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Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor compared India’s Virat Kohli with football icons Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, saying he is up there with those two. Ronaldo and Messi are widely considered two of the greatest players of all time due to the unmatched success they achieved on the field during their illustrious careers. Meanwhile, Kohli has been reaching new heights since making his debut with India in cricket. Aside from their on-field achievement, Ronaldo and Messi have been vanquishing the social world as well as the Portuguese is the most followed person on Instagram with 630 million supporters while the Argentine is positioned second with 503 million adherents. Kohli has 269 million devotees on Instagram, the fifteenth generally on the planet in front of any semblance of Neymar Junior, LeBron James, Kylian Mbappe and other prestigious competitors. Taylor, who addressed the Dark Covers in 450 global matches, accepted that Kohli was on similar level as Ronaldo and M...

Pakistan will lock horns with England in the fourth and final T20I of the series on Thursday at the Kennington Oval in London. According to Pakistan Standard Time, the match will begin at 10:30pm (which is 5:30pm GMT). However, the weather forecast isn’t ideal ahead of the fourth T20I since there is a 71 percent chance of rain tomorrow in Kennington. The third T20I between Pakistan and England at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, was also called off due to the rain yesterday. England lead the series 1-0 after triumphing in the second T20I on Saturday by 23 runs. The first match in Leeds was also washed out on May 22 without a ball being bowled. This is the last series for both sides before the T20 World Cup 2024, which will begin in the United States and West Indies from June 1. England are the defending T20 World Cup champions after beating Pakistan in the final in 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia. Meanwhile, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has provided t...

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Nepal are placed in Group D By Web Desk May 28, 2024 Excitement builds as Group D gears up for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, with teams from South Africa, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Nepal ready to compete for cricket glory. The tournament, scheduled to commence on June 1, will witness thrilling encounters exclusively held in the United States of America (USA), alongside co-hosts the West Indies. Sri Lanka and South Africa will feature in the first Group D match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on June 3. Here’s a look at the complete squads for each team in Group D: South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs. Sri Lanka: Wanindu Ha...

Indian Head Association last, Chennai Sunrisers Hyderabad 113 full scale (18.3 overs): Cummins 24 (19); Russell 3-19, Starc 2-14 Kolkata Knight Riders 114-2 (10.3 overs): Venkatesh 52* (26), Gurbaz 39 (32) Kolkata Knight Riders win by eight wickets Scorecard Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Head Association after a pounding eight-wicket prevail upon Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last. Mitchell Starc set the vibe for a splendid KKR execution when he bowled Sunrisers opener Abhishek Sharma with a delight in the first finished. Sunrisers never recuperated and were bowled out for 113, the most reduced all out in an IPL last. Each KKR bowler took a wicket with Andre Russell guaranteeing 3-19 and Starc and Harshit Rana getting two each. Venkatesh Iyer then blitzed an unbeaten 52 from 26 balls in a stand of 91 with Rahmanullah Gurbaz as Shreyas Iyer's side hustled to their objective in 10.3 overs. Having completed top of the gathering, triumph in Chennai gets a third IPL ...

Bunch A Canada Saad Container Zafar (commander), Aaron Johnson, Dilon Heyliger, Dilpreet Bajwa, Unforgiving Thaker, Jeremy Gordon, Junaid Siddiqui, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Pargat Singh, Ravinderpal Singh, Rayyankhan Pathan, Shreyas Movva. Holds: Tajinder Singh, Aaditya Varadharajan, Ammar Khalid, Jatinder Matharu, Parveen Kumar. India Rohit Sharma (commander), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Gasp, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. Holds: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan. Gasp to make India return at T20 World Cup Ireland Paul Stirling (commander), Imprint Adair, Ross Adair, Andrew Balbirnie, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Graham Hume, Josh Close to nothing, Barry McCarthy, Neil Rock, Harry Tector, Lorcan Exhaust, Ben White, Craig Youthful. Adair named ...

