India vs Bangladesh 2019: Shivam Dube called up, Kohli rested for T20s
India have given a maiden call-up to Mumbai all-rounder Shivam Dube for the upcoming three-match T20 series against Bangladesh while also recalling wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson. Rohit Sharma will lead the side in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli, who has been rested ahead of the two Tests following the T20s. Meanwhile, the Test squad picked itself after thrashing South Africa 3-0 last week, except for Shahbaz Nadeem, who played in the third Test instead of Kuldeep Yadav, who complained of a sore shoulder.
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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20: Karnataka cruise, TN scrape through to final
Brief Scores: Karnataka 229 for 1 in 40 overs (Padikkal 92, Rahul 88*; Mandal 1/51) beat Chhattisgarh 223 in 49.4 overs (Khare 78, Ruikar 40; Koushik 4/40) by 9 wickets
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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20: Wash-outs push Punjab, Chhattisgarh to S/F
No Result: Tamil Nadu 174 for 6 in 39 overs (Aparajith 56, Washington 35*; Gurkeerat 2/25) vs Punjab 52 for 2 in 12.2 overs (Sanvir 21*, Mandeep 10*; Sai Kishore 1/17)
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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20: Comfortable victories for Karnataka, Gujarat in Q/F
Brief Scores: Karnataka 213 for 2 in 41 overs (Rahul 90, Padikkal 50; Udeshi 2/47) beat Puducherry 207 for 9 in 50 overs (Marimuthu 58, Trivedi 54; Dubey 3/44) by 8 wickets
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NZ vs England 2019: Jeetan Patel to assist England for T20 series
Former New Zealand off-spinner Jeetan Patel will be assisting the visiting England spinners during the national team's tour of his own country next month. Patel will link up with the England squad on their arrival in Christchurch next week with the tour commencing with a five-match T20 series from November 1.
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Shakib al Hasan was banned for 2 years for not reporting bookie approaches
Bangladesh Test and T20 captain Shakib al Hasan has been banned for two years from all cricket by the ICC after failing to report multiple bookie approaches.
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Sarfaraz Ahmed sacked as Pakistan Test and T20 captain
Wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has been sacked as Pakistan’s Test and T20 captain ahead of the tour of Australia next month. Azhar Ali will assume the role of Test captain, while Babar Azam will replace him as T20 captain and is expected to lead Pakistan in this format at least until the World T20 in Australia next year. In addition to being removed as captain, Sarfaraz has also lost his place in both formats as Pakistan aims for a fresh start ahead of their first World Test Championship series.
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IPL 2020: Anil Kumble appointed head coach of Kings XI Punjab
Former India captain and coach Anil Kumble has been appointed the head coach of the King XI Punjab IPL franchise for the next season. Thus, the Kings XI have become the only team to appoint an Indian coach for the 2020 IPL which also makes Kumble the fifth different coach of the team going back to 2016.
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India vs SA 2019: Is Wriddhiman Saha, the batsman, underrated by India?
On day two at Pune, India were comfortably placed at 376 for 4 when Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed for 59 in the 118th over of the innings. A well-set Virat Kohli was batting on 122 at the other end, more than fifty overs remained in the day, the pitch was flat and the South African bowlers were growing tired with time and heat.
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Ireland's Stuart Poynter retires to pursue a career with Durham
Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman Stuart Poynter has virtually retired from international cricket to pursue a career with English county side Durham. Poynter signed a new two-year contract with his county team in what could probably end his international career.
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