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Andre Russell Surpasses Dwayne Bravo To Achieve Big Feat For West Indies

During the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 clash against South Africa on Monday, West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell surpassed former cricketer Dwayne Bravo to become the highest wicket-taker for the Caribbeans in the history of the T20 WC. In a fine show of nerves and calm, Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada defied heroic spells by Roston Chase and Alzarri Joseph to extend their unbeaten run in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup to seven matches and reached the semifinals with a three-wicket win over West Indies at Antigua on Monday.

Pakistan Journalist Says "Afghanistan Can't Beat India Because Of IPL Contracts", R Ashwin Responds

The Afghanistan cricket team continued its magical resurgence in world cricket, beating the mighty Australians for the first time in their history to boost T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final hopes. Afghanistan's win over Australia turned out to be a big talking point on social media, with the cricket world lauding their rise. However, there remain those too who doubt the integrity of the Afghanistan team when it comes to playing against India over 'Indian Premier League contracts'. But, veteran India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin isn't willing to come across such assumptions.

'Once He Tastes Blood...': Ex-India Star Backs Virat Kohli Ahead Of Australia Clash

Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa said on Sunday that he wants to witness a solid half-century from star India batter Virat Kohli during Men in Blue's high-profile ICC T20 World Cup Super 8s clash against Australia, even if it comes at a lower strike rate than expected. India and Australia take on each other in a must-win clash at Saint Lucia on Monday. India is at the top of Group One with two wins in two games and have four points. They won their previous game against Bangladesh by 50 runs.

"There's Heaps Of Learnings": Corey Anderson On USA's T20 World Cup Campaign

Their fairytale run was cut short by the "Big Boys" but USA batter Corey Anderson says his assorted team is signing off from the T20 World Cup here with its head held high and "heaps of learnings". The USA were knocked out after losing their Super 8 stage matches to South Africa, West Indies and England. This was after a reasonably good run in the group league encounters, during which they beat Pakistan and gave India a scare.

'Wish To See David Warner End On A High': Australia Batter Usman Khawaja

He has had the best seat at the other end of the 22 yards watching David Warner in full flow and no wonder Usman Khawaja wants Australian team to give his opening partner a fitting farewell with a T20 World Cup triumph. Warner is set to retire from international cricket once Australia's campaign in the ongoing T20 World Cup concludes, which Khawaja loves to believe will only be after winning the coveted final. “As a friend, I'd love to see him (Warner) finish on a high. He's been playing some really good cricket. It's been really nice to see. You can tell he's just enjoying being out there. He's playing pretty relaxed. So he should. Yeah, it would be good to see," Khawaja told PTI Videos in an interview ahead of Australia's last Super 8s match against India.

Ex-Pakistan Star Slams Jos Buttler For IPL Remark, Gets Stunning Reply From Michael Vaughan

Former Pakistan cricket team captain Mohammad Hafeez slammed Jos Buttler for saying that the ICC calendar should be decided in such a way that no international matches take place during the Indian Premier League (IPL). During an episode of the Club Praire Fire podcast with Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan, Hafeez said that he was shocked after hearing the statement and went on to insist that the pride of playing for one's national team cannot be kept aside for a tournament like the IPL.

No Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya For Zimbabwe T20Is, Says Report. This Star To Lead

Though the entire cricket world is focused on the T20 World Cup 2024, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is working in the background to select the Indian team for the tour of Zimbabwe for 5 T20Is. The tournament is scheduled to begin on July 06, with the next-gen of India's cricketing stars expected to travel to the country while veterans like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah will be rested. Even the likes of Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav have reportedly declined the offer to travel with the team to Zimbabwe.

Australia In Defence Mode After Decision To Rest Mitchell Starc Backfires

After a defeat to Afghanistan in the T20 World cup Super 8 match, Australia head coach Andrew McDonald and captain Mitchell Marsh defended the 'tough move' of including spinner Ashton Agar in the playing XI in place of star pacer Mitchell Starc, citing the need for a spin on the sluggish surface. Australia now find itself in a precarious position ahead of their final Super Eight fixture against India in St. Lucia on Monday. In their previous match on a slow, turning pitch in St. Vincent, Australia opted to include Agar as a second specialist spinner alongside Adam Zampa, leaving out Starc.

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Andre Russell Surpasses Dwayne Bravo To Achieve Big Feat For West Indies

Pakistan Journalist Says "Afghanistan Can't Beat India Because Of IPL Contracts", R Ashwin Responds

'Once He Tastes Blood...': Ex-India Star Backs Virat Kohli Ahead Of Australia Clash

"There's Heaps Of Learnings": Corey Anderson On USA's T20 World Cup Campaign

'Wish To See David Warner End On A High': Australia Batter Usman Khawaja

Ex-Pakistan Star Slams Jos Buttler For IPL Remark, Gets Stunning Reply From Michael Vaughan

No Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya For Zimbabwe T20Is, Says Report. This Star To Lead

Australia In Defence Mode After Decision To Rest Mitchell Starc Backfires