With the impressive swing of his&nbsp;bat throughout India's T20 series in New Zealand, all-rounder KL Rahul&nbsp;has retained his 2nd position on the ICC's&nbsp;T20I World rankings. The 27-year-old smashed a total of 224 runs in the 5-match T20 series against New Zealand&nbsp;which India won 5-0. with 823 points, Rahul&nbsp;is behind Pakistani batsman Babar&nbsp;Azam&nbsp;who has amassed&nbsp;879 points. Indian skipper Virat&nbsp;Kohli&nbsp;too retained his 10th spot with 673 points, even though his performance&nbsp;in the New Zealand&nbsp;tour has been below par so far.&nbsp;

With the impressive swing of his bat throughout India's T20 series in New Zealand, all-rounder KL Rahul has retained his 2nd position on the ICC's T20I World rankings. The 27-year-old smashed a total of 224 runs in the 5-match T20 series against New Zealand which India won 5-0. with 823 points, Rahul is behind Pakistani batsman Babar Azam who has amassed 879 points. Indian skipper Virat Kohli too retained his 10th spot with 673 points, even though his performance in the New Zealand tour has been below par so far.

On the sidelines of the all-important IPL Governing&nbsp;Council&nbsp;meeting, the BCCI&nbsp;also issued a list of Standard Operating Procedures to all the cricketers and State Associations. Players will have to sign a consent form before resuming training at their respective centres. Under which, players will undergo 2 tests one day apart to account for false negatives. If both the test results are negative, only then they will be&nbsp;included in the camp. Apart from that,&nbsp;players are advised to take their own transportation&nbsp;to the stadium and will have to wear masks&nbsp;on the way. Also, the support and ground staff and officials over 60 years of age and any individual with underlying medical conditions will be barred from attending training camps until suitable guidelines are issued by the Government.

The BCCI&nbsp;on Tuesday invited bids for the new Team India's kit sponsor and Official merchandising partner. The new kit sponsor will replace educational technology giants BYJU's&nbsp;who had earlier replaced Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Oppo. The new bids can be lower than previous ones as the future calendar for Team India is still undecided due to the Covid-19 pandemic.&nbsp; &nbsp;

On the sidelines of the all-important IPL Governing&nbsp;Council&nbsp;meeting, the BCCI&nbsp;also issued a list of Standard Operating Procedures to all the cricketers and State Associations. The 100 page SOP defines all rules for cricketers, coaches and associations under the BCCI's&nbsp;umbrella. The cricket board also expects all the players to sign a consent form before getting back on the field. The SOPs&nbsp;will define the way forward for the players &amp; support staff about training protocols, match scenarios and situations when anyone tests positive for Covid-19.&nbsp;

Despite approving the dates &amp; schedule at the&nbsp;Governing Council meet, many answers are still not available for the IPL&nbsp;franchises. According to a report in the Times of India, the organisers have now asked the teams to delay their departure to UAE. Earlier, the teams were planning to reach Dubai in the 2nd week of August to get up to&nbsp;3-4 weeks for practice. IPL&nbsp;now wants the teams to not travel before 20th August and that has left the teams confused &amp; upset. The world's richest cricket board is currently in talks with the stakeholders and also the&nbsp;UAE&nbsp;cricket board to put certain Covid-19&nbsp;protocols in place for the teams which can explain the reason behind the delay. While some of the teams had already started working on the travel and stay bookings, the Governing Council expects more clarity in the coming week.

The BCCI&nbsp;broke a 12-year long tradition of hosting the Indian Premier League final on a Sunday. The decision came from the IPL&nbsp;Governing Council&nbsp;meeting which decided to host the final on Tuesday, 10th November. This decision comes after weeks of negotiations with host broadcaster Star who wanted the finals in the Diwali&nbsp;week to cash-in on the tv audience and recover the losses due to the postponement of the league. The final on Tuesday, 10th November&nbsp;will give Star 2 extra days in the Diwali&nbsp;week as they expect bumper TV &amp; online audience for the 13th edition of the league. There will be 10 double-header match days in total as the tournament now will be 53 days long.&nbsp;

In a major announcement, the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League has been cleared by the Indian government to be played in the UAE. The starting date remains September 19 but the final has been rescheduled to be played on November 10. Interestingly, this time around the evening matches will begin from 7:30 pm IST. Moreover, all the sponsors including Vivo have been retained. 24 player squads per franchise will leave for Dubai after August 26 and will be allowed replacements in case a player gets unwell. Initially, the games will be played behind closed doors but limited crowd may be allowed at a later stage.&nbsp;

With Indian cricketers confined to individual training at home for over 4 months now due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it will be nothing short of a challenge to get their mojo&nbsp;back. In a Twitter chat, India's limited overs&nbsp;vice-captain Rohit&nbsp;Sharma&nbsp;talked about how tough will it be for those cricketers who have had absolutely no or negligible practice to get back in shape. He said that it's not easy to get back to normal especially when you are facing 140+. You need to get back to your basics and try to find that perfect rhythm&nbsp;for yourself. Which is why all the franchises are going to Dubai&nbsp;a little early, so as to get used to the conditions and your skills.

