In the 5th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Australia Women’s Cricket Team faced Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team on Saturday. Australia won this match by 6 wickets. With this, the Australian team has started the tournament with a win. Talking about the match, the Sri Lankan women’s team won the toss and decided to bat first.

In the 5th match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, Australia Women’s Cricket Team faced Sri Lanka Women’s Cricket Team on Saturday. In this match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Australia defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets.

With this, the Australian team made a winning start to the World Cup. Megan Schutt was adjudged Player of the Match for her brilliant bowling. Megan bowled very economically. She took 3 wickets for 12 runs in 4 overs.

Sri Lanka scored 93 runs In Women’s T20 World Cup 

Sri Lanka women’s team won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, Sri Lanka team scored 93 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Nilakshi de Silva scored the highest unbeaten 29 runs. During this, she faced 40 balls.

Apart from her, Harshita Madavi scored 23 runs in 35 balls, wicketkeeper Anushka Sanjeevani scored 16 runs in 15 balls and Kavisha Dilhari scored 5 runs. Megan Schutt took the highest 3 wickets for Australia. Apart from her, Sophie Molineux took 2, and Ashley Gardner-Georgia Wareham took 1-1 wickets.

Target achieved by losing 4 wickets

In reply, the Australian cricket team achieved the target by losing 4 wickets in 14.2 overs. Opener Beth Mooney scored an unbeaten 43 runs off 38 balls. She also hit 4 fours in her innings.

Captain Alyssa Healy scored 4 runs, Georgia Wareham scored 3 runs, Alice Perry scored 17 runs and Ashleigh Gardner scored 12 runs. Phoebe Litchfield remained unbeaten on 9 runs. For Sri Lanka, Udeshika Prabodhini, Inoka Ranaweera, and Sugandhika Kumari took 1-1 wickets.

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As the world gears up for the ultimate showdown, let us have a look at the five best knocks in the history of T20  World Cup finals. 

India is set to lock horns with South Africa in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024. The summit clash will take place at Kensington Oval in Barbados. 

As the world gears up for the ultimate showdown, let us have a look at the five best knocks in the history of T20  World Cup finals. 

Gautam Gambhir- 2007 T20 World Cup

India won the maiden edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007. India faced arch rivals Pakistan in Johannesburg in the final match that went down to the wire. India won the match in a last bowl thriller to lift the trophy

India posted a total of 157/5 in the first innings. The large part of the total was contributed by Gautam Gambhir who scored a controlled 75 in 54 balls. Gambhir hit eight fours and two sixes in his winning knock in the T20 World Cup final.

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Marlon Samuels- 2012 T20 World Cup

West Indies won their first ever T20 World Cup in 2021 against Sri Lanka in Colombo. After losing two early wickets, Samuels held his nerve to score a 56-ball 78 to help West Indies post a decent total of 137/6.

West Indies won the final by 36 runs. Samuels’ knock which included three fours and six sixes remains one of the iconic ones in the history of T20 World Cups.

Marlon Samuels – 2016 T20 World Cup

West Indies won their second T20 World Cup in 2016. They were struggling after losing three wickets within three overs with only 11 runs on board.

Samuel came to bat at number three and took the onus on himself to chase down the target of 156 set by England. The power hitter smashes an unbeaten 85 runs to help his team cross the line. He hit nine boundaries and four sixes in his inning.

Mitchell Marsh- 2021 T20 World Cup

Australia won their first-ever T20 World Cup in 2021. The Aussies were chasing a target of 173 runs against New Zealand.

Mitchell Marsh scored an unbeaten 77 off 50 balls. He hit four sixes and six fours in his match-winning innings at Dubai International Stadium in Dubai.

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Ben Stokes- 2022 T20 World Cup

England all-rounder arrived for the team at the clutch moment. He hit an unbeaten 52 from 49 balls to help England beat Pakistan by five wickets in the 2022 T20 World Cup final in Melbourne.

The knock was also Stokes’ maiden half-century in T20 International Cricket. He hit five boundaries and one six in his special knock With Stokes hitting the winning runs, England defended the title.

The T20 World Cup 2007 win was a defining moment for India in its cricket history.  India emerged victorious in the first T20 World Cup hosted in South Africa after defeating Pakistan in a last ball thriller.

