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Two Pakistani top stars to participate in ICC World XI T20 against Windies at Lord s

Two Pakistani top stars to participate in ICC World XI T20 against Windies at Lord s

DUBAI: Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik have confirmed their participation forthe ICC World XI in a T20I against the Windies to be played at Lord’s on 31May, the International Cricket Council said in a statement Thursday.

The match is being organised to raise funds for stadia in the Caribbeanthat were badly damaged following Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year, itadded.

Afridi and Malik were part of the Pakistan squad that won the ICC World T202009 at Lord’s, while Perera was a member of the Sri Lanka side that liftedthe silverware in Dhaka in 2014.

The three World T20 winners will lend a lot of weight to the ICC World XIside which will see more names being added in what is expected to be astar-studded line-up led by England’s white-ball captain Eoin Morgan, whohas already been confirmed to lead the side.