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AB de Villiers tries to pick the winner of World Cup 2019

• There is only one question the whole of the cricketing fraternity is trying to answer at the moment, and it is who will end up with the World Cup trophy.
• De Villiers is currently in Pakistan featuring for the Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).
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Hazratullah Zazai, Glenn Maxwell make big gains in ICC T20I batsmen’s rankings

• Australia’s Glenn Maxwell slammed an unbeaten 113 against India in Bengaluru on Wednesday to give his side a 2-0 series victory.
• Both the batsmen have made big gains in their rankings as a result of their match-winning knocks.
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Jos Buttler one of the best strikers of the ball but not close to Universe Boss: Chris Gayle

• Gayle alone belted 14 deliveries out of the ground to pick up his second century of the ongoing series.
• Buttler, who has a strike rate of 119 in 126 games with seven hundreds, was picked as the Man of the Match in the fourth ODI.
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USA name squad for maiden T20 International series ever against the UAE

• The tour comprises of two T20Is and a number of 50-overs matches. The opening T20I is scheduled to be played at the ICC Academy Oval.
• The schedule for the 50-overs fixtures is yet to be put forth. The team will be led by left-arm pacer Saurabh Netravalkar.
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IPL 2019: BCCI discontinues ICC’S Anti-Corruption Unit’s services

• However, the schedule only for the first two weeks has been announced, subject to the announcement of Lok Sabha 2019 election dates.
• Back in 2018, the Super Kings beat the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), captained by Kane Williamson, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
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Would be nice to bat higher up the order in One Dayers: Glenn Maxwell

• The second T20I between India and Australia at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore turned out to be an excellent outing for Glenn Maxwell.
• The right-hander notched 113 runs from 55 balls with seven fours and nine sixes and remained not out.
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IPL 2019: Vinay Kumar hopeful of featuring in the upcoming season despite going unsold in auction

• Vinay Kumar had a forgettable Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 season with the Kolkata Knight Riders.
• Having said that Vinay Kumar, the former Karnataka captain, is still hopeful of a stint with some team in the upcoming season.
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It was a hard time for me, says KL Rahul on Koffee with Karan controversy

• Failures against England, Windies and then Australia had left KL Rahul and Team India frustrated.
• The stint with India A team worked wonders for Rahul as the selectors recalled him for the recently concluded T20I series against Australia.
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Sri Lanka stand-in captain Dimuth Karunaratne set to play for Hampshire till T20 Blast 2019

• Dimuth Karunaratne, the left-handed opening batsman recently led Sri Lanka to a historic 2-0 win in a Test series in South Africa.
• Karunaratne made history straightaway by leading the first Asian side to win a Test series in the Proteas’ den.
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No evidence against me, Delhi police’s tortures led to confession: S Sreesanth to Supreme Court

• Disgraced former India pacer S Sreesanth, on Wednesday, insisted the life-ban imposed on him by BCCI was “completely unfair”.
• The act was a special law passed by the Maharashtra state government to tackle organised crime syndicates and terrorism.
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