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

Reports: BCCI thinking to hold a camp for contracted players in Dubai

• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is working hard to organise the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year.
• The tournament was supposed to take place in March but it was postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Reports: England to postpone tour of India due to clash with IPL 2020

• It started with shelving the home ODIs against South Africa after an abandoned match in Dharamsala.
• It was earlier learned that the world’s richest cricket board is planning to start the upcoming edition of the IPL in the month of September.
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BBL 2020-21 set to clash with India’s tour of Australia

• The 10th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) is scheduled to get underway on December 3.
• However, as per the BBL schedule released by Cricket Australia (CA), the tournament will coincide with India’s tour of Australia later this year.
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Jason Holder and Ben Stokes attain career-best ratings in ICC Test Player rankings

• Jason Holder and Ben Stokes make career-high gains in the latest MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings.
• Holder, who picked seven wickets including a haul of six for 42 in the first innings, is now on a career-best 862 points.
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Michael Hussey differentiates the captaincy styles of Rohit Sharma, Ricky Ponting, MS Dhoni and Michael Clarke

• Michael Hussey, the former Australian batsman, has played under quite a few captains in his career.
• In the IPL, Hussey played for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and the Mumbai Indians (MI).
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Cricket Australia set to appoint ‘Mental Health and Wellbeing Lead’ for players

• Talking about Cricket Australia (CA), several players along with Glenn Maxwell, have laid out their mental health issues over the past few months.
• These players include the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Kate Hall, Nic Maddinson, and Will Pucovski.
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