ImageSource:ICC ShakibAlHasanwillbeapartoftheICCWorldXIagainstWestIndies Top-rankedbowlerRashidKhanofAfghanistanalongwithBangladeshstarsShakibAlHasanandTamimIqbalhaveconfirmedtheirparticipationfortheICCWorldXI,whichwilltakeontheWestIndiesinacharityT20gameatLord’sonMay31. ThematchisbeingorganisedtoraisefundsforstadiaintheCaribbean,whichweredamagedduetohurricaneslastyear. ThetriojoinsthreeotherAsianswhohavealreadyconfirmedforthematchPakistan’sShahidAfridiandShoaibMalikandThisaraPereraofSriLanka. READ:Shahid Afridi,Shoaib Malik joinICCWorldXI MorebignamesarelikelytobeconfirmedinthecomingdaysfortheICCWorldXIside,whichisbeingledbyEngland’slimitedoverscaptainEoinMorgan. ItisamatterofgreathonourandprideformeandmycountrythatIhavebeenchosentosupportoneofcricket’soldestandmostloyalmembers,”Rashidsaid. “Idon’tthinkitwillbeincorrecttosaythatanumberofcricketersfromthisandpreviousgenerationswereinspiredandattractedtocricketduetotheheroicsoftheWestIndiessidesofthe70s,80sand90s.AndiftheWestIndiesarenowlookinguponusforhelp,thenthereshouldn’tbeanyhesitation.” TamimIqbalsaid:IamdelightedtohavebeenchosentoonceagainrepresenttheICCWorldXIforacausewhichwillonlymakecricketabiggerandbettersport. TheWestIndies’contributiontotheglobalgameisunmatchedandunparalleled,andifthecricketfraternitycangettogethertoplayasmallroleintherebuildingoftheirdamagedvenuesfollowinglastyear’shurricanes,thenthisisaverysmallpricewithhugelypositiveresults,”Tamimadded. PlayingatLord’sisitselfagreathonourforanycricketer.Myonlyinternationalappearancetherewasin2010,soIlookforwardtorelivingthosememories.Playingwithandagainstsomeofthebestcricketersofthiserawillonlymakethisoccasionbetterandmorememorable,”theflamboyantopenerfurthersaid. TheWestIndiesarereigningICCWorldTwenty20championsandwillbeledbyCarlosBrathwaiteandthesideincludesothertopnameslikeChrisGayle,MarlonSamuels,SamuelBadreeandAndreRussell. TheproceedsfromthismatchwillbedonatedtowardsrebuildingandrenovatingfivemajorvenuesaswellasothercommunitycricketfacilitiesthatweredamagedbyHurricanesIrmaandMaria. ThevenuesthatwillbenefitincludetheRonaldWebsterParkinAnguilla,theSirVivRichardsStadiuminAntigua,theWindsorParkStadiuminDominica,theA.O.ShirleyRecreationGroundintheBritishVirginIslandsandtheCaribLumberBallParkinSt.Maarten.
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