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Sports Special

Gambhir backs Pant as India's first-choice wicketkeeper at World Cup

Rishabh Pant's middle-order experience can help him edge out Sanju Samson and become India's preferred wicketkeeper-batsman at the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States next month, former India batsman Gautam Gambhir said.

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BCB places trust on deserving Taskin

Despite his injury status, pacer Taskin Ahmed found himself part of the 15-member World Cup squad but also with the vice-captaincy role.

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World Cup squad unveiled with reserved expectations

Bangladesh are stepping on to another T20 World Cup, on the back of a disastrous outing in the 2022 edition in Australia. The make-up of the team will possibly not stir a storm in a teacup, but the expectations from the side was nevertheless questioned in context of the recently concluded series against Zimbabwe where the Tigers may not have been tested to World Cup standards.

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Vice-captain Taskin to feature 'at some point’ in the World Cup: Lipu 

Bangladesh’s chairman of the selection committee Gazi Ashraf Lipu said star bowler Taskin Ahmed’s inclusion in the 15-member T20 World Cup squad was based on his tentative recovery ‘at some point’ in the major tournament.  

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Saifuddin only player axed from provisional World Cup squad: Lipu

“We had formed a team in light of the BPL, and we didn’t deviate a lot from that squad. Saifuddin is the only player from the squad we had submitted on the 30th who didn’t make it in the final cut.”

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BCB announces squad for T20 World Cup

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the Tigers squad for T20 World Cup.

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T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka wait on star quick Pathirana

Pathirana hurt his hamstring during a stint with the Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League and was sent home to Sri Lanka to recover ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup on June 1.

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Big names miss out as Netherlands announce T20 World Cup squad

The Netherlands' first match comes on June 4 against Nepal at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, with the European side looking to build on their impressive effort at the last T20 World Cup where they upset South Africa in one of two memorable victories during the Super 12 stage of the event.

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'Watch out for him': Shastri expects Dube to set T20 World Cup alight

"Please watch out for (Dube), because he is explosive, he's devastating and he's a match-winner," Shastri told the ICC

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Injured Marsh progress ‘a little slower than expected '

Marsh left the Indian Premier League in early April after suffering the injury while playing for the Delhi Capitals but was back in the nets with a handful of his Australian teammates in Brisbane on Tuesday.

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‘Watch out for’ Jaiswal and Dube in T20 WC, says Shastri

The duo will be playing their first world cup, beginning next month.

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Uganda name squad for historic T20 World Cup appearance

After stunning Zimbabwe and the African field in qualifying, the Cricket Cranes look ahead to Group C play, taking on co-hosts West Indies, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Afghanistan.

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Scotland name T20 World Cup squad

Richie Berrington will captain the side that will hope to better their performances from 2022, when they famously registered a big win over the West Indies.

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T20 World Cup receives terror threat

“We work closely with authorities in the host countries and cities, and continually monitor and evaluate the global landscape to ensure appropriate plans are in place to mitigate any risks identified to our event,” CWI CEO Jonny Graves told Cricbuzz

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Fitness, performance worries put T20 WC squad in limbo

While the Bangladesh team spent the gap day between the first and second Twenty20 Internationals against Zimbabwe at the team hotel, fast bowling coach Andre Adams and batting coach David Hemp spent a busy day yesterday, gearing up Soumya Sarkar for his return to action post-injury.

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ICC T20 World Cup 2024 Fixtures

A total of three venues in the USA and six in the Caribbean will be used for the showcase event. 

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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: All squads so far

Teams will be allowed to make changes to their 15-man squad till May 24, the day the squads will be finalised.

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Former NZ all-rounder Anderson in USA squad for T20 World Cup

Former New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson has been named to the United States squad for the T20 World Cup in June, USA Cricket has announced.

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