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The Hindu
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Tendulkar-Anderson trophy: Reached out to Pataudi family to ensure his legacy will remain, says Sachin Tendulkar
England holds a special place in Sachin Tendulkar's heart. As a 14-year-old, he travelled to England for the first time with Kailash Gattani's Star Cricket Club. A couple of years later, as a young sensation, he went on to score his maiden Test century for India at the Old Trafford. And, now he also has a trophy named after him. When India and England face off for the five-match Test series, beginning in Leeds on Friday, they will be hoping to clinch the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy. While there has been much talk about renaming the Pataudi Trophy to the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, the former India captain has remained silent so far. But in a chat with Sportstar on Thursday, Tendulkar made it clear that he reached out to the Pataudi family soon after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decided to rename the trophy, and also took all efforts to ensure that the Pataudi legacy lives on. And, it was on his insistence, the ECB has now decided to introduce a Pataudi medal to be awarded to the winning captain after the series. What does it mean to you personally that the England versus India trophy has been jointly named after you? Well, it means a lot. There were many firsts which happened in England. The first flight of my life was to England in 1988, with Star Cricket Club; then the first international hundred in 1990. The first time any non-Yorkshire cricketer was picked to play for the county was in 1992. A lot of things happened in England for me. Also, in my personal life, marrying Anjali -- Anjali's mother (Annabel) is from England, so a lot of important things happened in my life at that time. When it comes to England, I think it has played a big role in shaping me as a cricketer. That exposure at the right time in my career was so important, and allowed me to think about the game differently and gave me a lot of exposure to the conditions I was not familiar with. Playing in Headingley (for Yorkshire) was a different experience altogether, and I loved it. I loved it more because of the kind of support that I got, the way people received me, even off the field, wherever I went and the county team also, the committee members… Everyone was supportive. Overall, the environment was very friendly and I enjoyed being there. There have been voices of dissent or objections raised to the move to rename the trophy. How do you react to that? When it comes to other people voicing opinions, it's their call. But if I have to put my side across, then when the trophy was retired, which was way earlier and the decision was taken by the ECB and BCCI. Later, after a couple of months, when I was informed that the trophy is going to be named after me and Anderson, it came as a pleasant surprise to me. I was also told that this is a completely new trophy, and that it has nothing to do with the earlier Pataudi Trophy. To me, it was a recognition of our contribution to our respective nations in Test cricket, so it did feel nice. The first phone call that I made after knowing this was to the Pataudi family. I spoke to them and also spoke about keeping the Pataudi legacy alive. I told them that, 'I have always respected my seniors and I'll do everything possible to keep the legacy alive. Just give me some time and I'll come back to you.' After that, I called Mr. Jay Shah (ICC chair), the BCCI and the ECB, and we shared some ideas and a few phone calls were made after that. We unanimously agreed, and very graciously, Mr. Jay Shah, the BCCI and ECB agreed to introduce this Pataudi Medal of Excellence, which will be given to the winning captain. It's a good match because he (Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi) was known for his leadership. And we felt that this would keep the legacy alive because they had already retired the trophy. But several people have voiced their opinions on the issue… It's only their opinion, without knowing the facts. I don't want to get into that because I don't think any one of them knew what I was doing. So I would leave it to them to say whatever they have to say. I don't need to respond to that. You also insisted that there should be no celebration against the backdrop of the tragic plane crash in Ahmedabad… It should not be compared to anything... The tragedy that happened was….. I fall short of words to express what I feel. It wasn't something that one would want to ever hear about. We were to have a big opening for this, the launch of the trophy, and we didn't want to because we were not in the frame of mind to do it. We just didn't want to celebrate. For a team in transition in India, what will be your advice to the batters who will be touring England for the first or second time? When it comes to playing in England, the most important thing is to understand the length of the ball. Of course, people keep talking about the line, but it is equally important to pick the length of the ball. Your front-foot defence becomes the most critical factor. When you are playing with the vertical bat, your hands should be close to your body. With the horizontal bat, you can afford to let your hands go away from the body, but not with the vertical bat. Most of the dismissals take place off the front foot, unless you have an obvious weakness against the short-pitched ball. If your hands are close to your body, then you are in control most of the time. While leaving the ball, if your hands are close to your body, you pick the line also much better, but when the hands start moving away from the body, your head also goes out of position. ALSO READ | Sink or soar? India's fresh-look Test team set for England showdown All these elements force you to play the ball, and if your hands are