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ECB officials concerned over cocaine fuelling crowd trouble ahead of England-India Edgbaston Test

Ahead of the one-off England-India Test match in Edgbaston, the England and Wales Cricket Board officials have a major issue to worry about and work on. Cocaine-fuelled anti-social behavior of fans at grounds. The Times reported that several cricket administrators have raised concern over the behavior of fans at sporting venues. They believe the return of full crowds in the stadiums after two years of Covid restrictions on attending sports and socializing in the country along with the intake of excessive alcohol and drug substances may have to do with the violent and aggressive behavior of the fans. Read More

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“Was A Dark Time”: England Star Jason Roy Says Things “Mentally Weren’t Right With Me At PSL”

Jason Roy was bought by Gujarat Titans in the IPL mega auction but pulled out of IPL 2022 saying that the bio-bubble fatigue had taken a toll on him and that he’d like to spend some quality time with his family. Soon after the England batter was handed a suspended two-match international ban by the England and Wales Cricket Board for reasons still unknown. Speaking about the entire phase, Roy admitted that taking the “short indefinite break” and spending time with his family has rejuvenated him. Read More

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Bangladesh Premier League To Have Rules You Would Have Never Heard Before

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after taking command of the country’s domestic premier Twenty20 league — Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) — in its own hand has announced that all seven teams must have an overseas fast bowler in their squad who is capable of bowling over 140 kph on a consistent basis. Not just this, the board has also asked the teams to include at least one leg-spinner in their side. On top of implementing these wacky rules, the board has also directed each team to ensure that the wrist-spinner bowls his full-quota of four overs in every single match. Explaining the rationale behind making these rules mandatory, BCB director Mahbubul Anam said it has been done to improve domestic players’ skills in the shortest format of the game by providing them with tough challenges. “BCB wants this BPL to be about improving Bangladesh’s cricketers in T20s, so we want to make sure that our batsmen and bowlers get enough opportunities (against quicks and legspinners), something that was not possible when it was a franchise-based BPL,” Anam was quoted as saying by espncricinfo. , so we want to make sure that our batsmen and bowlers get…

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Thank BCB for the opportunity to play cricket again – Masakadza

Hamilton Masakadza, who retires after the upcoming tri-series in Bangladesh, valued the support offered by the host board to enable Zimbabwe’s participation in the tourney that also involves Afghanistan. This will be Zimbabwe’s first appearance on the field since their suspension by the ICC in July, which effectively ended their chances of being involved in the World T20 Qualifiers. But the suspension doesn’t prohibit them from playing bilateral or tri-lateral cricket. Zimbabwe Cricket had earlier flip-flopped on their involvement in the tri-series, before eventually giving the go-ahead for the tour, facilitated by an accommodating Bangladesh board. “Bangladesh has shown a lot of support to us. We are very grateful to the Bangladesh Cricket Board that they have given us the opportunity to play cricket again,” Masakadza told reporters on Tuesday at Mirpur. “Important thing is how we are playing and looking forward to getting back on the field and playing again,” he added. Masakadza expects a stiff challenge from Bangladesh – their morale-crushing Test defeat to Afghanistan notwithstanding. “T20 is obviously played in different conditions. In Test cricket, toss plays an important role. T20 cricket is played on much better wickets and is a shorter…

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