Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today
All the news stories that hogged the headlines today.
Babar Azam can match Virat Kohli’s feat only he if plays big knocks: Shahid Afridi
- Babar Azam is one of Pakistan’s top cricketers in contemporary times. The 24-year-old batsman averages over 50 in ODIs and above 54 in T20Is.
- Along with opener Fakhar Zaman, he had put on 104 runs for the second wicket to assure the fans that things were under control.
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Rishabh Pant’s mother went to temple straight after learning of his World Cup call-up
- For Rishabh Pant, it was better late than never. The ace wicketkeeper-batsman was initially ignored for India’s World Cup campaign.
- Pant was given the SoS call after Dhawan was sidelined with the injury he sustained in the Australia match on June 9.
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For former South Africa coach Ray Jennings, AB de Villiers’ World Cup return story was ‘rubbish’
- The 35-year-old cricketer quit international cricket a year ago and plays franchise cricket now.
- However, Jennings, who coached SA in the early 2000s, said there was more to the story than what appeared before the eyes.
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Global T20 Canada 2019: Six Pakistan cricketers picked in the player draft
- As many as six Pakistan cricketers – former and current – have been picked for the second edition of Canada’s T20 Global League.
- Of these, Riaz, Malik and Shadab are currently playing in the Cricket World Cup in England for Pakistan.
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Wahab Riaz urges fans to focus on players’ performances, not drag families
- This is also the first time a game of this World Cup will be played at the iconic venue which will also host the final on July 14.
- The Men in Green got a week break after their heart-breaking thumping against arch-rivals India on June 16 and are regrouping to make a comeback.
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Government agency suspends Zimbabwe cricket board over irregularities
- The suspension came with immediate effect. Along with the body, ZC acting managing director Givemore Makoni has also been suspended from his post.
- The SRC said it was forced to act after several allegations of violations of the constitution and other controversies surfaced.
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