{"id":1197688,"date":"2024-10-12T12:44:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T07:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/?p=1197688"},"modified":"2024-10-12T12:44:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T07:14:42","slug":"robin-uthappa-to-lead-indian-team-in-hong-kong-sixes-2024-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cricketcountry.com\/news\/robin-uthappa-to-lead-indian-team-in-hong-kong-sixes-2024-tournament-1197688\/","title":{"rendered":"Robin Uthappa to lead Indian team in Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa has been named captain of Team India for the Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament. On October 12, it was confirmed that Uthappa will lead a squad of former Indian stars, including the likes of Kedar Jadhav, Manoj Tiwary, and Stuart Binny, in the tournament that is set to take place from November 1 to 3 at the Tin Kwong Road Cricket Ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, returning for the first time since 2017, will feature 12 nations competing in a fast-paced, condensed format of cricket. Each team will play six-a-side matches, showcasing a thrilling brand of cricket with shortened innings and more aggressive gameplay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data- data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT\ud83d\udea8<br><br>Here\u2019s India\u2019s Squad for the upcoming Hong Kong Sixes!<br><br>Look forward to an exciting tournament where The Men in Blue will showcase their amazing skills and lively energy!<br><br>Expect More Teams, More Sixes, More Excitement, and MAXIMUM THRILLS! \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<br><br>HK6 is\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fdz3klixvC\">pic.twitter.com\/fdz3klixvC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Cricket Hong Kong, China (@CricketHK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricketHK\/status\/1844954087365935366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>India and Pakistan have been drawn in Pool C, and the much-anticipated clash between the two rivals is scheduled for November 1. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) completes the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tournament will follow a structured format with 12 group-stage matches, followed by six Bowl Matches and the quarterfinals. The semi-finals for both the plate and main draws will take place on November 3, leading to the Bowl Final, Plate Final, and the Cup Final on the same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indian team for Hong Kong sixes tournament:<\/strong> Robin Uthappa (c), Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Manoj Tiwary, Shahbaaz Nadeem, Bharat Chipli, Shreevats Goswami (wk)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Indian wicketkeeper-batter will lead a squad of other former India stars including the likes of Stuart Binny and Kedar Jadhav in the tournament<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":665,"featured_media":1197691,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[21008,8961,5527,523,1660],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Robin Uthappa to lead Indian team in Hong Kong Sixes 2024 tournament<\/title>\n<meta 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