Looking back, Starc acknowledged Rohit’s exceptional performance throughout the tournament and commended him for his brilliant and strategic use of the conditions in St Lucia.
The news broke on Friday that ICC’s head of events Chris Tetley and general manager of marketing and communications Claire Furlong have resigned from their respective posts.
"I'll sign the petition for Jasprit Bumrah to be the eighth wonder of the world right now. He is a once-in-a-generation bowler," Kohli said.
Frenzied crowds shouted "India, India" after the team landed at Delhi airport from the Caribbean, having been delayed for days by Hurricane Beryl.
India's T20 World Cup winners returned home to a heroes' welcome on Thursday with skipper Rohit Sharma and his players hailed by euphoric fans jostling to glimpse their stars.
What happens inside the team environment usually stays out of public knowledge, but this time the news about Taskin was leaked quite some time after the World Cup game in question.
Favourites India won the title on Saturday after defeating South Africa in a thrilling final, but their travel plans were disrupted by Hurricane Beryl.
There were other movements in the top 10 of the T20I all-rounder rankings, with Marcus Stoinis , Sikandar Raza, Shakib Al Hasan and Liam Livingstone rising up by one spot. Mohammad Nabi moved back by four spots to go out of the top five.
The last time the West Indies hosted a T20 World Cup, England had emerged champions.
India bowlers have been on the receiving end of most sixes, 221.
Bangladesh batters lead the chart of most ducks, 44, in T20 World Cup – three ahead of Sri Lanka.
The men in maroon have been the first team to win two T20 World Cups.
Ireland reached the Super 8s in their first T20 World Cup appearance in 2009.
Sri Lanka own a few all-time T20 World Cup records.
Pakistan spinners have picked up most four or more wickets in T20 World Cups.
In T20Is, Scotland hold a 100 percent win record over Bangladesh, West Indies, and five other teams.
Bangladesh enter the T20 World Cup with a bit of uncertainty as they continue to look for their strongest XI. Experienced opener Litton Das has been out of form of late with an average of 13.16 this year in six matches. Although teammate Tawhid Hridoy is confident that Das will make a strong comeback in the tournament.
West Indies and New Zealand are the top-ranked teams in Group C, but will face strong resistance from Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea as they aim to make it through to the second round.
‘’We have enough’’ was the main theme in most of the answers Sri Lanka’s chief selector Upul Tharanga gave when asked about the shortcomings in power-hitting abilities in the squad.
South Africa’s cricket team embodies immense talent and potential, yet since re-instatement into international cricket, they have always fallen short of winning trophies. Despite fielding powerful squads and entering tournaments as favorites, they’ve consistently earned the unenviable title of “chokers.”
The fact that Afghanistan have had nine players in teams’ rosters for the Indian Premier League this season speaks volumes about the reputation of Afghan individuals as well as Afghanistan as a team in Twenty20 cricket. To put this into perspective, that number is more than Bangladesh and Sri Lanka and on par with New Zealand and West Indies -- the latter two regarded as powerhouses in all forms of cricket.
There is no room for bummer this summer as co-hosts West Indies prepare to set aside their miseries of the past two editions. Instead, as the two-time champions and the first to achieve the feat, the Men in Maroon will be inclined to seek inspiration from past successes.
One could be fooled into predicting New Zealand’s fate in this World Cup based on their record since the last edition -- 16 wins in 34 matches -- as the Black Caps have, time and again, brought their prime version in mega events.
After being the flag bearers of fearless cricket for the past few years, England now seem like a team that have lost their mojo and are stuck between gears.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan blasted the ICC for the scheduling of the ICC T20 World Cup, which he believes was tailormade to ensure India goes all the way in the tournament.
The Tigers remain the only team to have participated in all nine editions of the T20 World Cup without reaching the semi-finals.
India were in sparkling form as they beat England comprehensively to set up a final with South Africa.
The manner of their exit from the global event has left fans disconsolate and experts baffled.
Former captain Kohli, 35, has now scored just 75 runs in seven innings this tournament at an average of 10.71.
The sight of South African cricketers lying on the ground, distraught, with their eyelids struggling to hold back tears after they failed to cross the final hurdle before the final once again, had become an enduring image of Protea cricket.
India hammered defending champions England by 68 runs in Guyana on Thursday to set up a T20 World Cup final showdown against South Africa.
A half-century from captain Rohit Sharma and a timely 47 off 36 balls from the bat of Suryakumar Yadav powered India to 171-7 against England in their ICC T20 World Cup semi-final against champions England in Guyana on Thursday.
Both teams were unchanged from their concluding Super Eights games.
Rain delayed the toss in the T20 World Cup semi-final between defending champions England and India in Guyana on Thursday.