India's Virat Kohli (left), England's Jos Buttler (centre) and Australia's Pat Cummins (right) will all be key figures for their sides

The ninth edition of the Men's T20 World Cup takes place between 2-29 June in the United States and the West Indies. Here's the full schedule: Bunch stage Bunch A: Canada, *India (A1), Ireland, *Pakistan (A2), USA Bunch B: *Australia (B2), *England (B1), Namibia, Oman, Scotland Bunch C: Afghanistan, *New Zealand (C1), Papua New Guinea, Uganda, *West Indies (C2) Bunch D: Bangladesh, Nepal, Netherlands, *South Africa (D1), *Sri Lanka (D2) *cultivated groups, who will hold their cultivating assuming that they meet all requirements for the Super 8s, whether they finish first or second June 2 US v Canada (Fantastic Grassland Arena, Texas) Play begins at 01:30 BST Scorecard 2 West Indies v Papua New Guinea (Guyana Public Arena, Guyana) Play begins at 15:30 BST Scorecard 3 Namibia v Oman (Kensington Oval, Barbados) Play begins at 01:30 BST Scorecard 3 Sri Lanka v South Africa (Nassau District Global Cricket Arena, New York) Play begins at 15:30 BST Scorecard 4 Afgh...

The arena which will have the initial match of the T20 World Cup in Dallas this end of the week has been hit by extreme climate, causing the undoing of Tuesday's true warm-up match. The US and Bangladesh were because of meet at 16:30 BST at Fabulous Grassland Arena in Texas yet the match has been canceled due to the "states of the offices". Admonitions for solid tempests, streak flooding and twisters have been given for the area. A representative from the Global Cricket Chamber said fencing and framework at the setting had been impacted however "nothing that tangibly influences the organizing" of the World Cup.

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon says he is "astonished" James Anderson is resigning from Test cricket since he would in any case be Britain's "best bowler". Pace bowler Anderson, 41, will end his unbelievable global vocation in the principal Test against West Indies in July after the Britain the executives let him know they need to plan ahead. Lyon is probably going to arrange close by Anderson for Lancashire in the Area Title in the approach the British chap's last Test. "Clearly Jimmy Anderson is in the discussion of being the best quick bowler ever," Lyon told BBC Radio 5 Live. "Best of luck to Jimmy and I anticipate playing with him at Lancashire, yet I'm happy he will not be emerging to the following Remains." Anderson, Britain's untouched driving wicket-taker, held talks in April with Test mentor Brendon McCullum, commander Ben Stirs up and overseeing chief Burglarize Key. The ordered progression's choice to conti...

With the declaration of Pakistan's Reality Cup crew on Friday, it is fundamentally clear that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), the public selectors and captain Babar Azam have not gained their examples from the new Asia Cup disaster. The 2023 World Cup has an exceptionally difficult organization, for sure, with every one of the 10 groups playing each other before the elimination rounds. So just most elite will arise as the victor this time. The uber occasion that starts in India from October 5 is beyond a shadow of a doubt the stiffest trial of captain Babar's profession and he should have gone in with the best, most adjusted 15-part crew for the event. Unfortunately, it isn't to be. Regardless, Shadab Khan has been held as the bad habit chief which makes no sense, particularly after his wretched faring in the Asia Cup matches. The all-rounder, who until 2020 was named as the following best thing for Pakistan after the productive Babar Azam, is just a sorry excuse ...

In a stunning move, Sports FM 94 - the main games radio direct in Pakistan, is closing down only days before the impending ICC T20 World Cup. The last day of its transmission will be on May 31st. The request for its conclusion was offered by Chief General Radio Pakistan Saeed Ahmed Sheik. The channel, which was sent off on October 20, 2022, will be supplanted by a wellbeing channel, leaving avid supporters and audience members in a condition of skepticism. The unexpected choice has ignited inescapable shock, with many taking to web-based entertainment to communicate their failure and outrage. The channel's RJs (Radio station personalities) are likewise confronting a questionable future, with many dreading joblessness. They mentioned not to be named in that frame of mind as it would influence their future. One of them, who has been related with the channel since its beginning, communicated his failure saying that they turned out vigorously for very nearly two years in buildin...

KARACHI: Executive Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Mohsin Naqvi on Monday introduced a check worth rupees 1.5 million to the Pakistan Wheelchair cricket crew on winning the Asia Cup 2024. The Pakistan Wheelchair cricket crew had beaten Sri Lanka in the last of the Asia Cup Wheelchair title 2023 in Nepal last year. It was Wheelchair cricketers back to back title. To the group's accomplishment, Executive PCB welcomed individuals from the Pakistan Wheelchair Cricket crew to the PCB Base camp at Gaddafi arena and saluted them on their victory. Mohsin Naqvi commended the group's endeavors and communicated all the best for the group's proceeded with progress. He additionally guaranteed PCB's help for the Wheelchair Cricket Crew in its future undertakings. Individuals from the Wheelchair Cricket Crew offered their thanks to the PCB for facilitating them and offering them consolation. Pakistan Wheelchair Cricket Gathering Administrator Rukhsana Rajput, Wheelchair Crick...