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

Hardik Pandya bowls in nets ahead of T20I series against England

• It looks like Hardik Pandya would finally resume bowling for India in full flow in the upcoming T20I series against England.
• Ahead of the series-opener on Friday, Pandya took to Twitter to post a video of his preparation.
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Sachin Tendulkar scares medical staff during COVID-19 test with a hilarious prank

• Legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar is currently plying his trade in the Road Safety World Series going on in Raipur.
• In the video, Tendulkar was seen scaring the medical staff by screaming to pretend he was hurt while giving his nasal swab sample for the test.
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Pakistan Cricket Board to send a massive contingent of 30 players for tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe

• The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Pakistan to send a massive contingent for the side’s tours to South Africa and Zimbabwe.
• As many as 30 players will be sent by Pakistan for these two tours.
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‘India might as well field two playing elevens in future’ – Ravi Shastri on India’s bench strength

• The bio-bubble and the injuries have positively benefited the Indian Cricket team as they have been able to explore their bench strength and have discovered many young talents.
• Seeing the tremendous performance of the players, Shastri believes that in the future India can play two different teams if they wish to rest their senior players considering the busy schedule of the cricket teams in the year 2021.
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Fit, absolutely fine; will travel and go for India T20Is: Sourav Ganguly

• In the last couple of weeks, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has had a couple of health scares.
• However, it seems that the former Indian captain is now back to work and claims to be fully fit as of now.
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‘If players want to go home from England duty, dock their money’ – Geoffrey Boycott slams players for prioritizing IPL over nation

• The IPL vs country debate has once again resurfaced after Chris Silverwood confirmed that several England players will miss action for their national team because of the T20 league.
• The batting legend has come down hard on the English players for prioritizing IPL over country.
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‘Rishabh Pant smashing century while Buttler is in hotel room isn’t right’ – Nasser Hussain questions England’s rotation policy timing

• Former England skipper Nasser Hussain has questioned England’s rotation policy in the wake of the team’s humiliating 1-3 defeat in the Test series against India.
• The visitors had started the series on a stunning note by winning the first game by 227 runs.
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Suryakumar Yadav is a great role model for youngsters; deserves spot in Indian team: VVS Laxman

• Former India batsman VVS Laxman has said Suryakumar Yadav deserved a spot in the India T20I squad after the latter earned his maiden call-up from the senior national team.
• Suryakumar is a part of India’s squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against England.
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‘It’s very disappointing’ – Justin Langer laments missing WTC final spot due to slow over rate vs India

• Australia head coach Justin Langer has lamented the slow over-rate against India in the Boxing Day Test which cost his team a spot in the final of World Test Championship (WTC) final.
• The former Australia opener has conceded his side was “really slack” in not keeping track of their over-rate during the game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
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Kane Williamson ruled out of Bangladesh ODI series after elbow injury

• Kane Williamson, the New Zealand skipper, has been ruled out of the ODI series against Bangladesh, starting Saturday, March 20 due to an elbow injury.
• Williamson recently captained the Kiwis to a 3-2 series victory in the T20Is against Australia, though he couldn’t perform to expectations with the bat in hand.
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