T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table after BAN vs AUS |Australia Won by 28 Runs (DLS Method) | Updated Super 8 Points Table

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T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table after BAN vs AUS |Australia Won by 28 Runs (DLS Method) | Updated Super 8 Points Table

T20 World Cup 2024: Opener David Warner played an impressive unbeaten inning of 53*runs in 35 deliveries for the Aussies which consisted of three sixes and five good looking fours. His fellow opening partner Travis also played a useful knock of 31 runs in 21 deliveries, while all rounder Glenn Maxwell played a cameo of 14 runs in six balls

Bangladesh’s leg spinner Rishad Hossein (3-23) claimed both of the Aussie wickets in the match as he dismissed the duo of Travis Head and skipper Mitchell Marsh in quick succession.

2021 T20 World Cup winners Australia successfully defeated Bangladesh by a margin of 28 runs (DLS-method) in match number 44 of the T20 World Cup 2024 at Antigua’s Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

The rain-affected clash came to a halt when the Aussies were cruising to a dominating victory at a score of 100-2 in 11.2 overs of their inning while chasing a target of 141 runs set by the Bangladeshi Tigers. Since the rain lasted for a really long time and the Kangaroos were way ahead of the par DLS score by a margin of 28 runs, the match officials decided to grant the victory to the Mitchell Marsh-led team.

Opener David Warner played an impressive not out knock of 53*runs in 35 deliveries for the Aussies which consisted of three sixes and five good looking fours. His fellow opening partner Travis also played a useful knock of 31 runs in 21 deliveries, while all rounder Glenn Maxwell played a cameo of 14 runs in six balls.

Bangladesh’s leg spinner Rishad Hossein (3-23) claimed both of the Aussie wickets in the match as he dismissed the duo of Travis Head and skipper Mitchell Marsh in quick succession.

Earlier in the match, Mitchell Marsh won the toss and asked the Tigers to bat first.

The Mitchell Marsh-led team successfully restricted the Asian team to a below par total of 140-8 thanks to the outstanding bowling display from Pat Cummins. The star seamer bagged an impressive hat-trick and ended the match with figures of 3-29 next to his name.

The 31 year old bagged the wickets of Mahedi Hasan and Mahmudullah on the final two deliveries of the 18 over of the Bangladeshi inning. Cummins accomplished his hattrick on the first delivery of the 20th over as he sent Towhid Hridoy back to the pavilion.

T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table after BAN vs AUS

  • Super 8 Group 2
POSTEAMSPWLDPTSNRR
1England110021.343
2South Africa110020.900
3United States of America10100-0.900
4West Indies10100-1.343
  • Super 8 Group 1
POSTEAMSPWLDPTSNRR
1Australia110022.471
2India110022.350
3Afghanistan10100-2.350
4Bangladesh10100-2.471

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3 Massive Records broken in IND vs AFG Super 8 Match on Thursday in Antigua

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3 Massive Records broken in IND vs AFG Super 8 Match on Thursday in Antigua

IND vs AFG: Match No. 43 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Idnia and Afghanistan at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on Thursday. This was the first match of Group 1 in the Super 8, and Team India registered a clinical win. It was a special effort from the team, as they went on to win the game despite the failure of the top order.

India outplayed Afghanistan in both departments and registered a morale-booster win to get two important points on the board. Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah were the main contributors for the Indian team. There were some key records that were achieved in the IND vs AFG clash. In this article, we will talk about three major feats achieved in the IND vs AFG Super 8 clash in Antigua.

3 Big Records achieved in IND vs AFG Super 8 clash on Thursday

1. Most T20I Runs for India

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma failed yet again at the top. Rohit made 8 runs off 13 balls, while Virat played a knock of 24 runs off 24 balls. However, with this innings, Virat has overtaken the Indian captain and has now become the leading run scorer for Team India in the T20 internationals. Ahead of this tournament, Virat was the leading scorer in this format, but he failed in the first few games. Virat, with 4066 runs, is second highest after Babar Azam (4145).

