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  Having faced racial abuse in Australia, India’s new pace sensation Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday had spectators ‘throwing a ball at him’ while fielding at the boundary line Having faced racial abuse in Australia, India’s new pace sensation  Mohammed Siraj  on Wednesday had spectators “throwing a ball at him” while fielding at the boundary line, teammate Rishabh Pant revealed at the end of first day’s play in the third Test against England The TV cameras showed an angry Kohli asking Siraj stationed at boundary to throw the object out. When asked Pant did reveal what happened. “I think, somebody (from the crowd) threw a ball at Siraj, so he (Kohli) was upset. You can say whatever you want, chant, but don’t throw things at fielders. It is not good for cricket, I guess,” Pant said at the end of the first day’s play where England were 120 for no loss after bowling India out for 78. The 27-year-old Siraj, who played a key role in the team’s win the second Test at Lord...

Sports psychologists believe having IPL teammates playing together helps the national team's performance Indian cricket team captains like Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli seem to prefer playing more with players from their respective IPL teams even in the national team. We have seen that for various tours over the years. But is there a real correlation between the composition of IPL teams and the Indian national cricket squad? Business Standard analysed historical data, valuation reports and franchise balance sheets to comprehend the correlation, if any. What emerged was an interesting picture. The facts first. In 2014, when Dhoni was the captain of Chennai Super Kings, its players found a spot in the national squad 35 times in five tours. In 2017, when Virat Kohli captained Royal Challengers Bangalore, the team found a place in the Indian national side 26 times in eight tournaments. This was the highest among all IPL teams that year. An aberration was perhaps...