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NEW DELHI : Six months out from the likely start of the Cricket World Cup in India, the match schedule for the tournament is still under wraps as geopolitics cloud the buildup to the showpiece event.
Former Proteas fast bowler Dale Steyn is among 17 former male and female international crickets named an Honorary Life Member of the MCC.
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif was full of praise for MS Dhoni after the legendary India skipper completed 5,000 runs in the Indian Premier League. Despite not facing too many balls in the first two games of the season, Dhoni, who is no longer active in the international cicuit, has shown glimpses of his absolute best, playing handy cameos down the order. Speaking on his YouTube channel Caught Behind, Latif labelled Dhoni as the "greatest ever Indian captain and wicketkeeper-batter".
India opener Shubman Gill has climbed a spot to career-best fourth position among batters in the latest ICC ODI Player Rankings released on Wednesday. Apart from Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma too features in the top 10. While Kohli also moved a spot to seventh, Rohit remained static at eighth in the list led by Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. Pacer Mohammed Siraj continues to be the only Indian bowler in the top 10 as he held on to his number three spot, behind Australian quick Josh Hazlewood and New Zealand's Trent Boult.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have been in discussions with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) over an appropriate model for the Asia Cup which is to be held this year in Pakistan. After the BCCI confirmed its reluctance to send the Indian team to Pakistan for the continental event, a 'hybrid model' has been talked about in the media. In a statement on Friday, the PCB confirmed that the 'hybrid model' is presently under discussion for the Asia Cup, and no talk has taken place to replicate the same model in the World Cup which is to take place in India later this year.
Kolkata Knight Riders have signed England opener Jason Roy for the ongoing Indian Premier League to bolster a batting line-up weakened by the absence of star batsman Shreyas Iyer and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan.
Ukraine teenager Iulian Boiko has revealed he is on a mission to raise his country's flag on snooker's biggest stage at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. The talented 17-year-old breezed past Muhammad Asif of Pakistan in his opening match in the World Championship qualifiers with a 10-2 victory, boosted by breaks of 55, 100, 126 and 86. Ad He needs three more wins at the English Institute of Sport to realise his dream of appearing at the nearly Crucible for the first time in his short career, starting with a second round match against world No.
NEW DELHI : Kolkata Knight Riders have signed England opener Jason Roy for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), the organisers said on Wednesday, to bolster their batting lineup weakened by the absence of Shreyas Iyer and Shakib Al Hasan.