Cricket World Cup

Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana says no to KBC special episode; here's why

A special KBC episode celebrating India's ICC Women's Cricket World Cup victory was being shot this week, but the team's vice-captain, Smriti Mandhana, was unexpectedly missing from the show

PM Modi, Prez Murmu congratulate women's cricket team on World Cup win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the Indian women's cricket team for winning its first-ever World Cup with a 52-run victory over South Africa. "A spectacular win by the Indian team in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 Finals. Their performance in the final was marked by great skill and confidence," he said in a post on X. "The team showed exceptional teamwork and tenacity throughout the tournament. Congratulations to our players. This historic win will motivate future champions to take up sports," Modi added. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla also congratulated the team, saying the women cricketers have won hearts across the nation. "Congratulations to Team India on clinching the ICC Women's World Cup 2025!What a display of courage, skill, and belief. You've not just won a trophy, you've won hearts across the nation. Every Indian is proud of you! 'Saare Jahan se accha Hindustan humaara'. A golden moment for Indian cricket and for women in sports!" he said on X.

Chamari Athapaththu to captain Sri Lanka in Women's ODI World Cup 2025

Chamari Athapaththu will lead Sri Lanka in the Women's ODI World Cup later this month with the hope that the co-hosts would break the jinx of never having made the final of the prestigious event in the previous 12 editions. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Wednesday announced the 15-member squad for the eight-team tournament, being jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, with the experienced trio of Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva and Anushka Sanjeewani adding depth to the side. With 336 runs at 48 in eight matches including four half-centuries, Harshitha has been Sri Lanka's best batter this year while Dewmi Vihanga has topped the charts for the island nation with 11 scalps in four matches. In eight ODIs this year, Sri Lanka have lost five, won two and one ended with no result. After losing to New Zealand 0-2 in an away series, Sri Lanka lost to India in the final of the ODI tri-series also involving South Africa, which they hosted earlier in May this year. Sri Lanka will open

PM Modi uses cricket references in Namibia, wishes luck for 2027 World Cup

PM Modi referred to cricket in the context of increasing bilateral trade and then said, "we are just warming up"

Rohit might be eyeing 2027 ODI World Cup before calling it quits: Ponting

Australia legend Ricky Ponting believes Rohit Sharma is still going strong and a sense of unfinished business was behind his decision to continue playing and leading India in the 50-over format until the 2027 ODI World Cup to be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Barring the ODI World Cup, Rohit has won all ICC titles while captaining India. He came agonisingly close to laying his hands on the 50-over world title at home in 2023, only to lose to Australia in the final. Speaking on The ICC Review, the former Australia skipper said Rohit is pretty clear about his future goals. "When you start getting to that point of your career, everyone's waiting for you to retire. And I don't know why, when you can still play as well as he's played (in the Champions Trophy final), I think he was just trying to put those questions to bed once and for all and say, 'no, I'm still playing well enough. I love playing in this team. I love leading this team.' "And I think, the fact tha

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How ICC ODI World Cup 2023 provided major economic boost to India

The quadrennial event also broke the record for the most-attended ICC event, with a total of more than 1.25 million spectators attending the 50-over World Cup.

Hurricane Beryl delays Indian cricket team's departure from Barbados

The T20 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team's departure from the Caribbean island has been delayed as the charter flight is yet to arrive here. An Air India special charter flight named AIC24WC -- Air India Champions 24 World Cup -- is set to bring back the Indian squad, its support staff, the players' families and some board officials and Indian media, who have been stranded here for the past three days due to hurricane Beryl. The Rohit Sharma-led side won the title after pulling off a thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the final on Saturday. The flight, which took off from New Jersey, USA on July 2, is expected to land in Barbados around 2 am local time. As per the schedule, the flight is now expected to take off from Barbados at 4:30am (local time). It will take a 16-hour flying time to reach Delhi, where the team will land on Thursday at 6 am (IST) if there are no further delays in their departure. The Grantley Adams International airport here resumed its operation

