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IPL 2021 Schedule: Date, fixtures, time and Venue details Announced, IPL Schedule PDF download

• The IPL Governing Council on Sunday announced the schedule for Indian Premier League 2021 to be held in India.
• After nearly two years, the IPL extravaganza will return home with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata hosting the marquee event.
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‘Have a drink on my name’ – Ravi Shastri kicks off social media memes on him sportingly

• Virat Kohli & Co. scripted a stunning victory against England in the fourth Test at the iconic Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium by an innings and 25 runs and managed to win the highly-anticipated four-match Test series by 3-1.
• With this win, Team India also sealed a spot for themselves in the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) against New Zealand, scheduled in England from June 18 to June 22, 2021.
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It was an embarrassing defeat for the England team and they have got a reality check in India: Shoaib Akhtar

• Team England succumbed to an embarrassing defeat against India in the last Test of the four-match series as they lost by an innings and 25 runs at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium thereby losing the series by 1-3.
• England, led by Joe Root, had started the Test series on a stunning note by winning the first Test in Chennai by a massive 227 runs.
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A lot of people forget the role Virat Kohli has played in Team India’s success: Ravi Shastri

• Team India clinched the four-match Test series against England by an impressive 3-1 and will now lock horns against New Zealand in the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship, scheduled at the Lord’s in England from June 18 to June 22, 2021.
• This was a special victory for Indian skipper Virat Kohli as this was his 10th series win in a row at home and he also surpassed Steve Waugh to become the world’s third-most successful Test captain at home.
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‘Please don’t shift the goalposts’ – Ravi Shastri on the percentage system introduced by ICC for WTC

• Team India scripted a memorable victory against England in the four-match Test series by 3-1 to reach the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship.
• However, the two-year journey was nothing less than a roller-coaster ride for the Men in Blue as they fell to the third spot from being the table-toppers in November 2020 after the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to change the rules of the competition.
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Rishabh Pant will break MS Dhoni’s records: Kiran More

• India just bagged a stunning victory against England after clinching the series 3-1 on March 6 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
• The England players completely failed to stand against the Indian spinners and had to hand over an enthralling series win to the hosts on day three of the 4^th Test.
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Alex Hartley reveals receiving death threats after Rory Burns slammed her for tweet

• England women’s team’s cricketer Alex Hartley has revealed the online abuse she has received following her tweet after England’s loss to India in the third Test last week.
• Hartley’s tweet came moments after India thrashed England by ten wickets inside two days at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad to take an unassailable lead.
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Shahid Afridi confirms Shaheen Afridi’s family approached his daughter for marriage

• Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi has confirmed that pacer Shaheen Afridi’s family has approached to get the cricketer married to his daughter Aqsa.
• Earlier, the rumours were doing the rounds of the same and both the families had opened up about it.
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Axar Patel might just become fastest bowler to 100 wickets: Shoaib Akhtar

• Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has lavished praise on Axar Patel, saying India’s latest spin sensation might become the quickest to 100 Test wickets.
• Akhtar’s comments came after Axar played an important role in India’s thumping 3-1 win over England in the recently-concluded Test series.
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Southampton front runner to host WTC final between India and New Zealand

• India and New Zealand will lock horns against each other in the much-anticipated final of the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC).
• Last month, New Zealand became the first team to qualify for the WTC finals after their fine run in the competition coincided with Australia’s decision to pull out of the South Africa tour.
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