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

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka: Reason behind Lankan players wearing black armbands during second ODI

• The second ODI between Pakistan and Sri Lanka got underway at the National Stadium in Karachi.
• This brings international cricket back into the Pakistani home turf after a long time, since the last international team to play ODIs was Zimbabwe.
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‘It is not about Dhoni, it is about the country’ – Gautam Gambhir on MS Dhoni’s future in Team India

• When will MS Dhoni retire has supposedly become a national conundrum, more discussed than Indian team’s problem of who should bat at no. 4.
• Dhoni has not played for India since the team’s exit in the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2019 when they were beaten by New Zealand.
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Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2019: BCCI announces squad for the tournament, Kamlesh Nagarkoti makes his comeback

• India is currently flooded with talented cricketers from grassroots to international. Now, BCCI has come up with a great squad for ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.
• This will be the 4th season that will take place and consists of eight teams from different nations that will be divided into two groups.
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Rishabh Pant is world-class, can be destructive and destroyer, says Ravi Shastri

• Both the keepers are totally different from each other if Pant is a destructive batsman then, on the other hand, Saha is very calm who has played decently well in the past for India in the longest format.
• Various former cricketers have come down with different opinions over the most debated spot in Team India but Ravi Shastri is very clear about his opinion.
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‘Virat Kohli’s autographed jersey, Sachin Tendulkar’s bat & more’ – An inside peek into Shahid Afridi’s beautiful home

• Cricket which is known as a gentleman’s game has taken a shift and has improved as a financial asset for the players in the 21st century.
• After the franchise cricket has been injected in this game, it has given a new dimension.
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Pakistan should not be isolated from the game just because of something that happened ten years ago: Michael Holding

• Ever since the Sri Lankan team was attacked by a group of terrorists ten years ago, International cricket came to a standstill in Pakistan.
• Since then, concerted efforts have been made by the PCB to get the game rolling back on the Pakistani shores.
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It is always difficult to take the place of MS Dhoni, says Parthiv Patel

• MS Dhoni has served Team India for more than a decade and became an eternal part of Indian cricket.
• He is regarded as one of the best Indian captains and also one of the best finishers that World Cricket has ever seen.
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Indian coaching members of Bangladesh women’s team not to travel to Pakistan

• Bangladesh women’s cricket team is set to tour Pakistan next month but the Indian members of its coaching staff will not travel there.
• The Sri Lankan men’s team is currently touring Pakistan for two limited-over series although it too looked uncertain.
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