The Indian cricket team led by MS Dhoni displayed fearless cricket throughout the tournament and gave several iconic moments to fans. The success of the T20 World Cup paved the way for the rise of several T20 leagues across the world.

The T20 World Cup has come a long way since its first edition in 2007.

As the T20 World Cup 2024 is going on, let us have a look at what the Playing XI of India who won the T20 World Cup 2007 are doing now.

T20 World Cup 2007: Playing XI For India

Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (captain), Rohit Sharma, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Joginder Sharma, S Sreesanth, RP Singh.

Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir was the leading run-scorer in the T20 World Cup 2007 final with 75 runs. He retired from the international career in 2016. 

He is currently serving as a mentor for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Earlier he captained the team and guided them to two championship victories.

Gambhir is said to be in talks with the BCCI to become the head coach of Indian men’s cricket team.

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh’s iconic moment in the  T20 World Cup 2007 was hitting six consecutive sixes off Stuart Broad in a match against England remains etched in the memory of fans.

Singh announced his retirement from international cricket in June 2019 and presently he has been playing for India Legends in the Road Safety World Series.

Yusuf Pathan

Yusuf Pathan made his debut for India in the T20 World Cup final, substituting for the injured Virender Sehwag. Pathan concluded his international career in February 2021.

Yusuf Pathan has now taken a plunged into politics and is serving as a Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament).

Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa had a less impressive campaign at T20 World Cup 2007, managing just 113 runs at an average of 19.

However, he later emerged as one of the best batsmen for the Kolkata Knight Riders from 2014 to 2019.

Uthappa retired from all formats of cricket in 2022 and appears as a commentator occasionally.

Irfan Pathan 

In the 2007 T20 World Cup, Irfan Pathan took 10 wickets in six innings, including crucial figures of 3/16 against Pakistan in the final, which got him the Player of the Match award.

Irfan Pathan last played for India in 2012. He has now become a full-time commentator and cricket analyst. He also plays in the Road Safety World Series.

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Harbhajan Singh 

Harbhajan Singh claimed seven wickets in seven games during the T20 World Cup 2007. The spin-bowler retired from cricket in 2021.

Harbhajan Singh is now regularly seen in the commentary box and as a cricket analyst in pre and post match shows.

MS Dhoni 

MS Dhoni led India to the historic T20 World Cup in 2007 . Since then, he has gone on to become a legend of the game.

Dhoni announced retirement from international cricket in 2020. The wicketkeeper batsman continues to captain the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, and have won the titles five times. 

Joginder Sharma 

Joginder Sharma took four wickets in four matches during the T20 World Cup 2007 . He became the national hero when he bowled the final over the finale against Pakistan. The wicket he took in the last ball gave India the historic win.

After the World Cup, he played a few IPL games for Chennai Super Kings. He announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on February 3, 2023. He currently serves as a police officer (DSP) in Haryana.

Rohit Sharma 

Rohit Sharma made an impactful start in the T20 World Cup, scoring a half-century against South Africa in his debut innings.

His unbeaten 30 off 16 balls played a crucial role in India’s victory in the final against Pakistan.

Rohit Sharma is currently captaining the Indian cricket team at the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 in the USA and West Indies

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S Sreesanth 

S Sreesanth’s catch in the final ball of the final match to dismiss Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq remains one of the iconic moments of the 2007 T20 World Cup.

Sreessanth concluded his international cricket career in 2013. As of now, he regularly appears on TV as a cricket analyst.

RP Singh 

RP Singh was India’s leading wicket-taker in the 2007 T20 World Cup with 12 wickets from six innings. He retired from all forms of cricket in September 2018.

Currently, he is serving as cricket commentator and analyst.

In this article, we mention the top 3 knocks in India vs England T20 Matches in T20 World Cup

Today, June 27, 2024, the much-awaited semi-final match between India and England in the 2024 T20 World Cup takes place at Providence Stadium in Guyana, reviving the rivalry. This game seems to be quite exciting after their different performances in the group round. England will want to maintain their dominance, while India will be ready to exact revenge for their 2022 loss.

