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David Trent Johnston,usually known as Trent Johnston,is an Irish-Australian former cricketer. Johnston was born in Wollongong,New South Wales,and played his early cricket for New South Wales in Australian domestic competitions. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler,he later moved to Ireland,and made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in 2004. Johnston was subsequently named captain of Ireland,and was a regular fixture in the national team until his retirement in 2013. In Irish club cricket,he plays for the Railway Union Cricket Club. In October 2007,he published a book "Raiders of the Caribbean" with The O'Brien Press which tells the story of Ireland's remarkable performances in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
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Wahab Riaz is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman. He frequently bowls at speeds of around 90 mph (144.8 km/h) and has reached 96 miles per hour (154 km/h). His all round performance in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 earned him world wide recognition. In August 2018,he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). In September 2019,Riaz announced that he would be taking a break from red-ball cricket to focus on the shorter formats of the game. In June 2020,Riaz said he was willing to play Test cricket again,ahead of Pakistan's tour to England.
Keshav Atmanand Maharaj is a South African professional cricketer who plays for the South Africa national team in Tests,One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket. He serves as the vice-captain of the side in limited overs cricket. He made his debut in first-class cricket in 2006 and his Test debut in November 2016. He is a left-arm orthodox spin bowler and lower-order batsman. He plays for KwaZulu-Natal and Dolphins in domestic cricket. In June 2021,Maharaj became just the second bowler for South Africa to take a hat-trick in a Test match. In September 2021,Maharaj captained South Africa for the first time,in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. In September 2021,Maharaj made his T20I debut against Sri Lanka,captaining the team in his debut match.
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