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

ENG vs IND: David Willey unhappy with Kuldeep and Bhuvneshwar’s run ups

• The first T20I between England and India at the Old Trafford in Manchester was won by the Men in Blue by a comprehensive eight wickets.
• Recently, Willey opened up on the incident and slammed both Bhuvneshwar and Kuldeep for their weird antics on the pitch.
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Sri Lanka Cricket postpone the Lankan Premier League

• The ambitious plans of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have dealt a huge blow as the Lankan Premier League (LPL) has been postponed.
• SLC was set to make huge profits from the tournament as they were going to own the franchises and only sell the branding rights.
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Shaheen Afridi reveals how Shahid Afridi’s wicket boosted him in international cricket

• Shaheen Afridi came into the limelight during the U19 World Cup in New Zealand earlier this year.
• The 18-year old youngster played only his second T20I yesterday versus Australia at the Harare Sports.
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CoA against the outstation players featuring in state T20 leagues

• This step from them comes a day after the players’ draft event of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) for the cricketers outside the state.
• Also, there is no clarity over the participation of the star player of the league last season, Washington Sundar, who has been ruled out of the ongoing T20I series.
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England vs India: BCCI announces Jasprit Bumrah’s replacement for the ODI series

• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the replacement of Jasprit Bumrah for the three-match ODI series.
• He was recently the part of India A side in the tri-series also involving England Lions and Windies A which the Men in Blue won.
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England vs India: Indian pacer passes the yo-yo test; available for Test series selection

• Team India is currently involved in the three-match T20 International series against England and will be playing the same number of ODIs against the same team.
• He was one of the better bowlers for the team in the Test series against South Africa as well which India lost by 2-1.
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PCB charges BCCI for compensation for financial losses

• The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have been at loggerheads with each other over the past few years.
• India and Pakistan’s last international match was during the final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.
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Reece Topley ruled out of the rest of the season

• England’s left-arm seamer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the rest of the season after sustaining a fifth stress fracture of his back.
• arlier this week, Reece Topley was made aware of his injury having been diagnosed with the latest stress fracture.
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Sunil Gavaskar affirms KL Rahul to be the next big thing in India’s cricket

• KL Rahul’s career turned upside down when he started opening for the Kings XI Punjab in the IPL.
• He didn’t play the first match against Ireland but was given the opportunity to show his mettle.
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England vs India: Injured Stuart Broad hopeful of recovering before the Test series

• India and England are currently involved in the three-match T20 International series. The visitors are leading things in the shortest format.
• Stuart Broad is eager to return for the game against Surrey in the ongoing County Championship starting July 22.
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SLC announces the Test squad for the first two matches against South Africa

• Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the Test squad for the upcoming three-match series against South Africa.
• The hearing is set to take place on July 10, only a couple of days before the first Test match between Sri Lanka and South Africa in Galle.
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Dinesh Karthik reveals how Rohit Sharma almost missed his flight to England

• Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik are presently representing India in the limited-over series versus England.
• Meanwhile, the Indian wicket-keeper batsman also admitted that such goof-ups haven’t eluded him either.
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T20 Blast: Scotland skipper Kyle Coetzer inks a deal with Northamptonshire for the ongoing season

• Northamptonshire Steelbacks lost their first game of the ongoing T20 Blast against Leicestershire by 4 wickets.
• The head coach of Northamptonshire David Ripley welcomed the 34-year-old and believed that his experience will be important for the team.
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Abdul Qadir reckons tri-nation series as non-beneficial for Pakistan cricket

• The Pakistani team is currently in Zimbabwe where they are playing a T20I tri-nation series involving the hosts and Australia.
• Sarfraz Ahmed and his troops came back and won the remaining two contests to safely book their berth in the final.
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Actress Nagma finally spills the beans on why she had to end her relationship with Sourav Ganguly

• The Indian film industry and the cricketing fraternity have always had an intricate relationship.
• Nagma a widely successful name form the South Indian film industry was in a relationship with Ganguly in the early 2000s.
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