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

IPL 2019: Mumbai Indians release their players for four days to come back fresh

• The Indian Premier League (IPL) is approaching its business end now.
• Most of the teams are left only with four matches in the league stage and the race to qualify for the playoff stage has intensified more than ever.
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Jonny Bairstow and David Warner are gonna be big losses, says Kane Williamson

• Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Jonny Bairstow has been one of the most impactful players in the ongoing IPL.
• The England star, who is having his maiden IPL season, has taken the league by storm and has formed a formidable partnership with David Warner at the top of the order.
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There was never and will never again be a cricketing phenomenon like MS Dhoni: Actor Siddharth

• MS Dhoni, on Sunday, once again highlighted his reputation as one of the best finishers in the world at the moment.
• Despite being 37, the veteran batsman is showing no signs of slowing down and his performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore was just another testament of that.
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MS Dhoni you are a dream to watch: Shibani Dandekar

• MS Dhoni, on Sunday, played one of the finest knocks ever seen in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but it ultimately went in vain.
• The Chennai Super Kings skipper nearly took his team over the line in a thriller against Royal Challengers Bangalore but agonizingly fell short by just one run.
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ICC World Cup 2019: ACB announces Afghanistan squad for the tournament

• The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the 15-man squad for the most-awaited upcoming World Cup, scheduled to start on Thursday, May 30 in England and Wales.
• The Afghans are deemed as one of the dark horses of the 50-overs mega event and are set to play their opening match against Australia at the County Ground in Bristol on Saturday, June 1.
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IPL 2019: Parthiv Patel didn’t expect MS Dhoni to miss the last ball of the match

• The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have suddenly started winning and most importantly, they have somehow managed to close out thrilling last-ball finishes.
• After coming out trumps in a high-scoring thriller against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), they survived a massive MS Dhoni scare at the Chinnaswamy stadium thanks to Parthiv Patel’s direct hit to run Shardul Thakur out.
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Andre Russell doesn’t have any complaints: KKR captain Dinesh Karthik

• Things aren’t just falling into place for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in this edition’s Indian Premier League (IPL).
• Yesterday, the team, captained by Dinesh Karthik, slumped to a nine-wicket defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the RGI Stadium in Hyderabad.
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Sourav Ganguly says no conflict of interest if he makes no monetary gain with his role in DC

• Sourav Ganguly has denied any conflict of interest with respect to his roles in cricket at the moment.
• He is the President of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), an advisor for the Delhi Capitals (DC) and a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s Cricket Advisory Committee.
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Imam-ul-Haq reckons he was an automatic choice for Pakistan World Cup squad

• Imam-ul-Haq doesn’t have a whole lot of experience, representing Pakistan at the international level.
• The southpaw has only played 24 ODIs in which he has notched 1153 runs at an impressive average of 54.90.
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IPL 2019: Hyderabad to host Grand Finale on May 12

• The 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is currently taking place and is into its business end.
• Prior to the tournament, there were doubts about who should be the host of the final on Sunday, May 12.
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IPL 2019: Reason why MS Dhoni refused to give strike to Dwayne Bravo in the penultimate over

• MS Dhoni almost single-handedly took the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to the victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their last encounter in Bengaluru on Sunday.
• He scored 84* in just 48 balls and even scored 24 runs out of 26 needed in the last over, but CSK lost the match by 1 run.
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ICC World Cup 2019: David Miller feels Kagiso Rabada will do well for South Africa

• David Miller has been a part of the Kings XI Punjab franchise for a long time in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
• He has even captained the team in the tournament and has seen the highest success in form of a finals’ appearance in IPL 2014.
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