2. Most Man of the Match in T20 Internationals

3 Massive Records broken in IND vs AFG Super 8 Match on Thursday in Antigua
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Virat Kohli holds the record for the most Man of the Match in the shorter format. He has won 15 MOTM awards in 120 matches so far. Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav, who scored 53 runs off 28 balls in the IND vs AFG clash, was adjudged Man of the Match. It was his 15th MOTM award in his career. With this, he equalled Virat. Interestingly, SKY has taken only 64 matches to win 15 MOTM awards, while Virat has almost played double.

3. Most consecutive wins for India in T20Is

It was the fourth win for Team India in the T202 World Cup 2024. One of their games was washed out due to rain. But overall, India have registered eight wins in a row. This is now the third-longest winning streak for the Indian team in the shorter format. Their longest winning streak in T20Is is 12 matches, which they made between November 2021 and February 2022.

Also Read: 3 Reasons why India must stick with Virat Kohli as opener in Super 8 despite his recent failures

Pakistan International Fixture 2024–25

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Pakistan International Fixture 2024–25

The performance of the Pakistan team in the T20 World Cup 2024 was disappointing, after which the team was eliminated from the tournament in the league stage itself. Pakistan played its first match in the league stage against the United States in which USA defeated the Men in Green by five runs in the Super Over.

Pakistan’s second match in the league stage was played against neighboring country India, in which Rohit Sharma and company defeated Pakistan by six runs in a low scoring match and showed Babar Azam and company the way out of the World Cup 2024.

However, Pakistan emerged victorious from the World Cup 2024 campaign, winning the third game against Ireland by three wickets and the tournament league finale against Canada by seven wickets.

Down below is the main content: Pakistan International Fixture 2024–25

Pakistan International Fixture 2024–25

  • Bangladesh and England Tour of Pakistan

In the month of August, the team will host Bangladesh, a two-match Test series will be played between the two Asian teams. After Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan, England will tour Pakistan in the month of October where a three-match red ball series will be played between the English team and Pakistan.

  • Pakistan Tour of Australia and Zimbabwe
ENG vs AUS Match Prediction, In-depth Analysis, Who will win England vs Australia? Head-to-head stats and Records 
Australia | Pic: ESPN

In the month of November, the Pakistan team will tour Australia where three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three T20 Internationals (T20Is) matches will be played between Australia and Pakistan. From Australia, the Pakistan team will leave for Zimbabwe where three ODIs and three T20Is will be played between the two teams from November 20 to December 5.

  • Pakistan Tour of South Africa
ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table [June 04] after South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Updated Team Standing SA vs SL
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Following their tour of Zimbabwe, Pakistan will travel to Durban, South Africa, where they will play three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and two Test matches between December 10 and January 7.

  • Pakistan Home Matches Against New Zealand and South Africa
PNG vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: Fantasy Cricket Team, Today's Playing 11 and Pitch Report for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, Match 39
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After returning from the South Africa tour, the Pakistan team will play three-match ODI series with New Zealand and South Africa on their home soil. This series will be like a warm-up match for the Pakistani players, because after this series the Champions Trophy will begin which Pakistan will host in February-March.

Pakistan’s cricket team will play at least seven Test matches, thirteen ODIs, and nine Twenty20 matches between August and January.

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T20 Blast 2024 Points Table Latest Updated on 21 June | Highest Runs Scorer and Highest Wicket Taker

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T20 Blast 2024 Points Table Latest Updated on 21 June | Highest Runs Scorer and Highest Wicket Taker

T20 Blast 2024 Points Table: Alongside the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the top-level domestic T20 tournament of England, the T20 Blast 2024 is mid-way through. Each team has played 7 matches out of their 14 and this is a good time to look at the T20 Blast 2024 Points table and other stats of the tournament.

Yorkshire defeated the top-ranked Lancashire and this defeat marked the second consecutive loss and third overall in the tournament. Lancashire, however, are still leading the Table owing to a better score in NRR.

The 18 teams in the tournament are divided into two groups: North Group and South Group.

