Former England cricketer Mark Butcher has called for better cost sharing among full member nations and more warm-up matches for touring teams to make sure more competitive Test cricket takes place outside of teams like India, England and Australia
Australia's T20 World Cup 2024 squad's core members such as Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Travis Head will miss their national side warm-up matches as they will travel back to Australia to take a short break ahead of the mega event.
The venues hosting the 16 warm-up matches ahead of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 include Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Texas, Broward County Stadium in Florida, Queen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago, as per ICC.
The move is an indication of the competitive nature of the League, which produced high-quality cricket and performances in the inaugural season in 2023.
The warm-up match between New Zealand and Pakistan in the Men’s Cricket World Cup, which is scheduled to take place in Hyderabad on September 29, will now take place behind closed doors
India's final assignment before the World Cup at home will be a three-ODI series against Australia, with the first match taking place currently on Friday. After this, they will play WC warm-up games against England (September 30) and the Netherlands (October 3). India will then start its Wor
The 10 teams will each play two official 50-over contests during the week leading up to the start of the World Cup on October 5, with matches to be held in three different cities across India