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World Cup 2019: ECB announces England’s final 15-man squad for the tournament England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has finalised the 15-man World Cup squad starting from 30th May. As expected, Jofra Archer has made after being impressive in the limited chances he got during the recently concluded ODI series against Pakistan. (Read more about the story) World Cup 2019: PCB unveils Pakistan’s official kit for the tournament Pakistan finalised their 15-man squad for the upcoming World Cup on Monday and made three changes to the earlier provisional squad. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has now unveiled the kit as well which the team will sport during the mega event in England. (Read more about the story) Everyone behaves like an eight-year-old when Ponting is around, reveals Aaron Finch The 44-year-old former Australian captain Ricky Ponting was appointed as assistant coach of the Australian team following the resignation of David Saker. Punter took up the job right before Australia‘s limited-overs tour of India, where the visitors surprisingly won the five-match ODI series 3-2 after initially trailing by 0-2. (Read more about the story) Jofra Archer wishes to get Virat Kohli’s wicket in the World Cup 2019 Jofra Archer bowled only 22 ODIs in the three ODIs he played for England ahead of the World Cup. But the control which he showed convinced the selectors to pick him in the final 15 for the mega event. (Read more about the story) Riyan Parag names two bowlers who intimidate him the most After Abu Nechim, Riyan Parag became only the second cricketer in the history of Assamese cricket to make it to the Indian Premier League (IPL). The teenage sensation from the North-east side played some terrific knocks under pressure for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2019 and hogged a lot of limelight since then. (Read more about the story) World Cup 2019: Pakistan announce the reserve players’ list for the tournament One month after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced its preliminary 15-man squad for the World Cup, they have made major changes in the mix. While Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Asif Ali were included, they dropped Junaid Khan, Faheem Ashraf and Abid Ali from the team. (Read more about the story) It was a very difficult decision, says Ed Smith on dropping David Willey from World Cup squad England announced their final 15-man World Cup squad on Tuesday and included Jofra Archer as expected. But for that to happen, the left-arm seamer David Willey had to make way which has raised many eyebrows. (Read more about the story) Smriti Mandhana is an inspiration for 17-year-old Riyan Parag Teenager Riyan Parag won all hearts with his maiden IPL fifty in the recently concluded season, playing for the Rajasthan Royals. With his fifty, against the Delhi Capitals in the final IPL 2019 game for RR, Parag became the youngest to score a fifty in the Indian Premier League. (Read more about the story) You need Mahi bhai no matter what: Yuzvendra Chahal India’s spin twins Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have tormented oppositions at will ever since they have made their international debut. Their partnership has worked brilliantly for India over the last couple of years and the duo has been benefitted with the veteran MS Dhoni’s presence behind the wickets. (Read more about the story) World Cup 2019: Mark Waugh believes the 500-run mark will be breached during the tournament Cricket has evolved over the years and from an era where scores of around 250 in an ODI were deemed to be match-winning, it has come to a point where even 350 is not safe enough. With the pitches getting flat and with two new balls coupled with small grounds, the game has become batting dominated in order to entertain the spectators. (Read more about the story) World Cup 2019: Steve Waugh picks his favourites for the tournament Soon after the Indian Premier League (IPL) ended, the World Cup fever took over the fans’ minds and are eagerly waiting for the tournament to get underway. The cricket experts and commentators are, since then, busy predicting the possible semi-finalists and the title favourites. (Read more about the story) World Cup 2019: Chief selector MSK Prasad declares Kedar Jadhav fit for the mega event Team India has received the much-needed and huge boost ahead of the World Cup with their allrounder Kedar Jadhav being declared fit for the tournament. There were apprehensions all around that Jadhav would miss the flight to England or would miss the initial stage of the competition after he injured his shoulder during the IPL. (Read more about the story)

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