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Bumrah under pressure early on. However, the veteran England skipper explained that such an approach is fraught with risk because of Bumrah's sheer skill.In reply to an ANI question on Star Sports Press Room, Collingwood said, "I think if you had a piece of paper and had to pick a cricket team, in any form of the game, Jasprit Bumrah would be the first name going on that list right at the top.

South Africa qualified for their maiden T20 World Cup final with a resounding nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in the semifinal here. The Proteas put themselves in pole position to reach the final after they bowled out Afghanistan for a paltry 56. They then raced to the target with 67 balls to spare. Earlier opting to bat, things went awry for the Afghans as South Africa pacers made optimum use of the substantial seam movement on offer.

WikiLeaks founder and whistleblower Julian Assange walked free after signing a plea deal with the United States, the US State Department termed his actions for which he pleaded guilty had put the lives of people, especially Washington's allies and diplomats, at risk. US State Department Mathew Miller also pointed that Assange served as a «conduit» for Russian intelligence interfering in the US presidential elections.

South Africa's fast-bowler Marco Jansen and spinner Tabraiz Shamsi picked up three-wickets each to bowl out Afghanistan for just 56 in 11.5 overs in the semifinal one of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup at Tarouba on Thursday. Earlier, Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bat first against South Africa but failed to put up a fight, as South Africa's precise bowling just proved too good for Afghan batters and in the end they got bowled out in just 11.5 over. Only one Afghan batsman made double figures, with Azmatullah Omarzai making just 10 runs.

Julian Assange who is the founder of the controversial Wikileaks has been set free by a US court in the Northern Mariana Islands. This has ended his long legal battle with the US. The Wikileaks founder has been accused of accessing classified information pertaining to the US and releasing them in an illegal manner. He has also been accused of recruiting individuals with access to this important information and illegally transmitting it to his servers. This information had damaged the relationship of the US with many of its partners including France, India and Japan among others.

young people are reluctant to join up. And it is not just Europe that is struggling with recruitment. In and around the world’s conflict hotspots the question of how to get more people into uniform is vital.

cricket tournament, these batters do not stand a chance to become the highest run-scorer.West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran (228 runs) and US’ Andries Gous (219 runs) are at number 4 and 5 respectively. However, they don’t have a chance to proceed as their teams have also been eliminated.South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (199 runs) and England skipper Jos Buttler (191 runs) are Rohit’s closest rivals regarding highest total runs.Afghanistan and South Africa will face each other in the first T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal while India will take on England in the second semifinal.

Rohit Sharma following his outstanding performance in the T20 World Cup.Rohit smashed eight sixes in the match and broke multiple records, including setting a new record for the most sixes by an Indian in a T20 World Cup innings. Additionally, he became the first player worldwide to hit 200 sixes in T20 cricket.Also Read: Hilarious reaction of Pakistani cricket fan on Rohit Sharma's blistering 92 run knock: 'hum to 14 balls pitch ko…'“If there is one player whose game I would have to buy a ticket to watch, it would be Rohit Sharma.

Pakistan captain Inzamam ul Haq raised bizarre allegations of ball-tampering against Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh, who delivered a match-winning performance of 3/37 during the ICC T20 World Cup Super Eights clash against Australia, questioning how was he able to reverse-swing the ball in the 16th over while defending the target. During the ongoing T20 WC, Arshdeep is the joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 15 scalps in six games at an average of 11.86 and an economy rate of 7.41. His best figures are 4/9 and he is tied for most wickets in the competition with Afghanistan's Fazalhaq Farooqi. During a talk show on a Pakistan news channel, the clips of which have went viral on social media, Inzamam said, «Arshdeep Singh, when he was bowling the 15th (16th) over, the ball was reversing. is it too early (for reverse swing) with a relatively new ball? This means the ball was ready for reverse swing by the 12th or the 13th over, Umpires should keep their eyes open (to spot) these things,» said Inzamam during a talk show.

Jonathan Trott believes Afghanistan will go into Wednesday's T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa boosted by «having no scarring, no history» unlike the accident-prone Proteas. Afghanistan will be playing in the last-four of any World Cup for the first time. South Africa are still without a major global title with just the 1998 Champions Trophy to show for all their endeavours.

ICC T20 World Cup at Guyana on Thursday. The last time these two nations faced off in a Men's T20 World Cup semi-final was just 19 months ago in Adelaide, when a remarkable opening partnership between Jos Buttler and Alex Hales saw England cruise to 10 wicket win that forced a complete rethink in India's T20 strategy and move away from more established superstars to younger blood, from conservatism to aggression. This time around, though, India has more batting firepower led by experienced campaigners skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, more attacking options through the middle overs, and more variation in their attack, but the defending champions will take some beating, especially with skipper Jos Buttler and his new opening partner Phil Salt both in blistering form.

Cricket World Cup across both white-ball formats will be up for grabs for South Africa and rising Asian side Afghanistan in the first semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday. Afghanistan's progression to the semi-finals of the World Cup has been a remarkable and wholesome story for a team who have been on the rise in this format for some time, with New Zealand and multi-time world conquerers Australia the highest-ranked teams facing the Afghan storm. Unbeaten South Africa stands in their way, with the nation hoping it is eighth-time lucky at a men's World Cup semi-final across formats, having lost all seven semifinals it has played so far, as per ICC.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is finally a free man. He walked out on bail from a UK jail after reaching a plea deal that will have him plead guilty in a US court on a single charge of conspiring to obtain and disclose national security secrets, in lieu of relief on other counts. He won’t have to face further jail time in the US, as he has already served longer than what the punishment entails.

