How a bunch of office-goers plan to improve Indias fortunes at Indoor Cricket World Cup – The Bridge

Even though Jesse Ryder was absent from a trial match held to select New Zealand’s squad, he could yet be in action for a second consecutive Indoor World Cup. Australia’s Clive Rose, a BBL star who had earned high praise from Kumar Sangakkara not too long ago, meanwhile, has been named as the captain of his country’s team. Closer home, even India has started booting up and held their national championships in Bengaluru last month as final preparations before their squad is announced.

All eyes may be on the outdoor ICC Cricket World Cup to be held in Australia from the middle of October, but immediately prior to that, Cricket Australia (CA) is set to host the eleventh edition of the Indoor Cricket World Cup – a supercharged version of the sport which is also set to offer some storylines like these.

“I used to play with the likes of KL Rahul, Karun Nair and Shreyas Gopal till the U17 level in Karnataka zonals. In 2011, I got opportunities to play outdoor cricket for my state and indoor cricket for my country at the same time. So I had to make a choice. Some Ranji cricketers like CM Gautam and Abrar Kazi keep asking me about indoor cricket, but the two formats have different skillset requirements and one player can’t play both together,” said Dhanush Bhaskar.

New Zealand’s Jesse Ryder with the Indian team members on the sidelines of the 2017 Indoor Cricket World Cup – Jesse Ryder played indoor cricket for New Zealand after his outdoor cricket playing days were over. (Instagram/IIC)

One of the most recognisable names in the Indian indoor cricket team, the team’s most capped player, Bhaskar failed to graduate to playing alongside KL Rahul for India but has had some great adventures of his own over the last decade. He played against South African international Junior Dala at the 2011 Indoor World Cup, and New Zealand international Jesse Ryder at the 2017 Indoor World Cup. But perhaps more importantly, he has been at the centre of the silent rise of the Indian team in this format.

‘India now world’s 4th best indoor team‘

Indoor cricket as an organised sport, overseen by the World Indoor Cricket Federation, has been in existence for many years. Australia have been dominating the sport, having won all 11 World Cups held since then. Some of their greatest cricketers like Ricky Ponting, the Waugh brothers, Michael Clarke and Steven Smith have all dabbled in this format in the initial days of their careers.

The sport has taken more time to take root in the subcontinent because of the prevalence of ‘gully cricket’, which has always had its own set of rules which are impossible to recreate in other geographical locations. India made their first appearance at the Indoor Cricket World Cup in 2000, but it …….

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Even though Jesse Ryder was absent from a trial match held to select New Zealand’s squad, he could yet be in action for a second consecutive Indoor World Cup. Australia’s Clive Rose, a BBL star who had earned high praise from Kumar Sangakkara not too long ago, meanwhile, has been named as the captain of his country’s team. Closer home, even India has started booting up and held their national championships in Bengaluru last month as final preparations before their squad is announced.

All eyes may be on the outdoor ICC Cricket World Cup to be held in Australia from the middle of October, but immediately prior to that, Cricket Australia (CA) is set to host the eleventh edition of the …….

Even though Jesse Ryder was absent from a trial match held to select New Zealand’s squad, he could yet be in action for a second consecutive Indoor World Cup. Australia’s Clive Rose, a BBL star who had earned high praise from Kumar Sangakkara not too long ago, meanwhile, has been named as the captain of his country’s team. Closer home, even India has started booting up and held their national championships in Bengaluru last month as final preparations before their squad is announced.

All eyes may be on the outdoor ICC Cricket World Cup to be held in Australia from the middle of October, but immediately prior to that, Cricket Australia (CA) is set to host the eleventh edition of the …….