Captain Rohit Sharma gave his first reactions on social media after a whirlwind 24 hours following India's T20 World Cup win and also responded to PM Narendra Modi's congratulatory message thanking him for his support while saying that his team was pleased to do it for a billion of Indians. On the other hand, England survived a Slovakia scare in Euro 2024 Round of 16 match to qualify for the quarter-finals. England will play Switzerland in the quarter-finals. All that and more in our Sports Wrap for today.
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ICC picks team of the tournament for T20 World Cup 2024, 6 Indians included
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the team of the tournament for the recently concluded T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma headlined the six-member T20 World Cup-winning contingent in the XII also featuring the likes of Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel and Jasprit Bumrah.
Rohit Sharma thanks Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his gesture
Captain Rohit Sharma thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi while responding to his congratulatory message thanking him for his support while saying that his team was pleased to do it for a billion Indians.
Dinesh Karthik named RCB's batting coach and mentor
After retiring from cricket after IPL 2024, Dinesh Karthik has joined his franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) as a batting coach and mentor ahead of the 2025 edition of the IPL.
Jay Shah confirms new coach to join from Sri Lanka series
BCCI secretary in a select media interaction in Barbados confirmed that VVS Laxman will travel with the young side to Zimbabwe for the five-match T20 series, led by Shubman Gill while the new coach, who will be announced in the coming days, will take over the duties from Sri Lanka series onwards.
Lanka Premier League to kick off today in Kandy
The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League will kick off in Kandy with the defending champions Kandy Falcons (with a new name) taking on Dambulla Sixers, another side with a new name on Monday, July 1.
India on cusp of a win in one-off Test against South Africa
South Africa on the back of tons from Sune Luus and Laura Wolvaardt fought back exceedingly well after being enforced to follow on. With the trail being 105 runs, South Africa had an opportunity to take the lead but four wickets for not many runs didn't help their cause and India will fancy their chances to win the Test match.
Pakistan announce squad for Women's Asia Cup 2024
Pakistan have announced their squad for the upcoming Women's Asia Cup starting July 19 in Dambulla. Nida Dar has been retained as the captain despite the results in England in ODIs and T20Is.
Jay Shah announces Rs 125 crore prize money from BCCI for the Indian men's team
BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced a sum of whopping Rs 125 crore for the Indian men's team which won the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA. India beat South Africa in the final by 7 runs.
Australia A to take on India A in multi-format series
Australia A will be playing three T20s, three 50-over games and one four-day red-ball match against India A in Queensland in August. Australia's vice-captain Tahlia McGrath will lead the team in T20s and 50-over matches with the likes of Kim Garth, Tayla Vlaeminck and Megan Schutt set to play.
England survive Slovakia scare, Spain hammer Georgia
England survived a scare from Slovakia as they prevailed in a thriller 2-1 to get through to the quarter-finals while Spain swatted aside Georgia to set up a quarter-finals clash with Germany.
