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Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, on Friday, issued a heartfelt apology on Twitter, after he faced backlash for an alleged ‘casteist’ remark on Yuzvendra Chahal, during an Instagram chat with Rohit Sharma. Yuvraj, in his statement, clarified that he has ‘never believed in any kind of disparity’.

Aakash Chopra has launched a scathing attack on ex-Pakistan cricketers, including Waqar Younis, who have claimed that India deliberately lost to England in the 2019 WC in order to knock Pakistan out. The claim from the Pakistan players came after Stokes, in his book, questioned India’s intent.

Tamim Iqbal, who starred in Bangaldesh’s famous upset over India in the 2007 World Cup, revealed that prior to batting in that match, he had doubts over his own ability to tackle Zaheer Khan’s pace. Tamim further revealed that he spent the whole match admiring his idols Sachin, Dravid and Ganguly.

Australia’s limited-overs captain Aaron Finch has named his combined India-Australia ODI XI team that includes one big surprise omission - Rohit Sharma. Finch has also left out the spinning option blank as he couldn’t decide between Brad Hogg, Harbhajan Singh, and Ravindra Jadeja.