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England to play two additional T20Is in Pakistan next year
The men's side will then return to Pakistan in November/December at the back of the ICC T20 World Cup Australia 2022 to play three Tests, which will form part of the ICC World Test Championship. "Myself and ECB's senior director Martin Darlow visited Lahore to talk face to face with the PCB around some of the things that have happened over the past few weeks, leading to the cancellation of our tour in October
Resilience within squad should help us overcome New Zealand: Morgan
Morgan is bidding to lead his side to their third successive ICC final, but will have to do without opener Jason Roy after he pulled his calf against South Africa, adding to an injury list that already includes Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills and Sam Curran. Morgan captained England to glory against the Black Caps on home soil in the final of the 50-over World Cup in 2019 and also got the better of New Zealand in the semifinal of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016, before losing to the West Indies in the final.
England are going to 'break New Zealand hearts', asserts Phil Tufnell
With the England side being hit by a spate of injuries, which has caused them to lose charismatic opener Jason Roy and left-arm fast bowler Tymal Mills, and with stars like Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer ruled out before the tournament itself, Roy's injury could prove to be one too far for England. But former left-arm spinner Tufnell, who played 42 Tests, said he believes England can still beat the Black Caps, provided skipper Morgan "could do with a few runs", his experience and his leadership.
T20 World Cup: All on the line as injury-battered England gear up for New Zealand challenge
While the Black Caps skipper Kane Williamson said that the "Evolution of the England white-ball side has been significant over a number of years", his opposite number Morgan said, "We know how consistent they've been over the last number of World Cups", highlighting their mutual respect for each other.
US Open champion Raducanu shocked by qualifier Xinyu in Linz
Xinyu earned her first top-20 win, stunning the No.1 seed Raducanu in a late Tuesday evening game, while second seed Simona Halep of Romania reversed a recent loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus to reach the quarterfinals. World No.106 Wang needed 2 hours and 36 minutes to knock off this year's most recent Grand Slam champion, and the 20-year-old from Shenzhen, China edged closer to potentially making her top-100 debut on the WTA.
Rohit Sharma to lead India in T20Is against Kiwis, Kohli, Bumrah rested; IPL performers rewarded
With Virat Kohli relinquishing the T20I captaincy, the Chetan Sharma-led National Selection Committee appointed Rohit as the captain of the squad while KL Rahul is the designated vice-captain. This will also be the first assignment for the new head coach Rahul Dravid, who takes over the reins from Ravi Shastri.
Rohit Sharma an obvious choice, ideal candidate to replace Kohli as T20I skipper: Sunil Gavaskar
He further added that India doesn't have to think long-term when it comes to appointing a new T20I skipper, saying that the next T20 World Cup will be played in Australia next year. Kohli's tenure as India's T20I captain came to an end on Monday as the Men in Blue suffered an early exit from ICC T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE.
Double delight for India as paddlers Reeth, Manush win in Ecuador
Reeth clinched the gold medal by defeating compatriot Ankita Das 4-2 in the women's singles final while Manush Shah defeated Juan Jesus Gomez of Mexico 4-1 in the m'n's singles final. India also won silver medals in men's and women's doubles in a successful outing for the squad in Ecuador.
Sanjay Bangar appointed RCB head coach
Speaking about his new role at RCB, Bangar, said, "It's an honour and great opportunity to serve such a great franchise in the capacity of head coach. I have worked with some exceptional and talented members in the squad and can't wait to take this team to the next level. There's a lot of work that needs to be done with the IPL mega auctions and the season following it, but I'm sure that together with the continued support of the management and the support staff, we can deliver the goods and bring cheer to our fans across the globe."
T20 World Cup: Kohli promises to remain involved in decision-making even after quitting captaincy
Kohli on Monday led India to a nine-wicket victory over Namibia in his final T20I game as his team made an early exit from the ICC men's T20 World Cup here, failing to reach the semi-finals after slumping to demoralizing defeats to Pakistan and New Zealand in their first two matches of the Super 12 stage.
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