On Monday, August 26, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the updated fixtures for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, which was recently moved out of Bangladesh to UAE. The marquee tournament, which will be played from October 3 to 20th, will be staged across two venues in Dubai and Sharjah. Furthermore, former India opener, Shikhar Dhawan confirmed his participation in Legends League Cricket, days after announcing retirement.
In this article, we will go through all the big news that took place on Monday, August 26.
Major cricket events that happened on Monday, August 26
Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 updated fixtures announced
After the highly-anticipated ninth edition of the tournament was moved from Bangladesh to the UAE, ICC have revealed the revamped fixtures for the event set to be played in Dubai and Sharjah. The groups remain the same with six-time champion Australia drawn alongside 2020 runners-up India, Trans-Tasman rival New Zealand, Asian sides Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Group A.
WATCH: Sanjay Bangar drops BIG statement on Rohit’s future with MI in IPL
Head of Cricket Development with Punjab Kings (PBKS), Sanjay Bangar recently opened up on Rohit Sharma’s future with Mumbai Indians (MI) in IPL. Although, he remained non-committal about whether the PBKS will bid for him, but assured that he is set to fetch big sum if he enters the auction. Notably, MI and Rohit have not spoken about parting ways after the 2023 saga.
Shikhar Dhawan joins Legends League Cricket; set to feature in LLC’24
On Monday, August 26, just days after announcing retirement from international and domestic cricket, former India opener, Shikhar Dhawan confirmed his participation in the Legends League Cricket. The former India veteran followed footsteps of quite a few of his teammates, to confirm participation in the LLC, a T20 tournament which is played by senior retired professionals.
India’s schedule for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 announced
On Monday, August 26, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the updated schedule of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, which has been moved from Bangladesh to UAE recently. With that, the schedule of the Indian women’s cricket team for the upcoming world T20 tournament is final, including four matches in Group A after a couple of warm-up matches.
Australia announce 15-member squad for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024
Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday, August 26 announced 15-member squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, which is scheduled to be held in October in the UAE. Australia’s regular all-format captain, Alyssa Healy will lead the 15-member squad for the first time on the global stage, after she replaced Meg Lanning at the helm.
ACB names preliminary squad ahead of one-off test against New Zealand
Afghanistan Cricket Board’s Selection Committee named a 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off test match against New Zealand from September 9-13 in Greater Noida, India, which will leave for the country on August 28. The officials from the selection committee said that the final squad will be announced at the end of the camp considering players’ performance and fitness.
WATCH: Ahmad Shahzad accuses PCB after Pakistan’s humiliating defeat vs BAN
Out of favour Pakistan cricketer, Ahmad Shahzad lambasted after the Shan Masood-led side registered a horrific 10-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in the opening Test of the two-match series on Sunday, August 25 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Shahzad, who is often known to speak his mind out, minced no words as he took to social media to share his take on the downfall of cricket in Pakistan.
Rohan Jaitley to replace Jay Shah as BCCI Secretary: Reports
In a recent report, Rohan Jaitley, the President of the DDCA, may take over the role of the BCCI secretary from Jay Shah if the latter becomes the new chairperson of the ICC. After Greg Barclay announced his intention to not continue in the top job at the ICC, Jay Shah has emerged as a front-runner to replace him.
He is not Mike Brearley: Ramiz Raja lashes out at Shan Masood
Former Pakistan captain, Ramiz Raja also brutally hit out at the Test skipper, Shan Masood for his poor on-field decisions. “Shan Masood needs to first bat well and then show his knowledge of the game a little because he is decently experienced as far as captaincy is concerned. He captains in county cricket and has captained his team in the PSL,” the 62-year-old said.
WATCH: Sanju Samson enjoys playing pickleball with UAE’s Chirag Suri
Indian wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson was spotted enjoying a game of pickleball with UAE cricketer Chirag Suri, utilising his time off from cricket. The video of the pickleball game was shared online on the official Instagram account of Chirag Suri, wherein Sanju Samson won a point in style before following it up with an extravagant celebration.
WATCH: Trinbago Knight Riders’ Jemimah Rodrigues gives tribute to SRK
Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues hasn’t had much of an impact with the bat in the first three matches of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) for Trinbago Knight Riders. But, off the field, she, alongside her TKR teammates, paid tribute to one of the team owners’ Shah Rukh Khan, performed a dance on “Lungi Dance” from his movie Chennai Express.
WATCH: Carlos Brathwaite smashes helmet out of park after controversial dismissal
West Indies all-rounder, Carlos Brathwaite, who was recently seen plying his trade for New York Strikers in Max60 Caribbean 2024, was seen bringing out his frustration after his controversial dismissal in Qualifier 1. Brathwaite, who was dismissed after an appeal of caught behind, smashed his helmet out of the park with his bat, video of which is going viral on social media.