Five years on has cricket become safer post the Phil Hughes tragedy
A Mitchell Johnson bouncer hit India's stand-in captain Virat Kohli flush on the badge of his helmet at Adelaide. The entire Australian side quickly gathered around the batsman as he checked his thrashed helmet for damage, with the umpires also immediately expressing concern. Johnson quietly came checking and on his way back, was consoled by the then captain Michael Clarke for an upset and a tensed face.
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Former Australia batsman George Bailey named national selector
George Bailey, the former Australia batsman who still serves his domestic side Tasmania, has been named as the third national selector alongside the chairman Trevor Hohns and head coach Justin Langer. Cricket Australia appointed Bailey in response to their search for a recent figure to contribute to selection matters, as announced during this year's Ashes in England.
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India vs Bangladesh 2019: Bangladesh faces double concussion trouble at Kolkata
Bangladesh were dealt a double blow on the first day of their second Test against India at Kolkata when two of their players had to be inducted as concussion substitutes. Both Liton Das and Nayeem Hasan were forced to miss the remainder of the match due to blows sustained from Mohammad Shami.
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India vs WI 2019: Bhuvneshwar, and Kuldeep return in limited-overs squads
India have recalled seam bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar, chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and fast bowler Mohammad Shami to the T20 squad to face West Indies at home next month. Both Bhuvneshwar and Kuldeep have also returned to the ODI squad, having missed out earlier this year due to their respective injuries.
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India vs Bangladesh 2019: Shami, Agarwal gain in rankings after starring in Indore Test
Pacer Mohammed Shami and opener Mayank Agarwal, India's architects of an innings win over Bangladesh, have jumped massively in the respective ICC rankings. While Agarwal- after bashing a stroke-filled 243 at Indore - soared to the eleventh spot for batsmen, Shami's seven wickets in the match pushed him up to seventh among bowlers, his personal best so far.
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AUS vs PAK 2019-20: James Pattinson suspended for first Test for using obscene language
Victoria fast bowler James Pattinson has been suspended by Cricket Australia for the upcoming first Test against Pakistan on being found guilty of directing personal abuse towards Queensland's Cameron Gannon during a Sheffield Shield game between the two sides
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Australia vs Pak 2019-20: Burns returns, Khawaja dropped from Test squad
Australia have named a fourteen-man squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Pakistan starting next week. Joe Burns and Cameron Bancroft have returned to contention for a Test spot, while top-order batsman Usman Khawaja has been dropped due to a poor run in the Ashes earlier this year and an inconsistent start to the domestic season.
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AFG vs WI 2019: Nicholas Pooran banned for ball-tampering
West Indies middle-order batsman Nicholas Pooran has been for four T20 internationals on being found guilty of tampering the ball during the recently concluded third ODI against Afghanistan. Pooran will thus miss the entire three-match T20 series against the same opponents, as well as the subsequent T20 against India, which is the first of another three-game series, while also receiving five demerit points added to his name.
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NZ vs England 2019: Jonny Bairstow attracts penalty points for swearing
Middle-order batsman Jonny Bairstow has received one demerit point from the ICC for swearing on the field during the fifth T20 international against New Zealand in Auckland yesterday. The ICC found Bairstow guilty of speaking what they described as 'obscenity'.
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IPL 2020: No-balls likely to be overseen by additional TV umpire
The recently formed IPL governing council has decided to use an additional TV umpire to assess front foot no-balls. The committee, headed by former India batsman Brijesh Patel, while aiming to curtail the amount of on-field errors by umpires, came up with the solution after multiple questionable calls in the 2019 edition of the IPL.
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