Cricket Today - 20.04.2018

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*** Not even a week into the eleventh edition of the Indian Premier League, already making waves is the talk about how spinners have been the unlikely heroes of the IPL’s Twenty20 story and why teams without spinners may go bust sooner rather than later in this edition of the IPL. Right into the heat of the battle in IPL 2018, twenty year old Mayank Markande has grabbed the headlines from the other spinners in the Mumbai Indians squad such as one IPL season old Rahul Chahar, under-19 sensation Anukul Roy, and Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya. Not expected to make the first cut, Markande stole the limelight in the match against another spin heavy team in the Chennai Super Kings with an impressive debut of three wickets conceding barely over twenty runs. On the other hand, in a surprising move, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently formed a three-person dispute panel over the BCCI and the PCB's conflict over two unplayed bilateral series. While the ICC had thus far stayed away from meddling in the affairs of the two boards this current stand has come as a surprise to many. There is more to read from cricket in this issue. ***