Afghanistan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib's apparent bout of cramp during Afghanistan's Super Eight game against Bangladesh in St Vincent drew scrutiny from television commentators due to its timing at a critical juncture of the match. Afghanistan needed a win to secure a semi-final berth in the T20 World Cup 2024. In the 12 over, Bangladesh fell slightly behind the DLS par score and when rain threatened to disrupt the match, Afghanistan's coach Jonathan Trott appeared to signal his players to slow the game down. During the 12th over, bowled by Noor Ahmad, Naib went down clutching his leg while fielding at first slip Naib was assisted off the field by teammates and support staff member. Meanwhile, it began to drizzle, and the pitch was covered. However, the injury and rain interruption were brief. When play resumed minutes later, Bangladesh's target was revised to 114 in 19 overs due to the DLS method. Najibullah Zadran substituted for Naib, who later returned to the field and bowled the 15th over, taking the wicket of Tanzim Hasan.

AFG vs Ban T20 World Cup: In a setback to Australia, Afghanistan qualified for the semi-finals of the T20 world cup by beating Bangladesh. In the crucial Super Eights T20 World Cup match against Afghanistan, Bangladesh lost by 8 runs while chasing a target of 116 before rain halted play. Bangladesh's run chase was hit by an early setback as Afghan pacers Naveen Ul Haq and Fazalhaq Farooqi dismissed the top three Bangladesh batsmen at 31/3 in 3.3 overs. Earlier, Bangladesh's bowlers held Afghanistan to 115/5. Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain spearheaded the Bangladeshi bowling attack with impressive figures of three for 26. The Afghan top order struggled to gain momentum, unable to effectively counter Bangladesh's varied bowling strategies after opting to bat first. Despite a promising opening partnership of 59 runs in 10.4 overs, Afghanistan's progress stalled. Rahmanullah Gurbaz top-scored with 43 runs off 55 balls, reflecting the team's difficulty in accelerating the scoring rate.

Rashid Khan was seen brewing in anger and threw his bat at his partner Karim Janat for not taking the second run.Internet users have responded to this incident, with some suggesting he should improve his anger management skills, while others expressed support for his response.“With great power comes great responsibilities. He must learn to control his anger."“Rashid Khan should have controlled his anger... Threw the bat at his partner."Some other said, “He literally scored 19 of 10 when others can’t play run a ball.

Rohit Sharma-led India leading the points table with 4 points and a net run run rate of +2.425, India's chances are more better than Australia, who were suffered a stunning defeat to Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan and lost by 21 runs in Sunday morning. Australia have 2 points and a NRR of +0.223ALSO READ: ‘That’s what I love about Rohit Sharma’: Aaron Finch praises captain for changing team’s batting style in T20 World CupHowever, Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh claims that for them to be back in action, India is the perfect team and they will have to beat India at any cost."First and foremost, it becomes clear for us. We need to win, and no better team to do it against.

Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is all set to face their toughest rivals, Mitchell Marsh-led Australia, in the final Super Eight clash in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Saint Lucia on June 24.In the tournament India have been unbeaten and are currently leading the point table in Super Eight stage. They have a good chance to qualify for the semis unless they are defeated by a big margin.For Australia, winning the match is not only crucial to proceed in the semis, but if they don't win with a better run rate and Afghanistan beat Bangladesh with good amount of runs, the latter would qualify.ALSO READ: Mitchell Marsh warns Rohit Sharma's men in blue ahead of T20 Super 8 clash: ‘…no better team...’Everything depends on the weather conditions.

ALSO READ: Netizens in awe after Afghanistan stun Australia in T20 World Cup, say: ‘Success is the sweetest revenge’Afghanistan defended their total of 148 for six and restricted Australia to just 127. Gulbadin Naib's four wicket haul overpowered Pat Cummins's hat-trick, following which the Australians fell like pack of cards. Stats wise, this is the first loss for Australia against Afghanistan in 6 international matches.After the victory, the Afghan players celebrated in the most unique fashion – dancing to the tunes of Dwayne Bravo's iconic song, ‘Champion’.Apart from the players – including captain Rashid Khan, pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi and Mohammad Nabi – even the Afghan coach Jonathan Trott could be seen dancing on the song.ALSO READ: AFG vs AUS T20 World Cup: Resilient Afghanistan stage a comeback, defeat Australia by 21 runs"It's massive win for us as a team and as a nation.

ALSO READ: AFG vs AUS T20 World Cup: Resilient Afghanistan stage a comeback, defeat Australia by 21 runsAustralia's Pat Cummins picked up three wickets. It was a hat-trick with the wickets of Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and Gulbadin Naib.

Afghanistan pulled off a monumental 21-run upset over Australia in the T20 World Cup, with Gulbadin Naib’s four-wicket haul overshadowing Pat Cummins’ hat-trick. Afghanistan defended their total of 148 for six, securing their first-ever win over Australia in international cricket. Australia were bowled out for 127 in 19.2 overs in the Super Eight contest, now facing potential early elimination from the World Cup. They must win against India and hope Afghanistan loses to Bangladesh. Afghanistan avenged their ODI World Cup defeat in Mumbai, where Maxwell had previously snatched victory from them. Skipper Rashid Khan expressed immense pride in the team's performance, highlighting Naib’s impactful bowling and Nabi’s early dismissal of Warner. The result has thrown Group 1 wide open, with both Australia and Afghanistan having one win each, while India leads with two wins. The final Super Eight matches will be crucial in determining which teams advance to the semi-finals, with all four teams in Group 1 still having a chance to make it through.