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

Charge sheet filed against Mohammed Shami under dowry and sexual harassment

• Just when everything was going fine for Mohammed Shami in his professional career, he has been hit with the worst news on the personal front. His personal life was disturbed drastically during the same time last year.
• Hasin Jahan, Shami’s wife, had made come up with some serious allegations on her husband cricketer which led to the BCCI even delaying the announcement of Shami’s contract.
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IPL 2019: Delhi Capitals appoint Sourav Ganguly as the advisor of the team

• Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting were responsible for the rise of India and Australia respectively during their captaincy eras.
• Both of them were aggressive in their approach which worked in the team’s favour more often than not.
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SLC call Chandika Hathurusingha back from South Africa to discuss World Cup 2019 plans

• The Sri Lankan cricket board (SLC) got into the planning mode for the World Cup 2019, as they have asked the head coach Chandika Hathurusingha to return from South Africa, where the islanders are currently playing the five-match ODI series.
• Sri Lanka created history earlier in the tour by winning both the Test matches against South Africa and became the first Asian side to win the series in whites in the rainbow nation.
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Ranji selection fraud: Delhi Police files case after BCCI’s formal complaint

• Multiple aspiring domestic cricketers were tricked into paying huge sums of money in return of a word that they will be selected into the Ranji trophy and various other BCCI tournaments.
• However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) became aware of the situation and has filed an official complaint against the fraudsters.
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Former New Zealand cricketer Luke Woodcock retires from all forms of the game

• New Zealand cricketer Luke Woodcock has decided to call time on his 17-year career.
• The veteran in the domestic circuit holds the record for playing the most number of first-class matches for a single team.
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Virat Kohli asks the Indian team members to have fun in the IPL

• After the conclusion of the Australia ODI series, which Indian team lost 2-3, the team members are looking forward to participating in the Indian Premier League from March 23.
• Skipper Virat Kohli seemed happy with the outcome of the Indian team management’s experimentation in the series and is looking forward to the World Cup 2019.
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ICC World Cup 2019: Shaun Pollock selects his South Africa squad for the tournament

• Former South Africa captain Shaun Pollock had voiced his opinion about South Africa’s chances in this year’s World Cup earlier.
• Pollock believes that the Proteas can win the tournament if they work out the right approach to play in English conditions.
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The onus is on the players to keep themselves fit ahead of the World Cup, says Virat Kohli

• Now that the Indian team’s international assignments have finished the focus shifts to the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season which begins on March 23, Saturday, with the Chennai Super Kings, the defending champions taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
• Team India players, who are almost certain to go to England and Wales for the World Cup will also participate in the IPL and the question of their workload management was raised by many cricket experts and some even suggested that the fast bowlers who are bound for the World Cup should skip the IPL to keep themselves fit.
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IPL 2019: Wriddhiman Saha ready to open the innings for SRH if needed

• It was the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year when the wicketkeeper-batsman Wriddhiman Saha had played his last competitive cricket match before making a comeback in this year’s Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament.
• His last international engagement for India was even earlier, during the tour of South Africa last year.
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Just one spot to discuss for the World Cup, says Virat Kohli after conceding the series to Australia

• The experimentation that started since the end of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy for the World Cup which is now just over a couple of months away seems to have not ended even now.
• Team India played their final ODI before the mega event on Wednesday when they took on Australia in Delhi and the signs are not good at all.
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