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

‘Shut the f**k up’ – Virat Kohli shuts down Christchurch crowd after Tom Latham’s dismissal

• India is currently involved in the final game of the two-match Test series against New Zealand.
• On Day 2 the hosts batting line up kneeled down in front of the Indian pace bowling attack that brought the visitors back into the game.
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Trent Boult sends Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav’s timber for a leisurely walk

• Trent Boult has produced a number of ripsnorters throughout his career, a reason why he has spearheaded the New Zealand pace attack.
• The 30-year-old is currently busy ruffling feathers in the Black Caps’ home Test series against India.
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‘Nice to see him make a few errors’ – Trent Boult opines on Virat Kohli’s poor run of form

• The Indian team had started their tour of New Zealand with big hopes and they got off on a good note, winning the T20I series 5-0.
• However, then things got bad for Virat Kohli and his men, as they first lost the three-match ODI series 0-3 and lost the first Test match of the series at Wellington by a huge margin of 10 wickets.
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Harbhajan Singh terms Ajinkya Rahane a ‘lower-order batsman’ after latter’s issues against short balls

• The Indian batting has floundered in their ongoing two-match Test series against New Zealand that they are currently trailing by 0-1.
• After the 10-wicket drubbing at the Basin Reserve in Wellington, the visitors are in dire straits even in the second Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
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VVS Laxman deciphers the reasons behind Virat Kohli’s lean patch

• VVS Laxman, the former Indian batsman, has tried to find the chinks in Virat Kohli’s armour. The latter has flattered to deceive in the ongoing Test series against New Zealand, scoring a mere 38 runs at an average of 9.80.
• In both the innings of the second Test at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, Virat was trapped plumb in front, first by Tim Southee and then Colin de Grandhomme.
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‘Karachi Kings Zindabad’ – Mickey Arthur reveals that he still misses being part of PSL

• Former Pakistan and Karachi Kings’ coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that he misses being part of the Pakistan Super League tournament.
• The South African was part of the four previous seasons of the T20 league, associated with the Karachi Kings’ outfit.
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‘I hundred percent respect his decision’ – Mashrafe Mortaza defends Mushfiqur Rahim’s move to skip Pakistan tour

• Mushfiqur Rahim has stirred up quite a controversy by refusing to tour Pakistan with the Bangladesh team, despite repeated calls from BCB officials including president Nazmul Hasan.
• Bangladesh, who previously toured Pakistan for T20I series and one Test, will once against go back for the one-off ODI and the remaining Test of the two-match series.
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‘It came so quickly and I just stuck my hand out’ – Ravindra Jadeja reacts to his spectacular catch on Day 2

• Indian team staged a brilliant comeback into the second Test match against New Zealand at Christchurch.
• After being bowled out for 242 runs in the first innings, with Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari making half-centuries; India made a big comeback in the Kiwi first innings, despite the black caps adding 66 runs for the first innings.
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NCA physio under scanner after Ishant Sharma misses Christchurch Test

• Ishant Sharma’s ankle injury has resurfaced and that didn’t allow him to take part in India’s second Test against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
• It has led to questioning of National Cricket Academy (NCA) coach Ashish Kaushik’s credentials.
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‘It’s not his fault’ – Jofra Archer refuses to blame skipper Joe Root for elbow injury

• England fast-bowler Jofra Archer has leapt in defence of his Test captain Joe Root who is facing the heat in the wake of his elbow injury.
• Archer has not played for England since being ruled out of action after the first of the four-match Test series in South Africa last month.
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‘We couldn’t afford a rickshaw ride’ – Ajinkya Rahane opens up on his difficult childhood and his parents’ struggles

• The game of cricket has seen so many rags-to-riches stories but one story that many are unaware of is that of India batting star Ajinkya Rahane.
• The right-handed batsman is one of the best Test batsmen in the world right now.
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IPL 2020: Ishant Sharma likely to miss the the first part of the tournament

• Team India has been suffering from injuries to key players for quite some time now. The year gone by saw many of the prime players, missing out on a lot of cricket due to the injuries which kept on creeping up from time to time.
• And, joining the list of injured players is Ishant Sharma who might have to sit out for some matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to his ankle injury.
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