T20 Blast 2024 Groups

North Group

  • Derbyshire Falcons
  • Durham
  • Lancashire Lightning
  • Leicestershire Foxes
  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks
  • Notts Outlaws (Nottinghamshire)
  • Birmingham Bears (Warwickshire)
  • Worcestershire Rapids
  • Yorkshire Vikings

South Group

  • Essex Eagles
  • Glamorgan
  • Gloucestershire
  • Hampshire Hawks
  • Kent Spitfires
  • Middlesex
  • Somerset
  • Surrey
  • Sussex Sharks

We saw six games on 20th June; two North Group matches and four South Group Matches.
Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire was the first bout of the day. Glamorgan batted first and posted a low total of 140 runs. Even after a low total, the Kiran Carlson-led Glamorgan took the match to the last over but the luck wasn’t on their side, and Gloucestershire won the game in the last ball with a six by 2 wickets.

Again it was the South Group match between Middlesex and Surrey. Surrey, batting first, posted 185 runs, restricted Middlesex to under 129, and won the game by 56 runs.

Sussex vs Kent was the third contest of the day and it was a pure run-fest at County Ground, Hove. Sussex batted first and posted a 200+ target and in return, Kent could only sum to 170 runs.

Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire was the fourth match of the day and it was thoroughly leaned towards Warwickshire right from the start. Warwickshire won the game by 90 runs after posting a total of 219.

The fifth contest of the day was Essex vs Hampshire. Hampshire offered a good fight to Essex but Essex were too good and won the game by 8 wickets.

The last game of the day was Yorkshire vs Lancashire. The former posted a total of 173 runs and successfully restricted the latter 7 runs behind in the last over.

Below are the T20 Blast 2024 Points Table Latest Updated on 21 June:

T20 Blast 2024 Points Table

North Group T20 Blast 2024 Points Table

North GroupMatWonLostTiedNRPtsNRR
Lancashire8530010+1.231
Warwickshire7520010+1.052
Leicestershire743008+0.337
Yorkshire743008+0.249
Northamptonshire743008-0.362
Durham734007-0.960
Derbyshire734006+0.311
Worcestershire725004-0.472
Nottinghamshire716003-1.841

South Group T20 Blast 2024 Points Table

South GroupMatWonLostTiedNRPtsNRR
Somerset7520010+1.654
Sussex7520010+0.573
Surrey641109+0.841
Essex743008-0.063
Gloucestershire733107+0.128
Hampshire724016-0.674
Glamorgan724015-0.837
Kent725004-0.198
Middlesex715013-2.153

T20 Blast 2024 Stats

MOST RUNS IN T20 BLAST 2024

POSPlayerMatInngsRunsAvgSR4s6s
1Rishi Patel7728140.14135.10319
2Jamie Smith6627646.00210.691324
3Daniel Hughes7726738.14176.823612
4Dean Elgar7726544.17143.24287
5Sam Billings7726237.43151.45314
6Michael-Kyle Pepper7725736.71202.362315
7Matthew Breetzke7725242.00146.512410
8Will Smeed7723533.57192.622515
9Dawid Malan7723238.67139.76277
10Sam Hain7722144.20115.71121

MOST WICKETS IN T20 BLAST 2024

POSPlayerMatOversBallsWicketsAvgRuns4w5w
1MD Taylor623.0138169.621541–
2Tymal Mills728.01681414.362012–
3Ben Green718.31111412.7917911
4David Payne727.51671313.001691–
5Scott Currie726.51611315.852061–
6Tom Curran618.41121311.38148––
7Patrick Brown725.51551317.31225––
8Mason Crane623.01381214.171701–
9Danny Briggs727.01621114.64161––
10Riley Meredith620.01201110.911201–

READ: Full List of Bowlers with Hat-trick in T20 World Cup History | Australia’s Pat Cummins joins the list | AUS vs BAN

Full List of Bowlers with Hat-trick in T20 World Cup History | Australia’s Pat Cummins joins the list | AUS vs BAN

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Full List of Bowlers with Hat-trick in T20 World Cup History | Australia’s Pat Cummins joins the list | AUS vs BAN

AUS vs BAN: Australian pacer Pat Cummins has etched his name in the record books of the T20 World Cup after he became the latest entrant in the list of bowlers with a hat-trick in the T20 World Cup history. Cummins achieved this feat on June 21 during his side’s Super 8 fixture against Bangladesh at the Sir Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua.

