The North Africans are one of three teams that represented Africa at the last World Cup which are highly unlikely to repeat in 2018. Looming further down the road is a possible semifinal matchup against No. Rahane is not a limited-overs misfit, which his IPL record – 111 matches, 3,057 runs at a strike-rate of 120. Rahane and VVS Laxman apparently share some common factors in limited-overs cricket. Does he put himself under extra pressure when he plays limited-overs cricket for India. World Cup Qualifiers: US need at least a point on Tuesday at Honduras. 5 finisher in a home-and-home playoff in November for another berth, which could mean a trip to Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia or Australia, or perhaps a match against Syria in Malaysia. What we do know is that high performance director David John, who started in India as an exercise physiologist and scientific advisor to Nobbs, will be the interim coach. hird round at Flushing Meadows that lasted all of 106 minutes under the roof in Arthur Ashe Stadium on a rainy Saturday night. A transfer didn’t happen for Mahrez and, with the winger unable to get to Zambia in time, Saturday’s qualifier didn’t go to plan for Algeria.