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

Virat Kohli top-ranked Indian among 25 global Instagram influencers; Anushka Sharma placed at 24th

• Virat Kohli, the skipper of the Indian cricket team, is a popular figure on the social media platforms apart from his numbers on the 22 yards.
• The rankings were churned out after 1,000 Instagram accounts were analysed on the basis of the quality of the audience.
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Mitchell Starc set to join Australia squad ahead of Adelaide Test against India

• Fast bowler Mitchell Starc is set to join the Australian squad ahead of the Day-Night Test against India.
• The speedster took some time out of the game and opted out of the last two T20Is due to an illness in the family.
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Pakistan skipper Babar Azam ruled out of New Zealand T20Is

• Pakistan team was in the news soon after landing in New Zealand for breaching multiple COVID-19 protocols.
• Accordingly, they started practising hard for the series only to be dealt with a huge blow five days ahead of the opening T20I.
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Update on injured Australia players ahead of the Adelaide Test against India

• The much-awaited four-match Test series between India and Australia is all set to commence on December 17.
• The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is with the visitors having won the last tour Down Under by 2-1 against the Tim Paine-led side.
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Sanath Jayasuriya’s father passes away at the age of 80

• However, the legendary batting all-rounder is going through tough times as his father Dunston Jayasuriya passed away at the age of 80.
• Under his leadership, Sri Lanka made it to the semi-finals of the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup.
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Tim Paine doesn’t play IPL, so he can confront Indians in the Test series: Mohammad Kaif

• Tim Paine is an excellent man behind the stumps and has done a decent job for Australia as a captain in the purest format of the game.
• Therefore, with both Warner and Smith back in the team, it would be difficult for Paine to get going without adding runs to the scoreboard.
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