India and England have produced some epic encounters in T20 cricket, particularly during the high-pressure T20 World Cup. Here, we revisit three unforgettable knocks that shaped these matches:

Yuvraj Singh (2007 T20 World Cup, India vs England)

Yuvraj Singh was on fire in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Batting at number five against England, he unleashed carnage. His 16-ball 58, featuring a legendary six sixes in an overoff by Stuart Broad, left everyone in awe. This knock propelled India to a dominant 18-run victory.

Jos Buttler (2022 T20 World Cup, India vs England)

England team captain Josh Butler will be looking to score runs against India this time too. The England team had won the World Cup by defeating India by 10 wickets in the 2022 World Cup, shattering India’s dream of winning. Butler had played a brilliant innings of 80 runs on 49 balls in the last World Cup.

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The tables turned in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final. Alex Hales unleashed a brutal 86 off 47 balls, dismantling the Indian bowling attack. His knock set the foundation for England’s emphatic 10-wicket victory, shattering India’s dream of lifting the trophy. After this semi-final match, England won the T20 World Cup by defeating Pakistan in the final match.

Stage Set for Another India vs England Thriller Semi-Final 

Can India recover their batting form and defeat England’s strong bowling attack? Will the Men in Blue again find themselves unable to beat England? The cricket community is looking forward to seeing who wins and secures a spot in the final match.

Virat Kohli is one of the first-class batsmen India has ever produced. His records are in tons and his skills are phenomenal. But still, he did not make any big impact in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. In the first match against Ireland, Virat Kohli scored only 1 run, in the 2nd against Pakistan he scored 4 runs and against the new team USA, Kohli got out on a duck. Also, it’s not just Kohli who got in trouble while playing on the new pitch, other batsmen also faced so many problems with the pitch new pitch in New York. 

The T20 World Cup is not over yet, and King Virat Kohli still has some chance to make it count in this tournament, as all the rest matches of the tournament will be played in the West Indies now.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the top 3 white-ball knocks of King Virat Kohli In the West Indies

1. 3rd ODI, Port of Spain, August 2019: 114* off 99 Balls

In the third One-Day International of the three-match series in 2019, Kohli hit yet another amazing hundred in a chase as India defeated the West Indies by six wickets in Port of Spain. The Men in Blue were supposed to chase a DLS target of 255 in 35 overs, but thanks to Kohli, they were all out in 32.3 overs.

The right-handed batsman took the team to the target by storm, hitting an undefeated 114 off 99 balls. During his 127-minute performance on the crease, he hit 14 fours with a strike rate of 115.15 and India won the series single-handily with a 2-0. In the chase, Rohit was out for ten runs, but Kohli and Dhawan (36) put up 66 runs for the second wicket. Although Kohli and Shreyas Iyer (65 off 41) set the stage for India’s victory with a 120-run partnership, Rishabh Pant fell for a golden duck.

From the beginning of his innings, Kohli appeared well-prepared and reached his fifty runs off of just 48 balls. He hit two consecutive fours off Jason Holder in the 22nd over. With a single flip to deep midwicket, Kohli scored his hundred after hitting Roach for two fours in the 31st over. He celebrated the win with gusto, hitting successive boundaries with Carlos Brathwaite.

2. West Indies Tri-Nation Series, 4th Match, July 2013-  102 off 83

Against the West Indies in Port of Spain, during the fourth game of a 2013 tri-series that also included Sri Lanka, Kohli hammered 102 off 83 balls. Sent to bat, the Men in Blue scored 311-7 thanks to the hitting prowess of the No. 3 batter, who hammered 13 fours and two sixes in his 120-minute outing.

India got off to a strong start with Rohit Sharma (46) and Dhawan (69) adding 123 for the first wicket. Building on this, Kohli guided Team India beyond the 310-run threshold. In the 43rd over, the Men in Blue hitter amassed a modest half-century with a single off Tino Best.

As the Indian innings came to a close, Virat Kohli began to open up and quickly reached another hundred. He hit a back-foot drive off Dwayne Bravo to start the 48th over, lofting it over extra cover for a maximum. After two fours in the penultimate over, he blasted Kemar Roach. While attempting to chase Bravo, Kohli was out on the final ball of the inning.

