Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today

IPL 2018: Deepak Chahar is back on the field ahead of RR clash

• Deepak Chahar suffered a hamstring strain during Chennai Super Kings clash against the Mumbai Indians at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
• He has mostly been entrusted to bowl inside the field restrictions and he hasn’t disappointed MS Dhoni, his skipper, and his franchise.
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Reports: Rohit Sharma to lead India in the first T20I against Ireland

• There has been a lot of confusion ever since the selectors named Virat Kohli as the captain for the two-match T20I series against Ireland.
• Virat is all set to ply his trade in his maiden County stint where is bound to play six matches in the month of June.
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IPL-style T20 tournament for blind cricketers set to kick-off in November

• Team India is at the top in blind cricket also as they have won the T20 World Cup, 40-over version of the game and came out with flying colours.
• The Indian team currently earns around Rs 10,000 per month and the base price of the cricketers in the league would be minimum Rs 50,000 which would be huge.
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Ravichandran Ashwin retained by TNPL side Dindigul Dragons, Tuti Patriots eye players draft

• The tournament has made likes of Washington Sundar, T Natrajan and Murugan Ashwin a known name in the Indian households.
• Ashwin had missed the last edition of the tournament as well. However, in 2016, Ashwin had a successful tournament.
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Imam-ul-Haq set to make his Test debut for Pakistan on UK tour

• The Pakistan team is all prepped up for their UK tour which commences from tomorrow with a one-off Test against Ireland.
• While Ireland will go into the Test as firm underdogs, Mickey Arthur’s team will have to guard against complacency.
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Cheteshwar Pujara provide secret tips to Yorkshire bowlers to stop Virat Kohli

• The India captain is set to feature in both the Royal London One Day Cup and the County Championship next month.
• In-form new-ball seamer Ben Coad revealed that Pujara has been providing precious tips on how to keep Virat Kohli on a leash.
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India grooming young wicketkeepers to face future post MS Dhoni retirement, says MSK Prasad

• The former India captain, as expected, was included both the ODI and T20I teams for the England tour, starting July 3 in Manchester.
• Young Andhra stumper Srikar Bharat has also roped in a place in the Rahul Dravid-coached side for four-day matches in the United Kingdom.
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Dates for Afghanistan vs Bangladesh T20 series announced

• BCB chief Nazmul Hasan complained that the Tigers are not playing enough T20I matches and hence the alteration.
• The teams have faced each other in only one T20I before, with Bangladesh registering a nine-wicket win during the World T20 in 2014.
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ICC charges Irfan Ansari for breaching the Anti-Corruption Code

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged the cricket organiser and the former employee of Sharjah Cricket Stadium for breaching the Anti-Corruption Code.
• The ICC released the statement on its official website confirming the charges on Irfan Ansari.
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Aleem Dar feels there is no player who can come even close to Virat Kohli at the moment

• Virat Kohli has been shattering records everytime he steps out on the field, be it in any format.
• Though his team is struggling to compete in the tournament, his own form with the bat has been sublime.
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Rain could play a spoil-sport in the Ireland vs Pakistan Test

• The Ireland vs Pakistan Test match gets underway tomorrow at the Malahide Ground in Dublin.
• The weathermen predict that Dublin will witness rain for the next five days and it is certainly going to hamper the match.
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Australia invite Bangladesh for T20I series later in 2019

• Nevertheless, they have invited Bangladesh for a T20I series later this year in order for preparations surrounding the 2020 World T20.
• Bangladesh haven’t toured down under ever since 2003 and the postponement of the series will only mean that they have to wait longer for the same to take place.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed names Pakistan playing XI for the historic Test against Ireland

• Pakistan will take on Ireland in the historic Test match starting tomorrow at Malahide in Dublin.
• Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed today named the playing XI for the match and it is the same team that took field against Northamptonshire.
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Steve Smith, David Warner cleared to play grade cricket

• The situation of Cameron Bancroft, the third player to be banned by Cricket Australia (CA) over the ball-tampering scandal, is not so clear-cut.
• Justin Langer, the new Australia coach, has left the door open for their return after the completion of their bans.
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Tim Paine takes a stand against the harsh words against David Warner

• Australian cricket is in the middle of a rough phase as they look to recover from the shambles of the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Robert Craddock, a cricket writer in New Corp, previously questioned whether Warner could fit into the scheme of things or not.
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