Ali has only played one ODI in his career, which came against Sri Lanka in June 2012
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Pakistan have called up pace bowler Rahat Ali as a replacement for left-arm seamer Junaid Khan for the World Cup.
“If Junaid recovers, he will join the World Cup squad”
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Junaid Khan will miss the two-match ODI series against New Zealand due to a thigh injury he sustained while training last week.
“He has got the game to succeed at the top of the order in the short version of cricket”
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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has announced that all-rounder James Neesham “can be a real weapon for us” as an opening batsman.
“The key component is probably to be as relaxed as possible because it’s a very intense game and batsmen are always coming at you”
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West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has revealed that keeping “the batsmen thinking” enables him to take wickets.
“In short form cricket he’s batted as high as three and opened before in domestic cricket when he was with Auckland so we know he’s got the capabilities”
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New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham has been promoted to the top of the order for the upcoming two-match Twenty20 series against the West Indies following his outstanding performance in the Test series.
Sangakkara will represent Durham in two or three County Championship matches
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Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara has joined Durham on a short-term deal in order to prepare himself for the national team’s tour of England in May.
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“People are being paid pretty well but you must have some love for West Indies cricket”
Legendary West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has announced that the national team are not showing enough passion for the game following their poor run of form as of late.
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“I worked myself very hard to get back into the team”
West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith has announced that he is looking to revive his international career after being included in the national team for the two-match Twenty20 series against Ireland.
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Mortaza’s last Twenty2o International came against New Zealand in November 2013
Bangladesh pace bowler Mashrafe Mortaza will captain the national team during their two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka since regular skipper Mushfiqur Rahim is recovering from a finger injury.
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Khan is set to make his Twenty20 International debut
Pakistan spinner Abdur Rehman and opening batsman Nasir Jamshed have been dropped for the upcoming two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway on December 11.
