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‘Players’ first obligation should be to Australia’ – Ian Chappell on IPL 2020 clashing with Sheffield Shield season

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Ian Chappell, Pat Cummins and Steve Smith. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) taking place in October-November window is increasingly looking possible as the ICC is set to postpone the T20 World Cup. The tournament was scheduled to be played from October 18 to November 15 but with the ongoing pandemic, it looks practically impossible for the cricketers from 16 countries to come together in Australia. The BCCI is reportedly looking at the window to organise the IPL, most likely behind the closed doors. But it clashes with Australia’s domestic season in that case. For the same reason, the former Australia cricketer Ian Chappell feels the top players should prefer playing in the Sheffield Shield rather than in the IPL. He feels that the cricketers are obligated to Australia for the amount they get paid from the board. “Well this is coming from someone who’s never been a fan of the board, but the top players are looked after very well by ...
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Gautam Gambhir and MSK Prasad engage in a debate over Ambati Rayudu’s exclusion from 2019 World Cup squad

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Gautam Gambhir, Ambati Rayudu and MSK Prasad. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Many Team India veterans had recently pointed out the fault in the communication process between selectors and players. From Yuvraj Singh to Suresh Raina, many former and out of favour cricketers had voiced out their opinion regarding the lack of communication between selectors and senior players. They even had suggested that selectors should convey messages to senior players in a better way if possible. Discussing over the aforementioned issue, Gautam Gambhir, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, and former chairman of selectors MSK Prasad were involved in a debate. Gambhir dished out his opinion that the skipper should also be involved in the selection process and he should be appointed as a selector as well. Former chairman of selectors MSK Prasad, while responding to Gambhir’s suggestion, said that a captain always has a say in the selection process. However, a captain does not have a vote in the selection procedu...
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‘Just heard the devastating news’ – Imran Khan, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Hafeez react after PIA passenger plane crashes in Karachi

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Imran Khan. (Photo Source: Twitter) A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) passenger plane, on Friday, crashed near the Jinnah International Airport much prior to its scheduled landing. The flight was about to land in Karachi when the crash happened at the Jinnah Garden area which is close to Model Colony in Malir. The plane was reportedly carrying around 99 passengers and eight crew and was flying from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport before the incident took place. The news of this devastating crash spread like wildfire on Twitter as entire Pakistan was left stunned by the incident. People started sharing their condolences after the crash and mourned the loss of lives. Former Pakistan speedster also offered his condolences and prayed for the families of victims. The ‘Rawalpindi Express’ condoled the deaths of his fellow countrymen, victims of the plane crash and offered his prayers to those affected in his tweet. “Just heard the devastating news of PIA plane crash. Ma...
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Irfan Pathan puts forth his suggestions to Gujarat CM and Vadodara Collector to tackle pandemic situation

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Irfan Pathan. (Photo Source: CricTracker) India has experienced a spike in the Coronavirus cases over the last few days. The count has gone past 1 lakh in the country despite the nationwide lockdown since March 24. Gujarat is the third most affected state in India after Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu with more than 12,500 cases out of which almost 750 people have lost their lives. To discuss the current situation and the steps to be taken in the near future to contain the virus, the former India cricketer Irfan Pathan visited the Collector Office in Vadodara to meet Shalini Agarwal and also interacted with the Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani through video conference on Wednesday. Vadodara Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gahlaut and other notable people also attended the meeting. Irfan has been at the forefront in terms of helping the needy, along with his brother Yusuf Pathan, during the ongoing pandemic donating masks and distributing the essential items. This time around he too...
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‘It’s just a money grab’ – Allan Border against IPL 2020 replacing T20 World Cup later this year

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Allan Border. (Photo Source: Twitter) Cricket has affected severely due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. No international cricket has taken place since March with even the marquee Indian Premier League (IPL) also being postponed until further notice. Even as some of the boards are pondering resuming the sport behind closed doors, the doubts continue to linger over the happening of the T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in Australia later this year. Reports suggest that the postponement is inevitable and the ICC is likely to confirm the same any time in the next week. Moreover, the ICC event not happening in October-November opens up a window for the IPL to take place. Speculations are being made that the BCCI might look to host the T20 extravaganza in India during this period depending upon the situation in the country. However, former Australia cricketer Allan Border is against it. He stated that the IPL shouldn’t replace the World event and also didn’t seem to be happy wi...
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BCCI will not suggest postponement of T20 World Cup to open IPL 2020 Window: BCCI treasurer

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Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) IPL 2020 has been the talk of the town. Earlier, BCCI suspended the tournament for an indefinite period amid COVID-19 outbreak. But now, there are speculations that it might be organised in October-November window. However, the BCCI is currently waiting for the postponement of the T20 World Cup that is scheduled to begin in October. Now, Arun Dhumal has come out and said that the board will look to stage IPL if and only if the slot is available. The 13th edition of cash-rich league was set to begin from March 29. But the Indian board postponed it to mid-April due to the coronavirus pandemic. Afterwards, the Indian government extended nationwide lockdown to May 1. And, the BCCI was left with no other option but to suspend the league until any further notice. ‘It all depends on what the Australian government’: Arun Dhumal If the cash-rich league doesn’t get organized in the ongoing year then Indian cricket board ...
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Virat Kohli posts a picture with Kane Williamson; NZ skipper responds

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Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson. (Photo by Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images) India skipper Virat Kohli is known to be extremely aggressive on the field and is involved in a lot of verbal volleys too often. But he respects the opposition as well and has very good relations with most of the cricketers off the field. His camaraderie with certain overseas cricketers is well known to many while his humility was on display recently during a Facebook live session with Tamim Iqbal as well. Similarly, Kohli shares a special bond with New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and has always praised the latter for his humble nature. Both are very good friends and were spotted chatting during one of the matches of the T20I series recently. Team India was in the Kiwi nation for 5 T20Is, 3 ODIs and a couple of Tests which is also incidentally the last time, the Men in Blue took the field. During the T20Is, when both the regular skippers were resting, both Virat Kohli and Williamson were seen having an ext...
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