Highlights: BCCI announces cash prize of Rs 125 cr for Indian team for its T20 WC triumph

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PM Modi, Prez Murmu congratulate Team India after T20 World Cup win

Hailing the Indian cricket team as champions after the T20 World Cup win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday the cricketers have won the hearts of crores of people. He said on X, "CHAMPIONS! Our team brings the T20 World Cup home in STYLE! We are proud of the Indian Cricket Team." He described the thriller in which India repulsed a determined South African team as historic. Over 140 crore Indians are feeling proud of the cricketers' performance, he said, adding that they won the cup in the field and hearts of crores of Indians in villages and streets. Noting that India did not lose a single match, the prime minister said it is not a small achievement in a tournament where so many countries participated.

T20 WC: Gaffaney, Tucker to officiate semifinal between India and England

New Zealand's Chris Gaffaney and Rodney Tucker of Australia will be the on-field officials for the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup between India and England in Providence, Guyana on Thursday. Reigning champions England booked their place in the seimfinal with a 10-wicket win against co-hosts USA, while India put the finishing touches to a perfect Super 8s stage with a 24-run win over Australia. Joel Wilson will be the TV Umpire for a re-run of the 2022 semifinal, which saw England come out on top, with Paul Reiffel in place as the fourth umpire. New Zealand's Jeffrey Crowe has been appointed as the match referee for the second semifinal. England's Richard Illingworth and Nitin Menon of India will be on the on-field umpires when Afghanistan make history by playing in their first T20 World Cup semifinal against South Africa in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday. Afghanistan qualified for the last-four stage with an eight-run win against Bangladesh, via DLS, at Australia'

T20 WC semis: Red-hot India seek revenge against defending champs England

The last time these two nations faced off in a Men's T20 World Cup semi-final was just 19 months ago in Adelaide

Arshdeep praises Bumrah for bowling 'like video game' during ongoing T20 WC

Arshdeep questioned how difficult it was for Kuldeep to first bowl with the wind and then against the wind

Minnow or never: How Karl Marx can solve world cricket's income inequality

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T20 World Cup 2024: Wiese helps Namibia defeat Oman in Super Over

Namibia defeated Oman in Super Over to begin their campaign in the T20 World Cup on a winning note here on Monday. Batting first, Oman were bowled out for 109 in 19.4 overs at the Kensington Oval. In reply, Namibia were also stopped at the same team score with Jan Frylinck making 45 in 48 balls and Mehran Khan taking 3/7 to take the game into the Super Over. Namibia's Gerhard Erasmus and David Wiese smashed 21 runs in the one-over eliminator and Oman could manage only 10. Earlier, Namibia's South Africa-born left-arm fast bowler Ruben Trumpelmann (4/21) created history as he became the first player in history of T20I cricket to take two wickets off the first two balls of a match. The 26-year-old achieved the feat when he dismissed opener Kashyap Prajapati and Oman skipper Aqib Ilyas for golden ducks on the first two balls of the match after Namibia asked their opponents to bat first. Khalid Kail top-scored for Oman with 34 in 39 balls. Brief scores: Oman: 109 all out in 19.4 ove

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WATCH: ICC launches anthem ahead of T20 World Cup 2024 in US & West Indies

The anthem will serve as the new sonic brand of ICC to be played at all matches, encapsulating the dynamic spirit of the sport across its diverse formats of Test, One-Day and T20 international cricket

Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: The god of cricket turns 51 today

Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: As he turns 51 today, let's look into the glorious career of the 'god of cricket,' who holds the record for the most number of centuries

The dream still on? Rohit Sharma not to retire before 2027 ODI World Cup

I am playing well at the moment and I am thinking of continuing for a few more years; I really want to win that World Cup, says India captain Rohit Sharma

Indian Premier League's return to kickstart two-month spending boom

The IPL ecosystem was valued at Rs 92,500 crore ($11 billion) in 2023, including the value of media rights and sponsorships, according to Indian valuation consulting firm D&P Advisory