New Delhi, Feb 8, 2026 (AFP) - 'Miracolo': Football-mad Italy make cricket World Cup debut

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2026-02-08

Italy have won the football World Cup four times, but when it comes to cricket they are minnows making a historic debut among the game's elite. The Italians play Scotland in the T20 World Cup at Kolkata's famous Eden Gardens on Monday and will be the lowest-ranked team in the competition. "How did we get to the World Cup? In Italy we say 'miracolo Italiano', an 'Italian miracle'," said Riccardo Maggio, development officer with the Italian Cricket......

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