Cricket is keeping me in Kyiv

Published: Feb. 24, 2022, 2:09 p.m.

Alison Mitchell, Charu Sharma and Jim Maxwell speak to the chief executive of the Ukraine Cricket Federation, Kobus Olivier, as Russia launches a major military assault on the country. Olivier has been working to secure Ukraine associate member status from the International Cricket Council, which he says could be just months away.

Plus the Stumped team also discuss the latest changes to the structure of India\u2019s men\u2019s Test cricket team, with Rohit Sharma named as Virat Kohli\u2019s captaincy successor, and we continue our preview of the Women\u2019s World Cup.

(Photo: Ukraine's biggest flag flies some 90 metres above the city as it has been installed on the eve of State Flag Day, which is marked on 23 August and the Independence Day on 24 August. Credit: Aleksandr Gusev/Getty Images)