Top Stories: Things that made news in the cricket world today
All the news stories that hogged the headlines today.
By Ameya Barve
Updated - 18 Sept 2020, 22:16 IST
Mayanti Langer and Stuart Binny. (Photo Source: Twitter)
Sanjay Manjrekar reacts on being axed from IPL 2020 commentary panel
- The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be finally getting underway after a long wait on September 19.
- Two of the most successful teams, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), are set to lock horns in the opening game as the whole tournament will be played behind closed doors.
- Amidst all the excitement around the IPL, there’s one missing link and that is the presence of former India cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar.
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Stuart Binny and Mayanti Langer blessed with a baby boy last month; reason for latter’s absence in IPL 2020
- The official broadcaster of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Star Sports, announced the list of anchors and commentators for the tournament on Thursday.
- While it had some familiar names like Suhail Chandok and Jatin Sapru among others, the popular anchor and sports presenter Mayanti Langer’s name was missing.
- It also caught the attention of the fans as speculations started doing the rounds about her absence.
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IPL 2020: Brett Lee reveals why CSK will have an upper hand over MI in the season opener
- CSK will brace the field tomorrow without their two vital players– Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh.
- To compensate for Harbhajan’s loss, CSK have several quality spinners in their arsenal including Piyush Chawla.
- Apart from veteran Chawla, the side also has several other quality spin options in all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir and Mithcell Santner.
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MS Dhoni will face a big challenge in managing his senior players’ fielding in IPL 2020: Sanjay Bangar
- One of the most successful IPL franchises, MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings will brace the field this season to clinch their fourth title.
- CSK are also known as ‘Daddies Army’ with the average age (31) of their squad being on the higher side. The Chennai franchise has already suffered major blows ahead of their IPL 2020 campaign.
- After multiple members from their camp testing positive for coronavirus, CSK were shaken due to the departure of Suresh Raina and Harbajan Singh.
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Jasprit Bumrah is bowling yorkers consistently and there are very less bowlers like that: Brett Lee
- The much-awaited IPL 2020 is only a day away from its commencement. After many delays, the T20 extravaganza is finally set to hit the floors in the UAE on September 19th, with the season-opener scheduled between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
- Considering the past record of both the heavyweights, it’s anticipated to turn out to be a nail-biting thriller.
- However, Rohit Sharma-led MI will be without their bowling backbone– Lasith Malinga.
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IPL 2020: Rajasthan Royals’ Ben Stokes resumes training in Christchurch
- England star all-rounder Ben Stokes left the Test series against Pakistan midway to return and attend his ailing father.
- His father Ged was diagnosed with brain cancer, and the all-rounder flew back immediately to his home in New Zealand.
- He recently shared a video, bowling in the nets, and can be seen nostalgic as he began his cricketing journey from New Zealand’s Christchurch only.
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Most of the physios ruled me out of 2017 World Cup after I got injured in WBBL: Smriti Mandhana
- It was in during the 2017 World Cup that the Women’s cricket in India changed forever. India qualified for the final of the tournament defeating the favourites Australia thanks to Harmanpreet Kaur‘s whirlwind innings.
- Another player who had become the sensation of the nation was Smriti Mandhana.
- It was her explosive knocks at the start of India’s campaign that had set the tone for the team.
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‘Why fix something that ain’t broken?’ – Mahela Jayawardene backs Rohit Sharma and de Kock to open for MI in IPL 2020
- Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma, on Thursday, confirmed that he will be opening the innings unless the team needs to perform him a different role during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL).
- He opened alongside Quinton de Kock throughout the season last year and feels there is no reason to change the combination at the top of the order.
- The coach of the franchise, Mahela Jayawardene has also seconded the captain’s opinion and has backed De Kock and Rohit to open the innings to start with.
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IPL 2020: Gautam Gambhir, Aakash Chopra and other experts pick the contenders for playoffs; Mumbai Indians stand out
- The pitches in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) are expected to be on the slower side.
- Hence, the teams with quality and experienced spinners are expected to rule the roost.
- However, Aakash Chopra, Gautam Gambhir, Ian Bishop among other experts, picked Mumbai Indians (MI) as the common contender to qualify for the playoffs.
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IPL 2020: Sunil Gavaskar wants Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers to open for RCB
- Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar reckons that Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) would be better off, sending Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers as their openers for the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL).
- It goes without saying that Virat, the RCB skipper, and De Villiers are indispensable members of the Challengers, being their leading run-scorers in the history of the tournament.
- Even in the upcoming season, RCB’s fate would depend a lot on how Kohli and the former South African batsman perform.
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