ALL UPDATES ON ICC T20 WORLD CUP, 2022

Australia is the host for this edition of the men’s world cup which will commence on 16 October, 2022 and the final will be played on 13 November, 2022 at MCG in Melbourne. Present Champion of T20 WC is Australia.

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It has been confirmed that Alex Hales will take Jonny Bairstow’s spot at this year’s World Cup

Because of Jason Roy's poor performance and Jonny Bairstow's recent leg injury, the English opener is expected to make a comeback to the T20I team. Before failing a recreational drug test in the build-up to the 2019 ODI World Cup, Hales was an essential component of the white-ball setup. Eoin Morgan described the incident as an entire ‘breach of trust’ and Hales was fired from the England setup. However, the 33-year-old continued to demonstrate his talent in T20 competitions all over the globe. He will now also be part of the team flying to Pakistan for IT20 encounter and the three-match series against the tournament hosts.

England Squad : Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Alex Hales, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan,Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.

First WC call-ups for Allen and Bracewell

The 15-person New Zealand team for the 2022 T20 world cup was named on Tuesday, and it includes Finn Allen and Michael Bracewell. Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson, also find a place in the side while Devon Conway has been designated as the first choice wicketkeeper in the side. Due to his ongoing back injury recovery, all-rounder Kyle Jamieson missed the cut, Todd Astle and Tim Seifert failed to make into the team. The side will face Pakistan and Bangladesh in a tri-series at home, starting October 7 before the WC.

New Zealand Squad : Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Martin Guptill, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Finn Allen, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Mark Chapman.

Kl Rahul will be opening in the tournament, says Rohit Sharma

In the most recent Asia Cup, Virat Kohli scored his maiden T20I century at the top of the order, reigniting the discussion over India's starting lineup for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The captain of India stated that the team was certain that Kohli will be the "third opener". The return of Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel will also help to strengthen the Indian squad however, Jadeja will be a major setback as he is not available due to injury. Axar Patel has been selected as his like-wise replacement. Additionally, the Indian team's standbys for the T20 World Cup include Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi.

India Squad : Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Deepak Hooda, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

Singapore born Tim David gets maiden WC call up

Australia announced their T20 World Cup squad on September 1. The defending champions only made one change to their successful squad, swapping out leg spinner Mitchell Swepson for power house Tim David. Cummins is also all set after his long break.

Australia Squad : Aaron Finch (c), David Warner, Steven Smith, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Josh Inglis, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Ashton Agar.

West Indies announce their squad for T20 WC

In the West Indies team for the T20 World Cup, Evin Lewis is back. Due to fitness-related issues, he hasn't been able to play since last year's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Yannic Cariah and Raymon Reifer, two uncapped players, are also in the squad. But there isn't a spot for the veteran T20 players Andre Russell and Sunil Narine.

West Indies Squad : Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Sheldon Cottrell, Obed Mccoy, Johnson Charles, Yannic Cariah, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith.

*All these updates are up to 20 September, 2022.