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Ajinkya Rahane, Ankit Bawne to lead India A against England Lions

• After the conclusion of the five-match series, the tourists will play a couple of four-day games against Board President’s XI.
• Prior to the games, England Lions will also play a two-day warm-up match against BP XI, from February 3.
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Mitchell Johnson picks his Australian skipper for 2019 World Cup

• Australia are still looking for the light at the end of the tunnel ever since the ball-tampering scandal in the Newlands Test.
• Recently, they lost the ODI and Test series against India and are next scheduled to play the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka.
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Virat Kohli keeps Australian legend waiting for an interview

• A Virat Kohli exclusive interview is like the paramount award in the cricket media industry at the moment.
• However, if the reports are to be believed, the Indian captain snubbed the interview and did not turn up.
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Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Pradeep ruled out of Australian tour

• Sri Lanka had a mixed 2018 in Test cricket. They’ve struggled in the shorter forms but they’ve had a decent year in red-ball cricket.
• They thrashed the visiting South African team 2-0 before crashing to a humiliating white-wash against England at home.
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Sam Curran might take the new ball in the first Test against Windies

• England are in the Caribbean for a three-match Test series before the focus shifts to shorter forms in the lead up to the all-important World Cup.
• One of the biggest positives for England last year was the emergence of all-rounder Sam Curran in red-ball cricket.
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Michael Clarke backs Hardik Pandya to play the 2019 World Cup

• Thereafter, Pandya was handed an indefinite suspension by the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).
• Moreover, he talked about the players’ responsibilities, being role-models of many aspiring sportspersons.
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PCB to inquire about the national team’s poor run in Tests

• The Pakistan cricket team’s performance in the longest format of the game was extremely disappointing in South Africa.
• Following a shambolic show, PCB chief Ehsan Mani said that the board will initiate an inquiry to look into what went wrong.
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New Zealand Women vs India Women: Frances Mackay makes White Ferns’ comeback after five years

• India Women’s tour of New Zealand is set to get underway on Thursday, January 24 with the three-match ODI series.
• The second the final T20 will take place in Auckland and Hamilton on February 8 and 10 respectively.
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Indian team is more experienced than Pakistan: Sarfaraz Ahmed

• Pakistan recently lost the three-match Test series against South Africa 3-0 and were a recipient of severe criticism.
• With the triumph, not only did they took a 1-0 lead in the series, but also remained unbeaten in ODIs at the venue after five encounters.
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Allow Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul to play while inquiry is on: CK Khanna

• With the players, especially Pandya, facing heavy backlash, the BCCI decided to take the matters in their own hands.
• At the time being the future of both the players is in limbo. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court adjourned the case related to the BCCI till next week.
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Justin Langer showers praises on ‘all time great’ MS Dhoni

• Team Australia head coach Justin Langer tried to draw the positives after his team recently suffered an ODI series defeat against India.
• The wicketkeeper-batsman hit three fifties in three matches and ensured that his team prevailed on two occasions.
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Sanjay Manjrekar analyses MS Dhoni’s current form in ODIs

• Setting the backdrop right, Dhoni’s heroics recently helped the Indian team register a historic series win against Australia.
• With this, Manjrekar meant that the brain is still functioning as well as it used to about a decade ago.
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