Rohit Sharma has been named the new captain of India’s T20 side, replacing Virat Kohli, the cricket board said Tuesday after the side were dumped out of the T20 World Cup.

Virat Kohli on Monday said it had been an “honour” to captain India’s Twenty20 side as he ended an otherwise disappointing World Cup campaign on a winning note.

He was the fresh-faced 15-year-old who stared down Shoaib Akhtar in the nets, became the highest-ranked T20 batsman in the world before being elevated to national hero after masterminding a rare Pakistan victory over India.

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Tuesday lauded England’s depth as a Twenty20 side and said they would be strong opponents in the World Cup semi-final despite injuries to key players.

Outgoing India head coach Ravi Shastri on Monday said split captaincy will work for a side he called "one of the greatest" teams in cricket history.

Australia will tour Pakistan next year for the first time since 1998 with the visitors playing three Tests, three one-day internationals and a Twenty20 match from March to April, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday.

Trent Boult and Tim Southee are New Zealand’s kings of swing, unstarry but deadly with the new ball and looking to inspire the Black Caps to the T20 World Cup title.

England opener Jason Roy has been ruled out of the remainder of the Twenty20 World Cup due to a torn calf muscle, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on Monday.

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh says his team were always confident of doing well at the Twenty20 World Cup despite going into the tournament on the back of a poor run of form.

From four wickets in four balls to the Quinton de Kock kneeling affair to India’s elimination, there were plenty of talking points in the first round of the T20 World Cup.

In the aftermath of most debacles, Bangladesh Cricket Board typically comes up with something out of the blue and the latest being the search for power hitters after Bangladesh failed miserably in the ongoing T20 World Cup. ‘Power-hitting’ has been the buzzword after the Tigers’ lacklustre batting display in the power plays, and especially in the latter stage of their innings, throughout the mega event.

The four semi-finalists have already emerged in the form of Pakistan, England, Australia, and New Zealand as the ICC T20 World Cup approaches its climactic stage with some action-packed cricket in the coming days.

Veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez opted out of Pakistan’s three-match Twenty20 international series on Monday, saying a youngster should be given a chance on the tour.

India hammered Namibia by nine wickets to give Virat Kohli a winning farewell in his last match as Twenty20 captain and finish their disappointing World Cup campaign on a high Monday.

Already-eliminated India beat Namibia by nine wickets in Virat Kohli's last match as Twenty20 captain in their final group game of the World Cup on Monday.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has formed a two-member committee to review the national team’s dismal campaign in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 in Oman and UAE.

England opener Jason Roy has been ruled out of the remainder of the Twenty20 World Cup due to a torn calf muscle, the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on Monday.

South Africa bowed out of the Twenty20 World up on Saturday but coach Mark Boucher said the young team is headed in the “right direction” and will soon be rewarded with a trophy.

More than anywhere else in the world, you can find the fanbases of Pakistan and India on an equal footing in the UAE, although now it may have slight shifted.

Australia coach Justin Langer believes his team can re-establish themselves as the best in the world as they prepare for a potential semi-final showdown with Pakistan at the Twenty20 World Cup this week.