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MELBOURNE: Australia captain Aaron Finch has no immediate plans to quit Twenty20 Internationals and will continue to open in the home World Cup despite his inconsistent form, the 35-year-old said on Saturday (Oct 15).
The T20 World Cup in Australia will be starting on Sunday with Sri Lanka squaring off against Namibia. However, the Super 12 stage will resume on October 22 with the match between New Zealand and Australia. However, all eyes are on the high-voltage clash between India and Pakistan that will be played on October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. On Saturday, the ICC organised a Captains' Day where all 16 skippers of the participating teams engaged with the media.
Aaron Finch is "not a big fan" of 'Mankading', a controversial dismissal where bowlers run out batters backing up at the non-strikers' end. Mankading, informally named after former India cricketer Vinoo Mankad, has been in the news of late after Deepti Sharma ran out Charlie Dean at the non-striker's end for leaving her crease too early to hand a 3-0 ODI series sweep in England last month.
Shaheen had missed the Asia Cup and the seven-match T20I series due to an injury. It would be interesting to see if the pacer, who received treatment in London, participates in the warm-up games before the encounter against India. The India-Pakistan clash in the 2022 T20 World Cup is among the most awaited sporting events of the year.
MELBOURNE : Australia captain Aaron Finch has no immediate plans to quit Twenty20 Internationals and will continue to open in the home World Cup despite his inconsistent form, the 35-year-old said on Saturday.
The Pakistan Cricket Board shared a heartwarming video on social media in which the country's cricket team skipper Babar Azam and his fellow opener Mohammad Rizwan could be seen giving some advice to Bangladesh batter Litton Das. While Babar advised the Bangladeshi player to ignore the outside noise while playing for the country, Rizwan told him the importance of hard work. Meanwhile, Litton could be seen listening to the two Pakistan openers carefully during the chat. "Learning Never Stops," wrote PCB while sharing the video on Instagram.
India Women vs Sri Lanka Women Final Live: India Women have started the final match against Sri Lanka Women at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on a superb note on Saturday. Sri Lanka have lost seven wickets after their skipper Chamari Athapaththu won the toss and opted to bat first. Renuka Singh Thakur has claimed three wickets while Rajeshwari Gayakwad and Sneh Rana have taken one each. The Sri Lankan team is unchanged for the game while India replaced Radha Yadav with Dayalan Hemalatha for the summit clash. (LIVE SCORECARD)
The England cricket wrapped up a great T20I series against Australia on Friday with a 2-0 win. It was the final series for the two teams ahead of the 2022 T20 world Cup, which starts on Sunday. Ahead of the third T20I in Canberra, Michael Hussey, who is part of England's coaching set-up for the T20 World Cup, presented a special cap to Dawid Malan, who was playing his 50th T20I. The Australia great drew comparisons with Virat Kohli and Babar Azam in lauding Malan, who is currently No. 6 in ICC T20I rankings for batters.