Shahid Afridi To Captain ICC World XI As Morgan Withdraws Due To Injury

Shahid Afridi will lead the ICC World XI team against the West Indies in a fund-raising T20 charity match at the Lord's cricket ground on May 31.

Shahid Afridi will lead the ICC World XI team against the West Indies in a fund-raising T20 charity match at the Lord's cricket ground on May 31.

Edited by Joy Tirkey

Updated: 29 May 2018 21:41 IST

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Shahid Afridi will lead the ICC World XI team

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Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi will lead the ICC World XI team against the West Indies in a fund-raising T20 charity match at the Lord's cricket ground on May 31. Morgan, who was supposed to the lead the side, will miss out on the game due to a fractured finger. Due to the injury, Morgan will be out of action for seven to 10 days. However, he will be fit to play in England's One-Day International against Scotland at Edinburgh on June 10. The Scotland clash is followed by five ODIs against Australia next month.

Andy Flower, the England and Wales Cricket Board's stand-in director, said on the ICC's official website: "It is not a bad crack but it is bad enough to keep him out of tomorrow's Middlesex game and the World XI game.

"It is not a huge concern, it is one we can hopefully manage past in about a week."

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