IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals to buy out Ravichandran Ashwin in an all-cash deal

• Two years after sensationally buying Ravichandran Ashwin, Kings XI Punjab are all set to part ways with the off-spinner.
• The Punjab-based outfit spent INR 7.6 crore (then USD 1.176 million approx) to secure the services of the India ace.

If Asaram Bapu and Ram Rahim failed to escape the law, who is Mohammed Shami: Hasin Jahan

• Hours after Mohammed Shami had an arrest warrant issued against him, his estranged wife Hasin Jahan has launched another scathing attack at him.
• Jahan’s latest comments came just hours after Kolkata’s Alipore court issued an arrest warrant against the India pacer as well as his brother Hasid Ahmed.

PCB appoints Misbah-ul-Haq as coach-cum-chief selector, Waqar Younis as bowling coach

• Former captain Misbah-ul-Haq was today confirmed as Pakistan men’s national team head coach in all three formats on a three-year contract.
• Misbah was also named as the Chairman of Selectors with head coaches of the six first-class Cricket Association sides as his fellow selectors.

Jofra Archer set to be one of England’s highest-paid cricketers

• Jofra Archer has had a fairy-tale run ever since he was fast-tracked into the England national team.
• The youngster is currently a part of the high-voltage Ashes versus Australia and has ruffled many feathers.

Reports: Sanjay Bangar had an altercation with a national selector over the decision of axing him as batting coach

• Due to this, he became the only member of the existing coaching staff, who wasn’t given a second stint with the team and was replaced by Vikram Rathour.
• He was interviewed for almost one and a half hour, where he faced some tough questions from the MSK Prasad led selection committee.

Umar Akmal reveals what makes difference between him and Virat Kohli

• He was once seen as one of Pakistan’s top batting talents but Umar Akmal failed to live up to the expectations.
• Umar made his international debut in 2009 but in a decade, he has appeared in only 16 Tests, 121 ODIs and 82 T20Is, scoring nearly 6,000 runs with three international hundreds.

Still can’t call Virat Kohli as best India captain ever, says Syed Kirmani

• Kohli became the first Indian captain to win a Test series in Australia last summer when his team beat the Baggy Greens 2-1 in a four-match series.
• It is certainly the biggest success that Kohli’s four-year-old captaincy has tasted in the red-ball format. Kohli has also won Test series in the West Indies and Sri Lanka besides winning series at home.

Sangar Bangar faces trouble for alleged ‘misbehaviour’ with selector; BCCI waits for official report

• Bangar was the only member of the previous coaching staff who failed to get another contract.
• He was highly criticized in his one and a half-hour interview for the batting coach.