England announce playing XI for third T20I
The England Cricket Board has announced the playing 11 for the third match of the T20I series against India. The match will be played at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Tuesday, July 7th. The board released the playing 11 on Monday, July 6th, a day before the match. England, captained by Harry Brooke, has dominated the series so far.
It is worth noting that the English team has not made any changes to their playing 11 for the third match. The team will field the same XI that won the second T20 by 4 wickets.
England’s playing 11:
Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Harry Brooke (captain), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Josh Tongue
BCCI makes changes to Team India for the ODI series against England
The BCCI has made a major change to Team India for the three-match ODI series against England. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will also be seen playing against England. Nitish Kumar Reddy, who has been ruled out of Team India due to injury, will not be playing in this series. The BCCI has announced Shivam Dubey as Nitish Reddy’s replacement. Nitish suffered an injury in the ODI series against Afghanistan, due to which he was unable to play in the series against England.
Nitish Kumar Reddy suffered an injury in the third ODI against Afghanistan. He also experienced fitness issues in the first ODI in Dharamsala, which led to his absence from the second ODI against Afghanistan. He was subsequently ruled out of the series against Ireland and England.
ICC to launch IPL-like league
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering several major changes. Several major decisions are expected to be made regarding the future of all three formats of cricket. The ICC’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) is reportedly scheduled to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, between July 8 and 11 under the chairmanship of Jay Shah. The launch of a second league similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL) could also be considered.
According to a report in The Guardian, a World Club Championship could be launched for T20 franchises playing around the world. This would be similar to the Champions T20 League, which was played between 2009 and 2014, in which T20 franchises from different countries participated. These plans are still in their initial stages. No official information has been released regarding these matters.
“Every player will think, ‘I’m next’…”: R. Ashwin lashes out at Gambhir
A five-match T20 series is currently underway between India and England, with the Indian team trailing 1-0 so far. A major change was made to the Indian playing XI for the second T20 match held on July 4; Vaibhav Suryavanshi was handed his debut, replacing Sanju Samson. R. Ashwin has expressed his displeasure with Gautam Gambhir over this decision, believing it sends the wrong message from the dressing room.
Ashwin feels that dropping Sanju from the playing XI was not the right move by Gautam Gambhir. He points out that Sanju played a key role in India’s 2026 T20 World Cup victory and, therefore, should not have been dropped from the playing XI so quickly. He has voiced his concern regarding Sanju Samson’s exclusion from the team.
He further added, “What must Sanju be thinking right now? With what mindset will he practice in the nets? The Indian team currently has three consecutive left-handed batsmen in the top order. I believe the team could consider bringing Sanju back at number 3 to strike a balance, as the entire coaching staff—including Gautam Gambhir—knows that this was unfair to Sanju. It is not in the team’s best interest.”
Australia receives a huge prize money for becoming world champions
Australia has won the Women’s T20 World Cup for the seventh time. Last Sunday, the Kangaroo team defeated England by seven wickets in the final. So far, the Women’s T20 World Cup has been played 10 times, with Australia lifting the trophy seven times. This time, the International Cricket Council (ICC) increased the prize pool by 10 percent for the World Cup tournament. Australia, crowned champions for the seventh time, received US$2.34 million in prize money, equivalent to approximately ₹22.2 crore (222 million rupees). Runner-up England, meanwhile, received US$1.17 million, equivalent to approximately ₹11.1 crore (11.1 million rupees).
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