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BCCI announces 16-man India squad for Asia Cup 2018

• The 2018 Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will get underway from September 15 and will continue till September 28 2018.
• In the meantime, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 16-man squad for the tournament.
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Reports: Sania Mirza subjected to eve-teasing by Sabbir Rahman; Shoaib Malik launches a complaint

• Just a few hours after getting excluded from the Bangladesh side for the Asia Cup, Sabbir Rahman was at the receiving end of some other controversy.
• This doesn’t come in as a great news for the 26-year-old cricketer, who has been at the center of various controversies in recent times.
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Sabbir Rahman set to receive a six-month ban from international cricket

• Bangladesh star Sabbir Rahman is set to be banned for six months from international cricket.
• Sabbir might be slapped with more penalty that could be a life ban if he fails to maintain the guidance that is provided to him by BCB.
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Kamran Akmal blames captain and coach after being overlooked from Asia Cup squad

• Akmal who last played an ODI for Pakistan in April 2017 was ignored from the squad despite his rich form in List A cricket and it has definitely touched a nerve.
• After understanding that he hasn’t been given a much-deserved chance, the 36-year-old blamed the skipper Sarfraz Ahmed and head coach Mickey Arthur.
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Liam Plunkett leaves Yorkshire; becomes the first IPL casuality

• Back in April, he was chosen as a replacement of Kagiso Rabada for the Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the Indian Premier League.
• Meanwhile, Alex Stewart, the former English wicketkeeper and Surrey’s director of cricket sounded delighted on the new signing.
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I’m sure Mayank Agarwal will get his recognition: MSK Prasad

• Prior to that, he played first-class and List A matches against South Africa ‘A’, England Lions and Windies ‘A’, and didn’t flatter to deceive by any stretch of the imagination.
• The 27-year-old notched 2141 runs in the previous domestic season to put himself in contention for an India selection.
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Sunil Gavaskar criticizes Alastair Cook’s shot selection

• Cheteshwar Pujara-led Indian batting scored 273 runs after asking the opposition to come and have a bat for the second time.
• Cook, who came into the side with much hopes and big runs in county cricket has failed miserably with not being able to score in even 40s.
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Kerala players face the wrath of suspension after campaign against Sachin Baby

• All the players have been barred from playing the first three One Dayers of the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy.
• The association had an individual hearing with all the alleged players before issuing a show cause notice to get replies from the players.
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We are looking at Khaleel Ahmed as a left-arm option for the World Cup: MSK Prasad

• The selection panel led by MSK Prasad have thrown in a few surprises in the recently announced 16-man Asia Cup squad.
• He was exceptional in the recent series while playing for India A. Khaleel picked seven wickets in four matches at an impressive average of 17 and a decent economy of 4.38.
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Nasser Hussain is highly critical of Joe Root’s captaincy style against India

• Joe Root was appointed as the skipper of the English Test team back in July 2017 in England’s series against South Africa.
• Hussain also talked about an incident when Root walked up to Broad to have a discussion.
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Sanjay Bangar puts forth the technical alterations Cheteshwar Pujara made in his batting

• India managed to garner a lead of 27 runs after their first innings of the fourth Test against England at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
• The Gujarat-born batsman had gone through a lacklustre run of form ever since he started playing in England this year.
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If England selectors call, I’m sure I’ll answer the phone, says Ian Bell

• England’s top order batting woes continue to bother them as both the openers Keaton Jennings and Alastair Cook failed to create impact in the series thus far.
• Bell has played 118 Tests smashing 7727 runs at an average of 42.69 with 46 half-centuries and 22 centuries.
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Sri Lanka recall Lasith Malinga in the Asia Cup squad

• With September starting, the focus is now gradually shifting towards the battle for the crown of Asia’s best.
• Sri Lanka will take on Bangladesh in the opening encounter of the Asia Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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IPL: From apparel colour to franchise name, DD set to make big changes

• Recently, it’s the Delhi Daredevils (DD) franchise that seems to be looking at big upheaval in terms of its outlook and presentation in the league.
• In what could be one of the major updates for the Delhi side, 39-year old Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh may be roped in to act as the mentor.
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I was surprised Ravi Ashwin didn’t get any wickets, says Harbhajan Singh

• Team India is striving hard to pick the wickets in the second innings and make life difficult for the hosts in Southampton.
• The pitch is deteriorating very quickly and the roughs are being created outside the right-hander’s off-stump.
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