Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today

All the news stories that hogged the headlines today.

Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images for Specsavers)

Paul Collingwood to hang his boots after England’s ongoing domestic season

  • Former English cricketer Paul Collingwood has decided to call it a day from all forms of competitive cricket.
  • He could play only three matches in the One Day tournament having scored 19 runs in three contests.
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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2018-19: Ajinkya Rahane appointed as skipper of Mumbai team

  • Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane didn’t have the best of outings in India’s recently concluded five-match Test series against England.
  • However, the 30-year-old has reasons to cherish for the fact that he has been appointed as Mumbai’s captain for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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MS Dhoni should continue until the 2019 World Cup: Virender Sehwag

  • Indian wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni hasn’t had much to cheer of late in international cricket.
  • After a lacklustre campaign on English soil, the 37-year-old will next play the upcoming Asia Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Asia Cup 2018: Zaheer Abbas names the favourites of the event

  • The 2018 Asia Cup is scheduled to get underway on September 15 with the clash between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
  • In the meantime, Zaheer Abbas reckons the high-voltage clash as the most essential face-off in the multi-nation extravaganza.
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I am not convinced with Shikhar Dhawan: Ajit Agarkar

  • In India’s recently concluded five-match Test series against England, batting turned out to be a major concern, especially in the top order.
  • However, Murali Vijay’s poor run of form ensured that the 32-year-old came back into the playing eleven.
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Virat Kohli’s outburst in press-conference was attributed to ‘hurt’ of the defeat: Sunil Gavaskar

  • From his batting’s perspective, Virat Kohli was a class apart from the other batters with 593 runs from five matches at an incredible average of 59.30.
  • Meanwhile, despite their losses, India are touted to possess the best touring team in the last 15 years.
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Asia Cup 2018: Aamer Sohail names Pakistan’s competition in the event

  • The 2018 Asia Cup is only a couple of days away and teams are trying their best to get themselves prepared for the multi-nation tournament.
  • After playing Hong Kong, they will lock horns against India in the tournament’s marquee class on September 19 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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Virat Kohli’s absence will weaken the Indian team: Yasir Arafat

  • Virat Kohli has an incredible record against Pakistan in the One Day format as he has notched 249 runs in 12 matches at an average of 45.90.
  • India and Pakistan are scheduled to cross swords in the tournament’s marquee clash on September 19 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
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Asia Cup 2018: VVS Laxman picks one Pakistani batsman who can trouble India in the marquee clash

  • The clash between India and Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on September 19 in the upcoming Asia Cup is expected to be a high-voltage affair.
  • Malik has an impressive record against India as he has racked up 1661 runs thus far in 39 matches at an impressive average of 47.45.
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Indian company joins South African team Cape Cobras as associate sponsors

  • The team is excited to have tied-up with the people they share a deep bond of trust and respect.
  • Mr Balan happened to meet Nabeal Dien through the Cobras team skipper JP Duminy during the IPL and managed to take this through.
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James Foster to retire from professional cricket

  • Wicketkeeper-batsman James Foster has decided to retire at the end of England’s ongoing domestic season.
  • Foster has a truckload of experience in the domestic circuit. He made his first-class debut back in 2000 and his illustrious cricketing career has spanned a significant 18 years.
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Every player on the team dreams of playing against India and performing well: Faheem Ashraf

  • The Asia Cup 2018 is largely about India vs Pakistan. Not just because they are the two prominent contenders for the title.
  • The kind of rivalry they share on the cricket field and otherwise drives the players to produce their best.
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Jasprit Bumrah enters Asia Cup 2018 as the No.1 ranked ODI bowler

  • The Asia Cup commences with a match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in Dubai on Saturday. Afghanistan, qualifiers Hong Kong, India and Pakistan get into action later.
  • India, Pakistan and Hong Kong are in Group A while Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka form Group B for the preliminary stage.
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Virat Kohli still has a lot to learn: Sunil Gavaskar

  • In the meantime, Sunil Gavaskar, the former Indian cricketer reckons that Virat still has plenty to learn and his inexperience as a skipper was palpable on the field.
  • Thereafter in December, Kohli and Co are scheduled to play Australia in a four-match Test series.
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Glenn McGrath was a much better bowler than me: James Anderson

  • James Anderson had a stupendous outing in England’s Test series against India in which he ended as the leading wicket-taker with 24 wickets from five contests.
  • He accomplished the feat when he castled Mohammed Shami to pick up the last wicket of the fifth Test at Kennington Oval in London.
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