Rashid, Shakib and Tamim join World XI to face West Indies

Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan, the No. 1 ranked T20I bowler, has been added to the World XI squad that will own on West Indies in a one-off T20I at Lord’s on Would possibly possibly presumably additionally 31. The match is being organised to raise funds for the reconstruction of stadiums that were broken within the Caribbean final 365 days by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

Rashid’s participation, alongside with the Bangladesh pair of Tamim Iqbal and Shakib Al Hasan, was once confirmed by the ICC on Monday. The trio joins Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Malik, and Sri Lanka allrounder Thisara Perera. The crew is being led by the England restricted-overs captain Eoin Morgan.

Tamim, whose simplest world look at Lord’s came in 2010, when he struck a fifty and century in a Check against England, acknowledged: « I’m tickled to were chosen to all over yet again represent the ICC World XI for a self-discipline off which is able to simplest fabricate cricket an even bigger and better sport. The West Indies’ contribution to the world game is unmatched and unparalleled, and if the cricket fraternity can celebration to play a little role within the rebuilding of their broken venues following final 365 days’s hurricanes, then right here is a in actual fact little brand with hugely particular results. »

The West Indies squad is led by Carlos Brathwaite, and contains gamers equivalent to Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels and Samuel Badree. The match will additionally price the world return of Andre Russell following a 365 days-long ban for a doping-code violation.

Extra names are expected to be added to the World XI squad within the approaching days.