Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today
All the news stories that hogged the headlines today.
Shane Warne. (Photo Source: Instagram)
‘Pakistan is one of the safest places in the world right now’ – Chris Gayle
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been working out hard to bring back cricket in their country on a regular interval.
They got a big breakthrough in the year 2019 when they successfully hosted a T20I, ODI and Test series in their country against Sri Lanka.
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Shane Warne’s $1m ‘Baggy Green’ buyer has been revealed
The global ecosystem is expressing grief over the current situation of Australian bushfires which left everyone in disbelief.
Shane Warne had announced that he would be auctioning off his baggy green cap in a bid to raise funds for the bushfire appeal.
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‘Kya merit hai aapke lalla ka’- Kanhaiya Kumar asks Amit Shah on his son being BCCI secretary
Kanhaiya Kumar, the CPI leader and JNUSU president, has come down heavily on Amit Shah, the Union Minister.
On January 5, 50 masked people with rods, sticks and acids attacked the JNU campus and injured more than 39 teachers and students.
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Mark Waugh rates Marnus Labuschagne as the best current batsman in the world
Marnus Labuschagne has had one of the most successful Australian summers in the recent past.
Since becoming the first-ever concussion substitute at Lord’s, Labuschagne has come a long way.
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BCCI supports Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri, wants five-day Tests to continue
The International Cricket Council’s (ICC) proposal to make Test matches a four-day affair instead of five has left the cricketing fraternity divided.
Now, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also stood behind the captain and coach by raising a red flag for the ICC’s proposal.
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‘They are FC matches, not Tests’ – Rohit Sharma gives a hilarious response on ICC’s idea of four-day Tests
On the other hand, the majority of former greats and current star players have actually ridiculed the idea of tinkering with the oldest format of the game.
Sharma is on a break from cricket after playing non-stop for almost 2 years and he was rested for the Sri Lanka series.
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‘Navdeep Saini’s spell in Indore must have left skipper Virat Kohli feeling like a millionaire’ – Gautam Gambhir
And, so gone are the days when the team-management used to rely on one or two individuals.
Saini was hostile, aggressive, accurate and relentless. And, former Indian opener and Saini’s mentor- Gautam Gambhir-is chuffed to bits.
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‘We have more passion than them’ – Pakistan coach Ejaz Ahmed confident of a strong show against India in U19 World Cup
And, once again, India vs Pakistan is going to be the most anticipated clashes in the upcoming event.
However, Ejaz Ahmed, Pakistan U19 coach feels that his team plays with ‘more passion’, when they take on their arch-rival.
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