The Windies were dismissed for 171 in 34 overs, failing to reach the revised goal of 274 in 39 overs, thanks to three wickets apiece from pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Umesh Yadav.

3. 5th ODI, Kingston, July 2017- 111* off 115

In the fifth One-Day International (ODI) of the five-match series against the West Indies in July 2017, India’s superstar Virat Kohli scored 111* off 115, one of his many tons of chases. With 79 balls remaining, the Men in Blue managed to reach their target of 206 thanks to yet another brilliant innings from Kohli, taking eight wickets.

As the Captain, the star batsman Virat Kohli hit 12 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. Kohli partnered with Rahane and they both reached a combined 79 runs, with Ajinkya Rahane scoring 39 off 51 balls and Virat Kohli still on the crease with 39 off 51 balls. After Rahane gets out Virat shares the crease with Dinesh Karthik scored 50* off 52 balls and reached 122 runs team total.

Kohli hit Ashley Nurse to the deep extra cover boundary to achieve his half-century off 67 balls. By snipping a half-volley from Kesrick Williams between mid-on and midwicket for a boundary, he scored three figures, his 28th ODI century. The right-hander styledly completed the victory for Team India by hitting a maximum off a flighted ball from Roston Chase over long-on.

In the T20 World Cup going on in West Indies, every player is trying to give his best, similarly, the Indian team will now leave New York and play its Super 8 matches in West Indies. Let us know Indian team captain Rohit Sharma’s top 3 best white ball innings in West Indies:

86 (91) vs West Indies, 5th ODI, 2011 (Port of Spain)

This knock showed Rohit’s capacity to save India from a terrible situation on his own alone. India, needing to score 226 to win, collapsed to a dismal 92/6. Enter Rohit, who put in a calm but forceful innings. He regularly set limits while forming crucial connections with Praveen Kumar and Harbhajan Singh. With 22 balls remaining, he led India to an exciting victory with an unbeaten 86 that included five fours and two sixes.

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79 (46) vs Australia, T20 World Cup 2010 (Barbados)

In the 2010 T20 World Cup, young Rohit Sharma played a stormy innings of 79 runs in 46 balls against Australia in Barbados. In the Indian team that came out to chase 184 runs, apart from Rohit Sharma, no other batsman could survive, and India lost the match by 49 runs. He smashed eight boundaries and three sixes, scoring at a rapid pace. 

Rohit Sharma’s 64 (44) vs West Indies, 1st T20 Match 2022 (Trinidad)

India’s 5 T20 match series tour in the West Indies, in which batting first, India scored 190 runs while batting first, Rohit Sharma scored 64 runs in 44 balls, and India won the match by 68 runs. Rohit Sharma scored 7 fours and 2 sixes in this match.

These three knocks represent a glimpse into Rohit Sharma’s remarkable white-ball record in the West Indies. Throughout his career, he has consistently troubled West Indian bowlers with his elegant strokeplay and power-hitting. As Rohit Sharma continues to lead the Indian batting line-up, cricket fans can expect many more memorable innings from him on Caribbean soil.

The group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup is over and eight teams have advanced into the next round. The Super 8 stage has India, Australia, England, Afghanistan, South Africa, West Indies, Bangladesh and the USA cricket team in contention.

The pleasant surprise that the T20 World Cup 2024 has thrown is the rise of the USA cricket team.

The 17th ranked USA Cricket team chanced upon playing the T20 World Cup only as a co-host. They were in contention for the first time in such a big stage.

From Minnows To Giant Killers…The USA Cricket Team Has Dream Run

The team kicked-off the tournament by winning against Canada in the opening match. However, the real stimulation came when they handed a rude shock to Pakistan by beating them in a thrilling super over, in one of the major upsets of the tournament so far.

The USA team was only defeated by India in the group stage, while its match against Ireland was abandoned due to rain.

“I think it’s a big thing for us… And not only for us, but for fans around America as well. We really appreciate them for sure. And, not only for the fans, but for the younger generation in America as well, it is really good”, USA captain Aaron Jones said after sailing into the Super 8 round.

The USA cricket team played their first international match in 2004 against New Zealand in London. In 2019, the team was granted an associate member status by the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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The USA entered the T20 World cup as an underdog. Most of the players in the USA squad are part-timers, pursuing other professional careers. But the way they have owned the field is heart-warming.

