The format itself has developed so much and the players have added so many different skills to their repertoire. Harsha Bhogle said: “The Men’s T20 World Cup has come a long way since the first edition in 2007. I am sure I will enjoy commentating in Australia, which has some iconic venues and spectators who really love the game.” Not much separates the teams, and the tournament promises some hard-fought battles and top-drawer performances. Nasser Hussain said: “The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is a great tournament with the world’s best talent on view. The chance of the men’s team replicating that, and going back-to-back themselves, has the whole country buzzing.”
Memories of the women’s team famously winning at the MCG in 2020 are still fresh in my mind. Mel Jones said: “It’s time for another Men’s T20 World Cup and it’s one that Australian fans are keenly awaiting. The conditions on offer here will make for some entertaining cricket and I’m expecting to see a lot of closely fought contests. I’m really looking forward to being a part of the commentary team.” The spotlight will be on some wonderful venues, and it’s a great opportunity for fans to come out and support their favourite teams. I’m looking forward to being a part of the action in my new role as a broadcaster.”Īdam Gilchrist said: “We’re really excited to have one of cricket’s marquee events come to our shores in Australia. It’s going to be a very competitive event with teams adding new skills in a format evolving at a rapid pace. The First Round of the tournament will also feature Brian Murgatroyd, Dirk Nannes, Niall O’Brien and Preston Mommsen.Įoin Morgan said: “This is one of cricket’s most exciting tournaments and the players will be raring to go out there and show what they are capable of. In addition, seasoned broadcasters Harsha Bhogle, Ian Smith, Bazid Khan, Natalie Germanos, Mark Howard, Ian Bishop, Athar Ali Khan, Simon Doull, Russel Arnold, Danny Morrison and Mpumelelo Mbangwa will also form a part of the panel. Other names include Men’s T20 World Cup winners Carlos Brathwaite and Samuel Badree, ICC Hall of Famers Shaun Pollock and Sunil Gavaskar, and former South Africa paceman Dale Steyn. They are joined by former England captains, Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton, as well as former India Coach and Men’s Cricket World Cup winner Ravi Shastri and Women’s Cricket World Cup and T20 World Cup winner Isa Guha.
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The following year, he called it quits in all international cricket after the T20 World Cup.Eoin Morgan, the last captain to lift the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, will be making his ICC TV commentary debut and will be working alongside other stellar names including former Cricket World Cup winners from Australia, Adam Gilchrist, Mel Jones, Shane Watson and Michael Clarke. He gave up the vice-captaincy after that tour and played for another two years before being dropped during the 2015 Ashes, after which he announced his retirement from Tests. In 2013, he became Australia's 44th Test captain when he led the team to a three-day loss in Delhi in place of the injured Michael Clarke.
Though Watson returned to the team in 2012, he spent the rest of his Test career floating up and down the order in search of a place to call his own. A productive few years as a Test opener led to back-to-back Allan Border Medals, but then injury interceded again. After two scores in the 90s and an 89, he brought up his first Test hundred at the MCG against Pakistan. The sacrifice and effort paid off in 2009, when he was chosen as a Test opener in the middle of the Ashes series. He suffered recurrent back stress fractures, hamstring strains, calf problems, hip complaints, and more in his career, but prevailed, changing his training and giving up alcohol, but not his dream. In the IPL, he won the title with Rajasthan Royals in the first year of the tournament, and in 2018, his first season with Chennai Super Kings, he powered them to the trophy with 117 off 57 balls in the final.ĭespite an athletic figure made for photo shoots, Watson's frame was so brittle it threatened to break him. In the T20 World Cup the following year, he was the Player of the Tournament for his 249 runs, the most by anyone in the tournament, and 11 wickets (second most). As a batter, he was a broad-chested attacker in the Matthew Hayden mould, blessed with enough power to not have to muscle shots to get them to the rope, and with finesse to boot.Īlways a dangerous striker in the shorter formats, Watson clubbed Bangladesh for 185 in an ODI in 2011. Shane Watson overcame the limitations of a fragile, injury-prone body to become one of Australia's premier allrounders of the 21st century.Īs a bowler, he developed into one of Australia's best exponents of reverse swing, and if he was not claiming wickets himself he was often building pressure at one end.
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