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Following the disappointment of their shock exit from the T20 World Cup in the UAE last year, India have made a dramatic turnaround and that is reflected in the International Cricket Council's rankings for the format.
New Zealand have pulled out of the Thomas Cup after their team for the men's badminton championship was "severely depleted" by positive COVID-19 tests, prompting the sport's global governing body to replace them with the United States.
England have dropped a place to number six in the International Cricket Council’s Test rankings, leaving new captain Ben Stokes in charge of a side with their lowest points total in 27 years.
The final two places at this year's World Cup will be decided in Qatar in June.
India had a disastrous campaign in the 2021 T20 World Cup, losing their first two matches against Pakistan and New Zealand and eventually getting knocked out in the group stages. It was the batting, especially, that let the team down, with the top order not surviving the Powerplay overs and the middle order eventually not being able to recover from the early blows. Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who was part of the squads that won both the 2007 T20 World Cup as well as the 2011 World Cup, spoke about what the team lacked in last year's tournament that was held in the UAE.
FIFA has confirmed that the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium has been selected as the venue for the intercontinental play-offs which will determine the final two nations heading to Qatar 2022. The first game on the 13th of June will see the winner of the Asian playoff between Australia and the UAE take on Peru, the side which finished fifth in CONMEBOL qualifiers. Whilst a day later, Costa Rica will play OFC winners New Zealand with a place at the first-ever World Cup in the Middle East on the line. The Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium has previously hosted several contests during the recent FIFA Arab Cup, whilst six games of the FIFA World Cup 2022™ will take place at the 50,000 seater venue.
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Queensland Reds captain Tate McDermott said the Super Rugby side do not have a mental barrier when it comes to facing New Zealand teams despite their terrible record against Kiwi opposition in recent years.
England have tumbled to sixth in the world Test rankings ahead of the Ben Stokes era with the ICC's annual update seeing the team record their lowest points rating since 1995.