“There’s a couple that do just play cricket. Corey Anderson‘s been around for a long time and he plays a bit of franchise cricket now. Andries Gous does the same. There are a lot of guys who do part-time work. There’s a couple that are full-time employed as well, who have to take their leave to come and represent USA in a World Cup, said USA coach Stuart Law.

The USA Cricket team has been a force to reckon with. With its progress into the second leg of the tournament, the host has automatically qualified for the next edition of the T20 World Cup that is the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.  

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The exemplary performance shown by the USA team is sure to create waves for the game in the country. Americans have begun to show interest in the sports which once they had little enthusiasm about. This is good news for cricket!

The T20 World Cup 2024 has moved to its next round with 12 out of the 20 teams that participated in the tournament being eliminated and the remaining sides marching towards the Super Eight stage of the T20 tournament.

This T20 World Cup has been a bit different from the previous editions in the sense we have seen a lot of low scores in this particular edition as compared to previous T20 World Cups. So the big question that everyone is asking after watching the kind of cricket that has been played so far in this tournament Is T20 really a batters game? In this article, we will discuss this highly debated topic.

Decoding The Game: Is T20 Really A Batters Game?

The Conditions

One of the biggest reasons why people are even contemplating the thought of questioning whether T20 is a batter’s game is because of the conditions that have been on offer during the T20 World Cup 2024 which has been highly in favour of the bowlers, especially in New York where the drop-in wicket assisted the fast bowlers due to the uneven bounce that was on offer as some balls kept low while some bounced from the same length making it difficult for the batters to play their shots. Having said that few batters played fearlessly and Rishabh Pant was one of them. The left-hander was the highest run scorer on a difficult wicket in New York.

The Habit

There is no hiding from the fact that the patience of batters has decreased in the past few years which is evident by the fact that the majority of the batters have started playing Test matches like limited-overs cricket as a result of which bowlers have more opportunities to get them out. It is something that has had a ripple effect in white ball cricket as well as batters nowadays lack the technique required to play on difficult wickets where you have to trust your defence.

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The Balancing Act

As they say, there are two sides to the story so if we are blaming the batters for poor batting technique then we should also spare a thought for the bowlers who were taken to the cleaners during IPL where the batters enjoyed full autonomy as they made full use of the conditions that were on offer with flat wickets and short boundaries that has been a feature of the league over the years. As a spectator, if we don’t have any problem with bowlers getting smashed all over the park then we should not question the pitch which has something in it for the bowlers.

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The Mismanagement

Having said that the ICC should make sure that the balance between bat and ball is maintained and neither of the two should overpower the other which has been the case in the ongoing T20 World Cup which has resulted in people taking less interest in the multination tournament this time around as the sole purpose of T20 cricket is to attract new audiences through big scores which can be achieved only when you prepare good wickets that assist both batters and bowlers.

T20 World Cup 2024: Veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews expressed on his team’s challenging  T20 World Cup 2024, which will end after Sunday’s last group-stage match against the Netherlands in St Lucia. The 2014 winners gave up to South Africa on difficult ground in New York before falling to continental rivals Bangladesh in a low-scoring thriller in Dallas. Their other match against Nepal was rained out, essentially eliminating them from contention for the Super 8s with one match remaining.

Mathews stated the unexpected turn of the T20 World Cup event as follows: “I believe that first and foremost, we have let the entire nation down, and we are deeply sorry because we have let ourselves down. We didn’t anticipate this. I mean, we had a lot of hurdles, but those aren’t something to be concerned about, and it’s terrible that we didn’t go to the second round,” Mathews remarked on the eve of the Netherlands game.

“We only have one more game in the competition, and we’ll play for our honour. And we haven’t done ourselves credit, especially given how we performed the first two games. So, it’s unfortunate; we’re devastated and aching deeply within ourselves.

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Sri Lanka entered the tournament on a good run of form, having defeated Afghanistan at home and Bangladesh away in bilateral series. With several of its players having played in the IPL, they had anticipated a better performance than a first-round exit.

Why Did Sri Lanka Not Win the T20 World Cup?

