Sharad Pawar pays tribute to ICC President David Morgan OBE
ICC Vice President Sharad Pawar paid tribute to David Morgan on Thursday, the day the latter received the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to cricket.
In a letter to Mr Morgan, Mr Pawar wrote: “I am delighted to know you are being conferred with an OBE.
“It is a recognition you richly deserve for your dedicated service to the great game of cricket.
“Working with you in the ICC has always given me great pleasure and I am confident this recognition will further inspire you to renew your pledge towards further development of this wonderful sport worldwide,” added Mr Pawar.
Mr Morgan received his award from His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London and was accompanied by his wife Ann, son Jonathan and daughter-in-law Sian.
Reflecting on the honour, Mr Morgan said: “It was a great privilege to be at Buckingham Palace and to receive the Order of the British Empire.............
BLACKCAPS squad named for Twenty20 games
The BLACKCAPS squad for the two upcoming Twenty20 games against the West Indies has been announced today. The squad is:
Daniel Vettori (Captain)
Daniel Flynn
James Franklin
Mark Gillespie
Brendon McCullum
Kyle Mills
Jacob Oram
Jeetan Patel
Jesse Ryder
Tim Southee
Scott Styris
Ross Taylor
Ewen Thompson
Head of the selection panel, Glenn Turner, said the side had been picked specifically for Twenty20 conditions. “This is an exciting squad of players we believe will perform well in this form of the game,” he said.
Central Districts’ left-arm bowler Ewen Thompson gets his first BLACKCAPS call-up. “Thompson makes the side on the strength of his outstanding Twenty20 statistics – 16 wickets at an average of 17 and an economy rate of 6.97. He’s also top of the MVP rankings in the State Championship right now......
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