The T20 World Cup is knocking on the door. On October 16, with Sri Lanka-Namibia match this year’s T20 World Cup will be kicked off. First of all, Australia announced the team for T20 World Cup.
The second team in that list is England. But shortly after that, the team received bad news. According to the England Cricket Board, Jonny Bairstow, one of the English batting pillars, will not be able to play this summer due to injury. However, he was named in the English World Cup team.
Bairstow is one of the most trusted names in the brand of cricket that England currently plays. Losing him due to injury is a big blow for the English. Much of the team’s success depends on this star cricketer.
Bairstow went to Leeds to play golf on Friday. This important English cricketer got injured there. He is dropped from the third Test against South Africa. Batsman Ben Duckett will play in his place. Meanwhile, the ECB has not yet announced the name of Bairstow’s replacement in the World Cup team.
Meanwhile, the ECB has also announced the team for the upcoming tour of Pakistan on the World Cup team announcement day. Both teams are captained by wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler. Moeen Ali is his deputy. But that is only on Pakistan tour. England have not named a vice-captain for the World Cup.
Note that this year’s World Cup final will be held on November 13. All World Cup matches will be held in 7 Australian cities. The teams participating in this year’s World Cup will play a total of 45 matches.