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Virat Kohli is as emotional on the field as any captain I’ve seen: Ian Chappell Against the Kiwis, though, Kohli did not play the last two ODIs to give himself some much-deserved rest. Many experts have claimed that Kohli is more Aussie than Indian at least with his on-field behaviour and aggressive traits. (Read more about the story) New Zealand vs Bangladesh: Visitors name Taskin Ahmed’s replacement The Bangladesh cricket team is next scheduled to play New Zealand in three ODIs and as many Tests. Taskin Ahmed, who made a comeback into the national team after almost a year, was ruled out due to an ankle injury. (Read more about the story) New Zealand vs India: Kane Williamson backs Tim Southee ahead of the T20I series The 30-year-old right-arm fast bowler has 480 international wickets in a career spanning over a decade. New Zealand will take on India in a three-match T20I series starting Wednesday in Wellington. (Read more about the story) Sarfaraz Ahmed to captain Pakistan in World Cup 2019, confirms PCB Sarfraz achieved the highest point of his captaincy when he led Pakistan to win the Champions Trophy two years ago. Pakistan will take on the Windies in their first match in Nottingham on May 31. Its chairman Ehsan Mani made the announcement. (Read more about the story) KL Rahul isn’t far away from scoring big: Ravi Shastri The 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was touted to create a new chapter in KL Rahul’s international career. Leave along scoring centuries, the Karnataka batsman strained to get even into double-figures. (Read more about the story) Rishabh Pant an asset for Team India: Shikhar Dhawan Rishabh Pant, the 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman, made his debut a couple of years and hasn’t gone out of the national selectors’ radar. In the meantime, Shikhar Dhawan reckons Pant is an asset for India and he’ll make use of the chances. (Read more about the story) ICC World Cup 2019: Steve Smith likely to miss the tournament due to lack of cricket The 12-month bans on Steve Smith and David Warner has left the Australian cricket in doldrums over the last one year. But an elbow injury to Smith followed by his lack of game time ahead of the World Cup could see him missing the tournament. (Read more about the story) ICC World Cup 2019: PCB to announce Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain for the tournament However, the board has formally decided to name Sarfaraz as the captain for the mega event in England to end all the rumours regarding the position. But there were a lot of speculations about the rift in Sarfaraz and Shoaib which has been quashed by the former recently. (Read more about the story) Pat Cummins and Jason Holder gain big in the latest ICC Test rankings Windies bowlers Holder, Gabriel, and Roach among top 12; Cummins grabs career-best second position. The Player of the Match in Antigua though was Kemar Roach, who grabbed four wickets in each innings. (Read more about the story) Reports: IPL 2019 schedule announcement delayed further The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due this year will take place earlier than scheduled because of the ICC World Cup beginning on May 30 in England. Things are tighter for the IPL organisers this year because of the general elections as well as the World Cup. (Read more about the story) Get the latest Cricket News and updates, Match Predictions, Fantasy Cricket Tips and lots more on CricTracker.com.

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