MS Dhoni to lead 18-man Jharkhand side in Vijay Hazare one-day tournament
Former Indian captain MS Dhoni is termed one of the best captains in India and around the world. He was the only captain to have led an IPL team in all the 9 seasons.
But it all changed when the Rising Pune Supergiants his new IPL team announced the decision to replace him with Steve Smith as the captain. A couple of days after that Dhoni has been named the skipper of the Jharkhand team for the Vijay Hazare Trophy.
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IPL 2017 Auction sets social media on fire, tops the list of global trends
The much awaited IPL auctions went underway with a plethora of players going under the hammer yesterday on February 20. The popularity of the Indian Premier League needs no introduction.
The immense following that the tournament has managed to garner over the years was on display yet again.
The hashtag or the topic #IPLAuction ended up topping the worldwide trends across the different social media platforms on Monday (February 20).
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Nabi’s presence at Sunrisers camp will definitely help: Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan, who is just 18 years old, bagged a huge deal with the Sunrisers Hyderabad for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the IPL 2017 Auction.
He was one of the two Afghanistan players who managed to get a contract from an IPL team. While Mohammad Nabi was one who was snapped up by the Hyderabad-based franchise with little or no fight, it was the signature of Rashid for which Sunrisers had to get into a bid war against the Mumbai Indians.
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Yes, we did try to poach Kohli, reveals MI’s Harbhajan Singh
Out of favour India ace spinner Harbhajan Singh has revealed that Mumbai Indian’s did try to bring Virat Kohli on board but they couldn’t detach him from the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Coincidentally, Virat and Turbanator are the only players to have played all the editions of IPL for one team.
Speaking to Vijay Lokapally, the renowned cricket journalist, in India’s maiden sports lit fest that is taking place in Pune, also featuring Virat, former Indian opener Virender Sehwag, and India’s hero in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Dipa Karmakar amongst others, Harbhajan was all praise for the India captain who he thought is a champion player, but Sachin Tendulkar will remain the No.1 for him.
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Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler set to miss Ireland series
English players made merry at the IPL auctions yesterday. All-rounder Ben Stokes and pace bowler Tymal Mills grossed the highest and the second best on the day.
While many saw this on the cards, some pondered why the franchises were willing to shell out so much for them. This comes to the fore since the availability of the English players was unknown.
England are scheduled to play an ODI series against England in early May and then play South Africa later in the same month. The international fixtures surely collide with the IPL dates.
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Comparisons with Virat Kohli upsets Umar Akmal
Umar Akmal, the talented 27-year-old Pakistani batsman was slated for greatness. But as it goes with Pakistani cricket, his inconsistency doesn’t even warrant him a regular spot in the playing XI.
Umar scored a quick fire 66 of 42 balls for Lahore Qalandars against defending champions Islamabad United and helped his team win the game.
Umar scored a quick fire 66 of 42 balls for Lahore Qalandars against defending champions Islamabad United and helped his team win the game.
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We don’t care if an Afghan player gets millions in IPL: Javed Miandad
Former Pakistan cricketer Javed Miandad recently made an attempt to warn the Afghanistan Cricket Board from being deviated by the IPL selections. Yesterday, two Afghanistan players made history as they were picked by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2017 Auctions.
Star all-rounder Mohammad Nabi was bagged for a base price of INR 30 Lakh and young leg-spinner Rashid Khan raked a whopping INR 4 crore deal.
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Anil Kumble praises Virat Kohli and co. for their consistency throughout the long home season
India’s head coach and the most prolific spinner to represent them, Anil Kumble has been full of praise for a belligerent and relentless Indian team that have remained unbeaten in 17 Tests under Virat Kohli, having helped themselves to No.1 rank in the process.
The former captain was pleased to see the squad “grow” and hailed the players’ self-sufficiency and independence.
“It’s nice to see this squad grow and understand situations and come up with solutions. You want team to be self-sufficient and not look over their shoulders for advice.
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Hands-down, Ashwin is world-class and there’s a lot to learn from him: Nathan Lyon
Nathan Lyon, Australia’s trump card in the spin department in their tour of India, has revealed that he has been closely following Ravichandran Ashwin to improve his bowling.
The Aussie tweaker, who is the most successful off-spinner for Australia statistically, with 228 wickets in 63 Tests, was talking at an open media session in the lead-up to the first Test in Pune.
Lyon was highly appreciative of Ashwin, whom he rates the best currently in the world, didn’t quite reveal what exactly he has adopted from Ashwin. “I’m not going to tell you what I have been working on.
