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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on May 24 announced some of the biggest names in cricket and broadcasting, including former India coach Ravi Shastri and the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, as part of a robust commentary panel for next month’s T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by the USA and the West…
Parmanand Sarju, founder of the Long Island Youth Cricket Academy, instructs players during practice at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York on May 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Say “silly mid-off” or “deep backward square leg” or “a single to long leg” to the average American and it’ll trigger a quizzical look. Cricket…
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Majority of Indian players like Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and others will leave for New York to participate in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup 2024 on May 25. | Photo Credit: AP The majority of the Indian players along with the jumbo support staff will be flying out to New York…
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India will take on Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup warm-up fixture in the USA on June 1, the International Cricket Council announced on May 17. The venue and time of India’s fixture is yet to be announced. Seventeen of the 20 teams will play warm-up games slated from May 27 till June 1 across…
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File photo of captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Hardik Pandya. | Photo Credit: PTI India will play the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup in Guyana on June 27 if the cricketing giants reach the last four stage of the competition. As per ICC’s playing conditions for the showpiece in the USA and Caribbean,…
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Nassau stadium in New York. | Photo Credit: ICC The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York has reached the final stages of completion less than a month before the start of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The four drop-in pitches cultivated with native Tahoma 31 Bermuda grass have now been installed…
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Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on May 10 said the Indian team management should make Virat Kohli open in next month’s T20 World Cup to exploit the star batter’s rich vein of form in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Kohli is the current Orange Cap holder in this IPL with 634 runs from 12 matches,…
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India coach Rahul Dravid. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The appointment process for the head coach of India’s men’s cricket team is set to begin in the coming week. Jay Shah, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, confirmed incumbent Rahul Dravid can reapply if he wants his tenure extended. “We will…
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File picture of New Zealand’s Colin Munro, who announced his retirement from international cricket | Photo Credit: Action Images via Reuters New Zealand’s Colin Munro, a bruising top-order batter, on Friday announced his retirement from international cricket after he was not included in the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Munro played one…
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When India won their first World Cup — in the longer white ball format — in 1983, their heroes were the so-called “bits-and-pieces” cricketers. That was an almost-derisive term for players who could bat a bit and bowl a bit but may not have found a place in the (Test) team for their batting or…