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‘Can’t understand the captaincy, to be honest’ – Gautam Gambhir critical of Virat Kohli after India’s back-to-back losses against Australia

• Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir slammed national captain Virat Kohli after India conceded an unassailable 2-0 lead to Australia.
• Chasing a mammoth target of 390, the visiting team always found themselves behind the 8-ball.
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David Warner ruled out of remaining ODIs and T20Is against India; Pat Cummins rested

• Australian batsman David Warner has been ruled out of the final ODI and the three T20Is against India.
• The speedster was also below-par for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2020 Indian Premier League.
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Reports: Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy to start on December 20, Ranji Trophy scheduled from January 11

• Recently, the world’s richest cricket board has sought the views of its state associations.
• The BCCI, in a letter to the associations, put forth four options, the first of which is conducting only the Ranji Trophy.
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KL Rahul backs ‘champion’ Jasprit Bumrah to come back after indifferent shows in Sydney ODIs

• KL Rahul, the vice-captain of Team India, reckons that it’s a matter of time before fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah finds his rhythm back.
• Bumrah, along with Mohammed Shami and Navdeep Saini, has had to bear the brunt of the Aussie batting.
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ICC doesn’t have the mandate or ability to influence India-Pakistan ties: Greg Barclay

• And ICC’s recently-appointed chairman Greg Barclay has made it clear that there is not much they can do.
• Barclay admitted that some of the factors involved in the suspension of bilateral ties between India and Pakistan are beyond cricket.
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It will be nice if David Warner gets injured for a long time: KL Rahul

• Warner injured his groin during the second ODI on Sunday, November 29 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
• Subsequently, he was ruled out of the last ODI at the Manuka Oval in Canberra and the three T20Is.
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