Sri Lanka pacer Lahiru Kumara has been ruled out of the ongoing ODI World Cup following his left thigh injury that he sustained during training in Pune, where Sri Lanka will play their next game of the extravagant tournament against Afghanistan on Monday. He has been replaced in the Sri Lank
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 has approved Angelo Mathews as a replacement for Matheesha Pathirana in the Sri Lanka squad, according to a press release from the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Aussie batsman Travis Head made his return to the nets for the first time after he suffered a fractured hand in South Africa and is expected to be able to fly out to join the World Cup squad in India on Thursday.
Yuvraj, who bagged the Player of the Tournament Award in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, said India have a great balanced team and emphasised the need for a leg spinner like Chahal in Indian conditions.
India will be looking to become the fourth consecutive host nation to win the tournament, a run which began when they lifted the trophy themselves in 2011. Their 15-man squad will be captained by Rohit Sharma.
Australia has been forced to make a late change after all-rounder Ashton Agar got ruled out of the World Cup due to calf concerns, and experienced batter Marnus Labuschagne has been called in as his replacement
On the deadline day of submitting the squad for the ODI World Cup, India have brought in veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin in place of injured all-rounder Axar Patel.
New Zealand pacer Tim Southee will be joining New Zealand's upcoming ODI World Cup squad as the player continues to recover after surgery for his fractured right thumb, as reported by ESPNcricinfo.
Sri Lanka on Tuesday named their 15-player squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup on Tuesday with star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga missing out from the squad.