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IPL 2017: New logo unveiled ahead of the tenth edition
A day after the preparations for the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) got off to a start with the player’s auction in Bengaluru the logo season has been unveiled as well.
The logo is a combination of a right-handed batsman playing a shot inscribed in a 10 and occupying equal space are the logos of the tournament IPL and sponsor Vivo.
The IPL 2017 auction yesterday attracted attention from the world as players from all over were sold and bought.
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Suryakumar Yadav’s selection upheld for a retweet
Suryakumar Yadav landed himself into trouble after he retweeted a post on Twitter. His name was missing from the Mumbai team for the Inter-State T20 tournament and the post questioned the same.
The right-handed batsman has been asked to appear before the MCA’s managing committee on Tuesday (February 21). As a result of that, his inclusion in the Mumbai squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy Trophy has been withheld.
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Junaid Khan signs for Lancashire Lightning for the upcoming Summer’s T20 blast
Junaid Khan of Pakistan made headlines when he last played county cricket. But has been in and out of the Pakistan squad since then. However, Junaid made a difference when he was in England playing county cricket and helped Red Rose County reach the finals.
He has now been signed by Lancashire Lightning for the T20 Blast. The conditions in Britain help his cause as the fiery left-arm pacer dwells on swing and seam. He has also played for the same team twice before; in 2011 and 2014.
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Ricky Ponting wanted to coach the Australian side and we had to respect his decision: Akash Ambani
IPL franchise Mumbai Indians has been one of the most consistent teams in the tournament for the last 9 years, winning the coveted title twice in 2013 and 2015 respectively.
Over the years, the franchise owned by Mukesh Ambani and his family has chopped and changed with their support staffs and has replaced their head coaches almost each and every year.
While it was Shaun Pollock in one year, John Wright took over the reign in the next followed by current Indian coach Anil Kumble and Ricky Ponting last year.
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Tymal Mills happy to rub stars with RCB superstars and not bowl against them
It was expected that the English players was going to benefit from their recent performances in India and boy, didn’t they make it big. Ben Stokes was a certainty to make millions and it’s no surprise that he ended up the most expensive player of this year’s auction.
Tymal Mills, the 24-year-old, bald left-armer, is in effect a like-to-like replacement for Mitchel Starc, who opted to sit out of the IPL to balance the workload.
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Mustafizur returns to Bangladesh squad for Sri Lanka tour
The Bangladesh team struggled during the one-off Test against India in Hyderabad. They were outdone in every department of the game by the No.1 Test team.
There was a lack of game plan and overall a lack of fitness. The Bangladesh selection committee has looked into it and has axed out Shaiful Islam.
Bangladesh Cricket Boards chief selector Minhajul Abedin explained the decision saying, “Shafiul has been having trouble with his stomach ever since the India tour. We don’t know if it’s a muscle problem or what it is actually.”
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Marlon Samuels and Darren Bravo axed for the ODI series against England
Flamboyant Caribbean batsman Marlon Samuels has been left out of the West Indies squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against England starting on March 3.
Samuels last donned the national colours against Pakistan in UAE last year after getting dropped from the team for the following tri-series in Zimbabwe.
Samuels last donned the national colours against Pakistan in UAE last year after getting dropped from the team for the following tri-series in Zimbabwe.
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Darren Lehmann has almost arrived at the squad for the first Test at Pune
Coach and one among the touring selectors, Darren Lehmann has almost made his mind on the Aussies playing XI versus India for the first Test to be played in Pune from February 23.
It looks almost certain that both the Marsh brothers, Shaun and Mitch, will make it into the final XI, for varying skills.
Shaun Marsh has been very effective in the sub-continent conditions and impressed in the practice game against India A. Mitchell Marsh seems to be likely occupying the much-debated number six slot for the Aussies, which was experimented a lot during the home summer. The ability to reverse the bowl would favour Mitch’s chances.
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Playing in front of huge crowds in IPL much more exciting than the money: Trent Boult
IPL Auctions always tend to change the life of some cricketers forever and in yesterday’s auction in Bengaluru, it was no different. Although some of the good T20 cricketers remained unsold, some got their fair shares and some bagged some whopping contracts which have changed their life forever.
New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult was among this list who bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders for a huge sum of Rs. 5 crores.
The first thing which the left-arm fast bowler did after bagging the contract was to take his bowling partner Tim Southee for a coffee which an overnight millionaire usually does.
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