closer to your body, then one is much better off staying side-on, as we call it. So, staying side-on and having a positive intent backed by a good front-foot defence is what I would expect because, having played in Indian conditions, the tendency is to hit the ball first, and if it's good, then I'll defend. But in England, you have to respect the conditions as well. If the ball is not in the areas where you can attack, then you need to give it respect and defend. Defending doesn't mean that you are being overcautious and defensive; you are respecting the conditions and respecting the length. How do you see Shubman Gill coping with the pressure of starting his captaincy stint with a five-Test series in England and the importance of him not forgetting his primary role as a batter? As far as the captaincy role is concerned, he has to understand that there will be opinions - some positive, some negative. Some will think that he is being attacked, and some will think that he is being defensive. He need not worry about those opinions. He needs to worry about what has been discussed in the dressing room, and as a team and as a leader, is he executing those plans in the interest of the team or not? Whatever has been planned in the dressing room, are they going in that direction or not? There have been opinions in the past too, but the game goes on. You have to continue giving your best focus on what you need to do, and that is what my advice to him would be. As far as batting at No.4 is concerned, there will be various situations that he'll encounter. He is a talented batsman, and it's always a joy to watch players succeed. I hope that he is also one of those we say years down the line, 'what a great contribution to Indian cricket!' I am looking forward to that - him being a successful captain and a successful player for India. With the uncertainty surrounding Jasprit Bumrah's availability, what will be your advice to a relatively inexperienced pace bowling attack? Look, Bumrah is the best person to figure out what is happening with his body and along with him, the team management, the physio, the trainer, everyone will get together and they'll figure it out. Coach Gautam (Gambhir) is also there, Laxman (VVS, Head of Cricket, BCCI Centre of Excellence) has been there for a while -- so all these guys have been around long enough to understand what is good for the team and they will take calls in the interest of the team. As far as the other bowlers are concerned, if Bumrah is not playing, it's going to boil down to bowling together as a unit. They cannot bowl as individuals. So, how do you plan to bowl against England as a bowling unit, in partnerships? That is what is going to matter. If individuals just turn up and do their bit, that's not going to work. That's why I say that the dressing room planning, the captain telling them certain things to do, the coach advising them, 'Okay, these are the areas you should focus on'. All those elements will have to come together, and then the team has to play together as a single solid unit. If they can do that and execute their plans in partnership, then the bowling unit will become formidable. One will have to just play disciplined cricket. You can't disperse and go in your direction because that is what invariably happens when the team is not doing well. But you need someone to bring them back together. In tough moments, these kinds of things happen to the best of teams as well. This team is not an exception to that. It could happen to anyone, but it is each other's responsibility to stick together. Because collectively it will be a formidable force is what I feel. Thanks a lot, Sachin. Hopefully we will see you handing the trophy to Shubman at the end of the series… (Laughs) Hopefully, yes, and bring the medal back to where it belongs!
Indian Express
2 days ago
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- Indian Express
‘I'll miss those battles we've had on field': Joe Root on Virat Kohli's retirement ahead of ENG vs IND 1st Test
World No. 1 Test batter and England's batting great Joe Root said he will 'miss those battles' with contemporary Virat Kohli after the latter decided to put an end to his glorious red ball career for India. 'I've never been in competition with Virat. He is someone I've always admired, and thought, 'Wow, what a player'. I'll miss those battles we had on the field, but it provides opportunities for other players to try and put their mark on Test cricket,' Root said as quoted by Sportstar. Team India will take on England in a five-match Test tour starting from the Headingley Test on June 20 in the absence of veterans Virat and Rohit Sharma, who both announced their retirements from the longest format last month. 'Cricket is poorer without them being around. They are two Indian legends. They've done amazing things for Indian cricket for such a long period of time. It'll be a slightly different look to the series, but we still expect it to be highly competitive,' said Root. India ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah is unlikely to feature in all five Tests, yet he will be a big threat for England, believes Root. 'Every time he's played, he's had a huge impact. He is clearly going to be a big threat. We have to try and manage as best we can,' he said. 'You can't single out individual bowlers. You have a plan for each every challenge and different bowler type. There will be times when he (Bumrah) is going to be hard work, and we're going to have to work through that. And when we get opportunities to score, we've got to take it,' he added. Kohli retired as India's fourth-highest run scorer in Test cricket, having scored 9230 runs at an average of 46.85 in 123 matches. He scored 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries. His annual average never dipped below 55 in the four years between 2016 and 2019. Additionally, his calendar year average at the end of 2016 and 2017 were both above 75.
