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Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has been named the captain of Team India for the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament. On 12 October, it was announced that Uthappa would lead a team of former Indian star players including Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary and Stuart Binny in the six-a-side tournament to be held from 1 to 3 November.
Returning for the first time since 2017, the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes will feature renowned cricketers from 12 countries competing in the event. Each team will play matches with 6 players, showcasing an exciting brand of cricket with shorter innings and more aggressive game-play. India has announced its team for the tournament and fans have high expectations from the team full of experienced players.
Apart from India and Pakistan, the teams participating in this tournament are Australia, Bangladesh, England, Hong Kong, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, South Africa, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates. The Hong Kong Sixes 2024 will be the 20th edition of the tournament and is returning after a gap of seven years.
This tournament was first played in 1992, while the last edition took place in 2017 when South Africa became the champion. The matches will be played from 8:30 am to 6 pm on all three days. Tickets for the tournament have also been released, priced at $150 on the first day, $250 on the second day and $350 on the third day. Tickets for all three days cost $580 each.
hong kong Sixes:Complete squad of Team India:
Robin Uthappa (captain), Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Manoj Tiwari, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bharat Chipli, Shreevats Goswami (wicketkeeper),
What is Hong Kong Success?
The Hong Kong Sixes is an international tournament recognized by the ICC. 8 to 12 teams participate in this tournament. In this, every bowler except the wicket-keeper has to bowl one over. Because of which this tournament is considered more important for the all-rounder. England has won this tournament maximum 5 times. Whereas India became champion in 2005.
Matches are played between two teams of six players each, with an innings consisting of 5 overs. However, in the final match an over is of 8 balls. If 5 wickets fall before the end of 5 overs, the last batsman will bat and the fifth batsman will play the role of runner. The batsman who is not out will have to remain on strike at all times and the innings will end as soon as he is out.
