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

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah ties knot with Sanjana Ganesan

• The Jasprit Bumrah –  Sanjana Ganesan wedding saga finally came to an end on Monday (March 15) as the pair officially tied the knot in a private ceremony in Goa.
• Although the reports of the wedding were doing the rounds for quite some time, Bumrah and Sanjana had managed to keep the entire episode under the wraps by not giving any update on the same.
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Ishan Kishan’s ability to trust himself to hit big sixes irrespective of the ball sets him apart: Dinesh Karthik

• Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik has praised Ishan Kishan for his outstanding debut performance against England in the 2nd T20I.
• Dinesh Karthik pointed out the attributes of Kishan’s knock which he liked.
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Harsha Bhogle responds after twitterati abuses him before issuing an apology

• Harsha Bhogle is not only one of the most popular cricket commentators in the game but is also one of the most scrutinized one.
• No commentator divides opinion like Bhogle does.
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‘Mumbai Indians too good for England today’ – Michael Vaughan taunts India again after Ishan Kishan marks terrific debut

• Former England captain Michael Vaughan has once again sent out some cheeky remarks about India’s win against England in the second T20I on Sunday.
• According to the cricket expert’s comments, it was the Mumbai Indians who defeated the English team.
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Shoaib Akhtar questions Imad Wasim’s omission from Pakistan’s T20I team

• Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has questioned chief selector Mohammad Wasim’s decision of dropping Imad Wasim from the T20I squad for the South Africa tour.
• Imad failed to find a place in any of the squads announced for the tours.
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‘We dreamt together, we waited together, we fulfilled together’ – Suryakumar Yadav on making India debut

• 14th March 2021 was an extremely special day for Suryakumar Yadav.
• The Indian cricketer took the field for his country for the first time in T20Is, and it was a moment for Yadav to savor.
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‘Oye, chaaro taraf ghoom ke bat dikha’ – Ishan Kishan reveals the ‘order’ Virat Kohli gave him after reaching his fifty

• Ishan Kishan started his international career with a bang scoring his maiden T20I fifty against England on Sunday.
• After the knock, Kishan revealed what his captain Virat Kohli told him after he reached his 50.
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Rohit Bhai told me that you will open, play freely as you do in the IPL: Ishan Kishan

• Ishan Kishan, the Indian batsman, credited Rohit Sharma for his half-century on debut in the second T20I against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
• On Sunday, March 14, Kishan donned the national jersey for the maiden time and smashed 56 runs off 32 balls, helping his team to a seven-wicket victory and a 1-1 equalizer in the five-match T20I series.
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Here is how CWC Super League points table looks like after WIvSL ODI series

• The West Indies have grabbed a full 30 points in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League series against Sri Lanka after blanking the opposition 3-0.
• The two-time World Cup winners had lost all three matches in their first series against Bangladesh but have caught up with Bangladesh, England, and Afghanistan at 30 points in the points table.
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‘Facing Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult in the MI nets helped in facing Jofra Archer’ – Ishan Kishan after match-winning fifty on debut against England

• Ishan Kishan, the Indian left-handed batsman, said that he benefitted a lot by playing the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult in the Mumbai Indians’ camp in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• The 22-year-old Kishan stated that facing Bumrah, Boult among others helped him face Jofra Archer’s thunderbolts.
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