T20 World Cup 2022

With Australia staring at early World Cup exit, O'Donnell attributes it to CA easing out Justin Langer as head coach
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Langer, despite guiding Australia to a massive Ashes win earlier this year was reportedly forced to quit as Cricket Australia (CA) and some players were not in favour of the former opener getting a long-term contract renewal. Langer was offered a six-month extension, which he reportedly refused and decided to step down before Australia's series in Pakistan.
T20 World Cup: Tournament shown us you can't take any team lightly, admits Dravid ahead of Bangladesh challenge
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The chance of not being complacent at all, especially against Bangladesh, is something Dravid himself knows a thing or two about. In the 2007 ODI World Cup in the West Indies, when Dravid was the captain of the Indian team, Bangladesh had stunned India by five wickets in the Group B match at Trinidad.
T20 World Cup: England's win over New Zealand sets up fascinating qualification race for semifinals from Group 1
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As of now, table-toppers New Zealand, second-placed England and third-ranked Australia are now tied on five points each. All three teams have one match left to play in Group 1 with only net run rate separating the trio. No one from Group 1 is confirmed as qualified for the semi-finals.
T20 World Cup: It's not very comfortable for anyone, let alone Virat, says Dravid on hotel room privacy invasion
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On Monday, Kohli posted a video on social media, revealing that there was a breach of privacy at his hotel room in Perth. The video, which was originally uploaded on TikTok by an unidentified user, had visuals of a tour of the room and was captioned as "King Kohli's hotel room".
T20 World Cup: Really heartening to see the way Arshdeep developed in last few months, says Rahul Dravid
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With no Jasprit Bumrah for the Men's T20 World Cup, Arshdeep has stepped up for India in the tournament, being their current leading wicket-taker with seven wickets at an economy rate of 7.83, and striking with the new ball against Pakistan and South Africa.
T20 World Cup: Hasaranga grabs three wickets, Dhananjaya slams half-ton as Sri Lanka defeat Afghanistan
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Sri Lankan spinner Wanindu Hasaranga had emerged the leading wicket-taker at last year's T20 World Cup and the Sri Lanka all-rounder is on track to match that feat in the ongoing edition of the tournament. He was also adjudged 'Player of the Match' at The Gabba.
T20 World Cup: Rain forecast, cold weather loom over India, Bangladesh ahead of Wednesday's clash
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On the eve of the match, Adelaide was greeted by cold weather and rains, which made the capital of South Australia look like a city from Europe. Bangladesh cancelled their practice session for the day, while the Indian team were forced to practice indoors.
T20 World Cup: Indian team completely backs KL Rahul; no concerns about him, says Rahul Dravid
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In his time at the crease, Rahul's been overtly cautious in the middle, and hasn't shown much footwork, as seen from his dismissals so far: chopping on to his stumps against Pakistan, trapped lbw by an incoming delivery against Netherlands and nicked tamely to first slip against South Africa.
India's squad for New Zealand, BAN: Chief selector Chetan Sharma clears air about non-selection of Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan
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India are scheduled to play three T20Is and as many ODIs starting November 18 in New Zealand, while the Bangladesh tour would kick off from December 4 with three ODIs followed by two Test matches that are part of the current World Test Championship cycle. The squads saw some seniors players taking rest while few also got maiden India call-up. However, the non-selection of two names -- Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan -- in neither of the tours, raised a few questions.
Ravindra Jadeja returns for Bangladesh tour in December, Bumrah continues to miss out
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The 33-year-old Jadeja had missed out on the ongoing T20 World Cup because of a knee injury he suffered during the Asia Cup in August and subsequent surgery. In the last few weeks, the all-rounder has shared videos of his recovery, giving the idea that he is making steady progress and is on the road to recovery.
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