Australia, USA, New Zealand, Germany, England, Poland and the Netherlands are among 24 countries that have confirmed their participation in the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup, to be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium and Noida Indoor Stadium from January 13-19, 2025.
According to the WPL 2025 Player Auction List announced on Saturday, 120 players will be in the fray for the 19 slots, which are up for grabs, with five slots reserved for overseas players.
An unbeaten 75 by Alex Hales helped Ajman Bolts register a stunning win against Bangla Tigers by 31 runs in the 2024 Abu Dhabi T10 tournament being played at Zayed Cricket Stadium.
The resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, over historic abuse allegations is a moment of reckoning for the Church of England.
John Turner (2/42) and Adil Rashid (2/62) were top bowlers for England. Livingstone and Jofra Archer got a wicket each.
"Many clubs were already struggling to balance the books, but Covid-19 has accelerated and exacerbated the problem," said Ian Clayden, BDO's national head of professional sports.
Talismanic batsman Steve Smith remains unavailable for the match despite Cricket Australia saying earlier that he had been cleared to take part.
Holding had lashed out at the ECB, saying that after the series against the West Indies the board did not ask the players to continue with the practice of taking a knee before a match.
Fit-again opener Jason Roy has said England's good record in the recent past will not hold much water against Australia who are a class act
Australia skipper Aaron Finch said against the quality of England, who won the 2019 50-over World Cup on home soil, one always has to be on their toes.
