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

No cricket in India in the near future: Sourav Ganguly

• India is currently under a complete lockdown until May 3, which was earlier extended from April 14.
• Earlier this week, the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) was also postponed indefinitely after the lockdown was extended.
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Ravi Shastri opens up on the possibility of T20 World Cup 2020 in October

• All major sporting events including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed in the wake of the pandemic.
• The much-awaited IPL 2020 has also been postponed indefinitely to tackle the outbreak of COVID-19.
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Shakib Al Hasan to auction his ‘special’ World Cup 2019 bat for coronavirus fight

• Shakib Al Hasan, the prolific Bangladesh all-rounder, has been extending his support through his foundation for the ones affected in the coronavirus pandemic.
• The Magura-born is now set to auction off his bat from the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.
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‘Have to think about how I started with nobody watching’ – Rohit Sharma open to playing the IPL behind closed doors

• Rohit Sharma, the national limited-overs vice-captain, has backed the idea of playing the Indian Premier League (IPL) behind closed doors.
• The start of the T20 tournament was first postponed from March 29 to April 15 due to the massive coronavirus outbreak.
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Reports: MS Dhoni desires to play upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 trophy

• Back then, he plied his trade in four matches for Jharkhand, scoring 123 runs at a decent average of 61.50.
• Dhoni was set to play for the Chennai Super Kings in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League.
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BCCI reacts to Cricket Australia’s proposal of hosting 5-match Test series

• This has turned out to be the foremost reason due to which the cricketing action has been postponed for an indefinite period.
• After the outbreak, all the major tournaments including the Olympics and IPL were postponed.
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