Pakistan want out of the Champions Trophy too

PAK may pull out of the CT, why AUS don’t have more Asian players, & analysing the WPL retentions

We might have a Champions Trophy without the biggest country, the host country and the defending champions

Pakistan want out of the Champions Trophy too

PAK may pull out of the CT, why Gambhir seems so abrasive, & CSK scout a 17-year old sensation.

• Following India’s refusal to travel to Pakistan, Dawn’s Mir Shabbir Ali reports that Pakistan may pull out of the Champions Trophy entirely if a hybrid format is imposed. Ironically, India’s Blind Cricket team lands in Pakistan today to compete in the Blind Cricket World Cup!

• Following Sanjay Manjrekar’s mocking request to keep Gautam Gambhir away from press conferences, Indian Express’ Sriram Veera analyses why the Indian coach comes across so abrasively.

• The Chennai Super Kings have asked Maharashtra’s 17-year old batter Ayush Mhatre to trial with the team, after MS Dhoni and the team’s scouts were impressed with his first class performances.

Why aren’t there more Asian-Australian stars?

Why AUS don’t have more Asian players, Anderson felt like an outsider with ENG, & how Chakravarty reinvented his bowling.

• The Guardian’s Jack Snape has a fascinating report on why the growth of South Asian participation in amateur Australian cricket has not translated to the professional game, while Sydney Morning Herald’s Greg Baum lambasts Cricket Australia for deprioritising fans by ignoring the Pakistan series.

• The Guardian’s Donald McRae talks to Jimmy Anderson about feeling like an outsider with the English team, ESPNcricinfo’s Cameron Ponsonby writes about the return of Saqib Mahmood to the national side, & The Telegraph’s Tim Wigmore profiles England’s new 75mph off-spinner Dan Mousley.

• Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B reports on how Varun Chakravarty re-invented his bowling action and returned to the Indian team with a bang against South Africa.

• Manners on Cricket’s Neil Manthorp laughs about the outrage we all felt about multiple simultaneous international series a few years ago, while also poking fun at the obvious issues that Australia ignoring Pakistan and India ignoring South Africa causes.

Who won the WPL retention window?

Analysing the WPL retentions, & the future of Rajasthani cricket.

• Never on the Backfoot’s Neha Shetty analyses the WPL retentions and releases. [Apple Podcasts]

• Sportstar’s Shayan Acharya hosts a panel about the future of Rajasthani cricket with the Rajasthan Royals VP Rajeev Khanna, and former players Sanjay Vyas and Gagan Khoda.

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