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IPL 2021: RCB appoint Sanjay Bangar as batting consultant for the upcoming season

• The preparations for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have begun.
• He has also worked with the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) before in the same capacity.
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Bangladesh name Shakib Al Hasan’s replacement for Mirpur Test against West Indies

• Bangladesh have called up left-hander Soumya Sarkar to replace Shakib Al Hasan.
• Due to the same injury, Shakib missed a chunk of the opening Test at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium.
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‘Couldn’t run 20 or 30 metres without my heart rate going high’ – Heinrich Klaasen on his COVID-19 trauma

• Heinrich Klaasen will be leading the South African team for the first time when they will take on Pakistan.
• The South African player was tested positive with the deadly virus on December 3.
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‘Ghar ki murgi daal barabar’ – Kuldeep Yadav’s childhood coach blasts Indian team management for constantly denying him chances

• Kuldeep was widely backed to partner Ravichandran Ashwin in the spin department.
• Nadeem failed to justify the team management’s faith in him as India suffered a crushing 227-run loss.
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‘Our pacers are used to bowling in home conditions’ – Waqar Younis on why Pakistan fast bowlers are ineffective on away soil

• Pakistan scripted a stunning victory in the two-match home Test series against South Africa as they clean-sweeped the visitors by 2-0.
• Younis is confident that the players will show improvement and will perform better in overseas tours too.
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Kuldeep Yadav should play in place of Shahbaz Nadeem in the next Test: Aakash Chopra

• After India’s heavy loss in the first Test against England in Chennai, some questions have been raised on team India’s selection.
• The cricket expert also said that he feels that the chinaman should have played in the first Test itself.
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