T20 World Cup 2021: From October 17, the Maha Kumbh of the T20 World Cup has started in UAE and Oman. Seeing the way the upheaval was seen on the very first day, it can be easily guessed that how thrilling is going to be in this T20 World Cup.
Hello….Welcome to the Weekly Sports Bulletin of Hindi Podcast. I am Naveen Srivastava. For cricket lovers, even after the IPL, the process of a great feast of exciting matches under quick cricket continues unabated. In this episode, the T20 World Cup Mahakumbh has started in UAE and Oman from October 17.
Seeing the way the upheaval was seen on the very first day, it can be easily guessed that how thrilling is going to be in this T20 World Cup. Scotland created a sensation by winning by 6 runs over a strong team like Bangladesh. In response to the target of 141 runs for victory, Bangladesh’s team could only score 134 runs for seven wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Greaves, who performed all-rounder in the match, was awarded the man of the match.
In this match, Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh made a new record by taking the wicket of Lisk. Shakib has now become the highest wicket-taker in T20 Internationals. He has taken 108 wickets in 89 T20 Internationals. Earlier this record was held by Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga of 107 wickets.
Earlier, in the qualifier match played at the Al Emirates Cricket Ground, Oman made a great start by defeating Papua New Guinea by ten wickets.
Team India is able to win the shining trophy of the T20 World Cup for the second time, with this goal, the Indian team is also gearing up and therefore especially Mahendra Singh Dhoni has also been associated with the team as a mentor. Virat Kohli also believes that Dhoni’s experience and understanding of the game is going to be very useful for the team in the World Cup.
This will be Virat’s last T20 World Cup as captain. Kohli has already announced that he will step down the captaincy of cricket after this tournament. Although the Indian team is considered a strong contender among the teams to win the World Cup, India’s first match is with arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24. After this, the Indian team will play with New Zealand on 31 October, Afghanistan on 3 November. After this, India has two matches on November 5 and 8, which will be from the two teams reaching the Super-12 from Round-1.
As you know that this time a total of 16 teams are participating in the T20 World Cup, the World Cup is being played in a total of three stages. Round 1, Super-12 and playoff matches.
Eight teams have qualified directly, while the other four teams will be decided by the qualifying round. Super 12 will have two groups of 6-6 teams, where matches will be played on the basis of round robin. In Group A, England, Australia, South Africa, West Indies and the top team of Group-A and the second-placed team of Group-B.
Whereas, India is in the second group and will be with Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, besides the second-place team of Group-A and the top team of Group-B. After the Super 12 match, the top two teams from both Group A and B will directly advance to the semi-finals. The World Cup winning team will be decided by the title match to be played in Dubai on 14 November.
Reserve day has been kept for both the semi-final and final matches of this tournament. Apart from these matches, there is no reserve day for any other match. It would be pertinent to mention here that the match will be played on the reserve day only when at least 5 overs of the match cannot be played.
In the final match of IPL 2021, the team of Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs to capture the title. Along with this, under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the team of CSK was successful in winning the IPL trophy for the fourth time. Under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai became the IPL winner in 2010, 2011 and 2018 as well.
In the 14th season of IPL played in two phases, Rituraj Gaikwad managed to win the Orange Cap by scoring the most runs by showing his bat. He also became the youngest player to win the Orange Cap. Faf du Plessis was only 2 runs behind Ruturaj in the race for the Orange Cap. Apart from the Orange Cap, Gaikwad was also selected for the Emerging Player Award.
Indian bowlers also dominated this time in IPL. Harshal Patel of Royal Challengers Bangalore took the most wickets and won the Purple Cap. At number two, Delhi Capitals’ fast bowler Avesh Khan took a total of 24 wickets in 16 matches.
The BCCI has started the application process for the new head coach of Team India and the rest of the supporting staff. BCCI has sought applications for head coach as well as batting, bowling and fielding coach. October 26 has been kept as the last date to apply for the head coach.
At the same time, applications can be given for the rest of the posts till November 3. Rahul Dravid is considered to be the strongest contender for the head coach. The tenure of Ravi Shastri and the current supporting staff will end with the T20 World Cup.
Recently, former Indian Under-19 team captain Avi Barot tragically passed away at the age of 29 due to a heart attack. Describing Barot as a talented player, the Saurashtra Cricket Association has condoled his sudden demise. The entire cricketing world is also in shock due to the sudden demise of the young cricketer. Barot was also included in the team of 2020 Ranji Trophy champion Saurashtra.
Avi Barot captained the India Under-19 team in the year 2011. In the same year, he was also awarded the Cricketer of the Year Award by the BCCI in the Under-19 category. In the last Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, Barot made people crazy about his batting by scoring an explosive century against Goa.
And now let’s talk about some other games….
Indian football team has won the title of SAIF Championship. The team won this tournament for the eighth time by defeating Nepal 3-0 in the final match. Captain Sunil Chhetri scored a goal in this match as well as equaled Lionel Messi among the highest goalscorers in international football.
The captain of the Indian team has now scored 80 goals in international football. Messi has also scored the same number of goals so far. When India defeated hosts Maldives in their last match, Chhetri had overtaken Brazilian football legend Pele.
The Indian men’s badminton team crashed out of the Thomas Cup after losing 1-3 to Denmark in the quarter-finals. India was playing in the Thomas Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2010. The Indian women’s badminton team had already crashed out of the Uber Cup after losing to Japan in the quarterfinals.
That’s all today in the weekly special sports bulletin of Hindi podcast. We will get back to you again with the latest sports news and new episodes. For then allow Naveen Srivastava. Hi.
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