Under the proposal, made by the FIFA Bureau, for the enlarged tournament beginning in 2026, Europe would get 16 direct places, Africa nine, Asia eight, South America six, CONCACAF six and Oceania one, totalling 46 teams.
Without Shakib Bangladesh will lack the experience of as many as 151 T20Is when they begin the three-match series in Delhi on Sunday.
Both teams retained the eleven that played in the drawn third Test at St Kitts.
The Indian seamer was clobbered by Ramnaresh Sarwan for six successive fours on day 2 of the third Test.
India made two changes in the line-up, Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth coming in place of VRV Singh and Irfan Pathan.
Damp ground conditions at St Kitts forced the umpires to delay the start by an hour.
"As far as we are concerned, we are going ahead with the Test. I have not seen any unease among players because of the pay matter. Everyone is looking forward to the game," Lara told reoprters ahead of the third Test
West Indies captain Brian Lara won the toss and elected to field in the fourth One-Day International against India.
The team could even experiment by having Virender Sehwag play in the middle order in the fourth ODI against the West Indies.
The USA, which was looking to host some of the matches, will miss out.
India captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bat in the third one-day international against West Indies.
West Indies named an unchanged 14-man squad for the third ODI against India
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India will be based at Trinidad & Tobago in the preliminary round of the 2007 World Cup.
The US sprinters finished together in 10.30 seconds yesterday, edging world champion Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis by .03 seconds.
This property has all the hallmarks of being owned and occupied by Vijay Mallya. A fleet of supercars making their way down the drive, hordes of people descending to party all night long and a constant delivery of goods and services.
The probe agency also told a Delhi court that the papers, only two copies of which were made, pertained to the St Kitts case.
Hetmyer smacked three sixes and eight fours in his entertaining knock, helping his side chase down a modest target of 128.
The Olympic, World and European 100 metre champions and the world record holder will feature in a Moscow athletics meeting on Saturday.
Greene, making his first 100-metre start of the season, was never a factor in finishing third in 10.33 seconds.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed happiness that the city has been recognised as a World Heritage Site.
Ministers will travel to different countries across the world, mostly where no ministerial visits have taken place in the last 20 to 25 years, to establish 'sampark' (contact) and 'samvad' (communication).
Wednesday marked a special day for two members of the Indian cricket team who will be playing a crucial role in the upcoming series in West Indies. While it was the first day in office for legendary spinner Anil Kumble, who took charge as the head coach, it was also a moment to savour for young pacer Shardul Thakur. It was the Mumbai pacer's first outing with the Indian cricket team at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
Trott, who played 68 ODIs and seven T20 matches, has scored 18,662 runs in first class cricket.
A confident India, with a new coach at the helm, will seek to record a third consecutive Test series triumph on the Caribbean soil when the Virat Kohli-led side clashes with an inexperienced West Indies in the first cricket match, in Antigua, on Thursday.
Surjewala alleged that Mehta and his family were allowed to leave India even when there were complaints pending against him with the CBI.
In a three part series, Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from cricket World Cups held between 1975 to 2015.
Norne Morkel, who has now retired from the international cricket, has said that he is keen to play in the Big Bash and Sheffield Shield having relocated to Sydney with his family.
Modi announced a USD 14-million grant for community development projects in the Caricom and another USD 150 million line of credit for solar, renewable energy and climate- change related projects, a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Modi, who will be addressing the General Debate for the first time in five years, has a packed bilateral and multilateral agenda beginning September 23 till September 27.
The evacuation of coastal areas of Florida and neighboring Georgia was the biggest seen in the US in a dozen years.
In a sharp attack on P Chidambaram, Arun Jaitley said the second affidavit filed in the Gujarat HC by the UPA government in the Ishrat Jahan case was "fraudulent".
West Indies skipper Jason Holder doesn't expect his young and inexperienced side to improve by leaps and bounds and said they are looking for a steady progression as they go into the four-Test series against India with confidence.
England are fully focused on winning this month's three-match series in West Indies and not on Kevin Pietersen's chances of making a Test return, coach Peter Moores said.
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