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• Cricket World Cup in fresh shake-up with India v Pakistan double on cards

  15-07-2026 15:03
  ICC reveals shape of expanded 2027 14-team tournamentOnly one of three lowest-ranked teams would advanceThe men’s Cricket World Cup will undergo yet another revamp when it takes place in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia next year. A convoluted 14-team format has been officially confirmed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), albeit one that trims the competing nations to 12 almost immediately.While at the last two World Cups the 10 teams played a round-robin league stage that threw
  
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• The Spin | The day Harrogate ‘burst at the seams’ as Pakistan and India swung into town

  15-07-2026 12:55
  An unlikely match ‘like a World Cup final’ was for some first proof of Yorkshire immigrant community’s love of cricketOn 30 June 1986 the Yorkshire Post printed an invitation to a pre-match reception at the Majestic hotel. “Meet cricket club celebrities,” the invite read. “Auction, £10 (including buffet).” But these were not just any old cricket celebrities, this was India and Pakistan, led by Kapil Dev and Imran Khan, due to meet for only the seco
  
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