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

Chief selector MSK Prasad reacts to Sunil Gavaskar’s criticism

• The current Indian selection committee led by former wicketkeeper MSK Prasad has come under all sorts of criticism.
• While it is being slammed over team selection at one time, on other occasions, the members’ own playing experience at the international level comes under scrutiny.
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Tom Moody and three other prominent names apply for Team India’s head coach role

• Shastri will be in the Caribbean when the interview process gets underway and is likely to do the presentation over Skype.
• It was Anil Kumble who had pipped Shastri to become the coach but he did not last long and Shastri replaced him the next year.
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Shakib Al Hasan joins the Rangpur Riders for upcoming Bangladesh Premier League

• Shakib Al Hasan, the Bangladesh all-rounder, is set to join the Rangpur Riders in the 2019-20 edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
• The same was announced in a press conference held by the franchise.
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Swansong for India cricketer Venugopal Rao

• He was once considered a promising batting talent and played a few games for India as well.
• Y Venugopal Rao finally decided to hang up his boots on Tuesday after playing the game for 19 years.
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Shane Warne offers to help European Cricket League grow after Pavel Florin steals headlines

• Romanian cricketer Pavel Florin became an overnight Internet sensation recently when he came up with an ultra-amateurish bowling action.
• The 40-year-old all-rounder’s bowling action in the game played at La Manga, Spain, left the social media in splits.
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Harbhajan Singh questions negligence of Punjab government after his Khel Ratna nomination is rejected

• Harbhajan has 417 Test and 269 ODI wickets and is one of the best off-spinners the world has ever seen.
• He was also part of Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings’ IPL winning sides.
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Post suspension, Zimbabwe cricketers are ready to play ‘for free’ to keep sport alive in country

• Zimbabwe has been suspended from the international cricket fraternity by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on charges of government interference in their cricketing affairs.
• They have also been notified to set things in order within an October deadline failing which the African side could find its membership suspended.
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Ben Stokes reveals that he didn’t ask the umpires to take back runs from the controversial overthrow

• England finally realized their dream of winning the 50-over World Cup as they defeated New Zealand in the finals of the recently concluded mega event on basis of boundary count.
• This happened because for the first time in ODI World Cup history, the final ended in a tie and then the ensuring Super Over also ended in a tie.
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