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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen is hopeful of representing his native South Africa even though he'll be turning 40 when he re-qualifies. Pietersen, 37, hadn’t been selected for the national team after being sacked in the conclusion of the 2013-14 Ashes defeat in Australia. The right-handed batsman will be eligible to play for the Proteas in 2019. "You are talking about in two years' time. Would I? Who knows? We'll have to wait and see where I am," said Pietersen. "I'm going to be playing a lot of cricket in South Africa over the next two years, so we'll see. "I love batting: I will bat for as long as I love the art of batting. I do at the moment, but I'm an old man now, I've just hurt my calf, I didn't field. "Who knows where I'll be in two years' time? If I enjoy batting, we'll see where I get to. I'm in a very happy place." Pietersen is set for his last summer of English county cricke

Sri Lanka have announced their squad for the three test match series against India, which starts from July 26. Kohli and Company will directly head for 3 Tests, 5 ODIs and one-off T20I series in Sri Lanka. The three Test match series will start from July 26 till August 16, while the ODI series will be held between August 20 and September 3. The only T20I game will be played on September 6. Sri Lanka 15-man squad for the test: 1.   Upul Tharanga (Batsman) 2.   Sadeera Samarawickrama(Batsman) 3.   Kusal Mendis (Batsman) 4.   Dinesh Chandimal (Batsman) (Captain) 5.   Angelo Mathews (Batsman) 6.   Asela Gunarathne (All-Rounder)(Right-arm Off Spin) 7.   Niroshan Dickwella (Batsman)(W) 8.   Dilruwan Perera (Off-Spinner) 9.   Nuwan Pradeep(Right-Arm Fast-Medium) 10. Rangana Herath (Slow left-arm orthodox) 11. Lahiru Kumara (Right-arm fast) 12. Lakshan Sandakan (Slow left-arm chinaman) 13. Vimukthi Perera (Left-arm Fast-medium) 14. Suranga Lakmal (Right-arm fast-mediu

West Indies selectors have announced the one-off T20 international squad against India to be played at Sabina Park. The explosive veteran batsman Chris Gayle, who hasn’t played international cricket since the World T20 final win against England in April 2016, has been named in the one-off T20 international against India on Sunday. "I want to be the first man to play till 50," the 37-year-old said. "I'd love her to see me play cricket. I want her to just turn up in the stands and watch dad play a game of cricket, I'd love her to actually witness it one day. Age is something, it's a number. It's about the body, when you're young you can get away with a lot of things, you definitely do a lot more partying. Chris Gayle ( @henrygayle ) named in Windies 13-man squad for Sunday's one-off T20 vs @BCCI at Sabina Park. His first T20I in #Jamaica #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/fThInnGRV4 — CricketWestIndies (@westindies) July 4, 2017 Gayle has m