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Weather conditions and COVID-19 spike in Abu Dhabi delaying release of IPL 2020 schedule

• The 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL), after being postponed from March, is set to get underway on September 19 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
• However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to release the schedule for the T20 tournament.
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CPL 2020: Asif Ali almost hits Keemo Paul with his bat after getting out; sparks controversy

• Pakistan batsman Asif Ali got himself tangled into a controversy on Tuesday’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 match against the Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain in Trinidad.
• Representing the Jamaica Tallawahs, the batsman might face disciplinary action after swatting his bat at opposition fast bowler Keemo Paul during the run-chase.
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RCB are certainly open to mid-season transfer of players during IPL 2020: Mike Hesson

• The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to commence on September 19 in the UAE.
• All the players are already in the country and in quarantine before undergoing a three-week camp ahead of the tournament.
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Afghanistan Cricket Board suffers financial crisis; had to let off Andy Moles

• The coronavirus forced lockdown around the world has given the major blow even to the best of systems, and Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is another victim in the same light.
• There hasn’t been single cricketing action in the country for over 5-months, and one of their key sponsors has also backed off during the COVID-19 crisis.
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PCB warns Saqlain Mushtaq for praising MS Dhoni on his YouTube channel

• The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) rebuked former Test spinner Saqlain Mushtaq for showering over the board praises on the former Indian captain MS Dhoni and criticizing the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for not giving a proper farewell match to the Indian veteran.
• PCB doesn’t want its players to refrain from passing comments on the Indian players due to the tense political relations between the two nations.
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West Indies Women to tour England for a five-match T20I series in September

• The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) are all set to resume the women’s international cricket with a T20I series.
• The West Indies women cricket team will tour England for a five-match series which is scheduled to begin from September 21.
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