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Cricket has been a unifying force and provided respite amid civil war and political and economic crises in Sri Lanka.

England replaces Jason Roy with Harry Brook in Cricket World Cup squad despite Roy's 2019 title-winning heroics. Brook had poor ODI series against New Zealand but strength of squad meant tough decisions had to be made.

South Africa won ODI series 3-2 over Australia, with Quinton de Kock's 27 in his last ODI at home, Aiden Markram's 93, and Marco Jansen's 5-39 leading the way. Adam Zampa's 3-71 was a bright spot for Australia, while Mitch Marsh (71) and Marnus Labuschagne (44) put up a fight.

Harry Brook has been drafted inot the England squad ahead of the World Cup

England won their one day series against New Zealand at Lord’s

Roy suffered back spasms that ruled him out of all four ODIs against New Zealand and he has seen Dawid Malan make a compelling case to take his spot.

Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah's shoulder injury casts doubt over his World Cup participation. PCB medical team monitoring injury, awaiting scan results. Zaman Khan replaced Shah in Asia Cup, Pakistan failed to make final. PCB to decide Shah's return to cricket based on assessments. Long-term participation in Australia Tests also in…

Cricket should be controlled by the ICC, not by a country or an individual: Former SL captain Arjuna Ranatunga. Arjuna Ranatunga, the 1996 World Cup-winning captain, has lambasted the global and continental governing bodies for letting powerful boards dominate the cricket ecosystem. Ranatunga even took a dig at former cricketers…