The buoyant Windies side will look to feed off the success of their Test side when they take on one of the 2019 World Cup hot favourites England in the first One-Day International of the five-match series at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday (February 20).
“It definitely feels great to back in the mix after an injury layoff. Firstly for a sportsperson, there is nothing like the feeling of returning to the game and I don’t feel like I’ve been away for too long, rather just a couple of weeks or so, like a short break.”
The English team toured India in 1980 to play the solo Golden Jubilee Test. It didn't turn out to be a very memorable outing for the Indians, as Ian Botham single-handedly destroyed the hosts, with bat and ball.
Rashid, who has featured in both Tests and limited overs cricket in recent times but has struggled to impose himself in the longest format of the game, admitted he’s found consistency hard to come by.
Shai Hope has scored 1662 runs in 41 ODI innings at an average of 47.48 and strike rate of 71.63. He has registered four hundreds and seven fifties in his career so far.
Former Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshaid and two other men have been given a trial date after they were accused of conspiring to offer bribes to professional cricket players.
Sri Lanka spinner Akila Dananjaya’s action has been found legal and he can resume bowling in international cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Monday (February 18).