The Hindu
2 days ago
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Breaking point — A closer look at what's going wrong with Indian football
When the full-time whistle blew at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong, China, the Indian football team stood frozen — hapless and defeated. A team that India had hammered for four goals without reply in their previous clash just beat the Blue Tigers 1–0 — another loss for India to a lower-ranked opponent (26 spots) and the first loss to Hong Kong in a competitive fixture since 1993. The men's football team — and the state of Indian football — remain in tatters. India could no longer afford to put a foot wrong in its next four matches if it wanted to qualify for the 2027 Asian Cup. But where did it all go wrong for the national team? The lion's share of blame has typically fallen on head coach Manolo Marquez. 'Yeah, there have been mistakes by the coach. When you are playing a new opponent — how they could play, whether they will attack or defend — these are things a coach should explain to his players well,' Subrata Bhattacharya, former India defender, tells Sportstar. 'I think that communication and general coordination among players were missing. As a result, every player played their individual game.' Marquez, who won the Indian Super League (ISL) — India's top flight — title with Hyderabad FC, took charge of the team after Igor Stimac was shown the door in June last year, following a poor showing at the 2023 Asian Cup and an early exit from the World Cup qualifiers. Failure to break the duck: India has yet to win a competitive match under head coach Manolo Marquez. | Photo Credit: AIFF Media But in the year since he has taken charge, India has won just one match in eight — an international friendly against the Maldives. 'If you look at it, the entire team — on and off the ground — has been in a mess,' Bhaichung Bhutia, former India striker and captain, adds. 'I think it is time for Kalyan Chaubey (president of the All India Football Federation [AIFF]) to step down as president. Even the coach, Manolo (Marquez), looks to be stepping down soon. And this guy (Kalyan) bypassed the entire technical committee (to select the coach).' 'In that Executive Committee meeting, I had protested that the coach can't be selected by the president. There has to be a thorough discussion.' A systemic failure: Bhaichung Bhutia, former India striker and captain, feels the mess in Indian football iis both on and off the field. | Photo Credit: Rajeev Bhatt/The Hindu 'Obviously, Manolo is a great coach, but if the technical committee had sat with him and spoken about the plans and ideas, rather than just bypassing and forcing everybody in the ExCo committee to accept it…' Bhutia added. 'Then there have been three general secretaries (Shaji Prabhakaran, Anilkumar Prabhakaran and M. Satyanarayan) in two-and-a-half years under Chaubey. I think things are quite bad when you offer USD 50,000 for a win.' Lack of enough international games Cash incentives have hardly led to encouraging results for the national team. In 2006, the men's team was promised one lakh rupees should it beat Japan, ranked 100 spots above it, and Rs. 50,000 for a draw. Hong Kong, meanwhile, is a side ranked 26 spots below India. India lost on both occasions: 0–6 to Japan and 0–1 to Hong Kong. Could that money be invested to arrange more international games? Perhaps. 'The main problem for our boys is that we don't play enough international matches. That helps in gauging the speed, technical ability and level of our players against international competitors, especially those from Asia,' Subrata adds. In the past year, Argentina, the best-ranked team and the world champion, played 18 games. Qatar, the Asian champion, played 15, while Uzbekistan, the first Central Asian country to qualify for the World Cup, played 13. India played just 10. Compared to their own standards, the Blue Tigers played 16 matches in their build-up to the Asian Cup in one calendar year, when they entered the top 100 of FIFA rankings after five years. As for Marquez, the damage to the team's morale after the loss was evident, but he defended his boys despite the defeat. 'The dressing room is like a funeral, practically. They know that we are not in a good moment,' Marquez told the press after the match. 