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Suryakumar Yadav has proved time and again the kind of havoc he can wreak with the bat but India's lynchpin believes being able to control that aggression is equally important on the slow pitches in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Australia's Marcus Stoinis on Wednesday toppled Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi as the number one all-rounder in the latest ICC T20 rankings. Stoinis snared six wickets and also made valuable contribution with the bat to help Australia cruise to the Super Eights in the ongoing T20 World Cup. While Stoinis climbs a spot to become the premier all-rounder, Nabi dropped three places with Sri Lanka skipper Wanindu Hasaranga and Bangladesh veteran Shakib Al Hasan also rising to the second and third spot respectively.
The Indian cricket team qualified for Super 8 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 with an unbeaten run in the league stage. The Rohit Sharma-led side registered victories over Ireland, Pakistan and United States while their final match against Canada was called off due to wet outfield. All four of India's matches till now were in United States but the action shifts to West Indies for the Super 8 stage. Naturally, the team management is quite curious regarding the nature of the pitches and skipper Rohit Sharma asked pacer Jasprit Bumrah about his assessment of the surface. "Pitch kaisa hain (how is the pitch)?" he asked his lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah who seemed to be pleased with the surfaces provided for training.
The spin friendly conditions in the Caribbean have brought Kuldeep Yadav into the mix for India's T20 World Cup Super 8 opener against Afghanistan on Thursday. Kuldeep, India's best spinner across formats, was benched for the league stage of the tournament as the team played three specialist pacers and two finger spinners in Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja, stretching the batting till number 8.
Kane Williamson has stepped down as captain of New Zealand's white-ball teams, the Black Caps said on Wednesday, days after they crashed out in the group stage of the T20 World Cup.
West Indies iconic speedster Wesley Hall met stalwart batter Virat Kohli and gifted him his book 'Answering to the Call' ahead of India's Super 8 clash. India will begin the Super 8 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Afghanistan at Kensington Oval, Barbados, on Thursday. On the eve of the clash, Hall, who was known for his sheer pace in his playing days, met the modern-day star Kohli and gifted him his book. He also had a brief conversation with Kohli, heaped praise on Kohli, called him a "great player", and hoped that he would continue to play for India.
Jasprit Bumrah was the only Indian who made the cut in a 2024 T20 World Cup 'Team of the Tournament' made by England greats Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain. The team, which has been made on the premise of the group stage of the T20 World Cup, saw the likes of Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant and Arshdeep Singh be left out, despite stellar performances. The English duo - who are now reputed commentators - analysed and explained their choices on Sky Sports Cricket.
Rodney Tucker and Paul Reiffel will be the on-field umpires with David Boon as match referee for India's opening Super 8 stage match against Afghanistan at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 here on Thursday. South Africa's Allahudien Paleker will join the Aussie on-field officials as the TV umpire while England's Alex Wharf as the fourth umpire.