Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today
All the news stories that hogged the headlines today.
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Here’s why ‘helpless’ Indian selectors excluded Sanju Samson for West Indies series
- Sanju Samson, the young Indian wicketkeeper hogged the spotlight previous month for smashing a double century in Vijay Hazare Trophy game against Goa.
- Soon after his brilliant knock, he was picked by the selectors in the T20I squad that was scheduled to play against Bangladesh.
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‘The 9th IPL team?’ – Fans feel Rising Pune Supergiant as the new team for 2020 season
- Among all the franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) that are now defunct, Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) are perhaps the best remembered.
- The franchise, the second to represent Pune after the Pune Warriors India, played two editions of the IPL — 2016 and 2017 — and was led by former India captain MS Dhoni in the first.
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Fact Check: Did Anushka Sharma really sit in the BCCI selection meeting?
- Anushka Sharma is in news despite her only connection to cricket being the wife of Indian captain Virat Kohli.
- She has been constantly targeted for no fault of her after every time India or Kohli fails to win a match
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David Warner wore shoes with names of his 3 daughters against Pakistan
- David Warner is on a completely different level right now, after he put the demons of his terrible Ashes 2019 series to rest by hitting a tremendous 154 against the visiting Pakistani team in the first Test match at the Gabba, Brisbane.
- This was his first ton after returning to Test cricket in the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal against South Africa in Cape Town.
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Shakib Al Hasan lands in Kolkata as India and Bangladesh battle it out at Eden Gardens
- India is currently having an upper hand against Bangladesh in the only first-ever pink ball Test in the country, being played at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
- The inaugural day-night Test saw BCCI leaving no stone unturned on day one of the Test with many dignitaries being invited to grace the event.
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Nobody moved in the dressing room when Laxman and Dravid batted in epic Eden Test: Sachin Tendulkar
- There are matches that go on to define the identity of an entire generation of not only those who featured in that game; not only of those who witnessed it live and still reminisce about it after a gazillion of years.
- But it also goes on to define the identity of the venue or the ground where it was played.
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Here’s why Yasir Shah signalled ‘seven’ after dismissing Steve Smith on Day 3
- Australia extended their dominance over Pakistan in the first Test match at the Gabba in Brisbane thanks to amazing centuries from David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne.
- The Azhar Ali-led side was made to toil hard for 158 overs under the sun and almost every bowler of theirs’s despite looking impressive, failed to pick early wickets.
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Cricket Australia announces squads for limited-overs series against India ‘A’ women
- Australia ‘A’ women are scheduled to host One-Day and T20 matches for India ‘A’ women that will begin from December 12.
- Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the squads for the respective formats that will play against the subcontinent team.
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‘Even if I play under 100 captains, Sourav Ganguly will always remain my captain’ – Harbhajan Singh
- It is fair to say that Eden Gardens is the Mecca of Indian Cricket.
- And, it is not only the crowd or the atmosphere that it has generated over the years- especially in the yesteryears when it used to hold the capacity of a hundred thousand people, but also become some of the greatest moments of Indian cricket have been achieved at the venue.
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Michael Vaughan heaps praises on Virat Kohli after his pink-ball ton against Bangladesh
- Whenever cricket witnesses a big moment, former England captain Michael Vaughan is never far off from presenting a viewpoint.
- The 45-year-old, who serves as a commentator and analyst now, has come up with his opinion on the ongoing day-night Test between India and Bangladesh in Kolkata.
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Match-fixing investigation by police puts KPL on hold
- With the police investigating the match-fixing scandal of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL), all of its affair – the tournament as well as the auction – have been put on hold.
- The tournament, which was started in 2009 on the lines of IPL, has been rocked by the match-fixing allegations.
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Reports: Rohit Sharma conveyed his message to selectors that he wants to play against West Indies
- Rohit Sharma, the Indian opener, has been playing in red-hot form since World Cup 2019.
- He piled some big runs in the mega-event and also proved his mantle in the Test format as an opener for Team India.
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This Indian pace attack is deadly and also the best in the world: Mohammad Azharuddin
- Nobody perhaps finds the Eden Gardens as auspicious as him. Former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin saw his career turning back from the edge quite a few times after producing gems at the same venue.
- Be it a timely 182 against England in 1993 or slamming a counter-attacking 109 against South Africa in 1996, Azharuddin chose the iconic stadium to announce that he was far from over.
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Why Mehidy Hasan was not allowed to bowl in Kolkata Test as concussion replacement player
- Bangladesh did not have the start they would have hoped for in the historic day-night Test match against India at the Eden Gardens that started on Friday.
- They won the toss and that was the only thing that went to their favour.
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