Australia to open T20 World Cup defence against New Zealand.
Australia have opted for experience over youth in an attempt to win a maiden World Twenty20 title by selecting veterans Brad Hogg, Brad Hodge and Brad Haddin in their 15-man squad for the tournament in Bangladesh next month.
Bangladesh skipper Shanto Najmul Hossain on Friday promised that his new-look team will play aggressive brand of cricket in the upcoming T20 series against India, saying that the Test series defeat is now behind them.
The three leading broadcasters have bid for cricket telecast and marketing rights for eight years, starting 2007, including two World Cups.
The Indian Premier League T20 tournament in South Africa will provide India the perfect platform to prepare for their title defence in the World Twenty20 Championships in England in June, feels charismatic opener Gautam Gambhir.
South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock skipped Tuesday's Twenty20 World Cup match against West Indies citing "personal reasons" after the team were directed to take a knee in their remaining matches in the tournament.
Riding on opener Kamran Akmal's sparkling half century, Pakistan romped into the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Cup after thrashing Ireland by 39 runs in their must-win last Super Eight match in London on Monday.
Kevin Pietersen must go back in time and start constructing his innings as he did at the start of his international career in order to ignite England's World Cup challenge, according to former team mate Geraint Jones.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma asserted that the team will do everything it can to repeat history by winning the T20 World Cup, beginning October 17.
The 34-year-old signs off as a T20 World Cup winner after returning to the international fold to be a part of England's winning squad last year in Australia.
Pakistan will join India, England and New Zealand in the semi-finals
Former Australia skipper Aaron Finch pointed to Rohit's aggressive approach in the powerplay.
Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia from a distance when they take on West Indies in the first of three Twenty20 internationals on Friday.
PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan has slammed the team's performance at the Asia Cup but admitted it was too late to make sweeping changes ahead of the World Twenty20 this month.
"It was a treat to watch you play, the six off the back foot in the 19th over against (Haris) Rauf over long-on was spectacular. Keep it going," Tendulkar tweeted.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his best wishes to Indian and Australian teams ahead of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly also extended good wishes to the women's team.
Surgeons carried out arthroscopic surgery to remove scar tissue from the Australian fast bowler's right elbow that had been troubling him since World Cup in the West Indies.
New Zealand will host England in two tests next February
Singapore-born Tim David is an X-factor in Australia's Twenty20 World Cup squad and pace spearhead Pat Cummins said he is looking forward to the all-rounder's debut in Australian colours during the three-match series in India.
It was England's third successive ODI series defeat since their disappointing World Cup in India last year.
Cricket authorities said late last month they were still planning for the World Cup in October, although Cricket Australia has conceded the entire international schedule is up in the air due to the virus.
In a statement by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, 'the move was made considering the monsoon season in India in the months of September-October this year'.
Australia's pace bowler Shaun Tait lost the fitness battle for a place in the Twenty-20 World Cup squad.
Virat Kohli hit a second successive unbeaten half century. Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav also reached the 50-mark
Australia gelled superbly during last year's triumph in the United Arab Emirates and 14 of that 15-man squad will bid for back-to-back titles
Langer's tenure culminated in a 4-0 thrashing of England in the Ashes serie
Michael Clarke retained the captaincy of Australia's Twenty20 squad, while fit-again batsman Shaun Marsh returned to their one-day fold for a tour of The British Isles starting June 17.
Multan hosts the second match from December 9 and the last Test begins in Karachi on December 17.
'This team was incredibly difficult to select over such a highly competitive tournament. Selections were based predominantly on the Super 12 onward to the final.'
Williamson set to captain NZ in World Cup after progress in injury recovery
Cricket last featured in the 1900 Olympics in Paris and the ICC has been pushing for the inclusion of the sport's Twenty20 format in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.
India seamer Zaheer Khan took four for 19 to set up a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Ireland in the final group match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.
The mystery of Virender Sehwag's availability in the Twenty20 World Cup continues after he missed Monday's practice session. The Indian team trained at the Lady Bay middle in Nottingham, but Sehwag, recovering from an injury, was conspicuous by his absence.
Joginder Sharma, who was a member of India's Twenty20 World Cup winning squad in 2007, was injured following a road accident near Noida, on Thursday.
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh believes the time has come for India to win the Champions Trophy, especially after the team's disappointing performance in the Twenty20 World Cup in England.
India may be out of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup championship, but the last Super Eights game between India and South Africa in Colombo on Tuesday night produced some personal and team achievements.
He turned down the chance to play in Indian Premier League's first two seasons, but Michael Clarke has had a change of heart now and wants to be a part of IPL's third season next year to gain experience for his stint as Australia's Twenty20 captain. Clarke was appointed captain of Australia's Twenty20 team after Ricky Ponting retired from the format following the side's early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup in June.
'Our mindset is exactly the same whoever we play against. Like I said, the win yesterday, our mindset is fresh. We have a positive mindset.'
Shown the door for slump in form, and criticised for poor fitness, India batsman Yuvraj Singh on Tuesday said he would come back stronger and answer his detractors with his trademark explosive batting.
The novel coronavirus lockdown has been a traumatic experience for many cricketers and teams will have to change their approach to mental health when the game resumes, mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton has said. Cricket, the South African added, does not have a good track record of managing players' mental health, which is likely to suffer as the game's suspension drags on.
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