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Srinivasan Banned By Supreme Court From Attending BCCI Special General Meeting

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N Srinivasan has been barred from attending the special general body meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by the Supreme Court of India. The Committee of Administrators appointed by the court had approached the apex court to seek clarification regarding the nomination of ineligible persons to the ICC.

The meeting was adjourned on Sunday since the administrators decided to wait for the Supreme Court judgment. However, N Srinivasan attended the meeting despite the warning issued by the Committee of Administrators.

In addition to N Srinivasan, the meeting was attended by Rajiv Shukla, Niranjan Shah, and TC Mathew and the meeting was chaired by the acting president CK Khanna.

Interestingly, the meeting was dispersed without any discussions since the Administrators wanted to wait for a clarification from the Apex Court.

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Pune and Gujarat Teams Will Not Play From IPL 2018

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If you are expecting to watch Pune and Gujarat in the IPL 2018, then you are wrong. According to reports, both teams will not play the next year IPL tournament.

The 2-year contract for both teams will end this year. In all probability, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will again join the IPL party from 2018. Actually, the contract for both teams will end in 2017. Hence, if the teams want to play in 2018 then the IPL governing council will have to conduct auction again.

If the IPL governing council decides to retain Pune and Gujarat then they will have to reshuffle the matches with 10 teams. It will cause undue delay in the conduct of playoffs and finals. The complete schedule will change if the IPL body decided to play with 10 teams.

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Rashid Khan Owes Success To Afghanistan People For Amazing Support: IPL 2017

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Rashid Khan, leg-spinner from Afghanistan has thanked people for the amazing support during the entire Indian Premier League (IPL). He added that the support of the people helped him to perform better in the cash-rich Twenty20 tournament.

The 18-year old Afghan seamer Rashid performed impressive figures of 4-0-16-1 to enable Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Kings XI Punjab by 26 runs, which is a comfortable margin.

Responding to media, Rashid revealed that the whole of Afghanistan is watching this league. The way they are supporting us both, me and (Mohammed) Nabi, it is just amazing. He added that the prayers of our people back home help me and whenever we have a game, they all pray for us.

Their back up, their support really helps me and gives me energy.

According to cricket enthusiasts, Rashid had an impressive in not only wickets grabbing but also to put brakes on the opposition run flow. Rashid, meanwhile, disclosed that his success means a lot for the Afghan cricket. He said that it’s not easy for him to come and perform with a positive mindset against the best players in the world.

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Yusuf Pathan Feels There Are No Weak Teams In IPL: IPL 2017

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Kolkata Knight Riders have won four of their five matches played so far in IPL 2017. The team is gearing up to have a fight with Gujarat Lions on their home turf, Eden Gardens. Previously, KKR smashed Gujarat by beating them with 10 wickets at Rajkot.

According to Yusuf Pathan, Kolkata has a definite advantage over Gujarat but that doesn’t mean they are on a sticky wicket. The tournament has a long way to go and there are chances for those teams which are on the backside to come up with full energy.

Pathan disclosed that their confidence level is very high but in IPL we can’t rule out any single team as weak, said Pathan.

Gujarat may not have clicked so far, but that doesn’t make them a weak team

Pathan said that fielding is still a cause for concern even though they had an impressive ride so far. However, he is hopeful of his team performing well in the remaining matches to secure a spot in the playoffs. The team mates talk lot of positives inside the dressing room. However, the team needs to improve one few aspects, which they are aware of.

Pathan revealed that Kolkata Knight Riders have a long way to go in the IPL 2017 and need to perform consistently at high level. He is hopeful of good performance from all team mates since there are nine matches left in the season to play.

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