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Indian Premier League 2024 | Navjot Singh Sidhu set to be back to his first love — commentary box

Set to be back in the commentary box after a decade with the upcoming IPL, flamboyant former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu says the glitzy league would help decide the T20 World Cup squad of not just India but also other countries. After a decade-long stint in the unforgiving world of politics, Sidhu and his 'Sidhuisms' will be back on air starting with the IPL, which precedes the T20 World Cup in June. "The IPL will set the tone for the World Cup. There is no other cricket happening. The eyes of the world are on IPL. This is where you can snatch a berth for the T20 World Cup, not only Indians, even the foreign players," Sidhu told PTI in an interview facilitated by the IPL's official TV broadcaster 'Star Sports'.A wise man once said, "Hope is the biggest 'tope'"And this wise man, ...
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ICC makes stop clock rule permanent in ODIs, T20Is; approves reserve day for Twenty20 World Cup semifinals, final

The stop clock system, which is currently on trial, will be made a permanent feature of all full-member ODIs and T20Is from the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, the ICC said on March 15. The ICC had introduced the stop clock rule in December 2023, and now it has been incorporated into the standard playing conditions which will be in vogue from June 1, 2024. "The stop-clock is set to become permanent in all ODIs and T20Is from June 2024, starting with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and USA,” the ICC said in a statement after its Annual Board Meeting. "The trial was supposed to run until April 2024, but the experiment has already yielded results in terms of timely completion of matches, saving approximately 20 minutes per ODI match," the statement added. As per the rule, ...
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Mitchell Marsh to captain Australia in T20 series against New Zealand | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Mitchell Marsh is poised to lead Australia in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup, having been named captain for a three-match series in New Zealand this month. The series serves as the final preparation for the team before the global showpiece in June.Former captain Aaron Finch retired from T20 leadership a year ago, leaving the position vacant.Despite Test and one-day skipper Pat Cummins returning to the squad for the New Zealand series, Mitchell Marsh has been entrusted with the captaincy for the matches in Auckland and Wellington.The 15-man squad, reflecting full-strength, includes key players such as Travis Head, Steve Smith, and left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc, who are set to bolster the team's firepower. Head selector George Bailey highlighted the significance of these mat...
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T20 World Cup 2024: India to face Pakistan on June 9 in New York

England players celebrate after winning the Twenty20 World Cup. As per the schedule released by the ICC, India will be facing Pakistan in the group state on June 9 at the ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024. | Photo Credit: Cameron Spencer The riveting cricketing rivalry between India and Pakistan will reach planet’s biggest show city New York on June 9 when the arch-rivals go against each other there in a Group A match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. The schedule for the showpiece was revealed on January 5, and India are clubbed with Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and co-hosts USA in Group A for the league stage games. India will open their World Cup campaign with a match against Ireland on June 5 in New York. After facing Pakistan, India will stay back in New York to take on the co-host nation on ...
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Bairstow to return from injury for Yorkshire ahead of Ashes

Jonny Bairstow will make his comeback from a leg injury this week when he turns out for Yorkshire’s second string against Nottinghamshire, as the England batsman looks to build up his fitness ahead of the Ashes series against Australia. | Photo Credit: Jonny Bairstow Jonny Bairstow will make his comeback from a leg injury this week when he turns out for Yorkshire's second string against Nottinghamshire, as the England batsman looks to build up his fitness ahead of the Ashes series against Australia.Bairstow has not played since suffering a freak injury on a golf course in September, which ruled him out of the 2022 Twenty20 World Cup and test series in Pakistan and New Zealand."He's had such a long layoff, so it's a fitness assessment for him to see what his capacity is and what he can ...