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Lewis pulls out of India tour, Joseph sidelined again with fitness concerns ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Evin Lewis’s career took another twist on Monday when he pulled out of both the one-day and Twenty20 squads for the imminent series against India. In a statement, Cricket West Indies said the lefthanded opener had withdrawn from the squads “due to personal reasons”, but did not elaborate.Lewis has been replaced in the ODI squad by Test opener Kieran Powell who is already in India, while left-hander Nicholas Pooran will fill the vacancy in the T20 squad. The 26-year-old Lewis
also pulled out of the T20 series against New Zealand last December for what CWI also described as “personal reasons.”And the speculation over the player’s future intensified earlier this month when he also declined a white-ball retainer contract from the board.Lewis, currently representing Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the Super50, has made 1010 runs from 35 ODIs at an average of 32. He averages 33 from 17 T20 Internationals, with two hundreds already. He will be joined on the sidelines by fast bowler Alzarri
Joseph has also been ruled out of the ODI squad with fitness concerns, despite playing the last three matches of the ongoing Regional Super50 for Windies B.The 21-yearold had been included in the Test squad for the just concluded two-match series only to be ruled out due to question marks over his fitness, and replaced by rookie Sherman Lewis. Subsequently, Joseph was also named in the ODI squad subject to a fitness test but CWI said Monday he would miss the India tour and “remains under observation for his return to full
fitness.”He has been replaced by left-arm seamer Obed McCoy who was already in the T20 squad. Since the squad was announced just over a week ago, Joseph has turned out for Windies B, sending 10 full overs in the fixture against Red Force last Thursday and blasting a quick-fire unbeaten half-century. The Antiguan returned to competitive cricket in June after several months out recovering from a stress fracture of the back.West Indies open the five-match ODI series in Guhawati next Sunday.
Wednesday October 17, 2018
Umesh Yadav to replace Shardul Thakur for first two West Indies ODIs
Umesh Yadav dismissed Aaron Finch with a slower delivery. (Associated Press)
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SPNcricinfo Medium-pacer Shardul Thakur, whose Test debut was hampered by injury, has been ruled out of the ODI series against West Indies and will be replaced by Umesh Yadav. Thakur suffered a right abductor tendon injury and had bowled only 10 deliveries on the opening morning of the second Test against West Indies in Hyderabad. · As soon as he delivered that 10th ball, it had seemed like his front foot had buckled upon landing and the pain was evident. At that point, it was said to be a pain in the groin area. Thakur was subsequently taken away for scans, putting his participation in the rest of the Test in doubt. He did not return to bowl in the rest of the match but came out to bat at No. 11 and faced 12 deliveries. · Though only five ODIs and seven T20Is old, apart from his only Test, Thakur has had an injuryriddled start to his
international career. He had been ruled out of the Asia Cup too with right hip and groin soreness after playing only one match, against Hong Kong. Before that, he had played only the final ODI on the tour of England, spending the entire Test series that followed on the bench. · Umesh hasn’t been a consistent part of the ODI side recently. He played two ODIs in England but was left out of the Asia Cup squad. He played three one-day games for Vidarbha in the meantime but could not manage more than a wicket in each of the games, finishing with figures of 1 for 72, 1 for 70 and 0 for 39. · Left to shoulder the burden as India’s only fast bowler in the absence of Thakur in Hyderabad, Umesh impressed with a match haul of 10 for 133, his c a r e e r- b e s t . I t w a s a performance that earned him the Man-of-the-Match award, and a vote of confidence from the captain Virat Kohli for the Australia tour at the end of the year.
Khabib challenges Mayweather, who responds with ‘Get the Checkbook out’ Sports Illustrated - UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov challenged boxing legend Floyd Mayweather to a fight this weekend and it seems Mayweather is not opposed to the idea. In a video first posted by DeJaun Blake and then reposted by Leonard Ellerbe who is CEO of Mayweather P r o m o t i o n s , Nurmagomedov offers the challenge while standing next to Ellerbe.
“Let’s go Floyd, we have t o f i g h t n o w, ” Nurmagomedov said. “50–0 vs. 27–0, two guys who never lose. Let’s go, why not? Because in the jungle, there’s only one king. Of course I’m the king because he cannot drop McGregor, but I drop him easily. Let’s go.” Then Monday, Mayweather responded by writing on Instagram, “CBS, Showtime and MGM Grand (Continued on page 37)