Top Stories: Things that made news in the Cricket World Today

Top Stories: Things that made news in the Cricket World Today:

South Africa demolish BCB XI by Eight Wickets in T20 Warm Up Tie:

• After BCB XI opted to bat first, they were bundled for 99 runs in 18 overs. South Africa managed to chase down the target with 8 wickets in hand.(Read more about the story)

Yasir Shah’s 4-wicket haul reduces Sri Lanka to 272/8 in Day 1 of 3^rd Test:

• Opting to field first, Pakistan reduced Sri Lanka to a total of 27/8 at stumps of the first day of the Final test. The series stands square at 1-1. Dimuth Karunaratne managed to score a brilliant century for the Lankans. Yasir Shah bowled 31 overs and conceded 77 runs by taking 4 wickets.

Gautam Gambhir adds Mixed Martial Arts and Gymnastics to his training routine:

• Staying sidelined from the national squad for over a year now, the left handed opening batsman has added mixed martial arts and gymnastics to his training routine.

Pakistan announced the 16-man squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka:

• The squad for the ODI series: Azhar Ali (captain), Mukhtar Ahmed, Ahmed Shezad, Mohammad Hafeez, Asad Shafiq, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed, Yasir Shah, Bilal Asif, Immad Wasim, Anwar Ali, Mohammad Irfan, Ehsan Adil, Rahat Ali.

Former Indian Cricketer Ajay Ratra retires:

• The former Indian cricketer, holding the record for striking a test century for India by the youngest wicket keeper, Ajay Ratra announced his retirement from international cricket.

Sledging Crackdown killing excitement in cricket: David Warner:

• The Australian opening batsman, David Warner feels that the recent moves by ICC to crackdown sledging are minimising the excitement in the game.(Read more about the story)

Wasim Akram still the toughest bowler in the nets: Manish Pandey:

• In an interview, the KKR batsman Manish Pandey admitted that Wasim Akram is still one of the toughest bowlers to play at the nets.

Australia favourites for the Ashes but England will Fight: Pietersen:

• Kevin Pietersen feels that Australia are the favorites for the Ashes but the English team will not make things easy for the Aussies for sure.

Manoj Tiwary credits VVS Laxman for India comeback:

• After quite sometime, Manoj Tiwary has been recalled into the Indian squad and Manoj Tiwary credits his comeback to some great tips from VVS Laxman.