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World Cup 2019: Team India’s travel plans disturbed with Jet Airways suspending its flights

• May 22 is the Indian team’s official departure date even as BCCI is now looking for other airlines to make sure that the plans aren’t disturbed.
• Team India had flown in the Virgin airways itself last time around when the Men in Blue travelled England last summer.
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ICC World Cup 2019: I want to get batting tips from Sachin Tendulkar: Pakistan opener Abid Ali

• Pakistan recently announced their 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019 to be played in England and Wales from May 30.
• Abid had revealed that he wishes to receive some batting tips from India batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar ahead of the World Cup.
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There’s no personal interest playing for India, says a proud Virat Kohli

• India are deemed as one of the favourites to win the mega event, starting Thursday, May 30 and one of the reason is Kohli himself.
• Ahead of the 50-overs tournament, the mood in the Indian camp is positive and Kohli himself talked about the atmosphere in the team.
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Steve Smith yet to fully recover from his elbow injury

• The change proved to be beneficial for the team, as they moved to 6 points from 9 games.
• Steve Smith had made his comeback to IPL after missing the previous season when he was bought by the Royals in the auction.
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England vs Pakistan: PCB names Shadab Khan’s replacement for the ODI and T20I series

• The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will set up Shadab’s appointment with specialists in England to help him recover at the earliest.
• Yasir was a part of the 23 probables for the World Cup and he couldn’t make the 15-member squad for the tournament.
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IPL 2019: All about nerves bowling to Andre Russell, says SRH coach Tom Moody

• He is currently KKR’s leading run-scorer this season with 377 runs at an average of 75.40 and a strike-rate of 220.46.
• The Knights are next scheduled to play the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the RGI Stadium in Hyderabad.
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Chris Gayle was in brilliant touch, says Sandeep Lamichhane

• However, the same bowler got the better of Gayle in the 13th over thanks to a superb athleticism by Colin Ingram at the boundary.
• But he was the most successful bowler as well. He returned with three wickets comprised of KL Rahul as well apart from Gayle and Curran.
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It is difficult to win without MS Dhoni, says CSK coach Stephen Fleming

• Dhoni is the highest scorer for the CSK this year with 230 runs from six innings at an average of over 76 and strike-rate of close to 130.
• The fans welcomed him with a cheer as he entered the ground for the CSK’s training on Saturday, albeit late which gave birth to speculation whether he would come at all.
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