The experienced left-hander threw the SRH team management under the scanner, stating it is “disappointing” to be kept in the dark about important decisions after such a longstanding association with the franchise. “Look, I’m not 100% sure. With utmost respect for the owners, Trevor Bayliss, [VVS] Laxman, Tom Moody and Murali [Muthiah Muralidaran], when a decision gets made, it has to be unanimous. But you don’t know who is going for you, who wants you the selected, who doesn’t. End of the day you’re told you’re not playing.”Warner told Sports Today. The Australian was removed as kipper by SRH near the end of…
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India have named Avesh Khan and Venkatesh Iyer as additional net bowlers for the T20 World Cup in Oman and UAE, starting October 17. The two cricketers have been told to stay put in UAE post the end of the IPL 2021 and join the Indian team on net duties, reported ESPNcricinfo. These two are now India’s second and third designated net bowlers after Jammu & Kashmir uncapped speedster Umran Malik was also roped in for the important off-field contribution. https://twitter.com/CRICXPERT04/status/1448131492786282499 India already have Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur among their three official standby players. However, the selector have opted to pick extra pace…
The Kolkata Knight Riders skipper provided an update on his team’s premier all-rounder Andre Russell and whether he will play the all-important Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League 2021 on Wednesday. Credit: Cricket World Having defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first Eliminator, KKR are set to lock horns with Delhi Capitals in Sharjah with a place in the final at stake. However, it is not known yet if they’ll be at full strength, with Andre Russell available to bolster the side in both departments. The West Indies all-rounder has been missing from action since he limped off the field after a fielding…
Distasteful comments and abuse received from some of the upset Royal Challengers Bangalore fans over social media didn’t go down well with their batsman Glenn Maxwell. As RCB suffered a loss in the Monday’s IPL Eliminator to KKR, social media went into a buzz with some fans abusing Maxwell and his teammates, especially all-rounder Dan Christian. That sickening reaction wasn’t taken lightly by Maxwell who, in a passionate response over Twitter, said that some of the words hurled at his team and Christian, in particular, are “unacceptable” to say the least. https://twitter.com/Gmaxi_32/status/1447687571660804105?s=20 The Australia also came out in strong defence of his RCB…
Sunil Narine came up with one of the most impressive all-round displays in the history of India Premier League’s playoffs stage as he nailed it with the ball and bat to push Kolkata Knight Riders to a victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. It was Narine at his best in both the departments, taking a four-fer in the first half and then backing it up with a stellar cameo that dented RCB’s hopes in a low-scoring encounter. The mystery spinner showed why the talks of his decline in the last couple of years are premature. Narine picked up the…
As his 11-year-long captaincy tenure for the Royal Challengers Bangalore came to a close with a defeat in the IPL 2021 Eliminator on Monday, Virat Kohli said he has put in his heart and soul on the field for the side. https://twitter.com/RCBTweets/status/1447872173188653058 The India great also said that during his term he made a concentrated effort to create a culture within the camp where youngsters can play their natural game and progress along the way. “I’ve tried my best to create a culture here where youngsters could come in and play expressive cricket, play with belief. It’s something I’ve tried to do…
The champions of the 2021 edition will receive a grand prize of USD 1.6 million while the total prize pool is set at USD 5.6 million, the ICC revealed. The runner-ups will get USD 800,000 while the losing semi-finalists will be rewarded with USD 400,000. The prize pool for the Super 12 stage is capped at USD 1.2 million, with every win earning teams USD 40,000. The teams that get knocked out in the Super 12 stage will receive 70,000 each. https://twitter.com/SaeedCricky/status/1447244935586099202 Top eight teams are already in Super 12 – Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies comprising Group 1, while Afghanistan, India, New Zealand and Pakistan were slotted into Group…
The Mumbai Indians allrounder is “is running out of time” to regain 100% fitness after being absent on the bowling front for two full IPL seasons and only occasionally bowling for India since September last year, a BCCI official close to the selection matters revealed to the Times of India. While Hardik also is an impactful powerhitter with the bat, understandably, his true value is served to the side when he is rolling his arm over for at least 2-3 overs and adding great balance to the playing XI. However, with the 28-year-old yet to fully recover from the effects of his…
The International Cricket Council has confirmed that the forthcoming T20 World Cup will have the Decision Review System in play, making it officially the first men’s T20 World Cup to have the DRS technology available for teams to challenge the on-field call. Each team at the T20 World Cup, running from October 17 to November 14 in Oman and the United Arabic Emirates, will have two unsuccessful reviews at hand per innings. This is in accordance with one of ICC’s interim measures last year that an additional review will be available to teams during the Covid-19 pandemic. Teams have been availing two reviews per…
The CSK skipper said a clear focus on the ball in play and not letting his brain think too much about the situation helped him immensely at the end as he pulled off a nostalgic finish to the Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2021 against DC. The Chennai Super Kings captain played a vintage end-overs cameo of 18 not out off just six deliveries when his team required 24 from 11 to surpass the opposition’s 172/5 and enter the tournament final. https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/1447258946515832832 https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/1447509235231719424 MS Dhoni’s amazing little knock rolled back the years and gave his fans a big reason to smile after a…