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Misbah-ul-Haq unhappy with Sharjeel Khan’s inclusion in Pakistan squad despite weighing 112 kg

• Pakistan’s opening batsman Sharjeel Khan had a tremendous run in the 2021 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) before the tournament was abruptly postponed owing to the rise in the number of coronavirus cases among the players and support staff.
• However, Pakistan’s head coach Misbah-ul-Haq isn’t happy with Sharjeel’s inclusion in the squad as he believes that the batsman is not fit enough considering he weighs 112 kilos.
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‘Just like people take credit for small things, you also need to take responsibility for such a big incident’ – Mohammad Hafeez on PSL 2021 postponement

• The swashbuckling all-rounder also took a sly dig at PCB for not taking responsibility for their mistakes rather than putting the whole blame on certain individuals.
• With this, Hafeez made a reference to the resignation given by Dr. Sohail Saleem, the head of the PCB’s Medical and Sports Sciences department, after there were reports of a breach in a bio-bubble during PSL.
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Rishabh Pant and Ishan Kishan should learn from Virat Kohli to finish matches: Virender Sehwag

• Former India opener Virender Sehwag has heaped praise on Virat Kohli after his match-winning fifty against England in the second T20I.
• All eyes were on the India skipper when he came out to bat on Sunday after being dismissed for a five-ball duck in the first game.
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BCCI announces Upstox as official partner for IPL ahead of 2021 season

• The Indian Premier League Governing Council (IPL GC) today announced Upstox, one of India’s leading and fastest-growing digital brokerage firms, as an official partner for IPL, which will begin on April 9th, 2021.
• Founded with the vision of making financial investing easy, equitable, and affordable to all Indian investors, Upstox provides online investments in Stocks, Mutual funds, Digital Gold, Derivatives, and ETFs for both investors and traders.
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‘I am totally at peace’ – Ravi Ashwin on his hopes of white-ball return

• Ravi Ashwin has been one of the biggest match-winners in the history of Test cricket.
• Even after performing incredibly well in red-ball cricket, the Tamil Nadu off-spinner has not been considered for the limited-overs squads.
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‘Rishabh Pant is actually letting me down’ – Ravi Ashwin on the keeper’s poor DRS calls

• Rishabh Pant might have performed exceedingly well with both bat as well as wicketkeeping gloves in the recent Test series against Australia and England but his teammate Ravi Ashwin is not too impressed with him.
• The India spin spearhead has said that his younger teammate let him down by not helping him in making the right DRS calls during the home series against England.
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India vs England: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma not to be rested for ODI series; Prasidh Krishna, Krunal Pandya likely to be picked

• The Indian side will take on England in a short three-match ODI series starting from 23rd March 2021.
• And now, we have some major news coming in regarding India’s ODI squad for the series against England.
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Shikhar Dhawan might have fallen out of race for opening slot in T20Is, reckons Sanjay Manjrekar

• Ishan Kishan’s fiery knock on his T20I debut against England has added him to the opening conundrum of the Indian T20I side.
• He had replaced Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order who had mustered only four runs off 12 balls in the series opener.
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Shakib Al Hasan becomes father to a baby boy with Umme Ahmed Shishir

• Back in January, Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh all-round cricketer, revealed that he’s set to become a father to a third child with his wife Umme Ahmed Shishir.
• It has now been learned that the Shishir has given birth to a baby boy.
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Sarah Taylor joins Sussex’s coaching staff for upcoming season

• Sarah Taylor, the former England women’s cricketer, has joined Sussex’s coaching panel for their upcoming season.
• The 31-year-old retired in 2019 after her long-standing battles with anxiety. She is regarded as one of the most fluent wicketkeepers the cricket world has ever seen.
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