Struggling Roy left out of England's T20 World Cup squad
Jason Roy has been left out of England's Twenty20 World Cup squad as the opener paid for his run of poor form.
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What Suryakumar Yadav has managed to do in these 17 months in the shortest format would definitely have been one of his own biggest fantasies when he was hoping against hope that he would be picked for the Indian national team. After all, that wait was a very long one. Suryakumar made his First Class and List A debuts for Mumbai in 2010. His First Class debut was in a Ranji Trophy match in December 2010 vs Delhi in Delhi. Batting at number six, right after Rohit Sharma, he scored 73 off 89 balls with 15 fours, in Mumbai's first innings. He was sent back thanks to a catch taken by Virat Kohli off the bowling of Pradeep Sangwan. In the second innings he managed to make just 7.
England drop Roy, welcome back Woakes and Wood for T20 World Cup
Twenty20 World Cup in Australia beginning next month. Roy has been an integral part of England's white-ball squad and his explosive batting at the top of the order embodied the team's aggressive approach as they won their maiden 50-overs World Cup title in 2019. The 32-year-old has struggled for runs this summer and hit 76 runs in total in his last six Twenty20 Internationals which made his position untenable for the World Cup and the preceding seven-match Twenty20 series in Pakistan.
England Drop Jason Roy From T20 World Cup Squad, Jos Buttler To Lead
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday named a 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup slated to be played in Australia. Jos Buttler would be leading the side, while opening batter Jason Roy has been dropped. Seam bowlers Chris Woakes and Mark Wood have recovered from their respective injuries and have been named in both squads for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup and the IT20 tour of Pakistan in September.
Australia Pulls Out Of Bid To Host 2023 Asian Cup
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Imphal on Thursday. This was Chennaiyin FC’s first win of the tournament. Peter Sliskovic scored a brace while Ghanaian Kwame Karikari and Iranian defender Vafa Hakhamaneshi netted the other goals to complete the rout for CFC on Thursday. Former Croat international Sliskovic opened the account for CFC in the first minute and there was no looking back. CFC now have four points from three games, same as their next opponents NEROCA FC. Chennaiyin have (7-6) a better difference than NEROCA (3-4) and a draw could be enough for them to reach the quarters as the second team from the group after Hyderabad FC, who have nine from three.