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Players who played all the T20 World Cup tournaments and missed this year’s 2022 tournament
The ICC T20 World Cup 2022 is just a few days away. With less than 30 days left for the biggest T20I event of the year, all 16 teams have announced their squads for the tournament. There are a few players like Rohit Sharma and Shakib Al Hasan who have played in all the T20 World Cups and will play in the 2022 tournament as well.
Interestingly, both Rohit and Shakib are the captains of their countries for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup. However, the following four players who played in every edition of the T20 World Cup from 2007 to 2021 will miss the 2022 T20 World Cup.
- Chris Gayle
It has not yet been officially announced whether Chris Gayle has retired from international cricket or not. However, the Jamaican star has not been selected in the West Indies squad for the T20I series in Australia. He was part of the team last year and also took the wicket of Mitchell Marsh in their match against Australia.
- Dwayne Bravo
Dwayne Bravo announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket after last year’s Middle East tournament. The all-rounder is one of the most successful T20 cricketers of all time.
- Mushfiqur Rahim
Veteran Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim has been questioned over his form and scoring consistency in the T20I series. After his poor form in the 2022 Asia Cup, Rahim announced his retirement from T20Is to focus more on ODIs and Tests.
- Mahmudullah
Former Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah led the country in the T20 edition held before this World Cup. However, his name was not included in the squad announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. The team will miss his experience in the batting department.
සියළුම විස්සයි 20 ලෝක කුසලාන තරගාවලි වලට සහභාහී මෙවර 2022 තරගාවලිය අහිමි වන ක්රීඩකයින්
ICC T20 ලෝක කුසලානය 2022 ආරම්භ වීමට ඇත්තේ දින කිහිපයකි. වසරේ දැවැන්තම T20I ඉසව්ව සඳහා ඉතිරිව ඇත්තේ දින 30කටත් අඩු කාලයක් වන අතර, කණ්ඩායම් 16ම මෙම තරගාවලිය සඳහා ඔවුන්ගේ සංචිත ප්රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත. රෝහිත් ෂර්මා සහ ෂකීබ් අල් හසන් වැනි ක්රීඩකයින් කිහිප දෙනෙකුම සිටින අතර ඔවුන් සියලුම විස්සයි20 ලෝක කුසලාන තරඟාවලි සඳහා සහභාගී වූ අතර 2022 තරගාවලියටද සහභාගී වනු ඇත.
සිත්ගන්නා කරුණ නම්, රෝහිත් සහ ෂකීබ් දෙදෙනාම 2022 ICC T20 ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා ඔවුන්ගේ රටවල නායකයන් වීමයි. කෙසේ වෙතත්, 2007 සිට 2021 දක්වා ලෝක කුසලාන විස්සයි 20 සෑම සංස්කරණයකම ක්රීඩා කළ පහත ක්රීඩකයන් හතර දෙනා 2022 T20 ලෝක කුසලානය මඟ හැරෙනු ඇත.
- Chris Gayle
ක්රිස් ගේල් ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් පිටියෙන් සමුගත්තාද නැද්ද යන්න තවමත් නිළ වශයෙන් ප්රකාශයට පත් කර නොමැත. කෙසේ වෙතත්, ඕස්ට්රේලියාවේ පැවැත්වෙන T20I තරගාවලිය සඳහා වන බටහිර ඉන්දීය කොදෙව් සංචිතයට ජැමෙයිකානු තරුව තෝරාගෙන නොමැත. ඔහු පසුගිය වසරේ කණ්ඩායමේ සාමාජිකයෙකු වූ අතර ඕස්ට්රේලියාවට එරෙහිව ඔවුන්ගේ තරඟයේදී මිචෙල් මාෂ්ගේ කඩුල්ල දවා ගැනීමටද සමත් විය.
- Dwayne Bravo
ඩ්වේන් බ්රාවෝ පසුගිය වසරේ මැදපෙරදිග පැවති තරගාවලියෙන් පසු ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ සියලුම ආකෘතීන්ගෙන් සමුගන්නා බව නිවේදනය කළේය. තුන් ඉරියව් ක්රීඩකයා විස්සයි20 ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ මෙතෙක් සිටි සාර්ථකම ක්රීඩකයෙකි.
- Mushfiqur Rahim
ප්රවීන බංග්ලාදේශ කඩුලු රකින පිතිකරු මුෂ්ෆිකර් රහීම් විස්සයි20 තරඟාවලියේ ආකෘතිය සහ ලකුණු ලබා ගැනීමේ ස්ථාවරත්වය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ප්රශ්නාර්ථයක් මතු විය. 2022 ආසියානු කුසලානයේ ඔහුගේ දුර්වල ක්රීඩා රටාවෙන් පසුව, රහීම් එක්දින සහ ටෙස්ට් තරඟ කෙරෙහි වැඩි අවධානය යොමු කිරීම සඳහා T20I තරඟවලින් විශ්රාම ගන්නා බව නිවේදනය කළේය.
