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

Jasprit Bumrah’s no-ball was the turning point in CT 2017 final: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

• On June 18, three years completed for Pakistan winning the Champions Trophy against all the odds defeating their arch-rivals India in the final.
• Fakhar Zaman was their hero who scored a scintillating century to help the team score 338 runs on the board.
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Mohammad Hafeez survive COVID-19 scare after PCB tests him for the second time

• There has been a lot of drama, surrounding Mohammad Hafeez, the veteran Pakistan all-rounder.
• On Tuesday, June 23, he was one of the 10 current Pakistan cricketers to be tested positive for the COVID-19.
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Aakash Chopra reckons Nathan Lyon is a better bowler than Ravi Ashwin in Tests

• Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra feels that Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon is a better bowler than his Indian counterpart Ravi Ashwin in Tests.
• While Lyon has accounted for 390 wickets in 96 Tests, Ashwin has 365 scalps to his name in 71 matches in whites.
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On his day, Rohit Sharma is the best batsman in the world: Vikram Rathour

• Vikram Rathour, Team India’s batting coach, reckons that Rohit Sharma, on his day, can be the best batsman in the world.
• Rathour, who replaced Sanjay Bangar as India’s batting coach, feels that Rohit knows how to build an innings in the shorter formats.
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‘Yes I see, what are you two talking about’ – Sania Mirza comments on Shoaib Malik’s live session with Mahira Khan

• This has created a unique trend where celebrities are seen talking to each other through the Instagram live sessions.
• Recently, Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik and actress Mahira Khan decided to catch up with each other for one such session.
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Aakash Chopra plays down the existence of nepotism in cricket, cites Arjun Tendulkar’s example

• Aakash Chopra, the former Indian batsman, reckons that nepotism doesn’t quite work out in the game of cricket.
• To start with, he named Rohan Gavaskar, the son of the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, as someone, who could never make it big.
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