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Australia's Glenn Maxell Set To Miss Pakistan Tour, Start Of IPL Due To Wedding

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is set to miss the tour of Pakistan and the initial few games of Indian Premier League (IPL) due to his wedding next month. Maxwell told 'Fox Sports' that the clash was unavoidable due to changes in the schedule. He is one of the retained players by Royal Challengers Bangalore alongside Virat Kohli and Mohammad Siraj. "Originally when I organised the dates with CA there was a two-week gap where I could potentially have it," Maxwell said after the third T20 against Sri Lanka in Canberra.

England Must Stop Players From Playing In IPL To Improve Test Side: Mickey Arthur

England must stop their players from participating in the T20 Indian Premier League (IPL) to improve their Test side, former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said on Wednesday. England's Test squad came under criticism after they lost the five-test Ashes series 4-0 against Australia, a result which led to the departure of head coach Chris Silverwood, batting coach Graham Thorpe and managing director Ashley Giles. Arthur, who joined English county Derbyshire as head of cricket after stepping down as Sri Lanka coach late last year, said county cricket is not to be blamed for England's poor performance in tests in recent years.

England must stop players from playing in IPL to improve test side, says Arthur

England must stop their players from participating in the Twenty20 Indian Premier League (IPL) to improve their test side, former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur said on Wednesday.

"Not Necessarily Experiment": Rohit Sharma On Preparing For 2022 T20 World Cup

"Experiment" is the buzz word in any global tournament year but Indian captain Rohit Sharma finds it a tad "over-rated" and he does not want the juniors in the team to feel insecure. With T20 World Cup in Australia scheduled layer this year, Rohit knows that some of the slots, like pace and spin bowling all-rounders still need to be filled and he wants youngsters to get adequate chances. "The word 'experiment' is a little overrated in my terms. We are trying to fill in that gap in our squad, so whatever it takes we will try and do," Rohit said during a virtual media interaction on the eve of the opening T20 against the West Indies.

India vs Sri Lanka pink-ball Test: KSCA hopes to have maximum spectators

Chinnaswamy stadium, it marked a new beginning for the venue. It was the first day/night cricket match hosted by the city and India won that World Cup quarterfinal match against Pakistan by 39 runs. Twenty-six years later, the iconic stadium is being readied for another slice of history - its maiden day/night Test match. The second Test between India and Sri Lanka to be played from March 12-16 was on Tuesday confirmed as a pink-ball contest by the BCCI.

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Australia's Glenn Maxell Set To Miss Pakistan Tour, Start Of IPL Due To Wedding

England Must Stop Players From Playing In IPL To Improve Test Side: Mickey Arthur

England must stop players from playing in IPL to improve test side, says Arthur

"Not Necessarily Experiment": Rohit Sharma On Preparing For 2022 T20 World Cup

India vs Sri Lanka pink-ball Test: KSCA hopes to have maximum spectators

Ashton Agar provides novel opening bat solution as Australia takes 3-0 lead over Sri Lanka in T20 series

Australia news: Glenn Maxwell to miss Pakistan tour, IPL start

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