See you later 2024

See you later 2024

In 2024, the memorable success has ended the wait of many teams, while some have been accompanied by disappointment. For example, India regained the T20 World Cup title after 17 years with the help of Rohit-Kohli. And the Kiwi women won the T20 World Cup for the first time in history. The Proteas have had to burn with disappointment in both departments. Stars like Shamar Joseph, Kamindu Mendis have emerged. At the same time, stars like Ravichandran Ashwin, James Anderson, David Warner, Tim Southee, Moeen Ali have retired from cricket. Some notable events in international cricket in 2024 are highlighted for Samakal readers.

T20 in the US is a hit

Despite all these efforts, the tide of football could not be brought to the land of basketball-baseball. Will Americans come to watch cricket there? Putting these fears to an end, the American galleries were filled to enjoy the taste of T20. In fact, there was a rush to get tickets for the T20 World Cup due to the expatriate subcontinent. This tournament also ended India's wait to win the World Cup trophy. India won the title in its first T20 tournament in 2007 under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. After that, they returned empty-handed from seven tournaments. Rohit Sharma's team ended that wait last June. At the same time, the tournament was memorable for South Africa as well. After seven heartbreaking semi-final exits in the World Cup in both ODI and T20 editions, the Proteas reached the final for the first time and started to smell the aroma of the title. Chasing 177 runs in Barbados, they needed 30 runs in the last 5 overs, with 6 wickets in hand. Unexpectedly, they lost that match by 7 runs.

Kiwi women's first title

The Women's T20 World Cup was a puzzle for New Zealand. The runners-up in the first two tournaments, the Kiwis reached another final after 14 years. This time they did not have to be disappointed. The Kiwi women became champions for the first time by defeating South Africa in the final in Dubai. However, New Zealand came to this T20 World Cup after losing 10 consecutive matches. No one was optimistic about them this time as they were eliminated from the group stage in the previous three editions. They won. And like the men, the Protea women also disappointed in the final of the T20 World Cup.

Latham's victory for India

In the seven decades, New Zealand had only two Test victories in India after touring India 12 times. The Kiwis have now whitewashed India 3-0. They won the first Test in Bangalore by 8 wickets, their first victory on Indian soil in 36 years. India set an embarrassing record for the lowest score at home by being bowled out for 46 runs in the first innings of that Test. After that, they tasted their first Test series win on Indian soil with a big win in Pune. This was also India's first series loss at home since 2012. And in Mumbai, Latham-Young-Henry whitewashed India for the first time in a three-Test series by winning by 25 runs in a thrilling battle.

The emergence of Shamar Joseph

In January, the Caribbeans ended their long wait by defeating Australia by 8 runs in Brisbane. They defeated Australia in a Test after almost 21 years, and on Australian soil after 27 years. The hero of the West Indies' victory was Shamar Joseph. Shamar, who came from a remote village in Guyana, played a great innings in his debut Test in Adelaide, batting at number 11. After that, he made history by taking 5 wickets with the ball. He became the first Caribbean bowler to take 5 wickets against the Aussies on his debut. Although he lost that Test, he took 7 wickets in the second innings in Brisbane to give the West Indies victory. He also won the Man of the Series award with 13 wickets.

Kamindu Mendis' example

Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis achieved a great feat by playing an unbeaten 182 runs in the second Test of the series against New Zealand in Galle in September. He is the only batsman in 147 years of Test history to have scored fifty-plus in each of his first eight Tests.

Fastest T20I century

Estonian Sahil Chauhan set a new record by scoring a 27-ball century in a T20I against Cyprus in June. This is the fastest century in a recognised T20I. The record for the fastest century in a men's international T20I is held by Namibia's Ian Nichol Lofty-Eater. He scored his century in 33 balls against Nepal in February. The record was set last year by Nepal's Kusal Malla with a 34-ball century.