Cricket

England have such a packed schedule that they have only now been able to take up the offer to visit Number 10.

Buttler also presented Sunak with a shirt signed by the whole England squad. [Rishi Sunak](/topic/rishi-sunak) welcomed England’s T20 World Cup winners at a Downing Street reception on Wednesday, before taking part in an impromptu game of garden cricket with Jos Buttler’s men. [England](/topic/england) won the tournament on November 13, defeating Pakistan in Melbourne, but have such a packed schedule that they have only now been able to take up the offer to visit Number 10.

Sydney Cricket Club have secured a third consecutive Club Championship title, after finishing atop the 1st, 2nd and Brewer Shield ladders in the 2022/23 ...

“And our amazing club captain, Gizelle Plummer; she is an inspiration to our playing group. “This success is the culmination of years of hard work. “Our head coach Russel Grimson has developed a very strong coaching panel. The Tiger’s terrific season is best portrayed through the final Club Championship ladder, which puts them 200.2 points ahead of second placed Parramatta. “Our culture begins with those young cricketers and as they grow their game and the more they are around senior players, they more they enjoy the culture – we have a very strong club first ethos.” “Achieving the [Women’s] Club Championship for the third time in a row is a wonderful recognition and acknowledgement for all who are involved with the Sydney Cricket Club,” the pair stated.

So much hinges on tournament in Windhoek – but likes of Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza and Rameez Shahzad have been through it all before.

[Nobody suffered more than Mustafa](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2022/11/15/rohan-mustafa-pain-of-t20-world-cup-omission-will-remain-in-my-heart-forever/) under the Singh regime. [a century against West Indies](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/uae-send-out-message-to-world-cup-qualifier-rivals-despite-defeat-to-west-indies-1.710825) on his CV. There is no guarantee returns are going improve all of sudden. Vriitya Aravind in the prince of UAE batting. [the fourth fastest ODI ton](https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2023/03/17/asif-khan-thrilled-to-join-same-list-as-hero-shahid-afridi-after-making-history-in-nepal/) of all time. But he does have an average of 53 and Aravind will be joined in the middle-order by Rameez, its returning king. The UAE side is choc-full with talent. Aside from the fact ODI privileges guarantee high-quality competitive cricket over the next four years, there is a significant tranche of ICC funding that goes with. He is heading to Namibia fresh from Fortunately, a number of them have been here before. UAE are also, as of this week, without a permanent head coach.

How two middle-aged Sri Lankans turned cricket journalists stemming from their love towards the game. | Cricket.

During those days, we used to come home at 5 in the evening from the office and quickly go to the stadium to cover the fan zone and meet people of various cultures. We used to return home at around 2 and then again wake up in the morning to go to the office," Rishard said. But the next sports event the two want to tick off is the MotoGP event in Qatar, which will take place in November. For many, Covid lockdown was a period of pain, but for the two Sri Lankans in Qatar, it was a period of new beginning. But their biggest event was in December last year, of which the entire Qatar is still in a hangover mood. "So 8-5 was our work in the office and by 6 o'clock we were already running to events. We click photos, record videos and broadcast it the next day in the morning on our channel. And the first breakthrough came shortly after, in October of 2020, when he met Mujeeb, a fellow Sri Lankan, who came to Qatar in 2014. I have one program of my own - Week in Doha - where I talk about sports and technology and the new things happening in Doha. I remember on the first day I had brought my notebook with me and was jotting down everything that was happening because that was my first experience in this field. When Rishard said 'late from office', he was referring to his day job at the Gulf Exchange where he works as a compliance officer and an internal branch control officer. After a long wait, the toss took place and a bunch of journalists stationed outside the boundary ropes took their seats.