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

Babar Azam has the potential to beat Virat Kohli: Ramiz Raja

• Babar Azam has made the headlines ever since he has made his international debut thanks to his excellent batting skills.
• He is currently in the top five of the ICC Rankings in all three formats and is the only player to do so.
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‘MS Dhoni mostly won’t play for India again’ – Aakash Chopra

• Amid MS Dhoni’s absence from the cricket field, speculations have been doing rounds across social media.
• The former Indian skipper has not played a single game since India’s thumping defeat against New Zealand in the semi-final of ICC World Cup 2019.
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‘I don’t think Kapil Dev understood what I was trying to say’ – Shoaib Akhtar on the former’s ‘We have enough money’ comment

• Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar has been on the receiving end a bit for proposing a India-Pakistan charity series in Dubai amid the Coronavirus pandemic.
• Not only, the former Indian players, even the likes of Zaheer Abbas and others from Pakistan have made it clear that the series won’t happen.
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Whole itinerary should be changed to fit in the IPL: Mohammad Azharuddin

• The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) was supposed to be in its second week by now.
• It was scheduled to commence on March 29 but was deferred until April 15 due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Eoin Morgan eager to learn leadership dynamics from Dinesh Karthik in the IPL

• The fate of the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is in trouble.
• But England’s limited-overs skipper Eoin Morgan is still looking forward to the tournament with excitement.
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‘I don’t know why he has dragged it for so long’ – Shoaib Akhtar on MS Dhoni’s retirement

• MS Dhoni and his retirement has been a burning question in the cricketing circles for more than eight months now.
• He hasn’t played any competitive game since the World Cup semi-final last year and was set to the much-anticipated comeback in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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Bengal skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran donates Rs 2.5 lakh to Dehradun police to feed migrant labourers

• The Coronavirus pandemic has brought the human life to a stand still.
• Most of the countries are under lockdown even as healthcare workers are trying their best to save the lives of the people.
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‘If IPL 2020 does not happen, MS Dhoni’s India comeback chances look very bleak’ – K Srikkanth

• The never-ending debate over MS Dhoni’s future has been consistent since the former skipper’s absence from the game.
• The 38-year-old has not donned the national jersey since India’s defeat against New Zealand in the semi-final of World Cup 2019.
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IPL 2020 set to be postponed for an indefinite period due to expected Coronavirus lockdown extension

• The wrath of coronavirus has taken a toll on all sporting events across the globe.
• The pandemic has put the world at a halt and more than 1 lakh deaths have been registered in the world.
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‘I was shocked’ – Pankhuri Sharma recalls Krunal Pandya proposing her after IPL 2017 final in front of whole MI team

• India cricketer Krunal Pandya came into the limelight due to the Indian Premier League (IPL) while playing for the Mumbai Indians (MI).
• Even his younger brother Hardik Pandya plays for the same franchise who also debuted for India at the highest level before Krunal.
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