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Cricket news on July 16 - Major headlines

-Police complaint filed against Yuvraj, Harbhajan, Raina

-Mahika Gaur withdraws from The Hundred

-Amit Mishra reveals details of the Kohli-Naveen-Gambhir saga

Cricket news on July 16 - Other headlines

PCB makes domestic cricket, fitness tests compulsory

After the sacking of selection committee members Wahab Riaz and Abdul Razzaq last week, the PCB announced on Monday that "several key changes" were in the works for centrally contracted players regarding their obligations towards Pakistani cricket.

Without revealing too many details, the PCB stated that participation in domestic cricket wold now be compulsory for national team players, and that regular fitness tests would be carried out for them. Another notable development was that the board would now review central contracts on an annual basis, instead of every three years as instituted last year.

The PCB touched upon the topic of NOCs as well, saying that they would be issued based on a "technical method", the specifics of which are unknown at this point.

USA's Aaron Jones picked by St Lucia Kings for CPL 2024

The player draft for the 2024 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) took place on Monday, to finalise the squads ahead of the season beginning on August 29. USA's Aaron Jones, who lit up the 2024 T20 World Cup with his spectacular knock of 94* in the tournament opener, was drafted by the St Lucia Kings.

Jones represents the USA in international cricket, but qualifies as a local player in the CPL by virtue of his Barbados passport. He has played domestic cricket in Barbados, and was also part of the CPL in 2019, with the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

Hayley Matthews re-signs with Melbourne Renegades

West Indian captain and star all-rounder Hayley Matthews has been signed by the Melbourne Renegades for the 2024 Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). This will be her third successive season with the club. The Renegades have signed Matthews as an international player ahead of the draft, meaning they will now lose their first draft pick (Platinum selection).

Glenn Maxwell gifts Player of the Match award to young fan

Australian star Glenn Maxwell won the hearts of fans online, as a video emerged of him gifting his Player of the Match award to a young fan following Washington Freedom's win over LA Knight Riders in Major League Cricket. Maxwell took 3-15 as his side won by eight wickets, with 24 balls to spare.

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