“That is something we regret, as I believe we didn’t fully represent our abilities in this tournament with the way we played Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh in Bangladesh. As you point out, you can’t underestimate any team going into a World Cup, but regrettably, the way we performed against those teams in the lead-up to the tournament and the way we performed when we returned here didn’t reflect well on us.” Certainly, the wicket totals were obviously different.

Mathews mentioned a few “challenges,” one of which was the constant issue of scheduling. Mathews stated he had never had to travel this much in any previous World Cup, echoing teammate Maheesh Theekshana’s earlier criticism of the schedule that saw Sri Lanka as one of just two teams—the other being the Netherlands—to play in four different places.

“As I’ve already stated several times, we are really frustrated. We have never travelled this much for a World Cup in my career, I believe. It’s about the facts, not an explanation. The Dutch team and Sri Lanka, I believe, were the only teams to play all four of the tournament’s matches in four different sites. This is the most travelled World Cup in history, which is not an excuse, as I have stated previously. However, as I already stated, neither as a nation nor as a squad were able to realise our hopes. I apologise sincerely for it.

At the beginning of the competition, Mathews, who turned 37, was unsure of his future in white-ball and stated that he would make a choice after learning the national selectors’ opinions on the team’s future. “I play every match with the mindset that it’s my last. Since everything is unpredictable, including life itself,” Mathews stated.

“So, I do my best to perform well in every match for my team. I don’t think I’ll be playing in the upcoming event or match. So, there is still some time, so there will be some concerns, but as of right now, I don’t have any plans. In the future, we only need the pickers’ opinions—not mine. As I previously stated, I play this game because I adore the sport. I play with the same passion and bond whether I’m playing for my club team or the national squad. As I have stated, I always believe that to be my final game.”

Every cricketer’s dream is to win the coveted ICC World Cup Trophy. As the T20 World Cup 2024 is underway, let us have a look at five cricketers who, probably, could be playing their last World Cup edition.

Could this be the last World Cup for…? 

David Warner (Australia)

The Aussie opener has already announced his retirement from international cricket and confirmed that the T20 World Cup 2024 would be his last assignment in Australian colors.

Waner marked his international debut for Australia in a T20 match against South Africa in January 2009. He became the first Australian cricketer in 132 years to be selected for a national team without having played domestic cricket.

The 37-year-old had time and again lived up to the expectations of his team. He has won three ICC World Cups and one ICC World Test Championship with Australia.

Rohit Sharma (India)

The Indian skipper is another big name who could be appearing in his last World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean. Rohit Sharma is one of the two players (the other being Angelo Mathews of Sri Lanka) who have contested in each edition of the T20 World Cup since its inception.

Sharma donned the Indian cap to mark his international debut with a one-day match against Ireland in Belfest on 23 June, 2007. He was a part of the team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.

The 37-year-old has had a great run as a captain for the Indian team. He would look to end his World Cup campaign on a high and bring home the World Cup 2024 silverware.

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Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

Kane Williamson has led New Zealand to victory in the ICC 2021 World Test Championship and to the finals of the 2019 Cricket World Cup and 2021 T20 World Cup.

Williamson (33) was first included in the New Zealand squad in March 2010 for the second Test against Australia. However, he could not play the match. He then made his debut for the black caps in an ODI match against India in August 2010. 

Quinton de Kock (South Africa)

Quinton de Kock (31) announced his retirement from one-day internationals before playing in the 2023 World Cup. The South African opener is known for his dashing batting style.

The wicket-keeper batsman made his international debut in the first match of a home T20 series against New Zealand in December 2012.

South Africa hasn’t won any ICC trophy and if the team looks to win the T20 World Cup 2024, then de Kock has a crucial role to play.

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Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka)

Angelo Mathews (37) was part of the Sri Lankan team that won the ICC 2014 T20 World Cup and made it to the finals of the 2011 Cricket World Cup, 2009 T20 World Cup 2012 World Cup.

Mathews, (37), marked his debut for the Sri Lankan national team with an ODI match against Zimbabwe in 2008.

The Sri Lankan all-rounder has played all the editions of the ICC T20 World Cup. He holds the superfluous record of being the first batter in the history of international cricket to be timed out without facing a single delivery.