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

Reports: Team India players unhappy with Ravi Shastri and Bharat Arun

• A couple of days ago, Team India was eliminated from the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.
• Virat Kohli & Co lost in the semi-final to New Zealand at the Old Trafford in Manchester by 18 runs.
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World Cup 2019: Yograj Singh blames MS Dhoni for India’s semi-final loss against New Zealand

• Team India lost in the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup to New Zealand which ended their dream of winning the trophy.
• The 240-run chase had gone down to the wire with Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni forging a partnership worth 116 runs from 92/6.
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Pakistan batsman Babar Azam predicts his future in the next five years

• Ever since Babar Azam made his debut for Pakistan in 2015 against Zimbabwe, he has had a great time at the highest level.
• The youngster is currently the top-ranked batsman in T20 cricket even as he is placed third on ICC’s batting rankings.
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Rashid Khan appointed Afghanistan captain across all formats

• Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) shocked everyone by appointing Gulbadin Naib as the captain of the 2019 World Cup.
• However, after the debacle at the mega event where Afghanistan failed to win even a single match, the board has named Rashid as the captain of all three formats.
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ICC World Cup 2019: Team India receives hefty prize money after semis exit

• As the tournament was played in the round robin format, the ICC has made sure that all participating teams would receive prize money for each contest.
• In the main round, Team India finished on top of the points table with 15 points from eight encounters.
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Ehsan Mani reveals the reasons behind not removing Sarfaraz Ahmed as the Pakistan captain

• Prior to the 2019 World Cup, there was a lot of discussion surrounding whether Sarfaraz Ahmed deserved to be the skipper of the Pakistan team.
• Barring the ODI whitewash in Zimbabwe, he didn’t have the greatest of times with the national side in the last one and half years.
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