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T20 World Cup: India Eye Redemption As Big-Ticket Cricket Touches Base In America

There will be the usual favourites, the mavericks, the chokers and also the unpredictable minnows -- the script is familiar for a World Cup but the scale would be unprecedented when the T20 showpiece, featuring a record 20 teams, spearheads cricket's audacious charge into the American market starting in New York on Saturday. While India would be eager to shed the baggage of near-misses, Australia would like to add another chapter to their tale of domination. For the likes of Pakistan and West Indies, the primary target would be to keep in check their tendency to implode at the most inopportune time.

T20 World Cup Full Schedule, Warm-Up Matches, Venues, Live Streaming Details

India play their first 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup group game on June 5, facing Ireland in New York. That will be the first of four group games for Virat Kohli and co. If the men in blue finish in the top two, they progress to the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup. The first game of the tournament sees hosts USA face fellow debutants Canada, on June 2. The final takes place on June 29. Following over two months of riveting IPL 2024 action, cricket fever resumes immediately with the T20 World Cup. Team India will aim for their second 20-over title.

Veteran Spinner Ignores India For T20 World Cup Final, Says It Will Be Pakistan vs...

Veteran Australian cricket team spinner Nathan Lyon ignored India while choosing the finalists for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 and said that he expects a summit clash between Australia and Pakistan. In a recent video, Lyon was asked to predict the two sides who may end up playing each other in the final of the competition and he said that his first choice is obviously Australia. He admitted that he was biased in the answer and added that he thinks Australia will face Pakistan. He picked Pakistan because he believes their spinners will have a good show in the tournament and he even namedropped star batter Babar Azam.

Supersized World Cup sets stage for new generation of T20 giant-slayers

A record 20 teams have converged upon the United States and West Indies ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup, offering plenty of chances for cricket's lesser lights to shine in the month-long spectacle which begins on Saturday.

New Zealand look to experience and adaptability at T20 showpiece

New Zealand have long made a virtue of taking each challenge as it comes and while it might not make for much excitement at press conference time, it has not harmed their performances at major tournaments.

‘They have given us love back’ - Afghanistan, Sharjah and cricket’s special relationship

The anti-social start times of some of the matches at the T20 World Cup are likely to test even the most diehard supporters in the UAE.

Young Afghanistan Side 'Among The Favourites' For T20 World Cup

A young Afghan side with an average age of just 25 have vowed to give audiences back home rare cause for jubilation at the T20 World Cup after a breakthrough performance at the 50-over showpiece. Kabul's skies were raked with fireworks when Afghanistan celebrated their stunning eight-wicket victory against Pakistan in the ODI World Cup in October. They finished sixth, ahead of defending champions England -- who they also beat -- stoking hopes for the T20 tournament in the United States and West Indies starting on Saturday.

'Dream Come True' As Uganda Prepare For First Cricket World Cup

On a sunny morning at the main cricket oval in Kampala, members of the Ugandan national men's team are being put through their paces by their new head coach. The Cricket Cranes -- clad in their vivid red kit -- are training hard for their first ever T20 World Cup, a "dream come true" in a nation where cricket is overshadowed by football as the most popular sport. But they have a tough road ahead in the tournament, which is being jointly hosted by the United States and West Indies and runs from June 1 to June 29.

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T20 World Cup: India Eye Redemption As Big-Ticket Cricket Touches Base In America

T20 World Cup Full Schedule, Warm-Up Matches, Venues, Live Streaming Details

Veteran Spinner Ignores India For T20 World Cup Final, Says It Will Be Pakistan vs...

Supersized World Cup sets stage for new generation of T20 giant-slayers

New Zealand look to experience and adaptability at T20 showpiece

‘They have given us love back’ - Afghanistan, Sharjah and cricket’s special relationship

Young Afghanistan Side 'Among The Favourites' For T20 World Cup

'Dream Come True' As Uganda Prepare For First Cricket World Cup