- Mahmudullah
හිටපු බංග්ලාදේශ නායක මහමුදුල්ලා මෙම ලෝක කුසලානට පෙර පැවති විස්සයි 20 සංස්කරණයේදී රට මෙහෙයවීය. කෙසේ වෙතත්, බංග්ලාදේශ ක්රිකට් පාලක මණ්ඩලය විසින් ප්රකාශයට පත් කරන ලද සංචිතයේ ඔහුගේ නම නොමැත. පිතිකරණ අංශයේ ඔහුගේ අත්දැකීම් කණ්ඩායමට මග හැරෙනු ඇත.
அனைத்து டி20 உலகக் கோப்பைப் போட்டிகளிலும் விளையாடி, இந்த ஆண்டு 2022 போட்டித் தொடரைத் தவறவிட்ட வீரர்கள்
ஐசிசி டி20 உலகக் கோப்பை 2022 இன்னும் சில நாட்களே உள்ளது. இந்த ஆண்டின் மிகப்பெரிய T20I நிகழ்வுக்கு 30 நாட்களுக்கும் குறைவான நாட்களே உள்ள நிலையில், அனைத்து 16 அணிகளும் போட்டிக்கான தங்கள் அணிகளை அறிவித்துள்ளன. அனைத்து டி20 உலகக் கோப்பைகளிலும் விளையாடிய ரோஹித் சர்மா மற்றும் ஷகிப் அல் ஹசன் போன்ற சில வீரர்கள் 2022 போட்டியிலும் விளையாடுவார்கள்.
சுவாரஸ்யமாக, 2022 ஐசிசி டி20 உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு ரோஹித் மற்றும் ஷாகிப் இருவரும் தங்கள் நாடுகளின் கேப்டன்கள். இருப்பினும், 2007 முதல் 2021 வரையிலான T20 உலகக் கோப்பையின் ஒவ்வொரு பதிப்பிலும் விளையாடிய பின்வரும் நான்கு வீரர்கள் 2022 T20 உலகக் கோப்பையைத் தவறவிடுவார்கள்.
- கிறிஸ் கெய்ல்
கிறிஸ் கெய்ல் சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட்டில் இருந்து ஓய்வு பெற்றாரா இல்லையா என்பது இன்னும் அதிகாரப்பூர்வமாக அறிவிக்கப்படவில்லை. இருப்பினும், ஆஸ்திரேலியாவில் நடக்கும் டி20 தொடருக்கான மேற்கிந்திய தீவுகள் அணியில் ஜமைக்கா நட்சத்திரம் தேர்வு செய்யப்படவில்லை. அவர் கடந்த ஆண்டு அணியில் இடம்பெற்றதுடன், ஆஸ்திரேலியாவுக்கு எதிரான போட்டியில் மிட்செல் மார்ஷின் விக்கெட்டையும் கைப்பற்றினார்.
- டுவைன் பிராவோ
டுவைன் பிராவோ கடந்த ஆண்டு நடைபெற்ற மத்திய கிழக்கு போட்டிக்குப் பிறகு அனைத்து வகையான சர்வதேச கிரிக்கெட்டிலிருந்தும் ஓய்வு பெறுவதாக அறிவித்தார். ஆல்-ரவுண்டர் அனைத்து காலத்திலும் மிகவும் வெற்றிகரமான டி20 கிரிக்கெட் வீரர்களில் ஒருவர்.
- முஷ்பிகுர் ரஹீம்
மூத்த வங்கதேச விக்கெட் கீப்பர் பேட்ஸ்மேன் முஷ்பிகுர் ரஹீம் டி20 தொடரில் அவரது ஃபார்ம் மற்றும் ஸ்கோரின் நிலைத்தன்மை குறித்து கேள்வி எழுப்பியுள்ளார். 2022 ஆசியக் கோப்பையில் அவரது மோசமான பார்முக்குப் பிறகு, ரஹீம் ஒருநாள் மற்றும் டெஸ்ட் போட்டிகளில் அதிக கவனம் செலுத்த டி20 போட்டிகளில் இருந்து ஓய்வு பெறுவதாக அறிவித்தார்.
- மஹ்முதுல்லாஹ்
இந்த உலகக் கோப்பைக்கு முன்னதாக நடைபெற்ற டி20 பதிப்பில் வங்கதேசத்தின் முன்னாள் கேப்டன் மஹ்முதுல்லா தலைமை தாங்கினார். எனினும் வங்கதேச கிரிக்கெட் வாரியம் அறிவித்த அணியில் அவரது பெயர் இடம்பெறவில்லை. பேட்டிங் துறையில் அவரது அனுபவத்தை அணி இழக்கும்.
Football
AIFF Faces FIFA, AFC Ban Threat as October 30 Deadline Looms
Indian football is staring at yet another international suspension as FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have jointly warned the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to ratify its long-pending constitution by October 30, 2025, or risk a complete ban from world football.
In a strongly-worded two-page letter sent on Tuesday (August 26) to AIFF President Kalyan Chaubey, FIFA and AFC expressed “profound concern” over the failure to finalise and implement a revised constitution, a matter pending before India’s Supreme Court since 2017.