'In terms of scores, it was difficult for us to score, but the team indeed played with more order than in other games. Unfortunately, we couldn't get any points here.' Interestingly, when the two sides last met in 2022, India had opened the scoring in 55 seconds, eventually winning the match 4–0. Three years later, the tables have turned. This was less a humiliating defeat and more a consequence of systemic failures — poor decision-making and a fractured youth development pipeline. The age-old striker problem India's Achilles' heel over the past decade has been the absence of an internationally proven striker — one who delivers on big occasions beyond club football. In the last 15 years, successful forwards at the national level like Robin Singh — an I-League and Federation Cup winner with Bengaluru FC in 2014 — and Manvir Singh — with eight national trophies — have but failed to maintain consistency with the national team. Robin scored more than one goal annually just once in his five-year international career, while Manvir, who rarely starts as a striker for his club side, has not found the net since November 2023. 'It's true that our national team has struggled to secure wins against teams such as Malaysia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Thailand and Hong Kong. However, it's unrealistic to expect wins without scoring goals,' Chaubey said in a press conference on June 13. 'This clearly highlights the lack of goal-scoring abilities and shortage of effective Indian strikers. A practical, collective decision is urgently required to increase match time for the Indian strikers.' The crisis got so dire that a 40-year-old Sunil Chhetri (above) was summoned out of international retirement. Back against the wall: Sunil Chhetri, India's record goalscorer, came out of international retirement to help the team, earlier this year. He has yet to score in a competitive match since. | Photo Credit: AIFF Media 'We obviously appreciate Sunil Chhetri's effort of being so sincere, dedicated and fit at the age of 40, but as a nation, we also need to see the supply of more forwards.' RELATED: Who can succeed Sunil Chhetri as India's striker — a deep dive into what the numbers say Myopic scouting has compounded the issue — I-League-proven strikers have remained sidelined. Lalrinzuala Lalbiaknia, for example, scored 27 times times for Aizawl last season and broke Chhetri's record the season before, with 15 strikes. Meanwhile, Edmund Lalrindika helped Inter Kashi finish second in the I-League this season, with five goals and as many assists. Well done to Lalrinzuala for becoming the top scorer in the I-League this season! I'm proud of his achievement. Lalrinzuala, who is from Serchhip district and plays for Aizawl FC, has scored 15 goals in the 2023-24 season, breaking Sunil Chhetri's previous record of 14 goals. — Lalduhoma (@Lal_Duhoma) March 29, 2024 Lalrinzuala has yet to play for the national team, while Edmund has played 45 minutes in eight games under Marquez (below), with no game time this year so far. On the other hand, India started Ashique Kuruniyan as a No. 9 — someone who played on the wings under former coach Stimac and primarily as a left wing-back for his club Mohun Bagan Super Giant last season. His pace was effective, but when it mattered most — a chance against the run of play and on goal at the goalkeeper's far post — he shot it wide. A brilliant pass and an open goal, but Ashique Kuruniyan fails to keep his shot on target 😱 India's best chance till now to break the deadlock!#HGKIND#ACQ2027#BlueTigers#IndianFootball ⚽ — FanCode (@FanCode) June 10, 2025 Financial disparity Indian football remained on the short end of the stick from the Centre for its unimpressive performances outside South Asia. Though it won three trophies at home in 2023, its funding from the Central Government fell from INR 30 crore in 2019 to INR 7.38 crore in 2023. The same year, FIFA allotted USD 469 million for football development to its member nations, with each country receiving a minimum of USD 2 million. The funds for India's youth development trickled down to USD 0.43 million — a mere 21.5 per cent. A glaring difference: Under AIFF president, while India's investment in youth development has shrunk, the federation's budget has risen by 54 per cent. | Photo Credit: PTI Meanwhile, the AIFF's budget ballooned by 54 per cent — from a budget of INR 87 crore for 2022–23, to INR 134 crore for the next financial year. 'I think the management, with Mr Chaubey in charge, is going to get even worse. He's got no clue about how to get the entire structure in line and get football completely aligned with grassroots development. I think the set-up and the structure itself are missing, and a lot of important changes have to be made,' Bhutia says. 