India Clinches World Championship of Legends Title

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India won the World Championship of Legends by defeating Pakistan.

An Overview of the News

  • Pakistan scored 156 runs for 6 wickets in their innings.

  • India successfully chased the target of 157 runs with 5 balls remaining.

  • Ambati Rayudu top-scored for India with 50 runs.

  • Yusuf Pathan contributed 30 runs to India's successful chase.

World Championship of Legends

  • The World Championship of Legends is a Twenty20 cricket tournament.

  • It is also known as the EaseMyTrip World Championship of Legends due to sponsorship reasons.

  • The tournament features retired international cricketers from various nations.

  • It was approved by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

  • The first edition of the tournament will be held in 2024.

Additional Information About India's T20 World Cup Victory 2024:-

  • India won the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024, defeating South Africa by seven runs in the final at Kensington Oval on June 29.

  • Player of the Match: Virat Kohli (76 runs).

  • Player of the Tournament: Jasprit Bumrah (15 wickets in eight games, economy rate below six).

  • Achievements:

    • Second T20 World Cup victory (first in 2007).

    • First global trophy since the 2013 Champions Trophy.

  • Retirements:

    • Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from T20 Internationals.

    • Kohli retired minutes after the win.

    • Rohit announced his retirement during the post-match press conference.

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