India skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in the second T20I of the five-match series at the Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
As legendary wicketkeeper-batter and former India skipper MS Dhoni turned 43 on Sunday, fans celebrated captain Cool's birthday by cutting a cake in Ranchi.
After his side's defeat against France in the quarter-final which led to their exit at the ongoing EURO 2024, Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo said that they deserved more in the tournament.
Ahead of the first T20I match against India at the Harare Sports Club, Zimbabwe head coach Justin Sammons heaped praise on Men in Blue skipper Shubman Gill and said that the 24-year-old is a 'superb cricketer'.
T20 World Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma attended the Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's sangeet ceremony on Friday night. Ever since Men in Blue brought the trophy home, they have been receiving love from everyone. At the function, the Indian skipper was congratulated by Varun Dhawan
The Indian women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Dravid, who earlier stated that India skipper Rohit Sharma convinced him over a phone call to continue as the head coach until the T20 World Cup, said the players' "fighting spirit" and "never-say-die attitude" will inspire the younger generation.
Team 45 Ro, the official media team of the Indian skipper, took to Instagram, sharing a picture of Rohit standing at a door of his house, titled "home sweet home". The floor was also decorated with flower petals to welcome back the World Cup winning skipper at home.
Following their meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi, the players departed for Mumbai. In Mumbai, the Men in Blue had an open bus victory parade from Marine Drive to the iconic Wankhede Stadium. The parade was an affair to remember and marvel at, as thousands of fans gathered a
India skipper Rohit Sharma heaped praise on all-rounder Hardik Pandya for his heroics in the last over during the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa.
Rahul Dravid, who served as the head coach of India during their T20 World Cup triumph, stated that skipper Rohit Sharma's phone call after the ODI World Cup last year was one of the best that he received in his entire life.
Former South Africa cricketer Graeme Smith showered praise on Proteas skipper Aiden Markram for his performance in recently concluded the T20 World Cup 2024 and said that the 29-year-old was good during the tournament.