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Dubai, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):The International Cricket Council has offered its condolences following the death of former England captain Ted Dexter at the age of 86. In a statement, ICC’s Acting Chief Executive Geoff Allardice remembered the ICC Hall of Famer as a top batter of his era who continued to serve the game after retirement from international cricket.

Geoff Allardice: “Ted Dexter was one of the most accomplished batsmen of his era. His ability to dominate fast bowling was admirable and his superb batting against the West Indies and Australia teams is remembered by all.

“He also made notable contributions to the game in various capacities post-retirement and helped develop the players’ rankings that are so popular today. “Ted was honoured to be one of this year’s special inductees to the ICC Hall of Fame and it is really sad to hear the news of his passing. On behalf of the ICC, I would like to extend my condolences to his family and friends.”

Dexter played 62 Tests between 1958 and 1968, aggregating 4,502 runs at an average of 47.89. Known for his ability to dominate top class fast bowling, he slammed nine hundreds, six of which were scores of above 140.

Dexter’s prowess against fast bowling was probably best illustrated during his innings of 70 off 75 balls against the West Indies at Lord’s in 1963 against a bowling attack that included feared fast bowlers, Charlie Griffith and Wes Hall.

Dexter worked as a journalist and broadcaster post-retirement and served as England’s Chairman of Selectors. He was also instrumental in devising a players’ ranking system that was later adopted by the ICC and is currently known as the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings.

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Dubai, August 25, 2021 (PPI-OT):The International Cricket Council (ICC) today have confirmed that Turkey have withdrawn from the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier supported by Dream 11 as the necessary approval and travel documentation required due to COVID-19 restrictions for the team was not able to be secured from the Turkish Sports Ministry.

The event due to start tomorrow in La Manga, Spain will now see the Qualifier be played as five-team tournament with a revised fixture list below. Action from the five-day tournament will be available to fans from across the world through the live stream, details here.

ICC Regional Development Manager – Europe, Andy Wright said: “It is with great regret that Turkey will not be taking part in the Europe Qualifier at La Manga. We have been in communication with the Federation over the past month to provide any assistance to secure their arrival into Spain in time for the event and would like to thank the Federation for their efforts in trying to secure the documentation.

“We have worked closely with the remaining participating teams and the event will now be played as a five-team tournament. We are looking forward to seeing play getting underway tomorrow in what is still set to be a very competitive event.”

The revised fixtures are:

26 August 2021 – Netherlands v Scotland (10:30); Ireland v Germany (10:30); France v Netherlands (15:30)

27 August 2021 – Germany v France (10:30); Ireland v Scotland (10:30); Netherlands v Germany (15:30)

28 August 2021 – Rest Day

29 August 2021 – France v Ireland (10:30); Scotland v Germany (10:30)

30 August 2021 – Netherlands v Ireland (10:30); Scotland v France (10:30)

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Dubai, August 25, 2021 (PPI-OT):Left-handed batter Fawad Alam and left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi have achieved career-best positions in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings after helping Pakistan win the second Test against the West Indies in Kingston to draw their two-match ICC World Test Championship series 1-1.

Alam’s unbeaten 124 in the first innings has helped him shoot up 34 places to 21st position. Shaheen has gained 10 slots to reach eighth position after a 10-wicket match haul that helped seal a 109-run victory and won him the Player of the Match award.

Fawad, who has struck four centuries since his return to Test cricket in August last year, had a previous best of 47th position attained in May this year while Afridi’s 18th position before this Test was his highest. Shaheen, who also finished as the Player of the Series with 18 wickets, had started the series in 22nd position.

Captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, the two Pakistan players ahead of Fawad in the batters’ list, have also gained. Babar’s scores of 75 and 33 have helped him advance one slot to seventh position, two below his career-best fifth position in August last year, while Rizwan is back in the top 20 with scores of 31 and 10 not out.

Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali is another one to gain in the latest weekly update to the men’s rankings that is carried out across formats on Wednesdays. His three-wicket haul in the second innings has helped him progress from 48th to 44thposition.

For the West Indies, all-rounder Jason Holder has advanced six places to 37th among batters with scores of 26 and 47. Fast bowler Jayden Seales, the most successful after Shaheen with 11 wickets in the series, has moved up four slots to 54th after his three first innings wickets.

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Dubai, August 25, 2021 (PPI-OT):As part of their ongoing partnership with IMG Arena, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced today that the Europe qualifiers for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Spain, scheduled from 26 August to 30 August, will be live streamed on ICC.tv and FanCode.

The announcement follows ICC’s commitment to ensure more international cricket than ever before is accessible to fans of all nations around the world. As an extension of this partnership, Dream11 has also been awarded the naming rights for all ICC pathway events until April 2023, supporting ICC in the continued development of international cricket.

Coverage of the event will be produced by CricClubs, who will use their live streaming expertise to make each match available to view live on FanCode in the Indian sub-continent and on ICC.tv in the rest of the world. Highlights and the very best in-play moments will be shared on ICC’s digital assets, providing additional event exposure, and giving fans an opportunity to rewatch the action on-demand.

Anurag Dahiya, Chief Commercial Officer, ICC said: “Our pathway matches truly form the foundation for the future growth of international cricket. Global broadcast exposure for cricket played by our Associate Members has long been identified as a major contributing factor that would greatly benefit efforts to raise the profile of our sport in markets that are not traditionally associated with cricket. We are delighted to have the opportunity to bring the women’s qualifier events in Europe to fans throughout the world through this unique partnership.”

The live streaming arrangement between IMG Arena and ICC will enable fans to watch all qualifying matches to three ICC World Cups which include: the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier will take place in La Manga, Spain and will begin at 10:30 AM local time on Thursday, 26 August 2021.

For more information, contact:
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International Cricket Council (ICC)
Street 69, Dubai Sports City,
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Phone: +97-143828800
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E-mail: enquiry@icc-cricket.com
Website: www.icc-cricket.com