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NEW DELHI, 23 JUNE. India and Pakistan have had several memorable matches over the years. The image of Venkatesh Prasad cleaning up Aamir Sohail and then sending him off is still etched in the minds of millions of cricket fans from both the countries.

If fans think that cricket betting news are past, they are sadly mistaken. This news development may shake your faith among cricketing stars whom you hold in high esteem. These stars allegedly follow a script prepared by bookies who fix the matches and the 22 players enact the role assigned to them, according to a statement given by Sanjeev Chawla, who was brought to India from London on the charges of match-fixing. Sanjeev Chawla made this startling disclosure in his statement, through Zee News, given to the Crime Branch of Delhi Police. Chawla, who is a big name in the world of match-fixing, has stated that all the cricket matches are fixed, the same way, as a film is first scripted and then directed.

KL Rahul has emerged as one of India's premier batsmen in the limited overs formats. If you ask the various players in the world, they would say next to Kohli, in terms of dominating batsman in India, it is KL Rahul. Rahul is closing in on Shikhar Dhawan to open the innings in ODIs for India with his superior batting skills, as displayed in T20 games.

Mahendra Singh Dhonis wife Sakshi expressed astonishment on rumours about her husbands retirement on social media, clearly indicating that the former India captain is still eyeing a return to the national team. Dhoni has been away from cricket for over a year now. He last played for India during the World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand and since then his future has been a constant speculation as he did not find a place in the BCCIs centrally contracted players list.

Brijesh Patel, the chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) governing council, says he is waiting for the International Cricket Council's (ICC) formal announcement on the T20 World Cup, one that's been pending for a while now, before preparations can get underway to host this year's edition. Speaking to reporters, Patel said: "We are ready to go ahead with the IPL. But we can start planning the schedule formally only after the offcial announcement is made on the T20 World Cup, which I'm expecting will arrive anytime soon. On our part, we've already earmarked the September-October window for the tournament to be played." The ICC was expected to take a final decision on the T20 World Cup on May 28 which then got deferred to June 10 and is now expected to announce in a month to give maximum chance for the event to happen in Australia.