A reliable option with both bat and ball, Hampshire allrounder Dawson has been on the fringes of the national setup for some time
21/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
England's livewire allrounder can top 90mph on a regular basis and offers a more-than-handy lower-order option with the bat
21/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
England's top-order batsman has all the potential to be world class... but he needs to find a way of making big scores on the international stage
21/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
Fernando is a talent worth persisting with. His selection over stalwarts such as Dinesh Chandimal and Upul Tharanga highlights the esteem in which he is held
20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
Ali was employed in the team’s ‘finisher’ role during a pre-World Cup series against England, hitting consecutive fifties in the second and third ODIs
20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
Consistency may have been an issue for Amir in recent times, but he has always thrived on the big stage and captain Sarfraz Ahmed will hope he can turn up with further great moments in the tournament
20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
Given Pakistan’s array of left-arm seam options – Mohammad Amir and Shaheen Afridi are also part of the final squad, it seemed as though Riaz’s life as a Pakistan international might finally be over
20/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
The bowler finished as the 2018/19 Big Bash League's leading wicket-taker in a campaign that saw his Melbourne Renegades side win the title, defeating cross-city rivals Melbourne Stars in the final
15/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
Morris is – on his day – as destructive a three-dimensional cricketer as his country could wish to find
08/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
With no AB de Villiers in this South African setup, Miller knows that this is his time. If he gets going, there will be fireworks
08/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
The seamer faces his last stand in the white ball game but despite his reputation must prove his worth to South Africa
08/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
That he has already been handed the responsibility of captaining the Proteas, doing so initially in February 2018 against India, speaks volumes for his character. At the time, he had just two ODIs under his belt
08/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
Part of the squad captained by Aiden Markram that won the 2014 Under-19s World Cup, the speed of Phehlukwayo’s ascent since has not stopped
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An explosive batsman on his day and a part-time spinner, allrounder Duminy contributes to a South Africa squad full of experience and potential
08/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
When a serious knee injury threatened to derail a promising teenage career as a tearaway fast bowler, Pretorius – now 30 – enrolled on an accounting course at the University of Pretoria, where he would study full-time for three years
08/05/2019 | The Cricketer | World Cup 2019 player profiles |
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