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Reports: Team India to play non-stop cricket in 2021

• Team India might have gone without action for nearly eight months in 2020 but 2021 is looking set to be a busy year for them.
• At the start of 2020, India welcomed Sri Lanka and Australia at home before flying to New Zealand for a full-fledged tour.
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Bangladeshi man put behind the bars for delivering death threat to Shakib Al Hasan

• Mohsin Talukder, the man who allegedly threatened to kill Shakib Al Hasan for inaugurating a Kali Puja pandal in Kolkata last week, was arrested.
• The Magura-born Shakib is now set to play for Khulna in the inaugural edition of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup.
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England to tour Pakistan after 16 years in October 2021

• Pakistan came to England after the cricketing action resumed post COVID-19 for a T20I and Test series.
• The tour got delayed due to the unavailability of players from the English side.
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Virat Kohli to donate profit from a sanitation product to feed malnourished children

• In a heartwarming gesture, Team India skipper Virat Kohli has decided to donate all the profit from the sale of a new healthcare and sanitation product, Vize.
• The entire squad left for Australia from Dubai last week after the conclusion of the IPL.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed pulls out of LPL 2020; Chris Gayle and Lasith Malinga doubtful too

• The inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is yet to start but the tournament has already suffered a number of setbacks.
• However, the organisers had to postpone it to November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ECB announces schedule for Men’s and Women’s Cricket team for home summer 2021

• As per the current plans by ECB, the Men’s cricket team is set to play a three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka.
• The highlight of the schedule is the five-match Test series against India from August 4 to September 14 at five different venues.
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