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.
A fine exhibition of death bowling by the trio of Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya and stupendous knocks by Virat Kohli and Axar Patel helped India end their ICC trophy drought, securing their second ICC T20 World Cup title by beating first-time finalists South Africa by s
Following the loss against India in a one-off Test against India Women, South Africa skipper Laura Wolvadaart opens up on the reason behind her team's loss at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for praising the team following their victory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 final against South Africa on Saturday.