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

‘I’ve attitude towards liars, traitors & opportunists’ – Gautam Gambhir hits back at Afridi for questioning his character

• Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi, two of the most enigmatic cricketers of their generations, have been at loggerheads.
• Afridi and Gambhir also got tangled into controversies, getting involved in altercations on the field of play.
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S Sreesanth picks his favourite bowler and batsman across all formats

• After the extension of lockdown in India, the cricketers are passing the majority time of their day on social media.
• During the candid chat, he was asked to pick his favourite batsman and bowler at the moment in international cricket.
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Shahbaz Nadeem eager to leave for Kolkata for his wife’s liver treatment

• Talking about India, the pandemic has taken lives of over 400 people in the country and more than 14,000 individuals have tested positive.
• The left-arm spinner has been actively involved in helping the poor and the needy amid the crisis.
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‘It’s a big risk factor’ – Muttiah Muralitharan unsure of Sri Lanka hosting IPL 2020

• The outbreak of COVID-19 has put the world to a halt as the pandemic has taken over 1 lakh lives across the globe.
• The much-awaited tournament has been postponed indefinitely and there’s no clarity over the league’s commencement.
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‘It is very difficult to go beyond MS Dhoni’ – Kevin Pietersen while picking the greatest captain ever

• MS Dhoni and his captaincy has always been one of the best topics of discussions over the years for the way he led the team.
• This is the same reason why the former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has picked the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman as the greatest captain ever.
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KKR would’ve won more titles if Andre Russell had played when I was with the team: Gautam Gambhir

• The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) was always a team filled with the star players ever since the inception of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• But Gambhir feels that the franchise would’ve won more IPL trophies if Andre Russell had played when the former was with the KKR.
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