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"That's Not Great...": Brian Lara's Blunt Take On Virat Kohli's 24-Ball 24 Against Afghanistan

It has been a disappointing run of form for Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. The experienced batter, who has been opening the batting with skipper Rohit Sharma, scored just 5 runs in the first three matches of the competition. Things improved slightly during the Super 8 match against Afghanistan on Thursday as he showed some promise before getting dismissed by Rashid Khan for 24. While some fans and experts have been critical of Kohli's form, legendary West Indies batter Brian Lara has a clear message for all of Kohli's critics.

Watch: Phil Salt Hammers Gigantic Six Off KKR Teammate, Leaves Fans Stunned

England made a promising start to their Super Eight campaign of the T20 World Cup 2024 as the defending champions thrashed West Indies in the opening match. Asked to bat first, West Indies also had a good day with the bat as they posted a total of 180/4 in 20 overs. However, the target wasn't enough as the Three Lions chased it down in just 17.3 overs with eight wickets in hand. Opening batter Phil Salt was the star batter for England as he played a blistering knock of 87* off just 47 balls.

Jos Buttler Shatters All-Time Record, Goes Past Pakistan Star To Make History

England captain Jos Buttler got his team's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign back on track with a win against West Indies on Wednesday. England, whose campaign was dwindling courtesy of some poor results and rain-marred contests in the group stage of the tournament, looked at their best again as they took on England. En route England's win, skipper Buttler went past Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan as the 'designated wicket-keeper batter' with the most runs in T20I history. Buttler scored 22-ball 25 in the match and took his tally to 2,967 runs in T20 international cricket. He averages 37.55 in the format, with a strike-rate of 146.30.

Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant Pose For Selfie In Middle Of Afghanistan Innings - Video Goes Viral

The Indian cricket team duo of Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya decided to have some fun during the Super 8 match against Afghanistan on Thursday as they posed for a selfie in the middle of the Afghanistan innings. The broadcasters showed both the cricketers posing for a selfie in front of the spider cam after the dismissal of Najibullah Zadran who was caught by Arshdeep Singh off the bowling of Jasprit Bumrah. While the team celebrated the wicket, Pant and Hardik used the moment to capture the perfect frame with the help of the spider cam. The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

"Best Thing Is I'm Not Captain": Pat Cummins After T20 World Cup Hattrick

Australia Test and ODI skipper Pat Cummins is enjoying his game to the fullest after being released from the burden of captaincy in the shortest format and said all their "bases are covered" in the ongoing 2024 T20 World Cup. Cummins claimed the first hattrick of the T20 showpiece en route to his 3/29 spell, while leg-spinner Adam Zampa returned with tidy figures of 2/24 to restrict Bangladesh to a below-par 140/8 in their opening match of the Super 8 stage here.

Babar Azam And Co. Face Match-Fixing Allegation, PCB Breaks Silence

After allegations of spot-fixing and match-fixing against the Pakistan cricket team surfaced online, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked those making such claims to come up with "proof". The board also said that a legal action will be taken against the ones if any allegation is made without any proof. The statement from PCB was not official as Cricket Pakistan quoted a source from the governing body. While the source confirmed that the PCB is aware of the "negative comments", it termed the accusations as "baseless". It is worth noting that such allegations against the Babar Azam and Co. are surfacing after their early exit from T20 World Cup 2024.

"Bhai Khana Khaa Rahe Hain": Mistaken As Siraj, Suryakumar Causes Laughter Riot In Press Conference

Star batter Suryakumar Yadav was a menace with the bat for India in their opening match of the T20 World Cup Super 8 stage against Afghanistan in Barbados. He made 53 from 28 balls with five fours and three sixes, helping India post a challenging 181-8 on a difficult batting track. Despite the 33-year-old currently the no. 1 T20I batter in the world, a journalist mistook him as Mohammed Siraj during the pre-match press conference. While the journalist mistakenly addressed Surya as Siraj, the India batter took it sportingly and came up with a hilarious reponse to leave the entrie press box in splits.

On Gary Kirsten's "No Unity" Quote, Pak Batter Reveals Chat With Star Who Was In Dressing Room

The Pakistan cricket team has received a lot of criticism for its poor form in the T20 World Cup 2024. The defending champions got eliminated from the first round of the tournament. Their disappointing campaign included an embarrassing loss at the hands of United States. However, as soon as Pakistan's campaign in the tournament ended with their last Group A match against Ireland, it was not the poor performance of the team rather the statement of the head coach Gary Kirsten that became a focus point.

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"That's Not Great...": Brian Lara's Blunt Take On Virat Kohli's 24-Ball 24 Against Afghanistan

Watch: Phil Salt Hammers Gigantic Six Off KKR Teammate, Leaves Fans Stunned

Jos Buttler Shatters All-Time Record, Goes Past Pakistan Star To Make History

Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant Pose For Selfie In Middle Of Afghanistan Innings - Video Goes Viral

"Best Thing Is I'm Not Captain": Pat Cummins After T20 World Cup Hattrick

Babar Azam And Co. Face Match-Fixing Allegation, PCB Breaks Silence

"Bhai Khana Khaa Rahe Hain": Mistaken As Siraj, Suryakumar Causes Laughter Riot In Press Conference

On Gary Kirsten's "No Unity" Quote, Pak Batter Reveals Chat With Star Who Was In Dressing Room