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NEW DELHI : India captain Sunil Chhetri, the country's most prolific scorer, will retire from international football after the World Cup qualifier against Kuwait on June 6, the 39-year-old announced on Thursday.
Usain Bolt knows all about life in fast lane and it wasn't a surprise when he picked T20 as his favourite form of cricket, a sport that's in his "blood" thanks to a passionate follower in his father. Bolt, one of the greatest athletes of all time with eight Olympic gold medals to his credit, wanted to become a fast bowler growing up in Jamaica and now as the ambassador for next month's ICC T20 World Cup, he is finally getting to live a cricket dream.
India will play the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup in Guyana on June 27 if the cricketing giants reach the last four stage of the competition. As per ICC's playing conditions for the showpiece in the USA and Caribbean, reserve day is only kept for the final in Barbados on June 29. "If India qualifies for the semi-finals, they will play in the second semi-final scheduled for Guyana on the 27 June 2024," stated the playing conditions. The decision on scheduling has been taken considering the timing of the semifinals in Trinidad and Guyana. The first semifinal in Trinidad on June 26 is a night affair while the knock-out game in Guyana is a day game, more suited for the Indian TV audience.
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Saeed Anwar's controversial views over women entering the workforce and that resulting in more divorces has gone viral on social media. In a video that has surfaced on social media, Anwar can be heard saying that divorces have risen by almost 30 per cent in the past three years in Pakistan. He connected that to more women entering the workforce in the country. He also added in his sexist rant that because of financial independence, women have decided to run their own households according to their own wishes. The video has attracted a lot of criticism from users on social media.
Ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024, Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga and Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan share the top spot on the updated list for T20I all-rounders. Only 23 rating points separate the top five players on the T20I all-rounders rankings. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib dropped three points after two appearances in Bangladesh's recently concluded five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka T20I skipper Hasaranga joined the veteran Bangladesh cricketer to share the top spot. While Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi held third place, just a further 10 rating points adrift. Zimbabwe's Sikandar Raza gained two places and rose to the fourth spot after a few stupendous performances against Bangladesh, while South Africa's Aiden Markram lost one spot and dropped to the fifth spot ahead of the Proteas' campaign at the T20 World Cup.
The Pakistan cricket team's Tour of Ireland is currently on. It has been quite an eventful series. For the first time in T20I history Pakistan lost to Ireland. Then Pakistan speed merchant Shaheen Afridi was abused by a fan. Now, another incident is going viral from the series. In the video, Pakistan star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan can seen giving autograph on a 'release Imran Khan' photo. Imran Khan is not only Pakistan's 1992 World Cup-winning captain, but also their former prime minister.
It has been a disappointing IPL 2024 campaign for Rohit Sharma as the Indian cricket team skipper has struggled to score big for Mumbai Indians till now. The veteran batter has managed to score 349 runs in 13 matches with an average of just over 29 and a strike rate of around 145. The lack of form has been quite harmful for Mumbai Indians who have won just 4 out of their 13 matches and were also the first side to crash out of the IPL 2024 playoffs race. It has also become a big worry for Indian cricket team fans with the T20 World Cup just around the corner but former India captain Sourav Ganguly is not concerned.
Pakistan wrapped up a 2-1 T20 international men's series win against Ireland in front of a sell-out crowd at Clontarf, easing to victory by six wickets with 18 balls remaining.