Pat Cummins produced a sensational effort over the course of two overs in his final spell against Bangladesh. The seasoned pacer picked up the scalp of Mahmudullah in the penultimate delivery of the 18th over and doubled it down with a wicket of Mahedi Hasan for a duck in the next delivery.

With two wickets in the final two deliveries of his 18th over, Cummins was set for a hattrick ball in his 20th over. He walked in for his last over and picked up the wicket of well-set Towhid Hridoy (40 runs in 28 deliveries) in the first ball of the over to complete his hat-trick.

Pat Cummins became the seventh bowler to pick up a T20 World Cup hat-trick and only second Australian after Brett Lee. Interestingly, Brett Lee’s hat-trick spell came in the 2007 T20 World Cup against the same opponent – Bangladesh.

Below is the Full List of Bowlers with Hat-trick in T20 World Cup History:

Full List of Bowlers with Hat-trick in T20 World Cup History

YearPlayerOppositionFigures
2024Pat Cummins (AUS)Bangladesh3/29
2007Brett Lee (AUS)Bangladesh3/27
2021Curtis Campher (IRE)Netherlands4/26
2021Wanindu Hasaranga (SL)South Africa3/20
2021Kagiso Rabada (RSA)England3/48
2022Karthik Meiyappan (UAE)Sri Lanka3/19
2022Josh Little (IRE)New Zealand3/22

*Bowlers with hat-trick in T20 World Cups.

While the only bowler with a T20 World Cup hat-trick before 2020 is Brett Lee, who achieved the feat in 2007, the remaining six bowlers have joined after 2021. As many as three hat-tricks were recorded during the 2021 T20 World Cup, while two hat-tricks came during the 2022 T20 World Cup.

AUS vs BAN: Australia reduce Bangladesh to 140 runs

Full List of Bowlers with Hat-trick in T20 World Cup History | Australia's Pat Cummins joins the list | AUS vs BAN
AUS vs BAN T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Fixture | Image: AFP/Getty Image

The mighty Australians, meanwhile, restricted Bangladesh to a meagre total of 140 runs in 20 overs during their Super 8 fixture in Antigua. The sensational effort in bowling led by Pat Cummins and Adam Zampa, who scalped 2 wickets, helped Australia contain the opposition to a low total.

Towhid Hridoy, who became the last wicket for Pat Cummins to complete his hat-trick, remained the top scorer in the innings with 40 runs in just 28 deliveries. Skipper Shanto played a decent innings of 41 runs in 36 deliveries, which led Bangladesh to 140 runs.

In response, Australia has so far done exceedingly well. The openers provided a solid start with a partnership of 65 runs for the opening wicket. Travis Head fell at an individual score of 31 runs following which Mitchell Marsh was also dismissed for a mere 1 run.

However, David Warner and Glenn Maxwell have kept the scoreboard ticking with their sensational strokeplay. Warner is currently unbeaten at 53 runs in 35 deliveries, while Maxwell has hit 14 runs in 6 deliveries. Rain has, meanwhile, halted the play at a score of 100/2 in 11.2 overs.

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T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table after IND vs AFG | India won by 47 runs | Updated Super 8 Points Table

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T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table after IND vs AFG | India won by 47 runs | Updated Super 8 Points Table

T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table: Rohit Sharma-led India continues its winning momentum in the T20 World Cup 2024 as they notch up a 47-run win over Afghanistan in the first Super 8 fixture. India opened its account in the Super 8 Group 1 with 2 points following the win over Afghanistan.

IND vs AFG Match Highlights

T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table after IND vs AFG | India won by 47 runs | Updated Super 8 Points Table
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Team India posted a massive 181-run total after winning the toss and opting to bat first at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The proceedings were yet again begun with skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli opening, however, none of the two batters could play break their shackles.

