In the months of October and November, the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup will be held, and the cricketing world will be abuzz with excitement. All the participating teams will be fighting with each other to emerge as the champions of the tournament. The 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

And, former Indian cricketer and 2007 T20 World Cup winner Gautam Gambhir has predicted the 4 teams that will qualify for the semifinal stage of the competition.

Ravichandran Ashwin has not been a part of the first two Test matches against England so far as Ravindra Jadeja was included as the lone spinner for the Nottingham Test, whereas at Lord’s, Ishant Sharma replaced injured Shardul Thakur and yet again there was no room for Ashwin. This surprised the cricketing fraternity as there were rounds of debate.

The off-spinner has now opened up on his inclusion in the playing XI and put an end to all questions swirling in the wind. In his YouTube show, ‘Kutti Story’, with fielding coach R Sridhar, Ashwin asserted that he was likely to play in the Lord’s Test. The weather seemed warm and the conditions also appeared to be a bit drier ahead of the start of the game. However after it rained in the morning, the Indian team had to again go with their ploy of playing four pacers.

Earlier last week, Cricket Australia (CA) had announced that they have granted permission for its players to partake in the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which is set to begin in the UAE on September 19. There are several top Aussie players participating in the IPL – Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins, David Warner, Steve Smith, Jhye Richardson, and Marcus Stoinis.

But if sources are to be believed, then Australia pace bowlers Pat Cummins, Kane Richardson, Jhye Richardson, and Riley Meredith, who are among the contracted players in the IPL, are most likely to pull out of the UAE leg. Apart from Meredith, the othe.