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Matthew Wade, Marcus Stoinis do 'shoey' celebration after Australia's maiden T20 World Cup title
The 'shoey' celebration has been made famous by Australian Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo by drinking the celebratory champagne from his shoe in 2016 at the German Grand Prix. From there, it has now become a sort of tradition for the current McLaren driver and even the great Lewis Hamilton has given it a shot.
No Indian in ICC's team for T20 World Cup, Pakistan's Babar Azam named captain
India's much-trumpeted batters and bowlers flopped in back-to-back crucial matches against Pakistan and New Zealand. The Indian cricketers had great outings in the last three clashes against Afghanistan, Scotland, and Namibia but it wasn't enough to help them feature in the ICC's team of the tournament.
Jaipur T20I defines 'New Normal': 1st match with no crowd restrictions
This match is none other than the opening T20 International to be played between India and New Zealand in Jaipur on November 17. The Sawai Mansingh Stadium, which has a capacity of 25,000, is hosting an international game after eight years.
T20 World Cup: Small crowd for final raises eyebrows, gets netizens talking
Generally, for a tournament finale, especially of an ICC event, there is always a shortage of match tickets but the final between New Zealand and Australia is a shocking affair in this regard. The empty patches everywhere in the stands should be a cause of concern for the International Cricket Council (ICC), Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and Emirates Cricket Board (ECB).
ATP Finals: Medvedev beats Hurkacz in opener
The Russian, who earned his fourth ATP Masters 1000 title in Toronto and his maiden major at the US Open recently, showed his confidence by staying calm after losing the first set. He battled back behind impressive serving and steady baseline play to triumph after two hours and one minute.
T20 World Cup: Marsh, Warner and Hazlewood power Australia to first Men's T20 silverware
This is Australia's first silverware in a format that eluded them for a long time, thereby completing their cabinet of white-ball ICC trophies. Hazlewood was the standout bowler as New Zealand made 172/4 in their 20 overs, thanks to Kane Williamson's whirlwind 85 off 48 balls. Marsh and Warner put up a brilliant partnership of 92 runs after losing Aaron Finch early. After Warner fell, Marsh joined forces with Glenn Maxwell (28 not out off 18 balls) to take Australia home.
Rahul Dravid's son wanted 'strict' father away from home, so made him India coach, Ganguly jokes
BCCI appointed Rahul Dravid as the head coach of the Indian cricket team earlier this month. The batting great, who takes over the reins from Ravi Shastri, has joined the team along with other support staff before the start of the New Zealand T20Is, which gets underway on November 17.
Great honour to receive Arjuna Award, says Shikhar Dhawan
The Delhi batter has represented India in 145 ODIs and scored 6,105 runs at an average of 45.55 with 17 hundreds and 33 fifties. He holds the record for being the fastest Indian to reach 2000 and 3000 runs in ODI cricket. The Delhi batsman is also the second-fastest Indian to reach 4,000 and 5,000 runs in the 50-over format
Laxman finally agrees to head NCA: Sources
After Rahul Dravid took over the post of Indian team's head coach, there were reports that Laxman might be appointed as a new head of NCA. However, later it was said that the former batter "is uninterested". But now he is ready to take the charge after the BCCI officials held a meeting with him in Dubai.
Everyone had written us off; we are here to rectify that: Finch A
The closest Australia came to winning the T20 World Cup was during the 2010 edition held in the West Indies, where they lost to England by seven wickets. "It's one that's eluded us in the past, and the fact that we are here in the final gives us the best opportunity to rectify that. Yeah, I think it will be a great game against New Zealand. They are a great side and they have been in all the finals over the last six years. Looking forward to it," said Finch ahead of the title clash.
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