Rohit Sharma perished in the 3rd over against Fazalhaq Farooqi, while Virat continued to bat as he paired with Rishabh Pant. The two added 43 runs to the total before Pant was dismissed. Soon Kohli also departed with his run-a-ball 24.

Suryakumar Yadav once again shone and prepared a launchpad for India’s innings. The batter scored a sublime 28-ball 53 before getting dismissed in the 17th over. Meanwhile, for a brief period, SKY partnered with Shivam Dube (10 runs) and Hardik Pandya (32 runs).

While Dube couldn’t get his mojo as he got trapped lbw by Rashid Khan, all-rounder Hardik Pandya did play some shots and accelerated India’s score with his 24-ball 32. To finish things off Axar Patel added handy 12 runs in 6 deliveries to post 181 runs.

Pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi and skipper Rashid Khan scalped three wickets each and Naveen ul Haq also got one in his bag.

With 181 to chase, Afghanistan needed a solid show at the top order. However, Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel spoiled the plans by providing three initial breakthroughs inside the powerplay. The likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai were picked by Bumrah and Axar got Ibrahim Zadran in the 4th over.

Gulbadin Naib (17 runs) and Azmatullah Omarzai (26 runs) rescued the innings, but they too couldn’t hold their nerves for long as Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav struck with two wickets in consecutive overs.

With half the team already in the hut, Afghanistan was close to a tormenting defeat. But, they somehow survived till the end. The likes of Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed played some shots, but the effort was too minute in front of the gigantic task they had in front.

Eventually, Afghanistan lost the contest by 47 runs as Team India restricted them to a score of 134 runs in 20 overs. Afghanistan had lost 9 of their wickets during the process.

Let’s now take a look at the T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table after IND vs AFG | Updated Super 8 Points Table.

T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table after IND vs AFG | India won by 47 runs | Updated Super 8 Points Table
India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs in the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Fixture | Image: CREIMAS

T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table after IND vs AFG

Super 8 Group 1 Points Table

POSTEAMSPWLDPTSNRR
1India110022.350
2Afghanistan10100-2.350
3Australia000000
4Bangladesh000000
*T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table.

Super 8 Group 2 Points Table

POSTEAMSPWLDPTSNRR
1England110021.343
2South Africa110020.900
3United States of America10100-0.900
4West Indies10100-1.343
*T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table.

Updated Super 8 Points Table

Team India’s win over Afghanistan at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown propelled the team to the top of the Super 8 Group 1 Points Table. The Men in Blue has 2 points and a solid net run rate of +2.350 to begin their Super 8 campaign. Afghanistan has an equal negative net run rate and no points.

Similarly, in the Super 8 Group 2 points table, England and South Africa opened their accounts by defeating West Indies and USA respectively in the prior matches.

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BCCI announced International Fixture of Team India for home Season 2024-25

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BCCI announced International Fixture of Team India for home Season 2024-25

India’s cricketing governing body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has unveiled the Indian Cricket Team’s schedule for the upcoming 2024–2025 home season. The Rohit Sharma-led team will be hosting the likes of New Zealand, Bangladesh, and England in their home cycle, which will commence in the month of September.

Currently, the Men in Blue are participating in the 2024 T20 World Cup in the West Indies. They finished in the first position of Group-A with seven points and have qualified successfully for the Super 8.

The home-season of the Men in Blue will begin from the month of September with a two game test match series against Bangladesh. Following the conclusion of this series, the Indians will then take on Bangladesh in an three match T20 International series from 6th October.

Post the conclusion of the series against Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma and his men will then take on New Zealand in a three-games Test series between 20th October and 5th November.

The first test match between India and New Zealand will be played at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium of Bengaluru, followed by the second match in the city of Pune and the third and final test match at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.

Heading into 2025, the Blue Army will lock horns in full fledged white ball bilateral series against England. They will first compete in a five match T20 International series from 22nd January to 2nd February.