If suspended, India’s national teams and clubs would be barred from all international competitions, while the country’s ambitious 2036 Olympic Games bid in Ahmedabad could also be thrown into uncertainty.
FIFA & AFC Ultimatum
The letter, signed by FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer Elkhan Mammadov and AFC Deputy General Secretary Vahid Kardany, set out three urgent requirements for the AIFF:
1. Obtain a definitive Supreme Court order approving the revised constitution.
2. Ensure full compliance with FIFA and AFC statutes.
3. Formally ratify the constitution at the next AIFF General Meeting.
Failure to comply, they warned, would trigger sanctions, including full suspension of AIFF membership.
Previous Suspension in 2022
This is not the first governance crisis to hit Indian football. In August 2022, FIFA suspended the AIFF for “third-party interference” after a court-appointed Committee of Administrators temporarily ran the federation. That ban lasted just two weeks, lifted only after fresh elections were held in which Kalyan Chaubey defeated football legend Bhaichung Bhutia.
Domestic Fallout – ISL in Crisis
The deadlock has already disrupted Indian football at the domestic level. The Indian Super League (ISL), India’s top-tier professional league, has been put “on hold” by Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), the AIFF’s commercial partner, due to uncertainty over its Master Rights Agreement, which expires in December 2025.
At least three clubs have suspended operations or delayed salaries, while all 11 ISL clubs have warned of an “existential crisis.” Reports from FIFPRO further highlight cases of players’ contracts being terminated, leaving livelihoods at risk.
The Supreme Court of India will hear the matter again on August 28, a session that could determine the immediate future of the ISL and India’s football calendar.
What’s at Stake
If AIFF fails to meet the October deadline, India could lose:
• Participation in FIFA and AFC tournaments.
• Entry rights for national teams and clubs in international competitions.
• Momentum in its 2036 Olympics bid.
• Credibility with players, fans, and commercial partners.
For now, the football fraternity in India waits anxiously for the Supreme Court’s verdict and AIFF’s ability to steer through yet another governance storm
Football
Heritage Derby Trophy Goes to Hameed Al Husseinie College
Colombo – Hameed Al Husseinie College emerged victorious in the prestigious Heritage Derby Trophy football encounter against Zahira College, Maradana, securing a 3–1 win at the Colombo Racecourse grounds yesterday.
The match kicked off under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, adding special significance to this annual football rivalry.
Hameed Al Husseinie College took control early, leading 2–0 at halftime before sealing the victory with a third goal in the second half. Zahira College managed to pull one back, but it was not enough to challenge the dominant performance of the winners.
The trophy presentation was held soon after the final whistle, with the principals of both schools — Rizvi Marikkar of Zahira College and Mrs. Dain of Hameed Al Husseinie College — present to witness the celebrations.
This latest victory adds another chapter to the rich history of the Heritage Derby, further cementing Hameed Al Husseinie College’s reputation in school football.
Football
Exclusive: AFC Fines Sri Lankan Footballer Over “Free Palestine” Message
Colombo – June 13
Sri Lankan national footballer Mohamed Thilham, who recently made headlines after displaying a “PRAY FOR FREE PALESTINE” message on his undershirt during post-match celebrations, has now been officially penalized by international football authorities.
Following Sri Lanka’s 3-1 victory over Chinese Taipei in the AFC Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers on June 10 at the Colombo Racecourse Stadium, Thilham—a non-playing substitute—unveiled the message, drawing both praise and criticism from various quarters.

⚠️ AFC Sanctions Player with USD 2,000 Fine
FIFA, in coordination with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has now issued a formal disciplinary notice to the player, imposing a USD 2,000 fine. This letter, according to sources within the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), was sent addressing to Thilham, underscoring AFC stance on politically charged expressions at official matches.
According to FIFA’s Disciplinary Code, players are prohibited from displaying political, religious, or personal slogans during matches or official ceremonies. While Thilham’s gesture occurred after the final whistle, FIFA and AFC treat any action within the stadium environment as part of official conduct.
⚽ FFSL Under Scrutiny for Disciplinary Action
FFSL President Jaswar Umar previously stated that the act “was not authorized by the federation” and “violates international football disciplinary norms.” He also confirmed that the FFSL would take internal disciplinary action against the player.
However, this incident has reignited public debate over the role of athletes in social advocacy and the limits imposed by international sports law. While some supporters see Thilham’s actions as courageous and morally driven, others have raised concerns about the player’s career stability and future opportunities under increasing scrutiny.
📝 Editorial Insight
At Sri Lankan Sports TV, we initially chose to withhold the content of the message in our match coverage—out of responsibility to the player’s career and to respect global sports protocol. However, the message went viral after several social media users circulated the full image, seemingly with the intention of sparking controversy.
The resulting spotlight has unfortunately led to a formal penalty, underscoring the real-world consequences that athletes may face when international regulations intersect with personal conviction.
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