'All hope is not lost yet. We have to focus more and more on youth development, and a turnaround is still possible,' an optimistic Subrata quips. A notable example here would be Uzbekistan. The Central Asian nation, which was ranked just two spots above India in 2018, invested heavily in youth football, spending about USD 1.4 million a year, allotted to it through the FIFA Forward Programme, between 2016 and 2021. Trailblazers: Uzbekistan benefitted from its investment in youth development to finally qualify for the its first-ever men's senior FIFA World Cup. | Photo Credit: REUTERS It won the U-23 AFC Asian Cup and the U-16 CAFA Championship in 2018, then the U-19 CAFA Championship in 2022, the U-20 Asian Cup and the U-20 CAFA Championship in 2023, eventually qualifying for its first-ever senior men's World Cup. RELATED: Rise of the White Wolves — A tale of Uzbekistan and its journey to FIFA World Cup 2026 An alternative solution While the need to get the grassroots in order is the most plausible solution, a quick-fire remedy would be the use of Indian-origin and naturalised players. Qatar has championed this method, winning consecutive AFC Asian Cups with the help of naturalised personnel — most importantly Almoez Ali, its top scorer in the 2019 campaign, who was born in Sudan but was naturalised in 2013. India's last opponent, Hong Kong, has been a huge beneficiary of naturalisation, qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup after 55 years. At the tournament, it had the joint-most number of naturalised players, 14, tied with Malaysia. Of the 23 players in its squad for the India game, 11 were naturalised, having given up the passports of their native countries to switch nationalities and obtain naturalisation in Hong Kong. Six of them constituted the starting 11. Quality import: Stefan Pereira, who scored the winning goal for Hong Kong against India, is a naturalised Brazilian. | Photo Credit: Instagram/@stefan_pereira Thailand, on the other hand, aggressively scouted foreign players of Thai origin in the last decade, creating a team that qualified for consecutive knockouts in the Asian Cup for the first time. The side had players like Charyl Chappuis (born in Switzerland to a Thai mother), Elias Dolah (Thai mother, born in Sweden), and Tristan Do (born in France to a Thai father). 'The AIFF is in communication with 33 players who fall into the category of OCI. We are committed to aligning with the laws of the land and the framework of the FIFA statutes for the inclusion of OCI players in India'Kalyan Chaubey, AIFF President For India, neither of these provisions has borne fruit because it does not permit Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) to represent the country internationally since 2008. Also, dual citizenship is not allowed in India under the Constitution and the Citizenship Act of 1955. So, OCI and PIO cardholders must surrender their foreign passports and stay in the country for at least 12 months to apply for an Indian passport. 'I'm not sure if there is any other country that is not allowing players of their origin to represent their country,' Stimac had said during the AFC Asian Cup. 'It is a huge handicap because there are many good players of Indian origin playing in the top leagues of Europe. So it could be a huge help if we speak about bigger achievements.' A major problem: Former India coach Igor Stimac had rued the lack of provisions to allow OCIs and PIOs to play for the Indian national team. | Photo Credit: REUTERS If a workaround is found, footballers such as Yan Dhanda (Heart of Midlothian, Scotland), Joshua Pynadath (Dordrecht, Netherlands) and Dilan Markanday (Chesterfield, England) could get a chance to play for India. 'The AIFF is in communication with 33 players who fall into the category of OCI. Some of them have received their OCI cards, and others are in the process of attaining the same, with the assistance of the AIFF,' Chaubey said. 'We are committed to aligning with the laws of the land and the framework of the FIFA statutes for the inclusion of OCI players in India,' Chaubey added in the presser. The chaos is not just technical — it's cultural. 'We need stories for young generations to watch and get inspired. We got it from our previous generations and from very good coaches (like PK Banerjee, Amal Dutta),' Subrata says. 'Where are such stories now? How will the motivation come?' What's next for the future? Subrata Bhattacharya, former India defender, feels more success stories for the future generations and grassroots development are the only ways forward. | Photo Credit: Vino John/The Hindu At the 1952 Olympics, India lost 1–10 to Czechoslovakia. It was one of the chapters that was looked down on as 'Never Again!' The Blue Tigers achieved their best-ever finish at the next Olympic Games, finishing fourth, and then clinched gold at the 1962 Asian Games, beating Japan and South Korea in the process. Over half a century after its golden era, Indian football now faces its darkest hour. Unless it tears down the rot and rebuilds from ruin, Indian football's legacy will become its tombstone — a shattered Parthenon, its ruins whispering of wasted potential.
