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BBL should make cricketers ready for the IPL: BBL head Kim McConnie

• Big Bash League (BBL) head Kim McConnie hopes that the cash-rich Indian Premier League continues to lead the way in franchisee cricket.
• She was initially at PepsiCo as Head of Sports Marketing at the company’s global headquarters in New York. Kim then made the move to Cricket Australia.
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Five international captains approached by bookies in last one year: Alex Marshall

• Recently, the International Cricket Council (ICC) also put forth some developments surrounding the issue.
• There are a number of T20 tournaments going around in the world and the ICC has conducted a total of 32 investigations.
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Stuart Law steps down as Windies’ head coach

• His last assignment will see him accompanying the national side for their tours of India and Bangladesh in the upcoming two months.
• The Australian-born former cricketer had made up his mind to spend the rest of his time in future with his family.
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Reports: Angelo Mathews sidelined from England limited-overs series

• Sri Lanka are scheduled to host England for an ODI, T20I and Test series, starting Wednesday, October 10.
• The seasoned campaigner also averages approximately 59 in the One Day format in the last couple of years.
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Sourav Ganguly has a question for Ravi Shastri and Rohit Sharma

• In the ongoing Asia Cup, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh haven’t quite put their best foot forward thus far.
• Ganguly also talked about the reasons for backing them while saying that India’s all-format captain Virat Kohli needs to figure out who can fit the bill going into the future.
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Australia’s main target is to neutralise Yasir Shah, says Peter Siddle

• Pakistan though don’t have Babar this time around but he could be replaced by 19-year-old Shadab Khan to pair up with Yasir.
• The latter has 165 wickets in 28 Test matches so far at an average of 29.44. He picked up 12 scalps in the 2014-15 series at an average of 17.25.
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Rohit Sharma has done a great job as the skipper: Wasim Akram

• Team India is yet to lose a game in the ongoing Asia Cup and it looks like they will be unbeatable until the final as well.
• Recently, he scored a century against Pakistan in the Super Four game and won the game for India while chasing the total of 238 runs.
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Virat Kohli doesn’t want Test cricket to be tinkered

• His last two overseas Test series as the captain have been disappointing even though he himself finished as the highest scorer for India.
• Kohli completed 6,000 runs in Tests during the England series and is currently the ninth highest run-getter for India in this format with 23 centuries.
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India vs Windies: Kemar Roach to return home for personal reasons

• Led by Jason Holder, the Windies will play India in two Tests, five ODIs and three T20Is starting in Rajkot on October 4.
• They had last toured India in 2013-14 and were beaten 0-2 in a two-Test series which was also the final one for the legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.
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Pakistan will take revenge against India in the final: Mickey Arthur

• Pakistan cricket team are at the receiving end of all the criticism after their two back to back defeats against India in the ongoing Asia Cup.
• However, their coach Mickey Arthur has expressed confidence in his side and feels that they will beat Bangladesh and eventually India to win the tournament.
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Sourav Ganguly not pleased with Ravi Shastri’s role as coach of Team India

• Former India captain Sourav Ganguly still continues to express his disappointment at head coach Ravi Shastri‘s role in the Indian Cricket Team.
• India have since had Ravi Shastri as their coach, and have now suffered two overseas defeats in Test series against South Africa and England.
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Asia Cup 2018: Mahela Jayawardene names the favourites to win the tournament

• Team India has been on a roll so far in the ongoing Asia Cup and is yet to lose a game in the competition.
• With the way they’ve hammered the teams, it is only fitting that they are deemed as the favourites to lift the title.
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Indian legend MS Dhoni is a firm believer of destiny

• Back in January 2017, 29-year-old Virat Kohli took over the baton from MS Dhoni as Indian cricket team’s all-format captain.
• Dhoni captained the national team for the maiden time in the 2007 World T20 in South Africa in which the Men in Blue emerged victorious.
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India vs Windies: Selectors to pick the Indian Test squad tomorrow

• India’s national selectors will meet on September 26 to pick the squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against the Windies at home.
• They haven’t won a Test series in India since 1983-84 and are also playing a Test series in India for the first time since the great Sachin Tendulkar retired.
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I have learned a lot from MS Dhoni, says Virat Kohli

• It is not for the first time that Virat Kohli has gone vocal about the learnings that he has imbibed from MS Dhoni in his career as a player for India.
• The current Indian skipper has grown over the years as a leader of the team and still continues to be a great learner of the game.
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