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Curtis Campher

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Mark Adair

Barry McCarthy

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Usman Ghani

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Hashmatullah Shahidi

Najibullah Zadran

Mohammad Nabi (C)

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Fazalhaq Farooqi

Abdullah Ahmadzai

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Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Gulbadin Naib

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Karim Janat

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

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Gavin Hoey

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Graham Ian Hume

Harry Tom Tector

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Joshua Brian Little

Liam McCarthy

Lorcan John Tucker

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Cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar reckons that paying a Pakistani player indirectly supports their government financially, which could contribute to Indian casualties.

The Hundred is scheduled to start from July 21. 

Sunrisers Leeds picked Abrar Ahmed for £190,000 (around ₹2.3 crore).

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Gavaskar's blunt take on SRH's controversial decision to pick Pakistan's Abrar

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has picked Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah as the greatest batter and bowler to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL). 

IPL 2026 is scheduled to start from March 28.

Michael Vaughan picked Virat Kohli as greatest IPL batter.

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Rohit, Virat, Bumrah among names as ex-Eng captain settles debate on IPL greats

Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is scheduled to start from March 28. Five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will start their campaign against Rajasthan Royals on March 30. 

IPL 2026 is scheduled to start from March 28. 

Sanju Samson will feature for CSK in IPL 2026. 

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Ex-RCB head coach picks Sanju Samson's batting position for CSK in IPL 2026

T20 World Cup 2026

Suryakumar Yadav-led India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the final to clinch the T20 World Cup 2026. With that win, India becomes the first team to win the title thrice. 

Ishan Kishan scored 317 runs in T20 World Cup 2026. 

India defeated New Zealand to win the T20 World Cup 2026.

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SKY breaks silence on picking Ishan over Jitesh in T20 WC 2026 squad

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will start their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on March 28.

RCB will face SRH in IPL 2026 opener clash.

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