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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.
Indian Premier League 2022 has entered its most exciting week as the battle for playoffs has intensified. Chennai Super Kings will once again face southern rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore and experts are anticipating a mouth-watering contest. In what would be a test by fire, the RCB will take on the CSK for the second chapter of the Southern derby in a desperate bid to keep their campaign afloat.
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.
Indian Premier League (IPL) has entered its most exciting week as the battle for playoffs has intensified. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will once again face southern rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the experts are anticipating a mouth-watering contest. In what would be a test by fire, the RCB will take on the CSK for the second chapter of the 'Southern derby' this season in a desperate bid to keep their campaign afloat. Despite a great start to the tournament, RCB slipped to three consecutive defeats.
Shabab Al Ahli manager Mahdi Ali has urged his players to be “mentally strong” ahead of their Pro League Cup final against Al Ain at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
So a new, short-format cricket tournament is set to launch in Dubai. One that welcomes the world beyond cricket’s established borders.