Post the end of the T20 International series against the Three Lions, the two rivals will play a three-match One Day International series against each other. The first ODI will be played in the city of Nagpur on 6th February while the second and third ODI games will be played in the cities of Cuttack and Ahmedabad. This One Day International series against the Three Lions will help Rohi Sharma and his men in preparing in a really good way for the 2025 Champions Trophy which is scheduled to take place after the end of England’s tour of India.

India’s home schedule (2024-25):

Bangladesh’s Tour of India

BCCI announced International Fixture of Team India for home Season 2024-25
India vs Bangladesh | Pic: myKhel
  • 19 to 23 September: First Test, Chennai
  • 27 September to 01 October: Second Test, Kanpur

New Zealand’s Tour of India

BCCI announced International Fixture of Team India for home Season 2024-25
New Zealand vs India | Pic: Wisden
  • 16 to 20 October: First Test, Bengaluru
  • 24 to 28 October: Second Test, Pune
  • 01 to 05 November: Third Test, Mumbai

England’s Tour of India

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India vs England | Pic: ESPNcricinfo
  • 22 January: First T20I, Chennai
  • 25 January: Second T20I, Kolkata
  • 28 January: Third T20I, Rajkot
  • 31 January: Fourth T20I, Pune
  • 02 February: Fifth T20I, Mumbai
  • 06 February: First ODI, Nagpur
  • 09 February: Second ODI, Cuttack
  • 12 February: Third ODI, Ahmedabad

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Both Gautam Gambhir and WV Raman are likely to be appointed by BCCI as the report makes a massive claim

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Both Gautam Gambhir and WV Raman are likely to be appointed by BCCI as the report makes a massive claim

The Indian head coach post is keeping everyone excited. Two of the greats of Indian cricket Gautam Gambhir and WV Raman reportedly were interviewed by the BCCI’s Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) on Tuesday (18th June). 

There were reports that Gautam Gambhir was the only candidate for the post of head coach but on the day of the interview it was revealed that WV Raman also is in contention to replace Rahul Dravid as head coach of the team. 

However, as per the reports in News 18, it is learned that BCCI might sign both candidates. They are keen to utilise the services of both the players. The source claimed that Gautam Gambhir might be the head coach while WV Raman may come in as the batting coach. He stated: 

Also Read: 3 Reasons why Afghanistan can beat India in IND vs AFG Super 8 game in Antigua 

“The Indian cricket board must look at utilising the services of both Raman and Gambhir. There are numerous ways in which one can do that – say have Gambhir as head coach and Raman as batting coach or allow Raman to have more say in red ball. Lot of ways one can use them because both can benefit Indian cricket and that’s what one should look at.”

The announcement for the head coach of the India team is likely to be made soon; Gautam Gambhir to be named head coach

T20 World Cup 2021: Team India has the skill but lacks strong mental toughness: Gautam Gambhir
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WV Raman has a huge amount of coaching experience. He coached Tamil Nadu and Bengal in the domestic circuit. Apart from that he also served as an assistant coach in the IPL for the PBKS and as a batting coach for KKR.

Apart from this, WV Raman was also part of the Indian coaching setup Indian women’s cricket team. He served as the head coach from 2018 to 2021. It remains to be seen who will be part of the coaching setup for the Indian team. 

The announcement for the head coach of the India team is likely to be made soon. It is expected that the announcement will be made before the T20 World Cup concludes. The new head coach will be taking charge of the team for the Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe tour. 

3 Reasons why Afghanistan can beat India in IND vs AFG Super 8 game in Antigua 

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3 Reasons why Afghanistan can beat India in IND vs AFG Super 8 game in Antigua 

IND vs AFG: The Super 8 stage of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will be another big clash on Thursday. This time, Team India will lock horns with Afghanistan in match no. 42 at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. This is the first game in Group 1, and a win here will set the tone for the coming games, while a defeat will put the team in a must-win situation.

