The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup. The T20 event is slated to begin on 16th October 2022 and will conclude on 13th November 2022.

A total of 16 teams will play the tournament, with 12 of them qualifying for the Super 12 stages. As of now, Australia, Afghanistan, England, and New Zealand are slotted together in Group 1, while India, South Africa, Pakistan, and Bangladesh are slotted in Group 2.

The Super 12 stages will begin on 22nd October 2022, with Australia and New Zealand clashing in a blockbuster match. And, on 23rd October 2022, another mega clash is lined up, as India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan.

From 16th October to 21st October 2022, the qualifying matches will be held which will determine the 4 teams that will join the 8 other teams that have already qualified for the event. The 2021 T20 World Cup was won by the Australian side, and they beat New Zealand with 8 wickets to spare.

Sydney Sixers skipper Moises Henriques is disappointed over the unavailability of Steve Smith for the playoffs round of the ongoing BBL season. Smith is deemed ineligible to play the matches as he was not part of the Local Players Replacement Pool which came into existence two weeks ago. According to the rules, no clubs can name a replacement outside the squad which was formed ahead of the tournament. The former Australia skipper was not part of the squad as he was expected to remain unavailable due to national duty.

However, the postponement of Australia’s home series against New Zealand meant that the 32-year-old became available for the qualifier match against Perth Scorchers on January 22 at Docklands Stadium in Melbourne. But Cricket Australia (CA) rejected the right-hander’s application to represent the defending champions as the opposition teams voted against his participation.

Henriques, in response to the development, said that a player of .