ICC World XI will face West Indies for a fund-raising T20 match in order to help the five cricket stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes
A galaxy of former and current stars will be in action at the iconic Lord's on Thursday to play an exhibition match between the ICC World XI and the West Indies and help raise funds for the refurbishment of five cricket stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has been named to lead the World XI after England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan sustained a broken finger during a domestic match.
One-off T20I, West Indies and ICC World XI tour of England, 2018
WI
MAY 31
22:30 (IST)
17:00 (GMT)
WRL
LORD'S, LONDON
2nd Test, Pakistan tour of England, 2018
ENG
JUN 01
15:30 (IST)
10:00 (GMT)
PAK
HEADINGLEY, LEEDS
1st T20I, Afghanistan and Bangladesh tour of India, 2018
AFG
JUN 03
20:00 (IST)
14:30 (GMT)
BAN
RAJIV GANDHI INTERNATIONAL CRICKET STADIUM, DEHRADUN
ICC World XI Set To Face West Indies In Charity T20 Match
ICC World XI will face West Indies for a fund-raising T20 match in order to help the five cricket stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes
A galaxy of former and current stars will be in action at the iconic Lord's on Thursday to play an exhibition match between the ICC World XI and the West Indies and help raise funds for the refurbishment of five cricket stadia in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has been named to lead the World XI after England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan sustained a broken finger during a domestic match.
"It's a great honour to be leading the ICC World XI side, that too for such a good cause. I'm sure all the players from either side are looking forward to the match with great enthusiasm and people will get to see some high-quality cricket on Thursday," Afridi said on Twitter.
The World XI side, in fact, has had more than a few changes since being formally announced.
Morgan was the first name announced, followed by those of Afridi, his compatriot Shoaib Malik and Thisara Perera, the Sri Lanka T20I captain. Next came Rashid Khan, the Afghan leg-spin superstar, and Bangladesh stalwarts Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal, followed by Indians Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya and New Zealanders Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan.
That completed the XI, but Shakib opted out because of personal reasons and was replaced by the exciting teenager Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane.
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