The Hindu
2 days ago
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- The Hindu
I know what I'm capable of: Jamahal Hill eyes title shot with Rountree clash on June 22
Two and a half years ago, Jamahal Hill made UFC history. He became the first graduate of Dana White's Contender Series (DWCS) to win a championship, claiming a unanimous decision victory over veteran Glover Teixeira. Hill, who debuted in the UFC in 2020, quickly built a reputation as a knockout artist. Before earning his maiden title shot, he delivered four first-round knockouts in five fights, showcasing his raw power and ruthless finishing ability. 'The first time I won the title; it was like a dream come true. To be a part of the UFC in itself was a dream, but to go in and get the job done is a different feeling. It was the result of years of hard work I put in,' Hill tells Sportstar. 'The Dana White Contender Series is a good initiative. You get picked up if you're a top prospect based on your recent form. If you show up and perform, you get a platform to showcase what you're capable of,' he adds. But his reign was short-lived. In his first title defence, Hill faced Alex Pereira and suffered a brutal first-round knockout. Pereira needed just one perfectly-timed left hook to end the bout and strip Hill of the belt. Things didn't improve. A knee injury forced Hill to pull out of UFC 303, and on his return earlier this year, he was knocked out again — this time by Jiri Prochazka. Still, Hill remains unfazed. 'Everything is part and parcel of the game. You win some, you lose some. If a fight doesn't go my way, I keep my head down and train to get better. I know what I'm capable of achieving. You just have to learn from your mistakes and grow,' said Hill. Now, he has a clear target in mind: redemption. A dominant win over Khalil Rountree Jr. on June 22 could put him right back in the title mix. That's all he's focused on. 'Right now, my only assignment is to go there and defeat Rountree. I want to go and express myself, and I believe everything else will follow accordingly. I feel I've had a pretty good build-up to the fight, and I want to dominate,' concluded Hill. UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr. Fight card Main event: Jamahal Hill vs Khalil Rountree Jr. Main Cards: Rafael Fiziev vs Ignacio Bahamondes Curtis Blaydes vs Rizvan Kuniev Tofiq Musayev vs Myktybek Orolbai Nazim Sadykhov vs Nikolas Motta Muhammad Naimov vs Bogdan Grad Prelim Matches: SeokHyun Ko vs Oban Elliott Ismail Naurdiev vs JunYong Park Daria Zhelezniakova vs Melissa Mullins Irina Alekseeva vs Klaudia Sygula Tagir Ulanbekov vs Azat Maksum Hamdy Abdelwahab vs Mohammed Usman Streaming/telecast information Watch UFC- Fight Night - Hill vs. Rountree Jr. on 22nd June 2025 at 12:30 AM IST LIVE On Sony Sports Ten 1 SD & HD, Sony Sports Ten 3 SD & HD (Hindi), Sony Sports Ten 4 SD & HD (Tamil & Telugu) Related Topics MMA / UFC
The Hindu
6 days ago
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- The Hindu
Ireland vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd T20I: Ireland locks horns with West Indies in second match
Hello and welcome to Sportstar's LIVE coverage of the second T20I between Ireland and West Indies at Bready Cricket Club on Saturday, June 14. PREVIEW The first T20I between Ireland and West Indies on Thursday was called off due to consistent rain at Bready Cricket Club. Both teams will hope to get clear skies and face off in the remainder of the series. Shai Hope's West Indies will be aiming to bounce back after a difficult tour of England, where it lost all six white-ball matches. Ireland is not as formidable an opponent as England — the Paul Stirling-led side gave a good account of its competitiveness last month as it drew a three-match One-Day International series against the Windies 1-1. HOW TO WATCH IRE vs WI 2nd T20I Where to watch the live telecast of the second T20I between Ireland and West Indies in India? The second T20I between Ireland and West Indies will not be televised live in India. Where to watch the live stream of the second T20I between Ireland and West Indies in India? The second T20I between Ireland and West Indies will be streamed live on the FanCode app and website in India. THE SQUADS Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), George Dockrell, Ross Adair, Gareth Delany, Curtis Campher, Matthew Humphreys, Craig Young, Barry McCarthy, Benjamin White, Joshua Little, Liam McCarthy. West Indies: Evin Lewis, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (wk) (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford (vc), Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Matthew Forde, Keacy Carty, Jyd Goolie. Related Topics Ireland / West Indies
