Sumeet Kavthale

"A lot of happiness is there. And Zimbabwe will have a special connection. Whenever I play my first match, it will be a special moment for that ground and myself, which will be very secret," said Riyan Parag ahead of the Zimbabwe series.

Cricket Legends from six nations India, Pakistan, Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies will take part in a 10-day tournament in England starting on July 3. The former cricket stars Yuvraj Singh, Shahid Afridi, Kevin Pietersen and Jacques Kallis will feature in the opening edition.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal needed penalties to overcome Slovenia in the round of 16 fixture while France defeated giants Belgium to reach the quarterfinals of Euro 2024. Star forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe will clash against each other in the mouth-watering quarter-final game.

Indian cricket team defeated South Africa to clinch the T20 World Cup 2024 title in Barbados on Saturday and were supposed to travel to New York to take a flight back home on Sunday. The Indian team was expected to arrive in Mumbai on July 2 but now will take a direct flight to New Delhi.

"I am pleased to announce prize money of INR 125 Crores for Team India for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The team has showcased exceptional talent, determination, and sportsmanship throughout the tournament," BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said.

The experienced Indian spin all-rounder Sneh Rana picked eight wickets as South Africa women witnessed an embarrassing collapse in their first innings of the one-off Test match at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.

Since making his international debut in 2009, the veteran spin all-rounder has played 74 T20Is and finished his glorious career with a T20 World Cup 2024 trophy. Jadeja claimed one wicket and scored 35 runs as India clinched the coveted trophy after beating South Africa in the final on June 29.

England dropped experienced wicketkeepers Jonny Bairstow and Ben Foakes from their 14-member squad for a two-match Test series against West Indies. Uncapped Jamie Smith has scored over 3000 runs in first-class cricket with an average of 40.80 so far.

"I wanted this badly. Very hard to put in words. It was a very emotional moment for me. I was very desperate for this title in my life. Happy that we eventually crossed the line," Rohit said.

IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 final: Virat Kohli ended his poor run of form by smashing 76 runs off 59 balls as India posted the highest-ever total in the tournament finals. South Africa struggled for a positive start but Heinrich Klassen's 22-ball fifty took the game to the wire.

T20 World Cup 2024 Award Winners List: Indian bowler Jasprit Bumrah clinched the Player of the Tournament award after taking 15 wickets in eight innings while Arshdeep Singh bagged the leading wicket-takers title for scalping 17 wickets.

After failing to find form throughout the tournament, the star batter Virat Kohli smashed a brilliant fifty against South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final to boost India's total and also bagged a couple of big T20I records.

T20 World Cup 2024 Prize Money: Title winners India bagged the top prize of INR 20.36 crore and also clinched an extra INR 77.7 lakh for winning three group-stage games. The runners-up South Africa clinched a total of INR 7.33 crore.

IND vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Final Highlights: India won the T20 World Cup 2024 beating South Africa by seven runs defending 176 runs. At one stage, South Africa needed 30 runs off last five overs but India managed to pull the match.

The 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will target his first title of the season after disappointing results in the Australian Open and French Open in 2024. The two-time Wimbledon champion Andy Murray is set to feature in his last major tournament and will retire after the Paris Olympics 2024.