Sri Lanka announced their squad for the five-match ODI series against South Africa on Monday, bringing in three uncapped players to a 17-member squad. Akila Dananjaya’s name is also in the squad, but his availability is subject to the clearance of his bowling action from the ICC.
Former South African opener Herschelle Gibbs named India and hosts England as the two strong contenders to win the upcoming ICC World Cup.
In a rather bizarre incident in New Zealand, a player-umpire was repeatedly kicked by an opposition player during a club match.
India opener Smriti Mandhana maintained her pole position while ODI skipper Mithali Raj remained fifth in the latest ICC ODI Players' Ranking issued on Monday.
Former West Indies bowler Ian Bishop took pride in his former team's recent test series win over England and thinks the current crop is "filled with possibilities" enough to climb up the rankings and put a smile back on the face of Caribbean fans.
It took Rohit Sharma nearly three years to register his first ODI hundred. What followed wasn't exactly ground breaking as he took his time to find his feet in ODI cricket. Then came the big double ton three years after against the Aussies at Bengaluru. It transformed Rohit Sharma from the talented kid who had potential to the one India considered indispensable.
Left-arm medium-pacer Komal Zanzad impressed with a three-wicket initial burst but Board President's XI failed to defend their modest score of 154 and lost by two wickets against the visiting England XI in a practice game here on Monday.