KL Rahul proved his worth on the last day of the first-round fixtures of the Duleep Trophy 2024 by scoring fighting 57 runs off 121 balls against B. The wicketkeeper batter is expected to make India's squad for the upcoming Tests against Bangladesh.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to the ODI setup as Sri Lanka host India in the three-match ODI series in Colombo starting on August 2. Virat Kohli targets a major milestone in 50-over cricket and eyes Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record in the upcoming series.
Indian cricket team will begin their Sri Lanka tour with three T20I matches starting on July 27 with a new captain and new head coach at the helm. Suryakumar Yadav was named to lead India in the shortest form after Rohit Sharma's retirement after T20 World Cup 2024 glory last month.
Senior cricketers Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdep Singh and Axar Patel returned to India's T20I squad for the Sri Lanka series after missing the recent Zimbabwe tour. Only nine players from the Zimbabwe tour made the T20I team with Suryakumar Yadav being named as new captain.
IND vs ZIM 3rd T20 Playing XIs: Captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat first in the third T20I game against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club. Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube came into the playing eleven in major changes for India.
IND vs ZIM, 2nd T20I: Young opener Abhishek Sharma smashed 100 runs off 47 balls and Ruturaj Gaikwad scored an unbeaten 77 off 47 balls to help India post the biggest-ever T20I total of 234 against Zimbabwe in Harare.
IND vs ZIM playing XIs, 2nd T20I: Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club. The young batter Sai Sudharsan replaced a fast bowler in India's playing eleven after a shock defeat in the first game.
"I think Rohit Bhai was an opener and Virat Bhai also opened in this World Cup. I have also opened in T20s. So, I think I will want to open in T20Is," Shubman Gill said in the pre-match press conference ahead of 1st match on Saturday.
"Modiji, we cricketers, don't get the opportunity to participate in the Olympics. But, now cricket is going to be part of the Olympics. It's going to be big for the cricketers, the nation and the cricket board," Rahul Dravid said.
IND vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction: Shubman Gill will be leading the Indian cricket team in their first T20I assignment after T20 World Cup 2024 glory last month. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube will miss out first two matches due to their involvement in the recent T20 World Cup.
Indian cricket team players celebrated their T20 World Cup 2024 success with fans in a victory parade from Mumbai's Marine Drive to iconic Wankhede Stadium. World Cup heroes appreciated the thousands of fans gathered at Nariman Point.
Indian cricket team will arrive in New Delhi in the early morning of July 4 and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for breakfast. The Men in Blue will then have a victory parade in Mumbai on July 4th from 5:00 pm onwards to celebrate the T20 World Cup 2024 glory with fans.
Since making his international debut in 2009, the veteran spin all-rounder has played 74 T20Is and finished his glorious career with a T20 World Cup 2024 trophy. Jadeja claimed one wicket and scored 35 runs as India clinched the coveted trophy after beating South Africa in the final on June 29.
"I wanted this badly. Very hard to put in words. It was a very emotional moment for me. I was very desperate for this title in my life. Happy that we eventually crossed the line," Rohit said.
T20 World Cup 2024 Prize Money: Title winners India bagged the top prize of INR 20.36 crore and also clinched an extra INR 77.7 lakh for winning three group-stage games. The runners-up South Africa clinched a total of INR 7.33 crore.
IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 final: Virat Kohli ended his poor run of form by smashing 76 runs off 59 balls as India posted the highest-ever total in the tournament finals. South Africa struggled for a positive start but Heinrich Klassen's 22-ball fifty took the game to the wire.
After failing to find form throughout the tournament, the star batter Virat Kohli smashed a brilliant fifty against South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final to boost India's total and also bagged a couple of big T20I records.
IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Final Highlights: India won the T20 World Cup 2024 beating South Africa by seven runs defending 176 runs. At one stage, South Africa needed 30 runs off last five overs but India managed to pull the match.
IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 final playing conditions: A threat of rain looms over the India vs South Africa final game in Bridgetown, Barbados but the ICC has allotted extra time and different rules to constitute a full game at Kensington Oval.
IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction: India's Rohit Sharma and Surykumar Yadav have been in red-hot form in the T20 World Cup 2024 with a combined five fifties and will be excellent captaincy options for the Dream 11 team for the final fixture in Barbados on June 29.
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