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Team India confirm travelling to Brisbane for fourth Test against Australia

• Team India have confirmed going to Brisbane for the fourth and final Test against Australia, starting January 15 at The Gabba.
• The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wrote a letter to the Cricket Australia (CA), asking for some relaxation in the quarantine rules.
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Shoaib Malik crashes sports car into truck in Lahore; escapes unhurt

• Former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik narrowly escaped a nasty accident in Lahore as his car had met with an accident.
• The Pakistan Cricket Board had organized a player draft for PSL 2021 that will run from February 20 to March 22.
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‘Alcohol should be banned at cricket venues’ – Gautam Gambhir after racial slurs mar SCG Test

• Gautam Gambhir, the former Indian left-handed batsman, reckons that consumption of alcohol should be banned at cricket venues.
• To make things worse, in the post-lunch session of Day 4, the crowd again tried to get under Siraj’s skin.
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Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021: Deepak Hooda faces heat after leaving bio-secure bubble

• Baroda’s Deepak Hooda has come under the scanner after he left the bio-secure bubble of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.
• The 25-year-old has been warned by the Baroda Cricket Association for showing indifferent attitude and behaviour.
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Here’s how the World Test Championship points table looks like after the SCG Test between Australia and India

• Two cricketing superpowers India and Australia produced a perfect Test match at Sydney Cricket Ground.
• The Border-Gavaskar series is levelled at 1-1 as both the teams managed to clinch one game each at Melbourne and Adelaide respectively.
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No spectators will be allowed in stadiums during England tour of India

• English players are scheduled to lock horns against Men in Blue from February 5 to March 28 in four Test matches followed by five T20 Internationals.
• However, BCCI has decided against this and will be hosting the entire tour in a biosecure bubble across three cities namely Chennai, Ahmedabad, and Pune.
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