Jhulan Goswami, Heather Knight, Eoin Morgan be a part of MCC World Cricket Committee

Legendary Indian lady cricketer Jhulan Goswami and two English gamers in Heather Knight and Eoin Morgan have joined the MCC World Cricket Committee (WCC) forward of its assembly on the Lord’s, the membership stated on Monday.

Besides Goswami, England ladies’s group skipper Knight and 2019 ODI World Cup profitable captain Morgan too have joined the WCC, which is an unbiased physique comprised of present and former worldwide cricketers, umpires, and officers from the world over.

Often thought to be one of many quickest bowler within the ladies’s sport, Goswami retired from worldwide cricket final 12 months, and fittingly her remaining look was at Lord’s within the ODI in opposition to England, the place she was given a guard of honour. The seamer loved a profession spanning twenty years, taking on 300 wickets in white-ball cricket throughout 272 appearances, as effectively 44 wickets in 12 Test matches.

🏏 @JhulanG10, @Heatherknight55 and @Eoin16 have all accepted invites to hitch the MCC World Cricket committee.

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— Marylebone Cricket Club (@MCCOfficial) June 26, 2023

She was made an Honorary Life Member of MCC in April this 12 months.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jhulan, Heather and Eoin to the World Cricket committee,” Chair of the MCC World Cricket committee Mike Gatting, stated in a launch.

“These are three gamers who’ve excelled on the very high of the worldwide sport and their data of how the elite degree of cricket works will probably be a bonus to the committee.

“It is also important that we are growing the female representation on the committee with the growth that women’s cricket has enjoyed in recent years. Jhulan and Heather join Clare Connor and Suzie Bates who can all offer first-hand insight into the women’s game.” The WCC will meet on Monday and Tuesday at Lord’s forward of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia, with numerous outputs from the assembly to be communicated after the conclusion of the match