DTVHINDIT20 World Cup 2024: Shahid Saikat and Richard Illingworth will be seen umpiring in the opening match of the tournament.
T20 World Cup is starting from June 2 Richard Illingworth (Image Credit- Twitter X) Everyone is eagerly waiting for the upcoming T20 World Cup starting from June 2, 2024. It is noteworthy that this time this multinational tournament will be played jointly hosted by West Indies and USA. All the teams are seen finalizing their preparations for this big tournament. On the other hand, apart from the teams, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has also started working very fast regarding management. Recently, the match officials for this big tournament were announced by the Apex Cricket Board. So now the news has come out that which umpires will be seen officiating in the first match of the T20 World Cup. These umpires will umpire in the first match Let us tell you that the first match will be played between host USA and Canada on June 2. So, Bangladeshi umpires Shahid Saikat and Richard Illingworth will be seen officiating in this match. Apart from these two, Ricky Richardson will be seen in the role of match referee, Sam Nogajski will be seen in the role of TV umpire. Apart from this, Langton Rusere will be seen performing his duties on the field as the fourth umpire. 20 teams are taking part in T20 World Cup 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about the tournament, this time a total of 20 teams are participating in the multi-nation tournament. All 20 teams have been divided into four groups of 5 each. After the league stage, the top 2 teams from each group will qualify for the next round of the tournament. Teams in Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada and USA. Teams included in Group B: Scotland, Oman, England, Australia, Namibia. Teams included in Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea. Teams included in Group D: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa.
IPL 2024: Devon Conway out of the tournament, CSK included Richard Gleeson in the team as replacement.
Currently Chennai Super Kings is running at third place in the points table. Devon Conway. (Photo Source: Twitter/Chennai Super Kings) Five-time champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has suffered a major setback amid the ongoing IPL 2024 season. Let us tell you that due to injury, the team’s opening batsman Devon Conway is out of the entire tournament. It is noteworthy that Conway had emerged as an important part of the Chennai Super Kings team in the last two seasons of IPL. When the team won the tournament title for a record fifth time in the year 2023, he performed brilliantly for the team that season. However, now Devon Conway, who has scored a total of 924 runs with the help of 9 half-centuries in 23 matches for CSK, is completely out of IPL 2024. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings have included England cricket team’s fast bowler Richard Gleeson in the team for the remaining season of IPL as a replacement for Conway.
