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

IPL 2020 set to be shifted to UAE with India observing a surge in COVID-19 cases

• UAE has already started preparations to host Indian players for training sessions ahead of the mega tournament.
• The detonations surrounding the circumstances of a possible happening of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have maybe come to an end.
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Give me three months to train, I will score runs in Test cricket for India: Sourav Ganguly

• Sourav Ganguly, the former Indian skipper, reckons that he still has the potential to score runs for the national team in Test cricket.
• The Prince of Kolkata last played in the format back in 2008 against Australia at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur.
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Australia can go on top of Virat Kohli if they put him under pressure early in the series: Brett Lee

• In the much-anticipated India tour of Australia, Virat Kohli and his troops will lock horns with the hosts in three T20Is, followed by four Tests and three ODIs.
• However, the Australian team was without David Warner and Steve Smith, who both had missed the series due to their ball-tampering bans.
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‘Nobody came to sit with me, I was forever lonely’ – Makhaya Ntini opens up on his racist experiences

• Following the incident, many violent protests condemning racism erupted around the world, especially in the United States.
• Meanwhile, former South Africa pacer Makhaya Ntini has also opened up about his experience with racism in cricket.
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Sunil Gavaskar’s 10,000 runs equivalent to 16,000 runs in the modern era: Inzamam-ul-Haq

• Inzamam-ul-Haq, the former Pakistan cricketer, has lauded the legendary Sunil Gavaskar for succeeding at a time when run-making wasn’t all that easy.
• Gavaskar was the first batsman to reach the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket and averaged 51.12 with 34 centuries and 45 half-centuries.
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I will not drop a guy like Cheteshwar Pujara from my ODI team: Former India spinner Dilip Doshi

• 32-year-old Cheteshwar Pujara, often labelled as Rahul Dravid’s successor, is a mainstay in Team India’s Test squad.
• Pujara, along with Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane, has established himself as an indispensable part of India’s red-ball expeditions.
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