It could be fear of failure among the country’s elite batters that led to India’s global title drought between 2011 and 2024, T20 World Cup-winning former skipper Rohit Sharma said on Friday. “The last [ODI] World Cup we won was in 2011, and then we won again [T20 World Cup] in 2024. That’s 13 years. Yes, we did win the Cha
24 January,2026 08:11 AM IST | New Delhi | PTITeam India's T20 World Cup 2024-winning captain Rohit Sharma recalled the time when he was a part of the team that won the 2007 edition of the marquee event. He said that the triumph gave the team the confidence to continue their winning streak. "I was in my first year with the team during the 2007 T20 World Cup, and I was just 20. After winning
23 December,2025 05:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentMukesh Ambani’s Reliance-owned JioStar has reportedly informed the International Cricket Council (ICC) that it wants to pull out from its media rights contract for cricket events, due to financial challenges. As per a report in the Economic Times, JioStar have conveyed to the ICC that it will not be able to fulfil the remaining period of its
09 December,2025 09:22 AM IST | Mumbai | AgenciesAll hail to the "Women in Blue" who managed to clinch their first-ever Women's World Cup title. On Sunday night, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India defeated South Africa by 52 runs to emerge victorious at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. The triumph will also help women's cricket to grow significantly across the globe. In all of th
03 November,2025 01:31 PM IST | Mumbai | Sujay ShivalkarFormer Team India captain and head coach Rahul Dravid spoke about the side's heartbreaking loss against Australia during the ODI World Cup 2023 final and how the team managed to move on and clinch the T20 World Cup 2024 title. While speaking about the 2023 World Cup final, the former cricketer recollected how Australia's swashbuckling opening bats
30 October,2025 09:20 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentTeam India batsman Virat Kohli, who retired from Test cricket earlier this year, revealed that the break allowed him to spend quality time with his family. He also labelled the period as a "beautiful phase" of his life. While speaking to Ravi Shastri and Adam Gilchrist on Fox Cricket, Kohli said, "It's been a long time off for me since I retired
19 October,2025 04:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentFormer Team India head coach Rahul Dravid has revealed his experience working with former skipper Rohit Sharma during their time together in the Indian dressing room. Under Dravid's coaching and Rohit's captaincy, Team India ended their 17-year-long wait for the ICC T20 World Cup in the previous year. They defeated South Africa in the title cl
21 August,2025 11:05 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentEngland's veteran wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow is still hopeful of the chances of him making a return to the national team despite being sidelined for the ongoing five-match Test series between Team India and England. "I am still contracted. I haven't heard too much from them, if anything, to be honest with you, but that's the part and
18 July,2025 11:40 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentBowlers fired in unison One of the standout features of India’s triumphant campaign was the Jasprit Bumrah-led bowling line-up, who defended modest totals on challenging pitches in the Caribbean and the USA. India bowled out Ireland for 96 and did not let arch-rivals Pakistan chase a mere 120-run target. In the final, India were in a rough s
29 June,2025 08:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Rohan KoliTeam India's ODI skipper Rohit Sharma opened up and shared his thoughts on the rivalry against Australia in the major ICC events. On November 19, 2023, in the ODI World Cup, Australia defeated India at the Narendra Modi Stadium and crushed the nation's hope of witnessing their favourite men lay their hands on the elusive cup on home soil. A y
27 June,2025 10:50 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentOman Cricket on Monday issued a public statement via social media, confirming that the prize money earned by the national team, including all players and support staff, during the T20 World Cup 2024 will be disbursed in full by July 2025. This announcement comes in the wake of social media speculation earlier this month, alleging that the Oman
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