What happened in the cricket world today - May 24

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

1. ‘Don’t want to be termed villain’ – Ankit Rajpoot told Ravichandran Ashwin while refusing to run out the non-striker

Ravichandran Ashwin has shared an incident where he told Ankit Rajpoot to warn the non-striker if he is too eager to steal a run. For that, Rajpoot told Ashwin that he would be perceived as a villain if he did it.

2. ‘Threat of security is slowly diminishing’ – Darren Sammy on how players are comfortable traveling to Pakistan now

West Indian cricketer Darren Sammy has opined that the threat of security with respect to touring Pakistan has come down, with players even going to Pakistan to play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

3. ‘I got fed up’ – Prithvi Shaw reacts to Ricky Ponting’s ‘he doesn’t bat in nets when he’s not scoring’ comment

Prithvi Shaw has stated why he refused to bat in the nets when he was not amongst the runs in the 2020 edition of the IPL.

4. BCCI to donate 10-Litre 2000 Oxygen concentrators to help India fight against COVID-19

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will donate a whopping 2000 Oxygen concentrators to help India in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

5. Reports: Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Gavaskar only Indians in commentary panel of WTC final

Only two Indians, Dinesh Karthik, and Sunil Gavaskar will be a part of the commentary team when India plays against New Zealand in the final of the World Test Championship (WTC).

6. Jaydev Unadkat expresses disappointment over exclusion from India’s recent overseas squads

Left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat has stated that he deserves to get a spot in the Indian national side.

7. ‘He just has to focus harder there’ – Rohit Sharma’s childhood coach backs him to shine in the World Test Championship final

The childhood coach of Indian batsman Rohit Sharma has stated that the ‘Hitman’ should play every ball on its merit when India tours England.

8. ‘You aren’t supposed to play too seriously’ – Saeed Ajmal reveals Sachin Tendulkar’s advice during a charity match

Pakistan cricketer Saeed Ajmal has opened up on an incident when Sachin Tendulkar came up to him and told him that a charity match should not be played seriously.

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