After losing the first ODI, Ireland put up a brilliant fight in a must-win second game but England proved a little too tough yet again. The hosts avoided a scare and beat Ireland by 4 wickets in the 2nd ODI&nbsp;to clinch the series with 1 game remaining. Ireland once again had a disastrous start with the bat and were reduced to 91/6. But Curtis&nbsp;Campher&nbsp;fought back for the visitors with a gritty 68, helping them finish at&nbsp;212/9. Chasing which Jonny&nbsp;Bairstow&nbsp;cut loose and smashed the joint-fastest ODI fifty for England. He was eventually dismissed for a 41-ball-82. Eoin Morgan and Moeen&nbsp;Ali both went back for a duck each as England suddenly found themselves wanting at 137/6. But an unbeaten 46 and 47 by Sam Billings and David Willey respectively helped the 3 Lions cross the finish line. The final ODI&nbsp;will be played at the same ground on Tuesday.

In a major announcement, BCCI&nbsp;president Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;confirmed on Saturday that an expanded 4-team Women's T20 Challenge will go ahead as planned on the sidelines of the 13th edition of the men's IPL&nbsp;in UAE. The tournament will be played&nbsp;from November 1 to 10. Dada told PTI&nbsp;that the women's IPL is very much on and the board has a plan in place for the national team as well. Just like the IPL, Women's T20 Challenge is also subjected to government's clearance. the&nbsp;BCCI&nbsp;had pulled out its women's team from the scheduled tri-series in England due to logistical concerns amid the pandemic but Indian women's cricket may now be resumed soon.&nbsp;

England cricket legend Ian Botham, Indian origin academic Prem&nbsp;Sikka&nbsp;along with Boris Johnson's younger brother Jo Johnson will be inducted in the House of Lords of the British Parliament. Sikka,&nbsp;an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Sheffield is among the 36 people who will enter unelected House. On his induction,&nbsp;Sikka said that the call for social justice and emancipatory&nbsp;change needs to be heard in all quarters, inside and outside parliament.&nbsp;64-year-old Botham&nbsp;was knighted in 2007 to recognise his service to charity and cricket. The English all-rounder has played 102 Test matches with 5200 runs and 383 wickets.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Rajasthan&nbsp;Royals' skipper Steve&nbsp;Smith is looking forward to the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League. Smith&nbsp;says that while he is disappointed that the league couldn't&nbsp;be staged in India, he finds the conditions in Dubai similar to the sub-continent. Smith says that as a professional cricketer, he and all the others will be ready to play in any conditions. The former Aussie skipper added that many who played in the 2014 edition of the league in UAE are still around and their experience will be valuable. Smith went on to say that all the cricketers who are part of the IPL&nbsp;will be eager to play some quality cricket soon.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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According to the latest quarantine rules for foreign travellers in the UAE, the English &amp; Australian cricketers are likely to miss the first week of the IPL. The new rules say that all foreign travellers will have to undergo a 7-day compulsory quarantine and 2 negative Covid-19 tests before being cleared. While this will be okay for the rest of the cricketers who will travel to UAE, many Australian and English stars will miss the opening week. A limited-overs&nbsp;series between the two nations is scheduled to end on 16th September in England and the players will travel immediately to play the cash-rich league. As a result, the stars will be forced to miss the starting week of the league which could have up to 2-3 matches per team.&nbsp;

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League can see up to 30-50% seats occupied in the stands by the fans. The UAE&nbsp;Cricket Board confirmed that they are looking to allow the fans in the stadiums at almost half the capacity but with strict guidelines. This will include following social distancing, sanitisation, proper disposal of food &amp; beverage waste &amp; staying away from the cricketers. Earlier IPL&nbsp;Governing Council Chairman Brijesh&nbsp;Patel had left the decision with the hosts. The final decision will come from the local government which could be a major boost for not just the BCCI&nbsp;but also for the franchises as tickets sold during the games can bring in a lot of revenue.&nbsp;

