World Test Championship: Everything you need to know about the ICC tournament

New Zealand will compete in six Test matches across India and Sri Lanka over the next two months, with five counting towards the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25. Kane Williamson stressed the importance of these games and acknowledged the challenges of playing in subcontinental conditions, highlighting their value for team growth.

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The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the ninth edition of the showpiece event in the shortest format, which will be hosted jointly by USA and the Caribbean islands (West Indies), beginning with the match between co-hosts USA and their neighbours Canada in Dallas on June 2. Here's all you need to know about the tournament.

CEO Johnny Grave emphasized India's crucial role in preserving Test cricket in smaller regions like the West Indies. He praised BCCI's commitment but called for more ICC action to protect the format outside major countries like India, England, and Australia.

India secured victory in the first match of their three-match series against Sri Lanka by 43 runs at Pallekele International Stadium. The second match is set for July 28, starting at 7 pm IST. Fans can watch it live on Sony Sports TV channels and stream it via the Sony LIV app.

India's cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, heads to the T20 World Cup to break a title drought despite the success of the Indian Premier League. India has only advanced to one more final after winning the 2007 T20 World Cup in South Africa, where they were defeated by Sri Lanka in 2014.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah has set ambitious goals for the Indian cricket team following their T20 World Cup victory, aiming to win the World Test Championship and Champions Trophy. He praised the contributions of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja after the trio announced retirements from T20Is. The team will have a similar squad in the coming big events.

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Hardik Pandya's batting always puts “India in a good stead”, skipper Rohit Sharma reiterated the ability of his team's biggest ‘X-Factor' in white-ball cricket after his fifty against Bangladesh all but put 'Men in Blue' into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. Pandya, who scored the first half-century by an Indian No. 6 in a T20 World Cup game, also took a wicket in the team's 50-run Super 8s win against Bangladesh here on Saturday. Pandya has so far scored 89 runs in three innings with a strike-rate of 141, besides taking eight wickets.

Kane Williamson, the skipper of the New Zealand cricket team, acknowledged that the squad would require a period of recuperation following their unforeseen exit from the T20 World Cup in the early stages of the tournament. When asked about his potential involvement in the 2026 edition of the esteemed competition, he expressed uncertainty. Widely considered one of the most exceptional players of the current generation, Williamson has been a key figure in the BlackCaps' batting lineup across all formats for over ten years. His consistent performances have been instrumental in the team's success.