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Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma. (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI/AFP/Getty Images)

World Cup 2019: Ishant Sharma joins Team India reserves for the tournament

  • Ishant Sharma made his ODI debut in 2007 against South Africa and has played 80 games in the format thus far.
  • However, it has been more than three years since the tall and lanky speedster from Delhi last donned the national colours in the 50-overs format.
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World Cup 2019: Jhye Richardson ruled out of the tournament; replacement named

  • Australia fast bowler Jhye Richardson has been ruled out of the forthcoming 2019 World Cup after failing to recover from a shoulder injury.
  • They have recalled Kane Richardson to replace the injured pacer in the World Cup squad.
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Sri Lanka ‘A’ team to tour India for two four-day and five One-Day fixtures

  • Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the Sri Lanka ‘A’ team will play two four-day matches and a five-match One-day series when they tour India later this month.
  • The tour commences on May 21, 2019, and the first four-day game is scheduled to be played on May 25 at Belagaum, a city in Karnataka.
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World Cup 2019: Afghanistan unveil their jersey for the tournament

  • The 2019 ICC World Cup is scheduled to begin from May 30 in England and Wales and all the teams have nearly finalized their squads for the mega event.
  • Also, the preparations are being done for the visual side of the tournament, given that new design jerseys are being launched by teams and Afghanistan have joined the list now by unveiling their kits.
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I would drop anyone to bring Jofra Archer into the World Cup squad, says Andrew Flintoff

  • Barbados-born all-rounder Jofra Archer has divided opinions amongst many cricket experts in England whether he should be picked in the squad or not for the upcoming World Cup to be hosted in the United Kingdom.
  • The England & Wales Cricket Board even rectified their rules to make sure Archer qualifies to play for the country, reducing the time for qualification from seven years to three years.
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Batting needs to get better, reckons MS Dhoni after CSK’s defeat against MI

  • Yesterday, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lost their Qualifier 1 match against the Mumbai Indians (MI) by six wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
  • CSK posted 131 on the board after which Suryakumar Yadav scored 71 off 54 to take Mumbai over the line with nine balls to spare.
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BCCI has its way as Australia agree to tour India in January 2020 for 3-ODI series

  • It is not often that the Australian cricket team tours abroad in January since it is the peak of their domestic season.
  • However, the year 2020 is set to witness an exception as Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday decided to accommodate a short series in India in their summer.
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