ICC announces record prize money pool for Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced a record prize money pool of USD 8,764,615 (INR 81.8 crore) for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 to be held in England and Wales, marking a 10% increase on the 2024 edition.The prize pool for the previous edition, which included 10 participants, was USD 7,958,077 (INR 7.24 crore). The tournament has extend to 12 teams this time.The winners will take home USD 2,340,000 (INR 21.8 crore), while the runners-up will receive USD 1,170,000 (INR 10 crore approx). The losing semifinalists will earn USD 675,000 (INR 6.29 crore), while each group match win will help teams earn USD 31,154 (INR 29 lakh). All 12 participating teams will earn an assured minimum prize pot of USD 247,500 (INR 2.31 crore).The tournament gets underway on 12 June when England will take on Sri Lanka at Edgbaston, Birmingham.The tournament openers will be joined by Australia, Bangladesh, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa and the West Indies, competing in the 33-match event which will be played across seven venues over 24 days, vying for the top prize.Published on Apr 13, 2026 #ICC #announces #record #prize #money #pool #Womens #T20 #World #Cup

England captain Ben Stokes says any suggestion he and coach Brendon McCullum are not aligned “is a massive overstatement”.

Were there disagreements between them during their Ashes debacle in Australia? Yes.

Was it any different than normal? No.

Stokes and McCullum have been in lock step since 2022, and they crashed and burned when they lost to Australia 4-1 last winter. Both men supported the other after being humbled, but the Ashes review threw up signs of tension.

Stokes wanted to play more conservatively, while McCullum wanted to double down on all-out attack.

Since the Ashes, Stokes has kept a low profile. When he and McCullum kept their jobs last month following the Ashes review, he posted on social media that he was happy to continue working with McCullum and the post-Ashes period had been the hardest period of his captaincy.

The captain has used an in-house interview with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to address his relationship with McCullum.

“Saying we weren’t aligned, I think, is a massive overstatement,” Stokes said.

“When you’re in a position of leadership along with someone else, if anyone thinks that you’re always going to agree on everything, then it’s just impossible. To me, that isn’t a healthy environment for sport, in particular. You need debate. You need discussions. Then you end up getting to the place you both want to end up getting to.

“As similar as Brendon and I are, we’re also dissimilar in other areas as well. We agree 95 per cent of the time on things, but those 5 per cent things that we might have different views on, we talk about them between each other and then we end up getting to the place where we want to get to.”

Stokes hasn’t played in the County Championship since breaking his cheekbone in a freak accident in pre-season training with Durham. But he’s set to return in May before New Zealand arrives in June for a Test series. Pakistan follows this summer, and Australia comes to England in 2027.

As was recommended in the Ashes review, England’s leadership will tweak what it does with the team, and Stokes has welcomed it.

“I’m very confident in mine and Brendon’s ability to be able to work together, because we’ve done it for such a long period of time now, but work together in a slightly different way,” he said.

“The main point of Brendon and me is our alignment towards winning things and making this team as good as they can be. That’s always been the thing since we started. It might just look a little bit different now than how that operates after four years of working together. Hopefully we’ll still be together at the end of 2027, winning what we want to win.”

Published on Apr 14, 2026

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England captain Ben Stokes says any suggestion he and coach Brendon McCullum are not aligned “is a massive overstatement”.
Were there disagreements between them during their Ashes debacle in Australia? Yes.
Was it any different than normal? No.
Stokes and McCullum have been in lock step since 2022, and they crashed and burned when they lost to Australia 4-1 last winter. Both men supported the other after being humbled, but the Ashes review threw up signs of tension.
Stokes wanted to play more conservatively, while McCullum wanted to double down on all-out attack.
Since the Ashes, Stokes has kept a low profile. When he and McCullum kept their jobs last month following the Ashes review, he posted on social media that he was happy to continue working with McCullum and the post-Ashes period had been the hardest period of his captaincy.
The captain has used an in-house interview with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to address his relationship with McCullum.
“Saying we weren’t aligned, I think, is a massive overstatement,” Stokes said.
“When you’re in a position of leadership along with someone else, if anyone thinks that you’re always going to agree on everything, then it’s just impossible. To me, that isn’t a healthy environment for sport, in particular. You need debate. You need discussions. Then you end up getting to the place you both want to end up getting to.
“As similar as Brendon and I are, we’re also dissimilar in other areas as well. We agree 95 per cent of the time on things, but those 5 per cent things that we might have different views on, we talk about them between each other and then we end up getting to the place where we want to get to.”
Stokes hasn’t played in the County Championship since breaking his cheekbone in a freak accident in pre-season training with Durham. But he’s set to return in May before New Zealand arrives in June for a Test series. Pakistan follows this summer, and Australia comes to England in 2027.
As was recommended in the Ashes review, England’s leadership will tweak what it does with the team, and Stokes has welcomed it.
“I’m very confident in mine and Brendon’s ability to be able to work together, because we’ve done it for such a long period of time now, but work together in a slightly different way,” he said.
“The main point of Brendon and me is our alignment towards winning things and making this team as good as they can be. That’s always been the thing since we started. It might just look a little bit different now than how that operates after four years of working together. Hopefully we’ll still be together at the end of 2027, winning what we want to win.”
Published on Apr 14, 2026

#Stokes #shuts #talk #rift #coach #McCullum #agree #cent #time">Stokes shuts down talk of rift with coach McCullum, says, ‘We agree 95 per cent of the time’