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Darren Bravo to join West Indies A in England

Darren Bravo, the West Indies middle-order batsman, will join the A team in England for a tri-series against England Lions and India A


Darren Michael Bravo, (born 6 February 1989 in Santa Cruz, Trinidad) is a West Indian cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Trinidad and Tobago and has appeared for the West Indies cricket team in One Day International (ODI) cricket. A left-handed batsman, his batting style has drawn comparisons with Brian Lara. He is the younger half brother of Dwayne Bravo.

Career statistics
Competition	ODI	FC	LA	T20I
Matches	10	17	26	1
Runs scored	219	918	789	0
Batting average	36.50	36.72	41.52	0.00
100s/50s	0/1	3/2	1/5	0/0
Top score	74	111	107*	0
Balls bowled	–	22	–	–
Wickets	–	1	–	–
Bowling average	–	9.00	–	–
5 wickets in innings	–	0	–	–
10 wickets in match	–	0	–	–
Best bowling	–	1/9	–	–
Catches/stumpings	3/–	21/–	8/–	0/–

Yuvraj Singh has been recalled to the Indian squad for the three-Test series in Sri Lanka starting next month, after being dropped for the recently concluded Asia Cup

Yuvraj first came to attention when he captained the U-19 Punjab cricket team in the final of the Cooch-Behar Trophy against Bihar U-19s, in which he scored 358. He then gained selection for the U-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000, where he was part of a team lead by Mohammed Kaif which won the tournament. Yuvraj was subsequently selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore.


Yuvraj Singh, born 12 December 1981 in a Jat family from Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 (ODIs) and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008. At the 2007 World Twenty20 he hit six sixes in an over against England's Stuart Broad - a feat only performed three times previously in any form of senior cricket, and never previously in an international match between two Test cricket nations.

Personal information
Born	12 December 1981 (1981-12-12) (age 28) Chandigarh, India
Nickname	Yuvi
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Yograj Singh (father)

Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODIs	FC	List A
Matches	33	250	89	317
Runs scored	1,582	7,345	5,348	9,491
Batting averag	35.78	37.09	43.12	37.96
100s/50s	3/8	12/43	16/25	16/56
Top score	169	139	209	172
Balls bowled	751	3,932	1,807	4,929
Wickets	8	82	19	114
Bowling average	53.87	40.88	51.36	36.45
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	n0
Best bowling	2/9	4/6	3/25	4/6
Catches/stumpings	30/–	72/–	88/–	93/–

Cheteshwar Pujara and Dhawal Kulkarni embellished their reputations as India A bounced back from their shocking defeat in the previous game to thump Scotland by 152 runs in Glasgow

Personal information
Full name	Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara
Born	25 January 1988 (1988-01-25) (age 22) Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Nickname	Chintu
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm Leg spin
Role	Batsman
Relations	AS Pujara (father), BS Pujara(uncle)

Career statistics
Competition	First-class	List A	Twenty20
Matches	45	29	4
Runs scored	3,416	1,063	110
Batting average	56.00	46.21	36.66
100s/50s	12/11	2/8	0/0
Top score	302*	109*	43*
Balls bowled	153	–	–
Wickets	5	–	–
Bowling average	16.60	–	–
5 wickets in innings	0	–	–
10 wickets in match	0	–	–
Best bowling	2/4	–	–
Catches/stumpings	19/–	8/–	2/–

Dhawal Sunil Kulkarni is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a right arm medium-pace bowler and right-handed lower order batsman. In first class cricket, he plays for Mumbai and in the Indian Premier League, he plays for Mumbai Indians. Based on his consistent performance in the domestic season and the IPL, he was selected for the Indian Test team for the away series against New Zealand in 2009. But he was not selected to play in any of the three Test matches of the series.

South Australia are resigned to being without the powerful all-rounder Kieron Pollard for the Champions League in South Africa in September

Kieron Adrian Pollard (born 12 May 1987) is an international cricketer who plays for the West Indies. An aggressive all-rounder, Pollard provides medium-fast pace bowling and big-hitting from the middle-order. After shining during the 2009 Champions League Twenty20, he was signed by both the Southern Redbacks and the Somerset Sabres for their domestic Twenty20 campaigns. He was the joint highest paid player in the 2010 Indian Premier League, playing for Mumbai Indians.

Personal information
Full name	Kieron Adrian Pollard
Born	12 May 1987 (1987-05-12) (age 23) Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right–arm medium
Role	All-rounder

Career statistics
Competition	ODIs	T20I	FC	LA
Matches	30	20	20	48
Runs scored	538	190	1,199	1,109
Batting average	19.92	12.66	37.46	27.72
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	3/5	0/7
Top score	62	38	174	87
Balls bowled	936	258	571	1,410
Wickets	30	11	6	57
Bowling average	27.76	32.72	52.16	21.29
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	3/27	2/22	2/29	4/32
Catches/stumpings	10/–	11/–	32/–	22/–

Personal Information

Full name	Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born	28 May 1974 (1974-05-28) (age 36) Mianwali, Pakistan
Batting style	Right-hand batsman
Bowling style	Right arm leg break
Role	Batsman

Career statistics
Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	18	56	152	158
Runs scored	997	1,523	11,042	5,218
Batting average	35.60	39.05	50.65	45.77
100s/50s	2/4	0/9	32/51	8/31
Top score	161**	79**	284*	129**
Balls bowled	–	24	318	144
Wickets	–	0	3	1
Bowling average	–	–	80.66	179.00
5 wickets in innings	–	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	–	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	–	0/30	1/2	1/10
Catches/stumpings	21/–	32/–	152/–	81/–

Misbah was initially noticed for his technique and his temperament in the Tri-nation tournament in Nairobi, Kenya in 2002, as he scored two fifties in the three innings in which he played, however, over the next three Tests he played against Australia, he failed to score more than twenty runs and was soon dumped from the team. Having witnessed Pakistan being eliminated in the opening phase of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, Misbah was part of the changes made to the team in the aftermath of these results, but failed to make much of an impact and was soon dropped again.