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Seasoned pacer Haris Rauf and Mohammad Rizwan have been left out of Pakistan’s 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) unveiled the squad in Lahore on Sunday, amid uncertainty regarding their exclusion. With 133 wickets in 94 matches at an economy rate of 8.38, Rauf is Pakistan’s most successful pacer in T20Is and ranks ninth on the list of highest wicket-takers in T20I history. The right-arm pacer has been omitted from the squad despite being in excellent form with the ball in the Big Bash League. Former captain Mohammad Rizwan has also…

Cricket Scotland has welcomed an invitation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take part in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which begins next month. Bangladesh’s reluctance to travel to India for their scheduled matches forced the ICC to take this decision. As per the revised schedule released by the ICC, Scotland replaces Bangladesh in Group C. “Earlier today, I received correspondence from the ICC asking if our men’s team would play at the Men’s T20 World Cup, and we have accepted,” Cricket Scotland Chief Executive.Trudy Lindblade. “We are grateful to the ICC for extending this invitation. This is…

India U19 captain Ayush Mhatre explained how he countered New Zealand U19’s short-ball ploy to rediscover his form, smashing a quickfire fifty in the team’s seven-wicket win at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Mhatre had registered two low scores in the first two games of the tournament against the USA and Bangladesh. In both matches, he was dismissed by the short ball. In the first game, he got out while attempting a hook shot, and in the next, the right-handed batter failed to keep the ball down against a rising delivery. Batting first, New Zealand could only manage to…

Former England all-rounder Luke Wright has stepped down from his role as a men’s selector following the conclusion of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which begins next month. Wright has held the position for a little more than three years, having been appointed in November 2022. England have failed to win bilateral series against major teams such as Australia and India, while also underperforming at ICC events. The former England international said he wants to spend less time on the road in order to devote more time to his young family. “It has been a true honour and…

South Africa have recalled Ryan Rickelton and Tristan Stubbs to their squad for this year’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Injuries to Tony de Zorzi and Donovan Ferreira have paved the way for the two batters. Both Rickelton and Stubbs have also been added to the squad for the T20I series against the West Indies, which will be played before the World Cup. De Zorzi has been ruled out with a right hamstring tear sustained during the ODI series against India last month, while Ferreira fractured his left collarbone during the SA20 clash between the Joburg Super Kings and the…

England have brought their former bowling coach Troy Cooley back into their coaching set-up as the men’s elite national pace-bowling lead. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the appointment on Thursday, January 22. Cooley was part of the England set-up that defeated Australia to regain the Ashes in 2025. In his new role, he will take responsibility for the development and coaching of fast bowlers across all men’s teams. After leaving England in 2006, Cooley worked with Cricket Australia for fifteen years before joining the BCCI’s National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. At the NCA, he worked alongside…

India pacer Arshdeep Singh is focused on his preparations and on executing his plans to perfection whenever he gets a chance, rather than thinking about selection. The left-arm pacer picked up a solitary wicket in the first T20I against New Zealand, which was played in Nagpur. It was a match in which Jasprit Bumrah went wicketless. In 2025, Arshdeep featured in 13 of India’s 21 T20Is and was notably benched, with Bumrah being picked as the first-choice pacer in a spin-heavy line-up. When asked whether he has been affected by the constant chopping and changing since Gautam Gambhir became head…

On his return to the T20I team, Rinku Singh smashed a quickfire 44 off 20 balls as India finished strongly to post a mammoth total of 238 in the first innings of the opening T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand. Coming in to bat in the 14th over at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur, Rinku smoked three sixes and four fours in his enterprising innings. A total of 21 runs came off the final over, which was bowled by Daryl Mitchell, a tactic that backfired. Mitchell does not bowl often in this format, and Rinku took full…

Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Lizelle Lee has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee and handed one demerit point for breaching the Code of Conduct during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) match against Mumbai Indians at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday, January 20. Lee was fined after expressing her displeasure at being stumped for 46. In the 11th over of the innings, she was adjudged out of her crease, with MI wicketkeeper Rahila Firdous whipping the bails off to dismiss the DC batter four runs short of what would have been her third half-century of the season.…

Bangladesh T20I skipper Litton Das opened up about the uncertainty surrounding his team’s participation in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, saying that it was not safe for him to comment. Litton, who is slated to lead the team in the World Cup, emphasised that, like others, there is no clarity over whether Bangladesh will take part in the mega event. “Are you sure we are going to play in the World Cup? From my side, I am uncertain; everyone is uncertain,” Litton told reporters when asked about the wickets on offer during the BPL and whether they were ideal…