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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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20: Mithun hat-trick clinches title for Karnataka
Brief Scores: Karnataka 146 for 1 in 23 overs (Agarwal 69*, Rahul 52*; Washington 1/51) beat Tamil Nadu 252 in 49.5 overs (Mukund 85, Aparajith 66; Mithun 5/34) by 60 runs via VJD method
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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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