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'I would have preferred 16 players' for World Cup - Ravi Shastri
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019 07:51
India coach Ravi Shastri said he would have preferred a 16-member World Cup squad instead of the mandated 15 and urged those who missed out to "not lose heart".India announced a 15-strong squad for the tournament starting May 30 in England, and the omissions of batsman Ambati Rayudu and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant had triggered widespread debate.Shastri steered clear of it,…
Sarwan to mentor West Indies ahead of World Cup
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Tuesday, 16 April 2019 22:23
Former West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan will mentor the West Indies side ahead of their next month's tri-nation ODI series against Bangladesh and hosts Ireland, and the World Cup following it.Sarwan, who retired in 2016 after a 13-year long international career, has already joined the ongoing week-long training camp in Barbados ahead of next month's trip to Ireland.Incidentally, Sarwan was…
No vacant position up the order for Gill - Karthik
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019 00:38
Shubman Gill is not getting opportunities to bat higher in the Kolkata Knight Riders line-up because the top and middle-order positions have been firmed up in favour of more experienced hands, their captain Dinesh Karthik explained. Karthik said that Gill did open once this season when their regular opener Chris Lynn was unwell, but otherwise he had to look at…
Jofra Archer misses initial World Cup cut but set for England debut
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019 04:14
England have deferred the question of whether Jofra Archer will make their World Cup squad after naming an unchanged 15 for the ICC's preliminary deadline. Archer is set to make his England debut, however, after being included for next month's ODI in Ireland and a T20I and five ODIs against Pakistan, potentially giving him seven outings to make his case.…
Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, Navdeep Saini named standbys for World Cup
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Wednesday, 17 April 2019 04:52
Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant might have missed the bus for the World Cup, but the two could yet be a part of the action in England and Wales after being named as standbys - along with uncapped paceman Navdeep Saini- by the selectors.ESPNcricinfo understands that the selectors had proposed having the three of them as the back-ups in case…
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