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

Jason Holder and Umesh Yadav make major gains after the two-match Test series

• Umesh Yadav cracked the top 25 among bowlers after starring role in Indian win, while Roston Chase, Prithvi Shaw and Rishabh Pant moved up among the batsmen.
• It was one-way traffic in the two-Test series between India and the Windies, which the home side won 2-0 with victories by an innings and 272 runs and by 10 wickets.
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It was good fun batting with Rishabh Pant, says Ajinkya Rahane

• Having lost three wickets for 102 runs in the first innings, Team India seemed to be in trouble in the second Test against Windies.
• Out there in the middle were out-of-form Ajinkya Rahane and inexperienced Rishabh Pant.
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India vs Windies: Ajinkya Rahane recovers the ice bath way

• It isn’t an easy task playing in the Indian subcontinent. The temperatures soar up to the higher side of the 30s and extracts all the pulp out of a players’ body.
• Although they constantly keep rehydrating themselves with energy drinks, it is still not easy being on the field.
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Prithvi Shaw has a bit of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Brian Lara, says Ravi Shastri

• India head coach Ravi Shastri sees a bit of cricketing greats Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Brian Lara in 18-year-old Prithvi Shaw.
• However, he wants the youngster to keep working hard and setting long-term goals for himself.
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Australia to follow Mohammad Abbas’ game-plan with Mitchell Starc for 2nd Test against Pakistan

• Australia have decided to follow the blueprint employed for Pakistan pacer Mohammad Abbas for the second Test in Abu Dhabi which gets underway on Tuesday.
• The visitors enforced a draw in the first Test at Dubai after Pakistan had them on the ropes.
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Australia ‘too aggressive’ but Steve Smith ‘a really good bloke’, says England’s James Anderson

• England fast bowler James Anderson said that Australia’s cricketers have often ‘tried too hard to be aggressive’ as they sought to live up to what is stereotypically expected from them.
• England and Australia form one of cricket’s oldest and most notorious rivalries. It’s England who have most often faced the harshest of Australia’s aggression.
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Reports: BCCI’s performance appraisal meeting concludes with an oath from all the stakeholders

• The Indian team has had a mixed kind of 2018 so far.
• While their performances in the limited-overs format have been at par, the Test team has lost both their overseas assignments despite playing better cricket.
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#MeToo Rahul Johri to not represent BCCI in ICC meeting for CEOs

• BCCI CEO Rahul Johri who has been accused of alleged sexual harassment as a part of the #metoo campaign will not attend the International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executives’ meeting.
• Amitabh Choudhary, the acting secretary of the BCCI will instead represent the Indian board in the meeting that is scheduled to be held in Singapore on October 17 and 18.
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Sanath Jayasuriya charged for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code

• The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged Sanath Jayasuriya with two counts of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
• Mr Jayasuriya, the former Sri Lanka Cricket Chair of Selectors, has been charged with the following offences under the Code:
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Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane to join the Mumbai squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy

• Mumbai’s squad will be significantly bolstered as Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane are set to join Rohit Sharma in the semi-final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
• Rohit was drafted into the Mumbai side especially for the knockout stage of the tournament.
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Pakistan vs Australia: Hosts announce the 12-man squad for 2nd Test

• Teams no longer believe in keeping their playing combination behind the wraps – to try and catch the opposition by surprise.
• They release the 12 names on the eve of the game of which XI will take the field in the game.
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Mzansi Super League 2018: CSA reveals team names

• Cricket South Africa has joined the league of many other cricket boards with their own T20 league.
• Just a few days ago, the board announced the name of the league is Mzansi Super League.
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