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India Wins It’s Second T20 World Cup

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India won the ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 by seven runs against South Africa in the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The final match against South Africa was very exciting, with India defending a target of 176 runs. India had won their first T20 World Cup in 2007.

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Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, and captain Rohit Sharma announced their retirements from T20 internationals after the match and India coach Rahul Dravid ended his tenure with the team after this tournament.

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ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was the biggest T20 World Cup featuring a record 20 teams.

Here are some of the records made by Team India:

  • India became the first team to win a men’s T20 World Cup tournament without losing a single game Rohit Sharma became the second captain after MS Dhoni to win the T20 World Cup.
  • Rohit Sharma is also the first Indian player to be part of two T20 World Cup triumphs, in 2007 and now, 2024.
  • Virat Kohli is the second player after MS Dhoni to complete the triplet of ICC trophies-ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup, and ICC Champions Trophy.
  • Virat won his 16th Player of the Match award surpassing his teammate. Suryakumar Yadav’s 15 awards.
  • India posted 176/7 against South Africa which is the highest by any team in the final of the men’s T20 World Cup.

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Exploring Olympic History

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Founder of the Olympic Games

The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. at Olympia. in Ancient Greece. The Olympics were created in honour of the ancient Greek god: Zeus, the king of the gods. The ancient Olympics included games like wrestling, boxing, long jump, javelin, discus, and chariot racing.

In 393 AD, the Olympic Games were cancelled and didn’t start up again for over 1,500 years!

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Pierre de Coubertin is considered the founder of the modern Olympic Games. He was a French educator, who helped establish the Olympic Committee in 1896. In 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. The Games brought together 14 nations and 280 participants, competing in 43 sporting events.

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Historic Gold In Badminton Asia Team Championship

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The Indian women’s team won a historic gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024 after beating Thailand 3-2 in the final in Shah Alam, Malaysia on February 18.

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This was India’s maiden title in the history of the continental competition. The men’s Indian badminton team had previously won two medals in 2016 and 2020, but both were bronze. The winning team comprised PV Sindhu, Gayatri Gopichand, Treesa Jolly, and teenager Anmol Kharb.

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The ICC Cricket World Cup

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The International Cricket Council (“ICC”) Men’s Cricket World Cup is an international cricket championship which is held every four years. This is one of most prestigious and the most watched sporting events in the world.

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Some Fun Facts About The Cricket World Cup

The first Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup was inaugurated in 1975. However, in 1973 the first ever Women’s World Cup was played in England. The inaugural edition of the cricket World Cup in 1975 was known as the Prudential Cup.

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The first three Cricket World Cups were only held in England. For the first time in 1987, the location of the World Cup was changed to another country. After that year’s World Cup, the World Cup is now held in different locations every time. The 1987 World Cup was jointly hosted by India and Pakistan.

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The 1987 edition of the World Cup saw a reduction in the number of overs per innings from 60 to 50.

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From the 1992 World Cup onwards, the players wore colourful jerseys as each team was allowed to pick one colour representing their respective countries. Prior to this, all players were required to wear only white The cricket hall was alço made white

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The 2023 World Cup is the first ODI World Cup in which the West Indies did not take part, as they failed to qualify.

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From 1999, there is one permanent single trophy that is given to the winning team every four years. No team gets a new trophy each time they win. Earlier, a new trophy was made for every new World Cup but now there is only one.

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A Complete List Of ICC World Winners 

West Indies – 1975
West Indies – 1979
India -1983
Australia – 1987
Pakistan -1992
Pakistan -1992
Australia – 1999
Australia – 2003
Australia – 1999
India – 2011
Australia – 2015
England 2019
Australia – 2023

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Team Indian Puts Up A Stellar Show In The 2023 ICC Cricket Men’s World Cup

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Even though the Men in Blue lost the final match on November 19, they have emerged as Champions, nonetheless. Team India remained undefeated for ten matches throughout the tournament until the finals against Australia.

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Indian star batter Virat Kohli has been awarded with the “Player of the Tournament” title in the ICC World Cup 2023 for his outstanding performance.

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Indian bowler Mohammed Shami took 24 wickets in the tournament, taking the highest number of wickets in the ICC World Cup 2023.

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The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has made history by being the most attended ICC event ever after 1,250,307 fans watched from the stands.

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Indian cricket players created some great records in the 2023 ICC Cricket Men’s World Cup:

Virat Kohli Surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to Create A World Record of 50 ODI Centuries.

Virat Kohli’s 765 Runs is The Most Runs by a Batter in a Single World Cup Edition.

Rohit Sharma Hit 31 Sixes, Which is the Most by a Batter in a Single World Cup Edition.

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Rohit Sharma’s 7 Centuries has Created the Record for the Most Centuries in the Cricket World Cup.

Mohammed Shami’s 7/57 Against New Zealand in Semi Final is the Joint Best Show by A Bowler in Terms of Wickets Taken in An Innings of the World Cup Match.

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