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Ireland batsman Niall O’Brien bows out of international and first-class cricket A few months ago, Ireland batsman Ed Joyce announced his retirement from international cricket. The 36-year-old was also a part of the national team, which beat Pakistan in the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies. (Read more about the story) Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19: MS Dhoni to grace his presence for Jharkhand Hence, he would be hoping to score big in the domestic matches and find some rhythm before the white-ball matches against the Caribbean team. Rohit Sharma, the Indian top-order batsman, isn’t a part of the Test squad and is available for selection for Mumbai. (Read more about the story) Usman Khawaja enters the top 10 ICC Test batsmen rankings for the first time Debutants Aaron Finch of Australia and Prithvi Shaw of India have made fine entries into the Test ranking. For the West Indies, Roston Chase has moved up four places to 41st position and Kieran Powell has advanced five slots to 54th position. (Read more about the story) Shane Warne reveals how Joe Root can become the best batsman in the world Former Australian leg-spinner, Shane Warne believes that Joe Root could become the world’s best if freed from captaincy. Also, the controversial cricketer said that he was pretty disappointed with Joe Root’s conversion rates. (Read more about the story) Indian cricket board to start family periods for WAGs India’s next big tour is of Australia which is starting on November 21 and will continue till January 18. Besides Kohli and CoA chief Vinod Rai, India’s Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane, ODI and T20I vice-captain Rohit Sharma, chief selector MSK Prasad and others were present. (Read more about the story) BBL 2018-19: Brisbane Heat bring in Afghanistan’s teenage spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman The Brisbane Heat have successfully signed Afghanistan’s teenage spin prodigy Mujeeb Ur Rahman for the 2018-19 edition of Big Bash League. An off-spinner who can also bowl conventional spin, Mujeeb is the second overseas player signed by the Heat. (Read more about the story) India vs Windies: Visitors find only one pacer at nets to practice on eve of Hyderabad Test First, they lost two key bowlers in the run-up to the first Test in Rajkot. Then they lost the game by a whopping innings and 272 runs. The visitors need to win the second Test to avoid their seventh successive series loss to India in the longest format. (Read more about the story) Bangladesh duo Mahmudullah and Mushfiqur Rahim ahead of Virat Kohli in 2018 The right-hand batsman even missed Bangladesh’s historic 100th Test match against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The third and fourth places also belong to two English players, Adil Rashid and Joe Root, who’ve played 33 matches each. (Read more about the story) ICC World T20 Qualifiers: Nepal bundle out China for just 26 runs The ICC World T20 Qualifiers is popping up surprises every day. We are witnessing sides bundling out for very low scores and stunning everyone. China faced Nepal in the ICC T20 Asian Regional qualifying match at Kuala Lumpur. The side was put into bat first in the match by Nepal. (Read more about the story) Ahead of Women’s World T20 2018, ICC launches global Women’s T20I Team Rankings Scotland are the top-ranked Associate Member in 11th, while Thailand take 12th place in the first table following some good performances of late. Teams will have to play six T20I matches in the previous three to four years to remain on the rankings table. (Read more about the story) Need to give Yasir Shah more chance as he just made a comeback: Sarfraz Ahmed They had high hopes on him and expected him to repeat his performance of the 2014 series. The series still stands nil-nil with the second game scheduled in Abu Dhabi between October 16 and 20. (Read more about the story) India vs Windies: Shardul Thakur limps off the field with groin injury on Test debut However, he proved to be the most unlucky of all the starters as he had to leave the field while bowling just his second over because of a groin pain. The 26-year-old right-arm medium bowler seemed to have landed himself oddly and felt the pain instantly. (Read more about the story) Surprised not to see Kemar Roach in Windies playing XI: Courtney Walsh Former Windies fast bowler Courtney Walsh was surprised not to see Kemar Roach in the Windies playing XI for the second Test against India in Hyderabad. However, the fact that the experienced Kemar Roach was left out of the second Test has raised eyebrows. (Read more about the story) Rishabh Pant will not be a threat to MS Dhoni, says Deep Dasgupta The selectors have announced a 14-man squad for the first two ODIs against the Windies on Thursday. However, with the decline in MS Dhoni’s form and with Pant doing well in the Test arena, many opined that there will be a tough competition between the two. (Read more about the story) Former Australian fast bowler John Hastings reveals his serious health condition Former Australia paceman John Hastings has revealed that he is currently under the risk of long-term damage if he continues to bowl, due to a health issue. The Sydney Sixers are working with Hastings while he considers the possibilities of various treatment options. (Read more about the story) For more news and developments, stay tuned on CricTracker.com.

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