NEW DELHI: India’s cricket team captain Rohit Sharma, who has retired from the shortest format of the game, responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s praise after Team India‘s victory in the T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit expressed gratitude on social media, appreciating the encouragement and acknowledging the joy the triumph brought to the nation. India...
NEW DELHI: Star India batter Virat Kohli extended his thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a congratulatory call following the team’s T20 World Cup triumph on Saturday.Kohli, who was awarded the Player of the Match award for his match-winning knock of 76 against South Africa in the final, responded to PM Modi on X...
The day after India won the 2024 T20 World Cup under Rohit Sharma‘s leadership, the skipper spent some time on the beach in Barbados for an official photoshoot with the winners’ trophy. India defeated South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final at the Kensington Oval on June 29 to register their second triumph...
NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli could not have asked for a better send off from T20Is after winning the World Cup that ended India’s 11-year long trophy drought.Kohli, who endured a lean patch throughout the tournament and scored just 75 runs before the final, played a match-winning knock of 76 in the title...
NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, is stranded in Barbados after a Category 4 hurricane struck the Caribbean islands early Monday. The team, which secured victory over South Africa in the T20 World Cup final on Saturday, is currently staying in a five-star hotel.Due to the hurricane, Barbados has been experiencing...
BRIDGETOWN: A beautiful Barbados evening was setting in as the Indian team trooped out of the dressing room. Three hours had gone by since those magical moments had fashioned Indian cricket’s redemption song at Kensington Oval.As a group, for one last time, they walked to the centre wicket — every member of the team, including...
Arshdeep Singh is one of the most underplayed stories of India’s T20 World Cup triumph, while the left-arm pacer’s swing with the new ball up front and ability to bowl tight overs peppered with yorkers in the dying stages of the match have been crucial to India’s success. To finish this T20 World Cup ahead...
NEW DELHI: The emotions and tears of joy were evident on Rohit Sharma‘s face after the 37-year-old led Team India to a T20 World Cup title victory, defeating South Africa in the final in Barbados.Despite being the most balanced team in the tournament, India couldn’t clinch the ODI title and also suffered a loss to...
MUMBAI: “It was some time in 2003,” Abhishek Nayar jogs his memory as TOI quizzes the former India and Mumbai allrounder and current Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach about his first interaction with his “close, close” friend Rohit Sharma. “We (Mumbai’s senior team) had gone to Hyderabad to play in the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup. I...
NEW DELHI: BCCI secretary Jay Shah has set ambitious goals for the Indian cricket team after their recent T20 World Cup victory. Shah emphasized the aim of winning the World Test Championship and the Champions Trophy, stressing the importance of a squad that includes experienced senior players.“The way this team is progressing, our target is...
