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Rohit Sharma-led Team India will take on Netherlands in their second match of the T20 World Cup 2022 at Sydney Cricket Ground vs Netherlands on Octoner 27 (Thursday). The team has already reached the city and on Tuesday, an optional training session was also organised which was attended by a few players. However, one thing is bothering the team in Australia Down Under which is the food provided by ICC. Not to forget, this is a tournament hosted by ICC and all the arrangements are being done by them including the players' after-practice meal. Some Indian players did not like the fact that there was no hot food available to eat after the practice session on Tuesday. 

The after-practice food is same for all teams, in this T20 World Cup, which includes sandwiches, fruits, and falafel. Indian team members were not too pleased with the good and chose to skip it. They went to their hotel and had the food over there. 

Phil Simmons has resigned as West Indies coach after his team crashed out in the first round of the T20 World Cup in Australia, an outcome he described as "unfathomable".

West Indies were eliminated after finishing bottom of their group in Hobart, beating Zimbabwe in their second game but losing to Scotland and Ireland either side.

"I acknowledge that it's not just the team that is hurting but the proud nations we represent as well," Simmons said in a statement released by CWI on Monday night. "It's disappointing and heart-wrenching but we just didn't turn up.

To say India’s build-up to this 2022 T20 World Cup has been interesting would be an understatement. This is team India we are talking about – the Men in Blue are always the centre of attention in whichever part of the world they might be playing. And this is a World Cup, a trophy India hasn’t won in quite some time.

It is much the same story in Australia this time too. As India prepares for an all-important tournament opener against Pakistan in Melbourne, fans have descended from all parts of the world – within Australia, from India, from the USA, and so on. You name any part of this globe and the chance is you will find a fan-visitor from there. Hell, even Dutch tourists here are aware the World Cup is starting this weekend with Melbourne hosting a mega India-Pakistan clash on Sunday.

West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran says his team are ‘hurting’ after they crashed out of the T20 World Cup before the group stage.

In a winner-take-all final match of qualifying, two-time champions West Indies were restricted to 146-5 as Gareth Delany took 3/16 from four overs.

Ireland coasted to the total with nine wickets and 15 balls to spare as Paul Stirling made 66, skipper Andrew Balbirnie smashed 37 from 23 and Lorcan Tucker scored 45.

The fans in India and Pakistan are excited for the coming Sunday (October 23) as the arch-rivals will take on each other in their opening game of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the iconic MCG. However, there is some bad news. The rain threat looms and the epic contest is highly like to get washed out. Australia are facing La Nina weather event this summer for the third time. That means it will rain more than expected in some regions. Brisbane and Melbourne areas are likely to see continuous showers starting from October 21 to the next week, says Accuweather app.