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

MS Dhoni wishes Virat Kohli by referring to his childhood picture

• The Indian captain and the best batsman in the world at the moment Virat Kohli turned 30 years old today.
• Social media is flooded with the birthday messages for him on the special occasion.
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IPL 2019: Sridharan Sriram replaces Venkatesh Prasad at Kings XI Punjab

• The overhaul keeps coming in for Kings XI Punjab as Venkatesh Prasad followed the footsteps of Virender Sehwag to take an exit from the franchise.
• Venkatesh Prasad was the bowling coach of Kings XI Punjab, who will now be replaced by Sridharan Sriram.
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Mohammad Azharuddin feels Rishabh Pant should be allowed to keep wickets regularly

• Team India won the first T20I against the Windies comfortably to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Kolkata.
• But what left perplexed was Dinesh Karthik donning the gloves ahead of Rishabh Pant in MS Dhoni’s absence.
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Carlos Brathwaite compares Oshane Thomas with two former Windies legends

• Windies are not having a fruitful tour of India at the moment. They’ve already lost the Test and ODI series and went down meekly in the first of the three-match T20I rubber.
• Having said that, the visitors have found some young talent on this tour.
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It was a terrible feeling to go out of field in debut Test, says Shardul Thakur

• This has been a season of debutants.
• India saw a number of youngsters making their first appearance in international cricket over the last few months in Rishabh Pant, Hanuma Bihari, Khaleel Ahmed, Prithvi Shaw and others.
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Mark Taylor quits as CA director, says last 18 months left him exhausted

• Australian cricket is in the headlines almost every day now, but for not-so-happy reasons.
• The cricketing nation, which was invincible even a few years back and won their fifth World Cup title in the 50-over format in 2015, is witnessing disappointing outcomes both on and off the field of late.
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Ranji Trophy 2018-19: Gautam Gambhir refuses to captain Delhi

• The 2018-19 edition of the Ranji Trophy is currently taking place and a few encounters in the event have already been staged.
• The next set of matches start on November 12 with 17 matches to be played.
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Dale Steyn showers praises on current South African bowling attack

• South African fast bowling spearhead Dale Steyn was all praises for his side’s bowling attack and believes the current crop of bowlers are amongst the best in the world.
• The Proteas were clinical on Sunday as they humiliated hosts Australia in the first of 3 ODIs Down Under.
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IPL 2019: Delhi Daredevils confirm Shikhar Dhawan’s return to the franchise

• Shikhar Dhawan is all set to play for the Delhi Daredevils in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• The franchise confirmed the same on its official Twitter handle on Monday.
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PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani to take a call on Sarfraz Ahmed’s future as captain

• Newly appointed PCB Chairman Ehsan Mani will take a call on Sarfraz Ahmed’s future as captain of Pakistan after taking into account the cricket committee’s recommendations.
• Mani’s statement regarding Sarfraz’s captaincy came after Mohsin Khan, the chairman of the PCB committee, had suggested that Sarfraz Ahmed be relieved of Test captaincy.
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Carl Hooper slams senior Windies players for pulling out of India tour

• Former Windies captain, Carl Hooper wasn’t happy with his team losing the first T20I in Kolkata.
• In the absence of a senior players, their batsmen struggled to put up a decent total on the board.
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Gautam Gambhir stirs a new controversy questioning the BCCI’s Anti-Corruption policy

• It is not common for an Indian cricketer to be critical of another member of the fraternity or the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) either.
• But Gautam Gambhir is one of the most vocal names in the current generation.
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India vs Windies: Lucknow T20I will be a low-scoring affair, says local curator

• The five-match ODI series between India and Windies that ended earlier this month witnessed quite a run feast with five out of 10 innings having 300-plus scores.
• However, the fans are unlikely to see similar run fests in the three-match T20I series which started on November 4.
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