KL Rahul’s girlfriend Akansha Ranjan introduces him to Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor

• KL Rahul and Akansha Ranjan’s relationship speculations have been doing the rounds for quite some time now.
• It has now been learned that Akansha introduced Rahul to the Bollywood duo of Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor.

When a young MS Dhoni angered former selector VB Chandrasekhar

• On August 15, 2019, VB Chandrasekhar, the former Indian opening batsman, committed suicide at his residence in Chennai.
• His body was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his bedroom on the first floor. No suicide note was found though from his room.

Ravi Shastri re-appointed as Team India head coach till 2021 T20 WC

• The Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) has decided to retain Ravi Shastri as Team India’s head coach.
• Team India had qualified for the semi-final of the 2019 World Cup under Shastri after which his and the support staff’s tenure had officially ended.

BBL 2019-20: Teams approach Shaheen Afridi, Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Hasnain ahead of the upcoming season

• Following his seniors’ footsteps, the 19-year old Shaheen Afridi too impressed everyone in the 2019 World Cup with a stellar performance in England a month ago.
• The 6-foot 6-inch left-arm pacer from Pakhtunkhwa broke made it to the international arena only 18 months ago but has left everyone impressed by his skills.

Fakhar Zaman is quite hard to work with, says former Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower

• Fakhar Zaman burst on the scene with a sparkling century versus India in the 2017 Champions Trophy.
• Last year, he had a stupendous series against Zimbabwe where he became the first Pakistan batsman with a double century in the ODI format.

Grant Flower accuses few ex-Pakistan players of backstabbing

• It is not often that a cricketer rates his achievements as a support staff higher than his accomplishments as a cricketer.
• And not getting a contract renewal despite that ‘proudest personal achievement’ definitely hurts.

Pakistan Cricket Board names 20 players for pre-season camp at the NCA

• The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named 20 cricketers for a pre-season camp, scheduled to take place from August 19 to September 7 at the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
• In the first two days of the camp, the fitness training will take place following which the 17-day conditioning camp will get underway on August 22 and will continue until September 7.

Ambati Rayudu set to play in TNCA One-Day tournament

• Ambati Rayudu, the former Indian right-handed batsman, is set to be back on the cricket field.
• The Guntur-born will be back in action from August 19 in Chennai when he joins the Grand Slam in the TNCA one-day league for the VA Parthasarathy trophy as per reports in Sportstar.

Umpire John Williams dies one month after being hit on head by a cricket ball

• Fatal injuries on the field is not new in the game of cricket. With so much danger involved in the game, the cricketing world has seen quite a number of individuals succumbing to the injuries they received on the fields.
• A similar incident has taken place once again in which Pembrokeshire County Cricket Club umpire John Williams died after being hit on the head by a cricket ball last month.

Former Indian cricketer VB Chandrasekhar committed suicide, confirms Police

• The cricketing fraternity was left shell shocked after hearing about the news of former India cricketer VB Chandrasekhar’s demise on Thursday.
• He was only 57 years old was found dead in his home by his wife Soumya.

Chris Gayle the person is the best part of him: Virat Kohli

• Chris Gayle seemingly played his last ODI against India at the Port of Spain in Trinidad.
• After faltering in the first two games, the southpaw came into his own in the last encounter.