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

All the news stories that hogged the headlines today.

Updated - Oct 8, 2020 11:04 pm

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The high-scoring pitch of Sharjah in UAE has invited a lot of debate in the cricket world.
People have been saying that the field favours the batsmen in all the ways, and bowlers have been struggling a lot at the venue.
In the same context, Indian commentator Sanjay Manjrekar suggested some new rules in T20 cricket, which are being played at Sharjah, a few days back.
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One of the names amongst IPL 2020 young talents is pacer Tushar Deshpande, who is currently plying his trade for Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals.
Recently, the speedster got a chance to meet his idol and hero– Dale Steyn– during the recent encounter between Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
In a video posted by DC on Twitter, Tushar shared his experience of interacting with his ‘idol’ Steyn.
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Team India is set to travel Australia soon after the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).
This will be the first international series for the Virat Kohli-led side since March after the South Africa ODIs at home were postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Cricket Australia (CA) had earlier released the schedule for the whole of India’s much awaited tour with the T20I series to commence in October.
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), on Wednesday, turned the tables on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with some superb game plan.
They managed to defend 167 after opting to bat first in Abu Dhabi and registered their third win of the season.
However, despite putting in a decent performance, the team must be worried with their all-rounder Andre Russell’s batting form this year.
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper and former India captain, MS Dhoni, is regarded as one of the best leaders in world cricket.
Along with finishing games with his bat and pulling off extra-ordinary wicketkeeping shows, Dhoni is hailed for his leadership skills.
The CSK skipper, however, hasn’t been at his best in the on-going edition of the IPL.
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The cricket fraternity suffered a massive shock when Afghanistan cricketer Najeeb Tarakai left the world after meeting a horrific road accident.
He was immediately brought under the medical after he suffered major injuries.
However, he couldn’t be revived once he went into a state of coma.
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In the 21st match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, the Kolkata franchise had an upper hand by winning the game by 10 runs.
Though Chennai looked great when they kicked off their batting, their middle order didn’t fetch anything good for the team, and the game ultimately slipped out of hand.
In the same match, KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy stated that he use to run to M.A. Chidambaram Stadium just to see MS Dhoni bat.
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK), continuing their inconsistent trail in the on-going IPL 2020, suffered another loss on Wednesday as they suffered a 10-run defeat against Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Abu Dhabi.
Despite bowling out KKR for a modest total of 167, MS Dhoni’s men suffered a batting debacle during the latter part of their run-chase.
Kedar Jadhav, who was sent ahead of the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo, was heavily trolled on social media for his sluggish seven off 12 deliveries.
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Tyrone, the younger brother of South Africa international Vernon Philander has been shot dead near his home in Cape Town.
Tyrone reportedly was delivering water to a neighbour on Wednesday afternoon when he was shot.
Following the incident, the police have confirmed that they’re investigating a murder and the shooter is still on the loose.
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Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has been in the news in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
Unfortunately, his simple statement on Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma was twisted on social media and he had to bore the brunt of it.
Anushka also lashed out at him for dragging her name while talking about her husband’s game.
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