Disney Star, this season's official media rights holder of the shortened, fast-paced form of cricket, was expecting to rake in as much as Rs 18,000 crore ($2.2 billion) in advertising from the sport
It then came down to 16 off 6 balls needed and the rain started to fall as Pandya came to bowl, Miller hit the full toss with all his power and then Suryakumar Yadav took the best catch of his career
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.
Rohit joined Virat Kohli to become the second player to retire from T20 International cricket after ending India's 11-year ICC title drought.
Kohli announced the retirement after winning the Player of the match award for his match-winning knock of 59-ball 76 in the final against South Africa in the final at Kensington Oval in Barbados on J
T20 World Cup 2024 Final highlights India vs South Africa Full Scorecard: Jasprit Bumrah with his brilliant bowling, Surya with an amazing catch, Pandya with the final over helped India lift the cup
After the 2007 ODI World Cup debacle when Dravid was the captain of the Indian team, it is the perfect time to recreate a new memory for the Wall of Indian Cricket to remember the West Indies
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Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the highest run-scorer with 281 runs in 8 matches followed by India's Rohit Sharma in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024
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Virat Kohli is followed by the Indian captain Rohit Sharma, Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene and English skipper Jos Buttler in the top-10 run-getters list of T20 World Cup
India vs South Africa Playing 11: The India vs South Africa match is also going to be an emotional affair for the fans as this could be the last time Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli play together in T20s
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The total amount of prize money for the World Cup has been set at a whopping $11.25 million, which would be roughly equal to Rs 93 crore
An Atlantic storm named 'Beryl' could well become a peril for the finale of the T20 World Cup 2024, causing a washout in the final between South Africa and India
Shamsi, who has played only four games in this World Cup, averages less than 10 and has struck at 7.5, which is the best among all bowlers
Among all the batters in the world, Klaasen has the best strike rate and average against slow left-arm spinners. He has struck at 164.6 and averages a brilliant 47 in T20 cricket
Among all the teams in this World Cup, India has lost the most 'opener' wickets to the left-arm pacers, followed by the USA and Afghanistan
The Proteas bowling unit is the most economical in this T20 World Cup 2024 as they have bowled with an economy rate of 6.13
After India's big upset in the last ICC World Cup event in November 2023, fans will be out in full force on Saturday evening as India takes on South Africa