The Indian team have a great record against Afghanistan and will start the game as favorites. But they can’t take Afghanistan lightly because they have also played pretty well in this tournament. Afghanistan have not won a match against India yet, but they are the giantkillers and have all the ingredients to beat India. So it won’t be a surprise if they win this IND vs AFG clash. Here, we will talk about three solid reasons why Afghanistan can win this match.

IND vs AFG: Three Reasons why Afghanistan can beat India in Antigua

1. Well-suited Spin Attack

Afghanistan have probably one of the best spin attacks in the tournament. Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Noor Ahmad bowl 10–12 overs of quality spin. On the other hand, India played their group matches in New York, where the pitches were good for the pacers. That means Indian spinners will go into the IND vs AFG game a bit underprepared. So that can be a challenge. Because India don’t have good players of spin in the middle overs.

2. In-form Opening Pair

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The pair of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran is the backbone of Afghanistan. These two added two 100-run stands in the first two games of the tournament. These two are also among the highest scorers in the tournament. So if they pull off yet another good opening stand in the IND vs AFG match in Antigua, they can put India under pressure. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have failed to give India good starts in this tournament. So if we look at the form, Afghanistan’s openers have an edge.

3. Conditions in Favour

It is not a wrong statement to say that the playing conditions play a major role in the result of any match. And that can become a major factor in the IND vs AFG. The Indian players played their group games in New York, where the conditions were really bad for batting, and they struggled. But the conditions in Antigua will be totally different, and they need to adjust them quickly. Players like Shivam Dube, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson, and Mohammed Siraj have not played many games in West Indies. On the other hand, Afghanistan played all four matches in West Indies, and they will have a better knowledge of the conditions than the Indian players.

Also Read: 3 Reasons why India must stick with Virat Kohli as opener in Super 8 despite his recent failures

“If I was Indian Captain…”- 1983 WC-winning Star gives winning Mantra to Rohit Sharma ahead of IND vs AFG Clash

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“If I was Indian Captain…”- 1983 WC-winning Star gives winning Mantra to Rohit Sharma ahead of IND vs AFG Clash

IND vs AFG: Team India are all set to start their Super 8 journey on Thursday. They will face Afghanistan in match no. 43 at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. India will also be facing Australia and Bangladesh need to win two games at least to make it to the semis. That’s why the IND vs AFG clash is very important. Though Afghanistan have never beaten India in a match across formats but India can’t take them lightly after the way they have performed in this tournament.

Afghanistan finished second in their group and beat New Zealand comprehensively. Adding to that, their bowling attack is well suited for the conditions, and they have the skills to beat any team on their day. Afghanistan have already given tough times to India in the past and have come close to winning some matches. That’s what former Indian selector and 1983 World Cup-winning member Kris Srikkanth also said recently.

Kris Srikkanth warns Team Rohit Sharma and co. ahead of the IND vs AFG Clash

1983 WC winning Star gives winning Mantra to Rohit Sharma ahead of IND vs AFG Clash
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There will be a few areas that Team India need to address ahead of the IND vs AFG game. The form of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is a concern, while Indian spinners didn’t have enough gametime so far. Meanwhile, Afghanistan have played their four games in West Indies and have a better knowledge of the conditions here. Kris Srikkanth also highlighted that Afghanistan’s bowling unit is in great form.

In an interview ahead of IND vs AFG clash, with Star Sports, Srikkanth said, “You can’t take things lightly against Afghanistan. They have a good team and a terrific bowling side. So, I was the Indian captain, if I was Rohit Sharma, I would like to bat first. Don’t let Afghanistan bat first because if that happens, they will score around 160–170 and their bowlers are good enough to maybe defend the total.” The 1983 World Cup-winning member also added that Afghanistan have a slightly weaker batting attack and India can pounch on that.

Notably, India and Afghanistan have played eight games in T20Is, and India have won seven of them, while one ended with no result. The last game between the two was a tie, and India won the Super Over. Afghanistan have an excellent spin attack with Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, and Mohammad Nabi, while Fazalhaq Farooqi is in excellent form with the new ball. So they will pose a big threat to India. So it will be an exciting game between India’s batting and Afghanistan’s bowling.

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