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

‘He is one of our best players’ – Mark Boucher may ask AB de Villiers to come out of retirement ahead of T20 World Cup

• With an eye on rebuilding the Proteas, the legendary wicketkeeper-batsman said that he would not shy away from taking any step to take the team forward.
• While Boucher is not in control of the regulations around Kolpak, he is in a good position to talk to the retired players.
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‘ba***od hain *ba***od’- Rohit Sharma engages in a moment of fun with Kieron Pollard

• Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard share a great relationship courtesy of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• Pollard has been representing the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the cash-rich tournament under the leadership of Rohit.
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‘To hell with those who don’t understand’- Ravi Shastri on respecting BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

• Ravi Shastri, the head coach of the Indian cricket team, is least bothered about the speculations surrounding his relation with Sourav Ganguly.
• Even a week ago, Ganguly dismissed the rumours of the alleged bad blood between him and Shastri.
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Australia vs New Zealand: Aleem Dar collides with Mitchell Santner on the field

• The incident took place on day three of the Test when Joe Burns and Marnus Labuschagne tried to take a tight single.
• In the meantime, Burns was well outside of his crease and turned back in a hurry to make his ground.
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India will qualify for semi-finals but they need something special to win the World Cup: Brian Lara

• They have world-class players like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli and many more, who have proved their mantle in international cricket.
• Earlier, this year they were the favourite to win the 50 over World Cup but they choked in the semi-finals against New Zealand.
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Former India cricketer Praveen Kumar allegedly beats a man and his son while drunk

• The Uttar Pradesh Police is investigating the matter and the Superintendent of Police (SP) Akhilesh Narayan has cleared that appropriate action will be taken.
• He also claimed that the former cricketer was drunk as he abused the bus driver first and then beat him (Deepak) and also pushed his son.
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Will not pressurize Bangladesh players to tour Pakistan: BCB president Nazmul Hasan Papon

• Nazmul Hasan Papon, the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), said that the board won’t be forcing the national team’s players to tour Pakistan.
• Meanwhile, the PCB is also considering to host a Day-Night Test at the National Stadium. On the other hand, Bangladesh are contemplating splitting the tour.
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PCB confident of hosting bilateral series with South Africa next year

• Earlier, many top teams didn’t express their interest to tour Pakistan ever since the attack on a Sri Lankan bus back in 2009.
• Even several Pakistani players took to their official social media handles to express their happiness over the positive development.
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