England speedster Archer targeting T20 World Cup
LONDON : England fast bowler Jofra Archer will not play test cricket this year but is targeting the T20 World Cup in June, managing director for England's men's team Rob Key has said.
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Stokes rules himself out of England's T20 World Cup title defence
Test captain Ben Stokes has ruled himself out of England's T20 World Cup title defence in the United States and the West Indies, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Tuesday.
Haas impressed by Bearman, Ferrari to wait on Sainz
LONDON : Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu hailed Oliver Bearman as "a total package" after the British teenager's hugely-impressive stand-in debut with Ferrari fuelled speculation he would be in Formula One full time next season.
Chris Gayle Hopes T20 World Cup Can Help Cricket Crack US Market
Former West Indies star Chris Gayle hopes the T20 World Cup will help cricket crack the lucrative American sports market and lift the game onto a new global level. The Twenty20 showpiece, which starts on June 1, is being jointly hosted by the United States and Gayle's native West Indies, where big crowds are expected. But it will be the first major international cricket tournament staged in the United States, with a sell-out crowd expected for the clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan at a temporary 34,000-seat venue in Long Island, New York.
Man dies during solo Atlantic rowing trip
A man undertaking a solo charity rowing challenge across the Atlantic Ocean has sadly lost his life. Word of Michael Holt's death was announced on his Facebook page.
Watch: Rohit Sharma's Reaction To Announcement On T20 World Cup Captaincy Goes Viral
BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed on Wednesday that Rohit Sharma will be leading the Indian cricket team in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Shah was present at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Khanderi, which was renamed after veteran cricket administrator Niranjan Shah, as the chief guest. During his speech, he said that although India lost the Cricket World Cup 2023 final against Australia, they will excel in the T20 World Cup under Rohit's leadership. "In 2023 (final) at Ahmedabad, even though we did not win the World Cup after 10 straight wins, we won hearts. I want to promise you that in 2024 (T20 World Cup) in Barbados (venue for the final), under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, hum Bharat ka jhanda gaadenge (we will hoist the Indian flag)," Shah said at the end of his speech.
Why Rohit Sharma, And Not Hardik Pandya, Was Chosen As India's Captain At 2024 T20 World Cup? Jay Shah Explains
BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Wednesday confirmed that Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian cricket team in the upcoming T20 World Cup being jointly hosted by the West Indies and the USA. With all-rounder Hardik Pandya still recovering from an ankle injury suffered in October last year, the board feels Rohit must continue as skipper in the format. "Rohit was captaining (in the past in other formats) and he came back for the Afghanistan series, which means we were going to let him continue forward," Shah told the media on the sidelines of the ceremony to rename the SCA Stadium after former board secretary Niranjan Shah.