'He was streets ahead': UAE's Vriitya Aravind backed to shine at T20 World Cup
When the UAE get their T20 World Cup campaign underway against the Netherlands on Sunday, support for them in the stands at Kardinia Park in Geelong might be sparse.
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Haile Gebrselassie: It's not about winning anymore now. There are no winners
Haile Gebrselassie tells it like it is. The ambassador from Africa was telling the world that if peace has to have a chance, if the planet has to survive, the West must give up its idea of winning always. As TOI Guest Sports Editor, the Ethiopian legend, also International Event Ambassador of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, held us in thrall with his thoughts, memories and much more.
Maybe I'll go on to do bigger things: Sourav Ganguly
'Many good things in 3 years as board president'KOLKATA: Sourav Ganguly seems to have reconciled with the inevitable. With five days of his tenure as the BCCI president still remaining, he is already referring to it in the past tense. "I was the CAB president for five years. Then I was the Board president for three years," he said at a promotional event, while reflecting on his days as an administrator. "In these three years, so many good things have happened. We had IPL during the Covid pandemic, such difficult times for all of us. We won the U-19 World Cup. The broadcast rights went for an all-time high. And, I wish the senior women team had won the Commonwealth Games gold, they could have beaten Australia. These were great moments for me as an administrator," he said. The reference came after a philosophical Ganguly said "nothing is permanent", whether it is being a player or an administrator. "I have been an administrator, now I will move on to something else."
Cricket-Australia set to savour T20 World Cup defence on home soil
MELBOURNE : On home pitches and with strength across the board, Australia are in the box seat to become the first team to win back-to-back T20 World Cups in a country that has eagerly awaited its chance to stage the global showpiece.
Cricket-West Indies put faith in new generation for World Cup
(Reuters) - Shimron Hetmyer's last-minute exclusion typifies what ails West Indies cricket but the game's shortest format remains their strong suit and the young side are determined to give a good account of themselves in the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
New Zealand vs Pakistan, Tri-Series Final Live Updates: Babar Azam And Co. Eye Win
New Zealand vs Pakistan, T20 Tri- Series Final Live Updates: Ahead of the T20 World Cup, New Zealand and Pakistan face each other in what promises to be a great contest. Both teams have defeated each other once in the Tri-series. On Thursday, Pakistan prevailed in a nail-biting encounter against Bangladesh for a seven-wicket win after Mohammad Nawaz's blistering knock. Bangladesh posted a formidable total of 173/6 with the help of fine knocks from Litton Das and Shakib Al Hasan after the team lost two quick wickets inside the powerplay. Chasing the target, the dependable duo of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan shared a century stand to lay an excellent platform for the coming batters. The opening pair stitched a 101-run partnership inside 13 overs to keep Pakistan ahead in the game. Then Nawaz hit an unbeaten 45 off 20 balls to help Pakistan recover from a middle overs crisis. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Sourav Ganguly All Set To Be Replaced By Roger Binny As BCCI President. Here's How Ravi Shastri Reacted
The journey as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seems to be coming to an end for Sourav Ganguly who first took up the job in 2019. Roger Binny, who was a part of India's World Cup-winning squad in 1983, is said to be the front-runner for the job that will be vacated by Ganguly. Though an official announcement on the matter is yet to be made, former India head coach Ravi Shastri is delighted to see Binny being the one taking up the top spot in the board.
"Dont Even Know Who Are You Talking About": Babar Azam Tells Journalist On Question Over His Captaincy
Since taking over the reins as Pakistan captain, Babar Azam has truly taken the men's national cricket team forward. With Babar at the helm, Pakistan have produced some memorable performances. But, there do remain a few who are skeptical of Babar's style of leadership, especially ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup 2022. In the press conference after the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh in New Zealand on Thursday, Babar was asked about the criticism from a journalist over his captaincy. The Pakistan skipper gave a polite yet firm response to the question.