Root is highly likely to become England’s next Test captain
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Joe Root, Stuart Broad and Ben Stokes met with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday about filling the role as Test captain.
Malinga has not played any international cricket since February last year
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Veteran Sri Lanka pace bowler Lasith Malinga has been picked for his side’s three-match Twenty20 series against Australia, which begins on February 17 in Melbourne.
“Morne is in the final phase of rehab…there are two more weeks to go”
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South Africa pace bowler Morne Morkel is on the verge of making a full recovery from a back injury, according to Proteas media manager Lerato Malekutu.
“We are especially happy that we have AB de Villiers back as captain”
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AB de Villiers will make his ODI comeback when he leads South Africa in the upcoming five-match series against Sri Lanka, which begins on Saturday.
Fernando’s last Twenty20 International came in November 2011
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Sri Lanka pace bowler Dilhara Fernando is set to make his Twenty20 return after he was included in the squad for the upcoming three-match series against India.
Astle has yet to make his Twenty20 International debut
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New Zealand have included uncapped spinner Todd Astle in their squad for the upcoming three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan.
Amir is likely to make his international comeback later this month
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir is set to make his international comeback after he was included in the ODI and Twenty20 squads for the national team’s upcoming tour of New Zealand.
“I was thinking I would get a couple of more opportunities to perform”
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Former India batsman Virender Sehwag has admitted that the way in which he was dropped from the national team in 2013 made him feel “hurt”.
Shah is not allowed to participate in any international matches
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Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah has been provisionally suspended under the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) anti-doping code after he tested positive for a banned substance.
Guptill only scored 82 runs in the recent Test series against Australia
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New Zealand have opted to retain opening batsman Martin Guptill and spinner Mark Craig for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka despite their poor performances in the recently concluded series against Australia.
