Yasir Hameed Qureshi is a former Pakistani cricketer,who played 25 Tests and 56 ODIs for Pakistan. He scored two centuries on his Test debut against Bangladesh,becoming only the second player to do so just after Lawrence Rowe.
Sajid Iqbal Mahmood is a former English cricketer,who played all formats of the game. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played international cricket for England and county cricket for Lancashire and Essex.
Ashwell Gavin Prince is a former South African cricketer and captain who played all formats of the game for South Africa. At the age of 29,he became the first non-white man to captain the South African cricket team when he stood in for the injured Graeme Smith in two Tests. He took on the role of batting consultant with the Bangladesh cricket team in mid-2021 but resigned in early 2022. He is currently a guest commentator with ABC Grandstand for the Australia-South Africa Test series in Australia.
Samit Rohit Patel is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a slow left-arm bowler,he plays first-class cricket for Derbyshire County Cricket Club. Patel made his One Day International debut for England in August 2008,however was later dropped from the side after failing to meet fitness levels. After an absence of 2+1⁄2 years,he returned to the ODI side in 2011 and made his Twenty20 International debut,before becoming the 651st player to represent England at Test cricket by winning his first cap on the tour of Sri Lanka in 2012.
Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara is an Indian cricketer who represented the Indian national team for over thirteen years. Pujara currently plays for Saurashtra in Indian domestic cricket and formerly for Sussex County club in County Championship. A test specialist throughout his career,Pujara is known for his disciplined and patient batting style which made him an integral part of the Indian Test team for over a decade. He has played over 100 test matches for India which is a remarkable feat. His excellent batting was one of the main reasons of India winning their first-ever test series in Australia in 2018-19 tour.
Dean Elgar is a South African cricketer who played Tests and ODIs,and also a former Test captain. He is a left-handed opening batter and a slow-left arm bowler.
Steven John Mullaney is an English cricketer who played in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. For the 2008–09 Australian season he played for South Caulfield in Melbourne's Victorian Turf Cricket Association competition as that club's visiting professional. At the end of the 2009 season,Mullaney,having spent most of the year playing for the second XI,turned down a new contract with Lancashire and instead signed with Nottinghamshire.
Kraigg Clairmonte Brathwaite is a Barbadian cricketer who captains the West Indies in Test cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and occasionally bowls off breaks. On 6 November 2011,he became only the second West Indian to score two Test fifties before his 19th birthday when he made 63 (212) against India in Delhi. He has also effectively stood as stand-in-captain in place of Jason Holder in seven test matches before becoming the permanent captain of the test team taking over from Holder. He idolises Shivnarine Chanderpaul and his batting style.
Azhar Ali(Urdu:اظہرعلی;born 19 February 1985) is a Pakistani former international cricketer. He is former captain of ODI and test side of Pakistan national team.
Rory Joseph Burns is an English cricketer who has played internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket,he captains Surrey in first-class and List A cricket.
Jacob Timothy Ball is an English cricketer. Ball is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium pace. He was born in Mansfield,Nottinghamshire,England and educated at the Meden School in Market Warsop. On 14 July 2016 he made his Test debut for England against Pakistan. His uncle,Bruce French,also played Test cricket for England and was chosen to present Ball with his England cap before his Test debut in July 2016.
Craig Overton is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset and England. He is an all-rounder who bowls right-arm medium-fast and bats right-handed. He made his international debut for England in December 2017. His twin brother Jamie Overton also plays cricket for England.
Ben Matthew Duckett is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a left-handed batsman who can play as a wicket-keeper. He made his international debut for England in October 2016.
Keaton Kent Jennings is a South African-born English cricketer who captains Lancashire County Cricket Club and has represented England.
The English cricket team toured India between November 2016 and January 2017 to play five Tests,three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the dates of the tour in July 2016. India last hosted a five-Test series in 1986–87 against Pakistan.
The 2019 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches were a series of cricket matches that were played between the eighteen County Championship teams and the six Marylebone Cricket Club University teams (MCCU) of England and Wales. The first two rounds of fixtures were classed as first-class matches. Each county side played one fixture against an MCCU side ahead of the start of the 2019 County Championship.
The New Zealand cricket team toured England in June 2021 to play two Test matches against the England cricket team. In April 2021,New Zealand named their squad for the two-match series,with the same team also being named for the 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final,which was also played in England later in June 2021. The following month,England named their Test squad,with several players rested following their participation in the 2021 Indian Premier League.
The 2021–22 Ashes series,named the Vodafone Men's Ashes Series for sponsorship reasons,was a series of five Test cricket matches that were contested between England and Australia for The Ashes. The series was played at five venues across Australia from 8 December 2021 and was scheduled to finish on 18 January 2022.
Rehan Ahmed is an English cricketer. He made his international debut against Pakistan on 17 December 2022,becoming England men's youngest Test debutant at the age of 18 years and 126 days. On the third day of the match he also became the youngest debutant to take five wickets in an innings in men’s Tests. On 12 March 2023,Ahmed became the youngest England male cricketer to play in all three formats of international cricket.
Michael George Anthony Finan is an English cricketer who most recently played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed bat and left-arm medium pace bowler.
