Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson hailed young Indian uncapped all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy, saying that he is one of his favourite players to watch and lauded his dominance over the experienced spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin against Rajasthan Royals.
TV commentators Graeme Smith and Scott Styris remarked that such discussions should occur privately, not in front of the broadcasting cameras.
Australia bowled out South Africa for a below-par 212 despite David Miller's defiant 101 but the chase was not as straightforward as Pat Cummins and his team would have liked.
India last won a major ICC tournament back in 2013 -- the ICC Champions Trophy.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's South African import Aiden Markram believes Abhishek Sharma's destructive IPL form would fetch him an India cap in the not so distant future.
After Australia resumed on 59-2, West Indies made frequent inroads to stay in the contest.
The selectors have decided to rest David Warner for the five-match T20 series in India following Australia's ODI World Cup triumph.
Long-serving opener Warner is set to return for the five-match ODI series starting on Thursday, which selectors will use to refine Australia's line-up for the 50-over World Cup starting in India in October.
Venkatesh and Shreyas unleashed their inner beasts, tearing apart the SRH bowling attack.
Rohit Sharma's Candid Admission: India not good enough in World Cup final
In Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting's Indian team for the upcoming T20 World Cup, Rishabh Pant will feature 'every day of the week'.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 54.
England will be looking to bounce back from a rain-affected opening match and solidify their T20 World Cup campaign
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Match 54.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable performances of IPL 2024
Travis Head raised his career graph a few notches up in 2023, but the Australian batter understands that staying at that level is a challenging task, and the first stop for him in that journey is the upcoming T20 World Cup.
The likes of Andre Russell and Harshit Rana found it tough to describe the feeling of being IPL champions, even as they praised Nayar.
Rohit Sharma did practically everything right in the T20 WC: He batted brilliantly, he captained even more capably, but he failed to top the most valuable player table. Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024.
KKR trumped SRH in the league stage matches and it will give them an edge going into Sunday's summit clash, Matthew Hayden and Kevin Pietersen.
SRH finished last in 2023, but Pat Cummins, who was roped in for a whopping Rs 20.50 crore, scripted a sensational turnaround for the franchise, taking the team to the final with a 36-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 in Chennai on Friday.
It's storm in a tea cup: Klusener downplays Goenka's public outburst on KL Rahul
Images from the IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at Mohali on Tuesday.
'It's hard for me not to think, you know, as a man of faith, that there's not someone else pulling the strings.'
A look at the best catches of the match...
Dominating the Powerplay overs both with bat and ball was key to Australia's victory in the World Cup semi-finals against South Africa.
Apart from Renshaw's inclusion in place of Warner, there are no changes to the squad which beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third and final test to sweep the series 3-0 last week.
Australia are hosting West Indies for three T20s between Feb. 9-13 as part of their preparations for the T20 World Cup, which will be held in the Caribbean and U.S. in June.
Legendary Australia speedster Brett Lee feels apart from Jasprit Bumrah, pacers are failing to nail yorkers effectively in the death overs and he wants them to master the pivotal delivery.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of T20 World Cup 2024 after Game 48.
Before Sunday's game, Australia's Captain Pat Cummins said he wanted to silence the spectators at the Narendra D Modi stadium, and by jove! that's what his team did.
The 92,000 odd spectators watched Travis Head pummel the Indian bowlers taking his team to the brink of a memorable triumph in silence.
Joe Root became only the third player in Ashes history to score more than 2,000 runs and bag 20 wickets.
Simon Helmot, Sunrisers Hyderabad's assistant coach, on how the team demolished Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2, and plans for Sunday's final against Kolkata Knight Riders.
The most sensational catches that defined the encounter.
A look at the best catches in the CSK-SRH game.
Following his side's one-run loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match, Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Riyan Parag, who has had a breakout season with the franchise, admitted that he is not in his best form since he could not finish the game and has got a lot of areas to improve.
The Prime Minister praised Team India's talent and commitment, acknowledging their significant contribution to the country.
'Wicket was good. 277 no matter how bad or good you bowl, if the opposition has to score that much, they have batted well.'
Head, who fractured his left hand during Australia's South Africa tour last month, missed his team's first four matches at the World Cup in India.
Who do you think should be part of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup Super 8s match against Australia?
Matthew Short has also been called up as an extra batter while Travis Head recovers from a fracture to his left hand.
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