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Reports: BCCI to approve addition of two new IPL teams in its next Annual General Meeting

• The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was a massive success despite it being played in the UAE amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
• However, it is now being understood that the board is set to approve the addition of two new teams into the extravaganza.
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MS Dhoni tells me that if we take the match to the end, then a lot of runs can be scored: Ravindra Jadeja

• Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja credited former Indian cricketer, MS Dhoni after he smashed a match-winning 50-ball 66.
• But from there on, he put on an unbeaten 150-run stand with Hardik Pandya, who scored 92 runs off 76 balls.
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Most teams will look for Glenn Maxwell in the next IPL auction: Michael Vaughan

• Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan reckons that Glenn Maxwell would be one of the hottest prospects in the Indian Premier League auction for the 2021 edition.
• In the ODIs against India, the right-hander hammered 167 runs at an average and strike-rate of 83.50 and 194.18 respectively.
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Pakistan suffer another blow in New Zealand as two more members test positive for COVID-19

• Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand has been thrown into further chaos after two more members of their contingent tested positive for Covid-19.
• NZC had stated that members of the Pakistan squad breached strict biosecurity protocols on the first day of their 14-day isolation.
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Erin Holland opens up on a difficult year after her wedding with Ben Cutting was postponed due to pandemic

• The love birds had planned to tie the knot this year but have been forced to shelve their plan due to COVID-19.
• Erin and Ben got engaged in September last year and had planned to get married in 2020.
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Everyone was asking questions when I picked T Natarajan in KXIP squad: Virender Sehwag

• Tamil Nadu pacer T Natarajan was picked by Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2017 season after he had a brilliant TNPL season that year.
• Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag was picked as KXIP’s head of cricket operations at that point in time.
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