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Having once played in the same South Africa team as Dale Steyn, AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis, Roelof van der Merwe has finally made it to a World Cup - with the Netherlands. The 38-year-old is a member of a select group of just 16 men to have turned out for two countries. Van der Merwe appeared in 13 ODIs for South Africa between 2009 and 2010 before switching allegiance to the Dutch in 2019.
New Zealand made history during the ICC Cricket World Cup opening match against England, becoming the team completing a 250-run plus chase in the fastest time in terms of overs in the history of World Cup. Chasing a total of 283 runs, the Kiwis chased it down in just 36.2 overs with a run-rate of 7.78. Centuries from both Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra helped NZ thrash the defending champions brutally and make a mockery of the target. Also, the 273-run partnership between Conway and Ravindra is the highest partnership for any wicket for New Zealand in the history of the World Cup. Overall, it is the fourth-highest partnership in World Cup history, with Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels partnership of 372 runs for the second wicket against Zimbabwe being the highest ever in the tournament's history.
For the first time in the history of the tournament, West Indies will take no part in the ICC Cricket World Cup. Giant killers Netherlands take their place in the main draw after winning the tournament in Zimbabwe earlier this year. Netherlands will play their opening match against Pakistan in Hyderabad on Friday. The Dutch have only ever won two matches at the World Cup since their maiden appearance in 1996. Their hopes will rest largely on all-rounders Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek, key performers at the qualifiers.
The Cricket World Cup, which starts in India on October 5, will bring together the cream of the white ball world. The crowds will hurry to watch established stars like Ben Stokes, Virat Kohli and Trent Boult but they will also be on the lookout for the new generation of players to emerge from the tournament. AFP picks out five who will be vying to make a name for themselves.
Henry Olonga, by his own admission, was never the greatest cricketer to play the game but the Zimbabwean fast bowler left an indelible mark on the Cricket World Cup of 2003.
Harry Tector reflected ruefully about Ireland's absence from the World Cup, admitting it will be a "tough watch" but the batter insisted the squad cannot complain about missing out.
Sri Lanka Cricket's medical panel head Arjuna de Silva gave an update on Wanindu Hasaranga's injury and said that the team management is currently consulting foreign doctors to check whether the players need surgery or not and it is likely that he will miss the upcoming ODI World Cup in India. Hasaranga is still battling the hamstring injury he picked up during last month's playoffs of the Lankan Premier League and the 26-year-old sat out Sri Lanka's recent Asia Cup campaign that saw them finish as runner-up.
The match schedule for the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 has been revealed as hosts Sri Lanka prepare to welcome the future stars of world cricket to the island nation for the first time since 2006. Five venues in Colombo are set to stage the action from January 13, with the final on February 4 at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, as per ICC press release. Hosts Sri Lanka play Zimbabwe on opening day while defending champions India open up a day later against 2020 champions Bangladesh.