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

‘Closed stands at MA Chidambaram Stadium will get reopened for IPL 2020’ – MCC President

• MA Chidambaram is arguably one of the well-known stadiums across the country. It has hosted several national games as well as Indian Premier League matches.
• But, in the last few years, it has been affected by some legal issues over its three stands.
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Cricket Australia considering to punish Australia U19 cricketers for mocking non-native English speakers on social media

• Three-time U19 champions Australia were in for trouble off the ground in South Africa after some of their players sparked off a controversy by using “inappropriate language” against non-native English speakers on social media.
• The 2018 finalists lost to defending champions India in the quarter-finals in Potchefstroom by 74 runs on Tuesday.
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‘We want to make it as convincing as possible’ – Taapsee Pannu on playing the role of Mithali Raj

• Mithali Raj is by far the most loved and popular cricketer in India when it comes to women’s cricket. She has had a career spanning over 20 years for India and she has achieved almost everything that is to get in the world of cricket.
• Raj has led India to two World Cup finals, has a double century to her name in Test cricket and is the leading scorer in ODIs.
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Inzamam-ul-Haq points out 3 factors that helped India to win the third T20I against New Zealand

• Former Pakistan captain and chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq praised Team India following their thrilling win over New Zealand in the third T20I in Hamilton on Wednesday.
• Virat Kohli’s side won the game in the super over, thanks to two consecutive sixes from Rohit Sharma who had a field day with the bat.
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‘Babar Azam is a potential batting genius’- Dean Jones

• The 2020 edition of the Pakistan Super League is still a month away but the buzz is already being created on social media. This will be the first time that the entire edition of the franchise-based competition will be staged in Pakistan.
• And, while the likes of Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmi and Quetta Gladiators have all tasted titular glory, one team that hasn’t been able to achieve that moment is the Babar Azam-led Karachi Kings.
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‘Regular matches should be played between teams of IPL and PSL’ – Islamabad United owner Ali Naqvi

• Indian Premier League is arguably one of the best T20 leagues across the globe and every professional cricketer wants to be a part of it for at least once in his career.
• Meanwhile, Pakistan Super League is another tournament of the same prototype, which is currently in the phase to become one of the best in the business with some big foreign players playing in this six-team tournament.
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Kumar Sangakkara to captain the 12-member MCC squad for Pakistan tour

• The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has announced the squad for its upcoming tour to Pakistan.
• The team will play a series of matches in Lahore and the MCC President and former Sri Lanka batsman Kumar Sangakkara has been named the captain of the side. The squad features stalwarts and regulars of the England county cricket to travel to the Asian country.
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Umesh Yadav aiming to make a comeback to white-ball cricket

• Fast bowler Umesh Yadav has seen his cricketing career taking a roller-coaster ride.
• The 32-year-old last played for India in the recent Test series against Bangladesh at home but is eager to return to the limited-overs set-up. Umesh, who is playing in Ranji Trophy now for Vidarbha, was India’s wicket-taker in the 2015 World Cup in Australia-New Zealand but has played only 27 ODIs since then and was also ignored for the 2019 World Cup.
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BCCI to spend nearly 500 Crore for a new Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru

• Ever since Sourav Ganguly took over as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India [BCCI], changes have been ringing in thick and fast- both on and off the field.
• One of the first things that Sourav Ganguly did was to meet the new National Cricket Academy Chief Rahul Dravid.
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Want to play Tests for New Zealand and IPL for CSK: U19 star Adithya Ashok

• 17-year-old Adithya Ashok, the New Zealand U19 star is one of the newest crops of Indian origin cricketers turning up for the small nation, which is rich in cricketing stories.
• Born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu to a nurse and a cricketer-turned-radiographer, Ashok came to New Zealand when he was four years old and the love for the game was instilled by his father, who made a cricket pitch for him in the backyard.
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Injury-ridden New Zealand announce their squad for ODI series against India; Kyle Jamieson gets maiden call-up

• Having lost the first three matches of the T20I series, there is nothing much New Zealand can do now in the remaining two encounters.
• They would try their best to win the next two matches, but the focus must have largely shifted on to the upcoming One Day International series, the squad for which was announced by New Zealand Cricket Board on Thursday.
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‘Mohammed Shami’s final over got us the victory, not my two sixes’ – Rohit Sharma

• Team India pulled off an epic come-from-behind heist to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 International series against New Zealand.
• For the longest possible time, the Men in Blue looked dead and buried with BlackCaps skipper Kane Williamson taking the attack to the leader of their bowling unit– Jasprit Bumrah.
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