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

Reports: Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah refused to go to NCA

• Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah, both of whom who have been recovering from injuries, have reportedly refused to go to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
• As per the protocols, Pandya and Hardik, both contracted, should have been at the NCA in order to undergo rehabilitation. But they made it clear to the team management that they won’t go to the NCA.
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Bowling against West Indies would be a challenge for India, reckons Anil Kumble

• Ahead of the ODI series against West Indies, former India captain and coach Anil Kumble has cautioned India’s bowlers to come up with good effort in the series.
• Kumble’s comment came just days after West Indies batsmen’s impressive batting display in the recently-concluded T20I series. West Indies did lose the series 2-1.
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Ricky Ponting explains the reason behind opting for Rahane and Ashwin in the trading window

• Delhi Capitals had a season to remember in the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
•  After having suffered the ignominy of not making it to the top-4 for eight years, the Ricky Ponting-coached and Shreyas Iyer-led Capitals’ made their way to the playoffs on the back of consistent performances throughout the season.
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It is easy to switch formats if your game plan is clear: Mayank Agarwal

• It wouldn’t be an aberration to say Mayank Agarwal has had a stellar 2019.
• From performing under the most pressure-cooker situations in Australia during the four-match Test cricket to cementing his place after having racked up consistent scorers one after the other and emerging as one of the bedrocks of Indian Test batting, the Karnataka opener has done it all this year.
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I think MS Dhoni will play in T20 World Cup next year: Dwayne Bravo

• MS Dhoni, the former Indian skipper has been the talk of the town since the conclusion of the 2019 World Cup.
• He played his last international match against New Zealand in the semi-final of the marquee event and since then he has been on a sabbatical.
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IPL 2020 Auction: 48-year-old Praveen Tambe and 14-year-old Noor Ahmad become the oldest and youngest in the players list

• The 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League has still some time to go before it takes center stage, but with the auctions imminent, the euphoria has already started to build.
• More than 950 (971) players from all around the world threw their hat in the ring for the right to feature in the world’s biggest cricket league, out of which only 332 have made it to the final list.
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MSL 2019: Tickets sold out for the final between Paarl Rocks and Tshwane Spartans

• The 2019 Mzansi Super League (MSL) final taking place at Eurolux Boland Park on Monday night has been sold out.
• All 7 500 tickets were snapped up within a day and a half to ensure the biggest crowd of the tournament. Faf du Plessis’ Paarl Rocks team will face the Tshwane Spartans in the title clash who defeated the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants by 22 runs in Port Elizabeth in the eliminator.
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Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal could play together in conducive conditions: Bharat Arun

• The way the team management has handled spin twins Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal in recent months, it has been really baffling.
• Not very long ago, both the players were an indispensable part of the limited-overs team and rightly so.
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Australia vs New Zealand: Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Perth Test due to hamstring injury

• The sweltry conditions in ongoing day-night Pink ball Test match at the Optus Stadium in Perth continued to take its toll on the fast bowlers.
• After Lockie Ferguson hobbled of the crease during the first day, leaving New Zealand with just two frontline seamers, it was the turn for Australia to experience the same.
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