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

Manish Pandey pulls off a single-handed stunner to dismiss David Warner

• Pandey was finally included in the line-up to replace Rishabh Pant.
• Pandey jumped his timing to perfection and managed to grab a stunner.
•  Manish Pandey was fielding at cover-point.
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Kagiso Rabada fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

• The charge relates to Rabada’s actions following the dismissal of Joe Root.
• Rabada has now accumulated four demerit points in a 24 month period.
• The charge was levelled by on-field umpires Rod Tucker and Bruce Oxenford.
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AB de Villiers aiming to make ODI comeback

• De Villiers has already expressed his desire to come out of his international retirement.
• The 35-year-old has now informed that he will want to play One Day International (ODI) as well.
• De Villiers, though, has stated that it will be important for him to stay fit.
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Moeen Ali hits out for being made England’s scapegoat

• The 32-year-old last played Test cricket in the Ashes opener at the Edgbaston in Birmingham.
• Moeen didn’t sound happy for the reason that all the blame was being put on him.
• Moeen is likely to make a comeback in the Brits’ home series against Pakistan.
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MS Dhoni likely to make himself available for selection after IPL 2020

• MS Dhoni sprung a surprise on Thursday when he appeared at the Jharkhand’s training session.
• Dhoni’s name was dropped from the annual contract list by the BCCI.
• As per reports, Dhoni will not hang his boots from international cricket till the end of the IPL.
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Mushfiqur Rahim opts out of the Pakistan tour

• The Bangladesh Cricket team are yet to announce their squad for the three-match T20I series.
• Rahim has now become the first senior player to opt out of the series.
• The first instalment will see them tour Pakistan for a three-match T20I series between January 24-27.
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KS Bharat added to India squad as back-up wicket-keeper

• Bharat’s wicket-keeping skills are well appreciated.
• Bharat was included as the back-up wicket-keeper in place of Rishabh Pant.
• India suffered a severe blow after losing Rishabh Pant due to concussion.
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