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Mahmudullah: We have a long way to go in T20 cricket

Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah lamented that his team is not learning from its mistakes and still “have a long way to go” in T20 cricket. Bangladesh has come close to a victory on many occasions but has failed to cross the line, especially against top teams like India losing the T20 series 1-2. “We have a long way to go in T20 cricket. We don’t have big hitters. We have to be dependent on our skill hitting. So we are working on our game sense and become more consistent mentally,” said Mahmudullah following the 30-run loss to India in the series decider. “As a batting unit, if we can improve then we will have more chances to win,” he added. Needing 50 runs off the last 30 balls with six wickets in hand, Bangladesh was on course for a memorable series win here on Sunday but lost wickets in a heap to blow it all away. “I am not sure whether it was a composer or not. But if you see, we did similar kinds of mistakes probably in few games in recent times. That’s where I think big teams are quite good and very consistent…

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Pakistan domestic cricket undergoes massive revamp

In a bid to improve the quality of its feeder level, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to go in for a major overhaul of its domestic cricket structure, with the standout decision being the reduction of the number of teams from 16 to 6, with all the banks and departments going out of the system and being replaced by six provinces: Sindh (Karachi, Hyderabad and Larkan), Southern Punjab (Multan and Bahawalpur), Central Punjab (Lahore, Sialkot and Faisalabad), Balochistan (Dera Murad Jamali and Quetta), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar, FATA and Abbottabad) and Northern areas (Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Azad-Jammu Kashmir). These six provincial teams will now also have their Second XIs, competing in a different set of competitions. For now, due to a limited pool of women cricketers (only around 45 in the country), these associations will not be responsible for running women’s cricket. Wasim Khan, PCB’s chief executive, said, “If you see countries like India, Australia, and England, the ownership lied with different regions. That was not the case with Pakistan so far, where PCB handled everything. Now, it’s time to give the onus back to the respective regions to develop cricket in their regions. These…

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