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T20 World Cup 2024 Opening Ceremony: Time In IST, Performances, Live Streaming

The T20 World Cup 2024 is set to begin on June 01, with hosts USA taking on Canada in the opening match of the campaign in Texas. In what seems to be a rather strange decision taken by the authorities, the cricket world will witness a grand opening ceremony of the campaign before the second match of the season in Guyana, and not the first. The curtain-raiser event has been scheduled to take place before the West Indies vs Papua New Guinea match at the T20 World Cup, on June 02.

Swiatek Enjoys French Open Birthday Boost, Sinner, Alcaraz Into Last 16

Reigning champion Iga Swiatek celebrated her 23rd birthday by brushing aside Marie Bouzkova to reach the French Open last 16 on Friday, while Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz both powered into the second week. Alcaraz got the better of Sebastian Korda in straight sets to edge closer to a semi-final meeting with Sinner, who saw off Russian Pavel Kotov 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. "Sebastian Korda is a great player and a really good ball striker," said Alcaraz. "It is difficult to play against him. I had to run a lot. It was like a marathon for me today."

Gautam Gambhir Set To Replace Rahul Dravid As India Head Coach: Report

The wait for Indian cricket to find out who the Rahul Dravid's successor as the men's team's head coach would be, is likely to end soon, with Gautam Gambhir reportedly all set to take up the responsibility. Gambhir's name has been doing rounds in the Indian cricketing spectrum, with his impressive stint as mentor for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 franchise seeing his stocks rise. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also seemed to be interested in a host of big Australian names, as well as other IPL coaches like Stephen Fleming and Andy Flower, for the role of head coach of the Indian team, but it's Gambhir who seems to be ahead of the rest.

Fit To Play "Another 3 Years", Dinesh Karthik Reveals Real Reason Behind Retirement

Dinesh Karthik retired from the Indian Premier League (IPL) following Royal Challengers Bengaluru's exit from the competition in 2024. Karthik, hailed as one of the finest Indian finishers in recent times, was one of the top performers for RCB once again as he scored 326 runs at a strike rate of 187.36. In a conversation with Cricbuzz, Karthik opened up about his decision and said that although he is physically fit to play for "another three years", it was the mental side of the sport that led to him hanging his boots. He added that he was doubtful about his ability to play such long tournaments.

"Trusting Seniors Hasn't Worked...": Ex-India Star Drops 'Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli' Bombshell

Former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar says he would have picked a much younger Indian squad for the T20 World Cup since loading the side with seniors has not worked in the past. Manjrekar said now India have no other choice but to pair Rohit Sharma with Virat Kohli for opening slot when he would have preferred to add the flavour of young and talented Yashaswi Jaiswal. Rohit and Kohli did not feature in much of the T20 assignments for India last year but returned to the fold as selectors showed faith in the seasoned campaigners.

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T20 World Cup 2024 Opening Ceremony: Time In IST, Performances, Live Streaming

Swiatek Enjoys French Open Birthday Boost, Sinner, Alcaraz Into Last 16

Gautam Gambhir Set To Replace Rahul Dravid As India Head Coach: Report

Fit To Play "Another 3 Years", Dinesh Karthik Reveals Real Reason Behind Retirement

"Trusting Seniors Hasn't Worked...": Ex-India Star Drops 'Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli' Bombshell

Fast bowler Jeremy Gordon, Canada prepare to impress at men's T20 cricket World Cup

England bowler Carse to serve three-month ban over betting

Ireland beaten by Sri Lanka in Florida