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

‘I am confident you girls will bounce back stronger than ever’ – Virat Kohli to India Women after losing T20 World Cup final

• The grim faces in the Indian camp weren’t the greatest scenes to witness on the day but Australia clearly played better cricket.
• Kohli tried to chin-up the sad faces and feels that the Women’s team will come back stronger than ever from this loss.
• As far as India Women’s team is concerned, they were unbeaten until the final of the World Cup.
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Hasan Ali urges Mushfiqur Rahim to tour Pakistan

• Bangladesh cricket team is scheduled to ply and ODI and Test match against Pakistan in their country.
• Tigers recently travelled to Pakistan where they played three ODIs and one Test.
•  Hasan Ali, the Pakistan international has requested the wicketkeeper-batsman Mushafiqur Rahim to come and play in Pakistan.
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Reports: Bangladesh to be a possible venue for Asia Cup 2020

• The Asia Cup 2020’s venue has become a big spot of bother for the Asian Cricket Council after India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan.
• With 2020 being the T20 World Cup year, the Asia Cup 2020 will also be a 20-over affair.
• It seems that Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has chosen Bangladesh as the replacement host for the tournament.
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BCCI announces 15-man squad for the ODI series against South Africa

• Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya have made their comeback after proving their match fitness.
• There are several changes to the squad that lost to New Zealand by a 3-0 margin.
• The first ODI between India and South Africa is set to be played in Dharamsala.
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Irfan Pathan’s son tries to knock out Sachin Tendulkar with his boxing skills

•  Sachin Tendulkar spent some time with Irfan Pathan’s son.
•  The former Indian pacer also shared a clip of the same.
• The second game of Road Safety World Series 2020 will be played between Australia Legends and Sri Lanka Legends at Wankhede Stadium.
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Aakash Chopra gives a befitting reply to a Pakistan fan

• India Women lost the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup to Australia on Sunday.
•  India had beaten Australia in the tournament opener and were expected to repeat their heroics again in the final.
• Chopra questioned Pakistan’s performance since the Champions Trophy in the ICC events.
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Brad Hogg picks Babar Azam as part of the ‘Fab-4’ across all formats

• Azam is one of the batsmen in the world who have thrived in all three formats.
• Babar Azam, courtesy his consistency, is steadily threatening to topple the monopoly of the Fab-4.
• Hogg was asked by one the Pakistani fans on Twitter.
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South Africa add Janneman Malan to their squad for the ODI series against India

• Cricket South Africa on the 2 March had announced a 15-member squad that was supposed to travel to India.
•  The Proteas are scheduled to play three One Day International matches, scheduled to be held at Lucknow, Kolkata and Dharamshala.
• The Virat Kohli led team, lost the One Day International series against New Zealand by a margin of 3-0.
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