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‘My captain was waiting for instructions on whether to bat or bowl’ – KPL player opens up on match-fixing scandal

• Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is turning out to be one of the biggest corruption cases in the game of cricket of late.
• Till date, Central Crime Branch has arrested 6 recipients, including four players, one coach, and one franchise, who are expected to be involved in the scandal.
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There was a hint of MS Dhoni in Mahmudullah’s captaincy: Irfan Pathan

• Regarded as one of the coolest customers going around in the Bangladesh circuit, Mahmudullah was always mean to keep calm under pressure.
• Fans may remember Mahmudullah’s fancy shot selection that cost Bangladesh the all-important match in the 2016 WT20 against India where his team required just 2 off 3 balls.
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Ravi Ashwin is one of the best and most experienced spinners: Ricky Ponting

• There were some rife speculations roaming around from the last couple of months that Ravichandran Ashwin could be traded by his IPL team, Kings XI Punjab, during the transfer window.
• Now, Ricky Ponting, who is the current coach of Shreyas Iyer and Co., has given his opinion on the presence of Chennai-born spinner in the team.
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Yuzvendra Chahal has been extremely consistent in white-ball cricket: Rohit Sharma

• He is one of those players who is yet to represent India in Tests but has still made a good impact in international cricket.
• Yuzvendra Chahal was left out for a couple of series after the World Cup in England along with his partner Kuldeep Yadav but has made a remarkable comeback into the side after playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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IPL 2020: Three new cities likely to host matches next season

• The meeting between the new BCCI office-bearers and the owners of the eight franchises concluded on Tuesday in the Mumbai headquarters.
• At the meeting, the decision was finalised to add three new cities namely Lucknow, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram which will host some of the matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) next year.
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BCB head Nazmul Hassan to discuss bringing Indian players in BPL with Sourav Ganguly

• The Bangladesh Cricket Board head Nazmul Hassan will be coming back to India in order to witness the deciding third T20I match between India and Bangladesh to be played in Nagpur on Sunday, November 10.
•  He will be there to cheer up the Tigers who will be looking to create history by winning the match and the series.
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‘My injury was not mishandled but there was some miscommunication’ – Wriddhiman Saha

• Wriddhiman Saha sustained a thumb injury in IPL 2018 followed by a shoulder surgery because of which he was not available for the selections.
• But, there were questions raised over BCCI medical team because they couldn’t find the actual problem in the shoulder of Indian glovemen before it got aggravated.
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BCCI to conduct its own enquiry in the KPL spot-fixing scandal

• The Karnataka Premier League [KPL] match-fixing scandal has once proceeded to bring shame to Indian cricket.
• With the arrest of high-profile domestic cricketers like wicketkeeper-batsman CM Gautham
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   Athiya Shetty finally responds to rumours of her relationship with KL Rahul

• The relation between Bollywood and cricket is quite old in India. In this cricket-obsessed nation, cricketers have always been treated as ultimate celebrities and the stars have constantly wooed Bollywood divas too.
• Starting from former captain MAK Pataudi to current skipper Virat Kohli, a number of cricketers have dated or married Bollywood actresses.
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Nic Maddinson pulls out of tour game against Pakistan for mental health reasons

• Australia batsman Nic Maddinson, on Friday, followed his compatriot Glenn Maxwell by taking a break from cricket due to mental health concerns.
• Towards the end of last month, Maxwell had sensationally pulled out of Australia’s T2oI series against Sri Lanka citing the same reasons. And Maddinson is also facing the same issues.
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