1. Mumbai Indians Keep Play-off Hopes Alive With 5-run Win Over KKR
Mumbai Indians stayed on course for a play-off berth after pulling off a narrow five-run win over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders in a nerve-wracking last-over IPL thriller in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium.
MI thus took their points tally to 14 with one last away game left to play against Sun Risers Hyderabad on May 17, while Kolkata have 15 with one match in hand against Rajasthan Royals to be played at the Cricket Club of India’s Brabourne Stadium on May 16.
2. Zimbabwe Cancels Pak Cricket Tour After Karachi Bus Attack
Pakistan cricket suffered another major setback today when Zimbabwe called off its much hyped tour of Pakistan in the wake of another terrorist attack in the country yesterday.
Zimbabwe’s decision came one day after the deadly attack was perpetrated on members of the Ismaili community in Karachi on Wednesday. 46 people were reported to have been killed in the incident.
3. Ian Bell Bats For Pietersen
Following the ECB’s decision to disallow an in-form Kevin Pietersen to make a comeback for England due to “trust issues”, a member of the English cricket team, Ian Bell, has spoken out in favour of KP.
“If he keeps scoring runs maybe there’s a position in time. Everyone deserves that opportunity with a long summer ahead,” Bell told BBC Sport.
Asked about the all-important “trust issue” point the ECB made, Bell said he had no such problem with Pietersen. “We all did. We had a good team that won a lot of cricket together and you don’t do that without trust, without looking after each other and playing well. I enjoyed some great partnerships with Kevin in the middle order,” he said.
4. Things You Need to Know About The Proposed India-Pakistan Series
PCB chief Shahryar Khan has been on a whirlwind tour of India this past week, convincing anyone who listens, that Pakistan are ready to ‘host’ India in a cricket series in UAE later this year.
What is the Pakistan board proposing? What is the Indian board keen on? What does NaMo and the Indian government think of this? Here are eight things you need to know about the proposed series.
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8 Things You Need to Know About The Proposed India-Pakistan Series
5. Five Things You Need to Know About Delhi Daredevils’ Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer has been one of the few successes for Delhi Daredevil in the IPL this year. The Quint tells you five things about him.
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5 Things You Need to Know About Delhi Daredevils’ Shreyas Iyer
6. Haile Gebrselassie: He Came, He Ran, He Conquered
A 42-year old man finished 16th in a 10 kilometre race in Manchester last Sunday. He crossed the finish line, flashed his trademark smile and said: “I’m retiring from competitive running, not from running. You cannot stop running, this is my life”
His name is Haile Gebrselassie. There has been no greater distance runner in history.
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Haile Gebrselassie: He Came, He Ran, He Conquered
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