DTVHINDIPakistan-England Test series matches can be shifted to Sri Lanka or UAE, know the big reason?
England to tour Pakistan for a three-match Test series in October PAK vs ENG (Image Credit- Twitter X) Next month, the Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to host England in a 3-match home Test series. However, now some media reports are claiming that due to the construction work currently going on in Pakistan’s cricket stadium, the series may be shifted to Sri Lanka or UAE. It is worth noting that these three Test matches are included in the ongoing World Test Championship (WTC), which is going to be important for England along with Pakistan. The first match of this series will be played from October 7 in Multan, the second Test match in Karachi and the third Test match in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. However, now due to the construction work going on in the stadiums of the country, due to hosting the upcoming Champions Trophy 2025, this series between Pakistan and England can be transferred to another country. At the same time, there is little chance that this series can shift to UAE, because the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is going to be held in UAE between 3 and 20 October. Moreover, the arrival of England’s Barmy Army fan group is posing another problem, and hosting the matches without crowds is not a feasible option for the PCB. Now it will be interesting to see which venues the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) finalises for these matches. Also, after some time, PCB can share information about the new venues after talking to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Pakistan was defeated by Bangladesh 2-0 It is worth noting that recently Pakistan has faced defeat in the two-match home Test series against Bangladesh. This is the first time in Bangladesh Test cricket history that they have won against Pakistan in a series. It will be interesting to see how the Pak team is going to perform in the upcoming Test series against England after this humiliating defeat?
Pitches for T20 World Cup 2024 shifted from Australia to USA, read big news
T20 World Cup is starting from 2 June 2024 T20 World Cup 2024 (Image Credit- Twitter X) Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the much-awaited T20 World Cup 2024. Let us tell you that the upcoming tournament is starting from June 2 under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. The first match will be played between USA and Canada at Grand Prairie Stadium in Texas. Also, let us tell you that there is a lack of basic cricket facilities in USA. So to fulfill this shortage, artificial pitches for playing cricket are being sent from Adelaide, Australia to USA. It is noteworthy that this time a total of 55 matches will be played in the T20 World Cup, out of which 16 matches will be played in USA and 39 matches will be played in West Indies. However, in comparison to West Indies, artificial pitches have been sourced from Australia at the three venues where T20 World Cup matches are to be held in USA. Apart from Texas in USA, cricket fans are going to see some matches in New York and Florida. On the other hand, cricket pitches are being sent by ship to USA, about 14 thousand miles away from Australia. Regarding sending these pitches to the USA, Damian Hough, pitch curator of Australia’s Adelaide Oval Cricket Stadium, said on BBC’s Stumped podcast this week – Our aim is to prepare pitches which have pace and bounce, on which players can play their shots. We want entertaining cricket, but also make it challenging. 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 Multination 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 included 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.
