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

Irfan Pathan announces retirement from all forms of the game

• Irfan Pathan, one of the best fast bowlers India has ever produced, has decided to hang his boots from all forms of the game.
• He was working with the team as mentor-cum-player after shifting from playing for his state team Baroda.
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‘We had no clue’ – Hardik Pandya’s father reacts after his son got engaged to Natasa Stankovic

• Hardik Pandya, the young prolific Indian all-rounder, recently got engaged to Bollywood actress Natasa Stankovic.
• He was poured with cheerful wishes and greetings from his fans and cricketing fraternity from every nook and corner.
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BCCI to decide on WAGs going on tours, not captain and coach

• The issue of WAGs has made the headlines quite a number of times over the last year or so.
• The previous rule was a controversial one as a number of players, reportedly, weren’t happy.
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‘Ashish Nehra was the nicest human being off the field’- Shoaib Akhtar

• And former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar has given yet another example of the camaraderie between India and Pakistan cricketers.
• The legendary pacer recently posted a video on his popular YouTube channel in which he was seen chatting with some of his compatriots.
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Jasprit Bumrah throws light on MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli’s style of leadership

• Under Kohli’s leadership, India are currently on top of the table in the ICC World Test Championship.
• While Dhoni is at the fag end of his career, the Delhi-born Virat is going great guns in all the three formats.
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Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf apologises for his ‘throat-slashing’ celebration in BBL

• Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been in a special form in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) as he has picked 10 wickets.
• Rauf faced flak for his unique celebration during the game against  Sydney Thunder on Thursday and he apologised for the same.
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‘It shouldn’t be altered’ – Virat Kohli is not a big fan of four-day Tests

• One of the many beauties of Test match cricket is it tests your patience, perseverance, skills, and character to the hilt.
• Ever since the news broke out that ICC is considering to scrap the fifth day, World Cricket has been divided.
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Hailing from different cultures won’t affect Hardik-Natasa relationship, feels marriage counsellor

• It becomes difficult for a couple, hailing from completely obscure backgrounds to gel-in, which leads to compatibility issues in the long run.
• However, Delhi-based renowned marriage and relationship counsellor Dr Kamal Khurana has a completely different view on this.
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