{"status":"verified_partial","coverage":"Eight source-verified players only. Unknown styles are not guessed.","players":[{"player_alias":"A Kamboj","full_name":"Anshul Kamboj","status":"verified","bowling_style":"right-arm fast-medium","category":"pace","spin_type":null,"source_urls":["https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/71151/anshul-kamboj","https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/14598/anshul-kamboj","https://www.cricinfo.com/cricketers/anshul-kamboj-1175428"],"checked_at":"2026-10-29T18:53:36+00:00","notes":"Exact source identities match Anshul Kamboj. ICC profile explicitly says \"bowling style: Right arm medium\"; Cricbuzz says \"Bowling Style: Right-arm fast-medium\"; ESPNcricinfo says \"Bowling Style: Right arm Medium\" and describes him as a hit-the-deck seamer. These explicit right-arm medium/fast-medium labels verify pace. No source identifies a spin subtype, so spin_type is null.","registry_id":"fcc21ace"},{"player_alias":"HV Patel","full_name":"Harshal Vikram Patel","status":"verified","bowling_style":"right-arm medium","category":"pace","spin_type":null,"source_urls":["https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/5407/harshal-patel","https://www.cricinfo.com/cricketers/harshal-patel-390481","https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/8175/harshal-patel"],"checked_at":"2026-10-30T00:24:00Z","notes":"Identity verified across the requested cricket profiles. ESPNcricinfo explicitly gives Full Name as Harshal Vikram Patel and Bowling Style as Right arm Medium. ICC independently lists Bowling style as Right arm medium. Cricbuzz lists Right-arm fast-medium. These are explicit pace descriptions; no source identifies a spin type, so spin_type is null.","registry_id":"f986ca1a"},{"player_alias":"KK Ahmed","full_name":"Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed","status":"verified","bowling_style":"left-arm fast-medium","category":"pace","spin_type":null,"source_urls":["https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/65867/khaleel-ahmed","https://www.cricinfo.com/cricketers/khaleel-ahmed-942645","https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/10952/khaleel-ahmed"],"checked_at":"2026-10-30T00:23:53+05:30","notes":"Exact source identities match Khaleel Ahmed; ESPNcricinfo explicitly gives the full name Khaleel Khursheed Ahmed. ICC lists \"bowling style: Left arm fast medium\"; ESPNcricinfo lists \"Bowling Style: Left arm Fast medium\"; Cricbuzz lists \"Bowling Style: Left-arm fast-medium\". These explicit labels verify pace. No spin subtype applies, so spin_type is null.","registry_id":"a2f46292"},{"player_alias":"M Pathirana","full_name":"Matheesha Pathirana","status":"verified","bowling_style":"Right arm fast","category":"pace","spin_type":null,"source_urls":["https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/73830/matheesha-pathirana","https://www.cricinfo.com/cricketers/matheesha-pathirana-1194795","https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/16458/matheesha-pathirana"],"checked_at":"2026-10-29T18:53:46Z","notes":"Verified from the opened player profiles, not search snippets. ICC explicitly lists bowling style as \"Right arm fast\"; ESPNcricinfo lists \"Right arm Fast\"; Cricbuzz lists \"Right-arm fast\". These sources identify Matheesha Pathirana as a pace bowler, so spin_type is null.","registry_id":"64839cb3"},{"player_alias":"MA Starc","full_name":"Mitchell Aaron Starc","status":"verified","bowling_style":"Left arm fast","category":"pace","spin_type":null,"source_urls":["https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/10053/mitchell-starc","https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/mitchell-starc-311592","https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/7710/mitchell-starc"],"checked_at":"2026-10-30T00:23:13+05:30","notes":"Identity verified across ICC, ESPNcricinfo, and Cricbuzz profiles: Mitchell Starc / Mitchell Aaron Starc, Australia, bowler. Each source explicitly states left-arm fast/left arm fast bowling. Classified as pace; spin_type is null because the verified style is not spin.","registry_id":"3fb19989"},{"player_alias":"Noor Ahmad","full_name":"Noor Ahmad Lakanwal","status":"verified","bowling_style":"left-arm wrist-spin","category":"spin","spin_type":null,"source_urls":["https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/71411/noor-ahmad","https://www.cricinfo.com/cricketers/noor-ahmad-1182529","https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/15452/noor-ahmad"],"checked_at":"2026-10-30T00:23:00+05:30","notes":"ICC explicitly lists bowling style as \"Left arm wrist spin\"; ESPNcricinfo explicitly lists full name as \"Noor Ahmad Lakanwal\" and bowling style as \"Left arm Wrist spin\"; Cricbuzz explicitly lists bowling style as \"Left-arm wrist-spin\". The provided spin_type enum has no distinct left-arm wrist-spin value, so spin_type is null rather than guessed as leg-spin, finger-spin, or off-spin.","registry_id":"efc04be7"},{"player_alias":"RA Jadeja","full_name":"Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja","status":"verified","bowling_style":"Slow left-arm orthodox","category":"spin","spin_type":"finger-spin","source_urls":["https://www.icc-cricket.com/rankings/3850/ravindra-jadeja","https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ravindra-jadeja-234675","https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/587/ravindra-jadeja"],"checked_at":"2026-10-30T00:24:15+05:30","notes":"Verified from the rendered profile fields, not search snippets. ICC: bowling style is \"Slow left arm orthodox\". ESPNcricinfo: full name is \"Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja\" and bowling style is \"Slow Left arm Orthodox\". Cricbuzz: bowling style is \"Left-arm orthodox\". Left-arm orthodox is an orthodox finger-spin style; no pace, wrist-spin, leg-spin, or off-spin claim was used.","registry_id":"fe93fd9d"},{"player_alias":"YS Chahal","full_name":"Yuzvendra Singh Chahal","status":"verified","bowling_style":"right-arm legbreak","category":"spin","spin_type":"leg-spin","source_urls":["https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/7910/yuzvendra-chahal","https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/yuzvendra-chahal-430246"],"checked_at":"2026-10-29T18:54:35+00:00","notes":"Direct profile pages explicitly identify the player and bowling style. Cricbuzz lists the display name Yuzvendra Chahal and Bowling Style: Right-arm legbreak. ESPNcricinfo lists Full Name: Yuzvendra Singh Chahal and Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly. These explicit labels support spin and the leg-spin subtype; no inference from the name was used. The ICC search endpoint checked did not expose a usable player profile or bowling-style field, so it is not included as evidence.","registry_id":"57ee1fde"}]}
