The World Cup 'adopted' XI

A fair bit of the pre-match chatter, ahead of England's clash with the West Indies on Friday, was surrounding pace sensation Jofra Archer. The Barbados-born, 24-year-old had turned out for West Indies Under-19s (current West Indies World Cup squad members Shimron Hetmyer and Nicholas Pooran were his teammates), before he moved to England and opted to represent their senior side. (He has an English father and has held a British passport since birth.)

WORLD CUP SCHEDULE^[3] | POINTS TABLE^[4]

And at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, Jofra did what Jofra does best. Bowling quick and hostile, he took out three Windies wickets in three overs towards the end, skittling them out for 212. Now, cricketers turning out for an adopted country instead of playing for their birthplaces is known. What's unknown is that at the 2019 World Cup, there's an entire 'adopted' XI on show.

We put it together:

BATSMEN:

Jason Roy (England): Born in Durban, South Africa. At the World Cup so far: 4 matches, 215 runs, 71.66 average, 1 fifty, 1 century.

Colin Munro (New Zealand): Born in Durban, South Africa. At the World Cup so far: 3 matches, 104 runs, 52.00 average, 1 fifty.

Usman Khawaja^[5] (Australia): Born in Islamabad, Pakistan. At the World Cup so far: 4 matches, 88 runs, 22.00 average, 1 fifty.

Eoin Morgan (England): Born in Dublin, Ireland. At the World Cup so far: 4 matches, 101 runs, 33.66 average, 1 fifty

ALL-ROUNDERS:

Colin de Grandhomme^[6] (New Zealand): Born in Harare, Zimbabwe. At the World Cup so far: 3 matches, 15 runs, 3 wickets.

Ben Stokes^[7] (England): Born in Christchurch, New Zealand. At the World Cup so far: 4 matches, 118 runs, 1 fifty, 5 wickets

Imad Wasim (Pakistan): Born in Swansea, Wales. At the World Cup so far: Yet to feature.

BOWLERS:

Jofra Archer (England): Born in Bridgetown, Barbados. At the World Cup so far: 4 matches, 9 wickets, 18.33 average, 4.73 economy
Imran Tahir^[8] (South Africa): Born in Lahore, Pakistan. At the World Cup so far: 4 matches, 4 wickets, 44.00 average, 5.86 economy
Tom Curran (England): Born in Cape Town, South Africa. At the World Cup so far: Yet to feature.
Ish Sodhi^[9] (New Zealand): Born in Ludhiana, India. At the World Cup so far: Yet to feature.
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References

1. ^{^} Jofra Archer (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
2. ^{^} Shimron Hetmyer (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
3. ^{^} WORLD CUP SCHEDULE (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
4. ^{^} POINTS TABLE (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
5. ^{^} Usman Khawaja (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
6. ^{^} Colin de Grandhomme (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
7. ^{^} Ben Stokes (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
8. ^{^} Imran Tahir (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
9. ^{^} Ish Sodhi (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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