What happened in the cricket world today - August 5

Here are the titbits of news that matter in the world for cricket today.

1. ‘They’re probably the most potent’ – England batting coach Marcus Trescothick on India’s bowling attack

Marcus Trescothick feels that the Indian bowling attack has got all the bases covered and is an extremely potent bowling attack.

2. We are not looking forward to the T20 World Cup encounter against India, that’s still far away: Hasan Ali

Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali has stated in clear terms that the Pakistan side is not focusing on the blockbuster clash against India in the 2021 T20 World Cup.

3. Reports: Krunal Pandya recovers from COVID-19, returns home from Sri Lanka

Indian cricketer Krunal Pandya has recovered from Covid-19 and has returned back to India.

4. The mistakes that India made in the WTC final have been rectified: VVS Laxman

Indian cricketing legend VVS Laxman has stated that the mistakes that the Indian side made during the World Test Championship (WTC) Final have been rectified now.

5. I agree with Rahul Dravid, India has a very good chance of winning in England: Dilip Vengsarkar

Dilip Vengsarkar believes that the Indian side has a good chance of winning the Test series against England as they have quality bowlers in their arsenal.

6. ‘India could beat themselves by not picking the right side’ – Steve Harmison on Ravi Ashwin’s omission

Former England fast bowler Steve Harmison has opined that he is very surprised by the exclusion of Ravichandran Ashwin from the Indian playing XI for the first Test against England.

7. ‘I was treating a foreign tour like an engineering exam’ – Virat Kohli reveals how his mindset changed after the 2014 England series

Indian batting legend Virat Kohli has stated that he used to treat every foreign tour like an engineering exam till the 2014 Test series against England. Kohli also opened up on how his mindset changed after that.

8. ‘Hopefully I can replicate my performances from 2018’ – Sam Curran confident of performing well against India

England cricketer Sam Curran is confident of performing well against the Indian side in the five-match Test series between Joe Root’s men and Virat Kohli’s men.

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