India to host CLT20

Many of last year's CLT20 fixtures were rescheduled due to heavy rain

Many of last year’s CLT20 fixtures were rescheduled due to heavy rain

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This year’s Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) will be held in India, putting an end to rumours and speculation that it was likely to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates.

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‘This build-up is going to be completely different’, says George Bailey

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“I’m not sure being older makes it easier but I think having played the other formats, in terms of with crowd build-up, media stuff, that will be a little bit easier to handle”

Australia Twenty20 captain George Bailey is highly used to preparing for limited overs series, but after being included in the country’s Ashes squad for the first time in his career, the 31-year-old has admitted that the “build-up is going to be completely different”.

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Ankle injury rules Shafiul Islam out of ODI series against New Zealand

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Islam sustained an ankle injury while training at the Shere Bangla National Stadium

Bangladesh pace bowler Shafiul Islam has been ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against New Zealand, which gets underway on October 29 in Mirpur, due to an ankle injury he suffered while training at the Shere Bangla National Stadium today.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies set to be split in order to host series against India

Pakistan and the West Indies will now either play only the Test series or the limited overs series

Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies in July this year is set to be split into two parts after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) revealed that they are working on a plan to host arch-rivals India for a series in August.

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