Former India cricketer&nbsp;Sanjay&nbsp;Manjrekar&nbsp;has requested the BCCI&nbsp;to take him back as a commentator for the upcoming IPL, scheduled to be played in the UAE&nbsp;from September 19. In a short letter that he has written to the&nbsp;Apex Council members of the board, says that Manjrekar&nbsp;would be happy to work as per the guidelines laid&nbsp;down by the BCCI. A board official told the Times of India that this chapter should now be closed and Manjrekar&nbsp;should&nbsp;be forgiven.&nbsp;He has already apologised for his comments on Jadeja and has also&nbsp;promised the board that he'll stick to the 'code of conduct' for TV commentators. BCCI&nbsp;had removed Manjrekar&nbsp;from its commentary panel in march and the final call on this matter now rests with BCCI&nbsp;president Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;and&nbsp;secretary Jay Shah.&nbsp;

England's summer of ODI&nbsp;cricket began with a bang as the 3 Lions comfortably beat Ireland by 6 wickets in&nbsp;Southampton&nbsp;and took a 1-0 lead in the 3-match ODI&nbsp;series. England's decision to bowl first proved right as David Willey ran through Ireland's top order and claimed his maiden 5-wicket haul. The visitors who at one stage were reduced to 79/7, fought back and on back of an unbeaten 59 by&nbsp;Curtis Campher, reached 172. 3 Lions' top order too looked rusty as England lost 4 wickets with 78 runs on the board. But Sam&nbsp;Billings rescued the hosts with his highest ODI&nbsp;score of 67 not out. Captain Morgan too remained unbeaten on 36 as England crossed the line without anymore hiccup. The 2nd ODI&nbsp;will be played at the same ground on Saturday.

The Indian team management is in search for a wicketkeeper-batsman to fill in MS Dhoni's shoes. Their search seems to have ended with KL Rahul as of now, but not before trying out&nbsp;Rishabh&nbsp;Pant and Sanju Samson for that role. Though Pant got&nbsp;ample chances to prove his&nbsp;mettle, but that wasn't the case with Samson.&nbsp;According to Samson&rsquo;s coach, Biju George, the reason why Team India preferred Pant over Sanju&nbsp;is because of the former being a left-handed batsman. He told the Times of India that the chief selector should decide who is best suited&nbsp;to be in the team against an opposition but he feels that Samson should have got more chances. To be just, Samson has so far failed to impress in the limited opportunities he has got and has scored just 35 runs in the 4 T20I he has played for India.&nbsp;

Hardik&nbsp;Pandya&nbsp;and&nbsp;Natasa Stankovic&nbsp;have turned parents as they have been blessed with a baby boy. The&nbsp;Indian all-rounder who announced his engagement with the actress at the start of the year, took to social media to share an adorable picture of his newborn. In May, the couple had announced that they were expecting their first child together.&nbsp;Pandya&nbsp;had then said that he was thrilled for this new phase of their lives and had also sought&nbsp;the blessings and wishes of his fans.

BCCI&nbsp;was keen on having a training camp for Team India at the recently inaugurated&nbsp;Motera stadium in Gujarat ahead of the IPL&nbsp;but that plan is&nbsp;unlikely to go ahead. A Gujarat Cricket Association official told PTI that there were media reports that the camp will start from August 18 and go on till September 4 but they haven't got any formal confirmation from the BCCI till now. A senior IPL franchise official had also questioned the logic of having a red ball camp before IPL when the players are playing a completely different format. Moreover, with the current Covid-19 situation, travelling from multiple cities before leaving for the&nbsp;UAE&nbsp;may expose&nbsp;the cricketers to risk.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Given the high cost of handling the dope control exercise at the 13th edition of the IPL,&nbsp;the National Anti-Doping Agency might have to outsource the task of sample collection for the very first time. Sweden&rsquo;s International Dope Test and Management has done sample collection and testing for the last 12 seasons of the IPL&nbsp;but&nbsp;NADA may have to use the services of UAE&rsquo;s National Anti-Doping Organisation this time around. A senior BCCI&nbsp;official told PTI&nbsp;that once they send the approved schedule to NADA, it will be the agency's&nbsp;call as they will have to bear the cost of sample collection and transportation.&nbsp;BCCI came under NADA&rsquo;s ambit from the third quarter of 2019 and this year will be the first time that the agency will handle sample collection during the IPL.

As Pakistan prepares to face England in the 1st Test starting on 5th August, the hosts have announced an unchanged squad of 14 to play in the 1st Test. The same 14 players who appeared against the West Indies in the 3rd Test will be available for selection against Pakistan. After beating West Indies 2-1 in the 3 match series, cricket fans will be hoping for an evenly contested series as England host Pakistan for 3 Test matches. The first match will start on 5th August&nbsp;in Manchester, 2nd &amp; 3rd will be played in Southampton.&nbsp;

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