbai was also a message to the BCCI to never take away the final match of a major tournament from the country's financial capital.
England will be keen to overcome a lack of ideal preparation due to rain and hit the ground running when they face Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener
Images from the T20 World Cup Group B match between Australia and England, at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday.
Despite scoring just single digits in his first three matches of the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli remains a key player for India, according to batting coach Vikram Rathour.
India are placed with Australia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Group 1 of the Super 8.
Jasprit Bumrah on Monday said he has been 'living a dream'
Australia bring an ageing squad and a few players short of fitness to the T20 World Cup but will have the same easygoing confidence
Ashwin also acknowledged the hard work done by Dravid during his stint as India coach, saying he brought balance to the team and change in approach.
The BCCI is yet to give its consent to the tentative schedule for the ICC Champions Trophy next year.
Rohit has earned laurels in white-ball cricket, and his impressive tally speaks volumes about his prowess in limited-over cricket.
The West Indies, led by Andre Russell, delivered a top-class bowling performance to dismiss the United States for 128 in their crucial Super Eights Group 2 clash of T20 World Cup in Barbados on Friday.
Afridi said Rohit instils a sense of self-belief in his team with his aggressive style of play.
Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh, who played an instrumental role in Men in Blue's T20 World Cup triumph, opened up on Friday about getting a chance in Test cricket
India secured their second Twenty20 World Cup title with a dramatic seven-run win over South Africa in the final in Barbados.
Australian wicketkeeper-batter Matthew Wade has been reprimanded by the ICC for "showing dissent at an umpire's decision" during his side's win over England in the T20 World Cup
Markram hoped that this would be the first of more finals to come, in particular when South Africa host the 50-over Cricket World Cup in 2027.
The Proteas were in the hunt but in the end, fell just short in a chase of 176.
As many as 30 percent of the players picked T20 as the most important format.
Former Indian cricketer Sarandeep Singh believes India's bowling attack holds the key to victory in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa
Prasar Bharati on Monday announced that it will telecast the ongoing T20 World Cup, the Paris Olympics and Wimbledon on its DD Sports channel.
It turned out to be a memorable evening for the players, many of whom experienced such a rapturous welcome for the first time in their lives.
'Australia skipper Marsh not ready to bowl for start of World Cup'
All-rounder Gerhard Erasmus will lead Namibia in the upcoming T20 World Cup to be held in the Americas next month.
On a batting-friendly surface, West Indies produced a clinical bowling spell to restrict the USA to 128.
Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott was disappointed with the shot selection of his batters in their defeat by India in Thursday's T20 World Cup Super Eight match.
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