Mohammad Nabi acknowledged the brilliance of spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan, after the duo picked nine wickets between them to skittle Scotland for a paltry 60 in 10.2 overs in Sharjah on Monday. Afghanistan began their T20 World Cup 2021 campaign with a dominant 130-run win.

Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and other cricketing greats extended their support to Mohammed Shami, after the pacer was subjected to online abuse following India’s defeat to Pakistan at the T20 World Cup 2021 in Dubai on Sunday. Leading political figures too, backed the 31-year-old.

Ahead of West Indies’ second match of the T20 World Cup 2021 against South Africa on Tuesday, head coach Phil Simmons has stated that the team will persist with their aggressive brand of cricket. He expected his players should get better at shot selection, after their defeat to England on Saturday.

Michael Holding, who has been one of the leading faces of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, was pleased to know that the India cricket team joined the act during the T20 World Cup 2021. The team took a knee before the first ball of the Super 12s clash against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.