The team will play three ODIs as part of Israel's 60th anniversary celebrations. The Israel Cricket Association will field an 'Israel Invitation XI' consisting of prominent international players of Jewish extract from around the world.
Indians won eight of the ten prizes distributed at the Israel Cricket Association ceremony
Hillel Awaskar, an Indian-origin international umpire and former captain of Israel's cricket team, died after being hit in the neck by a ball during a league match in the coastal city of Ashdod, just two days after the tragic death of Australian player Phil Hughes in similar circumstances.
National duty has taken precedence over love of cricket as two young Indian-origin brothers, both having represented Israel, have swapped their cricket attire for army uniforms to protect their country in the ongoing deadly armed conflict with Hamas.
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