West Indies and T20 cricket have become synonymous over the last couple of decades. Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo among many others have embraced the format and etched themselves into the history books while adding a much-entertaining calypso brand to the game. The success of West Indies’ players across the various franchise leagues …

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Virat Kohli has been the backbone of the Indian batting line-up for years now and boasts an enviable record at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Virat Kohli made his T20 World Cup debut in the 2012 edition in Sri Lanka. The former U-19 World Cup-winning captain made an immediate impact, smashing 185 runs in …

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The Indian cricketing ecosystem was recovering from an underwhelming performance in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 when a young Indian team, led by a new captain in MS Dhoni, took centrestage in South Africa.  Australia, the World Champions from earlier in the year, South Africa, West Indies and New Zealand were among the teams …

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England were one of the first Test-playing nations to adopt the T20 format. The England Cricket Board (ECB) successfully kick-started the 20-over format on June 13, 2003, with the Twenty20 Cup, a tournament between the English counties. The English cricket team have also found success in the format, especially in the ICC Men’s T20 World …

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Rohit Sharma has been a constant presence for India at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, playing in all seven editions of the tournament so far. The present Indian captain also helped the team lift the title in the inaugural edition in 2007. In 2007, Rohit Sharma scored 88 runs in three innings, including a …

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Deepak Chahar is replaced by Washington Sundar for India’s ODI series against South Africa. Chahar had a back stiffness issue in the final T20I against the Proteas and also did not feature in the first ODI at Lucknow. Chahar is set to return to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for further medical advice. The Indian …

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The FIFA World Cup is held once every four years and several awards are handed out to the best players every single edition. The Golden Boot is presented to the top goal-scorer of the edition. The top scorer award was first branded as the Golden Shoe from 1982 to 2006 and then rebranded to its …

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The inaugural edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was played in 2007. The T20 format since has been dominated by batters, however, bowlers have been paramount to the success of the teams, especially in this tournament.  The all-attacking nature of T20s has enabled the spinners to capitalise on the batters’ mistakes. The pacers …

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup top wicket-takers: Shakib Al Hasan leads the charts, four spinners in top five Read More »