Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today
All the news stories that hogged the headlines today.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly. (Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
BCCI is ready to stage IPL 2020 behind closed doors: Sourav Ganguly
Indian Premier League 2020 has been the talk of the cricket town for long. It was scheduled to begin on March 29.
But, the COVID-19 outbreak played its part and BCCI had to suspend the tournament for an indefinite period.
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Andrew Symonds wanted to back out from the IPL after blowout with Harbhajan Singh, says ex KXIP CEO
The inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) could well have been played without the Australian names.
The ‘Monkeygate’ scandal in India’s 2007-08 tour of Australia had somewhat ruptured the relations between the two cricket powerhouses.
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When we see India, something triggers in our mind: Rakibul Hasan
Bangladesh U19’s cricketer Rakibul Hasan said that the team’s energy doubles on playing against India.
Rakibul said that their pacers try to fire on all cylinders while locking horns against the Indian batters.
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Ramiz Raja wants Haris Rauf, Dilbar Hussain to play England Tests
Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan cricketer, feels that saliva going out of contention would make it tough for bowlers to generate reverse-swing in Test cricket.
In the 2019-20 Big Bash League (BBL) , they plied their trade for Melbourne Stars, who ended as the runners-up.
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BBL braces for changes after underwhelming viewership last season
The proposals will be put forth during a meet in July among the CA, Australian Cricket Association (ACA) and the umpires playing conditions committee.
Barham clearly doesn’t want the BBL to continue the same way and reckons that quality shouldn’t be compromised for quantity.
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ICC allows teams to display front-of-shirt sponsor logos in Tests
The International Cricket Council (ICC) recently confirmed the changes to the playing conditions in Test cricket.
It included a ban on the usage of saliva to shine the ball and imposed a penalty of five runs to the teams in case of repeated offence.
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