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Sourav Ganguly blasts Murali Vijay and KL Rahul for failure in Perth

• Time is now running away for both Murali Vijay and KL Rahul. The openers have completely failed to justify the faith shown in them by the team management.
• Before coming to Australia, Rahul had played seven overseas Tests this year and crossed fifty once — 149 in the final innings of the final match in England.
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Mustafizur Rahman, Mehidy Hasan and Shai Hope achieve career-high ODI rankings

• Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman has broken into the top-five of the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Bowlers for the first time in his career following a stellar performance in the recently concluded ODI series against the Windies, which the home side won by 2-1.
• The 23-year-old left-arm bowler has rocketed five places to fifth in the latest rankings following his five wickets in the series.
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Australia vs India: Scans confirm no serious injury for Aaron Finch; ready to bat

• As far as the ongoing Test match between Australia and India is concerned, the encounter is slightly tilted towards the home team as Tim Paine and Co are leading by 175 runs with six wickets remaining in the second innings.
• Meanwhile, the Aussies could’ve been jolted with a body blow on the third day after their opener Aaron Finch got smacked on the finger by Mohammad Shami.
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Virat Kohli fortunate to have current bunch of pacers: Gautam Gambhir

• The Indian fast bowling contingent has done an excellent job in the last one year, Albeit, India are yet to win an overseas series in 2018, their fast bowlers have created headaches for the opponents.
• They have thus far won three overseas Tests this year, one each against South Africa, England and Australia respectively and on all three instances, the pacers stood up to challenges.
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One more chance for Peter Handscomb, that’s it: Mark Waugh

• After making his debut against South Africa in 2016, right-handed batsman Peter Handscomb has managed to rack up impressive numbers.
• The Victorian has notched 897 runs thus far in 15 matches at an average of 39 with four half-centuries and a couple tons against Pakistan in 2017.
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BCCI axed former IPL auctioneer Richard Madley with a one-line email

• Ever since the inception of IPL in 2008, British auctioneer Richard Madley had been the face of the auction.
• In the eleven years of IPL journey, Madley and the auction seemed to inseparable entities.
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Yuvraj Singh hit some form ahead of IPL 2019 auction; will it be enough?

• Yuvraj Singh, once the blue-eyed boy of Indian cricket, stands as one of those solitary fringe figures.
• The dashing left-hand batsman, who recently turned 37, was counted among the top names in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but could go himself going unsold in the upcoming auction for the 2019 edition of the annual carnival.
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