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IPL 2022 will be hosted in India, confirms Jay Shah

The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League will return to the subcontinental shores. Confirmed Jay Shah on Saturday, 20 November. Speaking at a Chennai Super Kings event in the home of the franchise, Shah stated that he was very optimistic about the new season with the mega-auction scheduled and that the inclusion of two new teams would make IPL much more exciting. "I know you are all eagerly waiting to see CSK play at the Chepauk, the moment is not very far. The 15th season of the IPL will take place in India and it will be more exciting than ever with two new teams joining." The Board of Control for Cricket in India tried to bring back the last edition of the IPL in India but were forced to abort with rising numbers of COVID-19 cases inside the bio-bubble. However, the ongoing series of India vs New Zealand has had packed crowds in the venues of Jaipur and Ranchi, with no COVID cases being reported in the two teams. This should make a case for the BCCI to present in front of the franchises in case the pandemic does not return with another wave.

Tim Paine should have been stripped of captaincy 3 years ago, mulls CA Chairman

Cricket Australia Chairman Richard Freudenstein is of the opinion that Tim Paine should have been stripped off his Test captaincy back in 2018 when Cricket Australia initially found out about the sex scandal. Speaking at a joint press conference alongside CA CEO Nick Hockley, Freudenstein stated that the decision clearly sent the wrong message and that the role of Australian cricket’s captain should be held to higher standards. "I acknowledge the decision clearly sent the wrong message that this behaviour is acceptable and without serious consequences. Tim Paine on Friday, 19 November resigned from the position of captain with a public statement that he is ashamed of his actions. “Today, I'm announcing my decision to stand down as the captain of the Australian men's test team. It's an incredibly difficult decision, but the right one for me, my family, and cricket,” an emotional Paine had read from a statement.

Watch | Shaheen Afridi loses cool; takes Afif Hossain down in an unnecessary bout of aggression

Pakistan’s star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi lost his cool while bowling against Bangladesh in the second match of the T20I series. Bowling his second over of the game in the first innings, Afridi had just got hit for a six from newcomer Afif Hossain. The batter had picked up the length ball and had lifted it off his pads for a six behind deep backward square leg. Replying to the shot, Afridi shot back with his trademark yorker, but to no avail, since the batsman read it well and drove the slightly off yorker straight back to the bowler. At this moment, Afridi picked up the ball on his followthrough and chucked it right back at the batter, flooring him with the throw. The ball went on to hit Afif on the back of his foot and he had to be attended by the physio for an extended period of time. Though Afridi went to the Bangladesh batter and apologised straight away, many thought that the action was plain unnecessary. In a fate of Karma, Afridi took a long walk back to his marker and his next ball was hit for another boundary, albeit leg-byes in the very same over. However, Bangladesh failed to put on any resistance from their and surrendered the match scoring a below par total of 108 runs in their 20 overs. The score was never enough to defend and they lost the game by a margin of 8 wickets and 11 balls remaining.

Hapless Bangladesh sink deeper in losing run; surrender T20I series with one game remaining

Bangladesh cricket team lost their seventh T20 International on the bounce to surrender the three match series against visitors Pakistan. Known to be a tough cookie at home conditions, Bangladesh crumbled under the quality bowling attack of Pakistan once again and failed to put up a defendable total for two matches in a row. Batting first in both matches at Dhaka, Bangladesh put up 127 runs in their first game, and scored a meagre 108/7 on Saturday evening. Coming into the defence of the total, the Bangladesh bowlers started the second innings on a great note, removing Babar Azam very early in the innings. The Pakistan batsmen found it difficult to play their shots against pacers who were extracting good carry from the pitch, but Mohammad Rizwan (39 off 45) and Fakhar Zaman saw the tough phase through. The pitch became really sluggish in the latter half of the innings with batsmen finding it very difficult to play their shots, but Fakhar Zaman toiled hard and stayed there till the end to see off the game. He top-scored for Pakistan with 57 off 51 balls. Earlier in the innings, Bangladesh batters were once again rattled by the Pakistan pace attack early in the innings. Both their openers, Mohammad Naim Sheikh (2 off 8) and Saif Hassan (0 off 1) had no clue about what was going on and could not provide the home team with any sort of tempo. The pace trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Wasim Jr. were all among wickets, picking up four between the three of them. However, it was Shadab Khan who was the shining star of the Pakistan bowling line up dismissing the dangerous Afif Hossain and a set Najmul Hasan Shanto to break the back of the Bangladesh line-up. With that win, Pakistan continued their strong performance in the shortest format of the game and won the T20I series with a match remaining. The next fixture will be played on Monday, 22 November.