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Michael Vaughan has been impressed by the performance of India’s Under-19 team

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India U19 team who entered the final of the U-19 World Cup which is being currently held in the West Indies. The India U19 team defeated Australia U19 by 96 runs on Wednesday to set up the final clash against the strong England team.

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has praised captain Yash Dhull after India beat Australia to reach the final of the current U19 World Cup on Wednesday. Dhull marked a breathtaking century as India reached the tournament final. The skipper Yash Dhull struck a sublime run a ball 110 and stitched a game-changing 204-run partnership with his deputy Rasheed (94 off 108 balls) to post a formidable 290 for five. With his knock against Australia, Dhull joined an elite list of India U19 captains with a century in the tournament. Before him, Virat Kohli and Unmukt Chanda had achieved the same feat at the U19 World Cup. 

“The plan from me and Rasheed was to bat till the end, and it worked. The idea was to bat steadily, not to try too many shots, and to bat past the 40th over. Myself and Rasheed bat well together, we combine well and it showed. Rasheed and me had a good partnership and we had good partnerships lower down as well,” Dhull said at the post match presentation.

India reached its fourth consecutive U-19 World Cup final on Wednesday. And This is the eighth time that four-time champions India have made it to the final of the U-19 World Cup, the most by any team. They will now face England in the final, who defeated Afghanistan in their semi-final clash.

Sri Lanka’s Suranga Lakmal to retire from international cricket after India tour

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Sri Lanka pacer and former captain Suranga Lakmal announced his retirement from international cricket. He  will retire from international cricket after the test series against India.

“I’m indebted to Sri Lanka Cricket for giving me this astonishing opportunity and having faith in me to bring back my mother land honour as it has been absolute pleasure to be associated with the board that shaped my professional life and also enriched my personal development,” Lakmal is quoted as saying by Sri Lanka Cricket board in a retirement letter that he sent to the board.

“I have nothing but the utmost respect for all my players, coaches, team managers, support staff, administrative staff and all other supportive staff,” he further said. Lakmal made his debut in an ODI against India in December 2009. He has taken 168 wickets in 68 Test matches and 109 in 86 ODIs. The 34-year-old played only 11 T20Is, taking eight wickets.

“We take this opportunity to wish Lakmal the very best for his future endeavors, and looking forward to seeing him perform for the country during the Sri Lanka Tour of India, if the selectors consider him for the tour,” said Sri Lanka cricket board CEO Ashley De Silva. “Lakmal has been an excellent contributor for Sri Lanka Cricket and delivered some memorable spells during his national career, and his services will be remembered well,” added De Silva.

Sourav Ganguly Reveals: The BCCI is confident of hosting the complete tournament in India

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BCCI President Sourav Ganguly confirmed that the India Premier League 2022 is all set to be held in India. The group league of the tournament will be held across Maharashtra – Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune. While a decision on the playoffs venue will be taken at a later, yet Ahmedabad could be the front-runner.

“It will be held in India this year, until and unless COVID-19 hits the roof. As far as venues are concerned, we are looking at hosting the matches in Maharashtra – Mumbai, and Pune. We will take a call on the venues for the knockout stages later,” Sourav Ganguly said . Notably last year, only 1st half of the Indian premier league were played in India before the tournament was taken to UAE again.

IPL 2022 will be of two months which is scheduled to start in the last week of March and will run till the end of May as confirmed by BCCI secretary Jay Shah last month. IPL 2022 will see at least 74 league games with two new teams. Lucknow Super Giants and Ahmedabad. The T20 league will take the field to take on a total of 10 teams. 

IPL 2022 mega auction is not too far away. The BCCI confirmed that the IPL 2022 mega auction will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. Total 590 cricketers will be going under the hammer during the two-day mega auction. The BCCI is expected to release the fixtures in the next few days. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan have tested positive for Covid-19

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Ahead of the ODI series against West Indies, Covid-19 hits the Indian camp. Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and standby player Navdeep Saini and three staff members of the senior India men’s cricket team have tested positive for COVID-19.

“Three players — Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan have tested positive. However there are multiple COVID positive cases among non-coaching administrative support staff. It could be between two to four people,” a BCCI official told PTI.

However, it is confirmed that captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and coach Rahul Dravid have all tested negative as of Wednesday. All those who tested negative will complete their mandatory isolation on Thursday. They will enter the bubble, if they test negative again on Thursday. Regarding this issue the selection committee has added opener Mayank Agarwal to the squad.

“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Mayank Agarwal to India’s ODI squad after seven members of Team India tested positive for COVID-19 following three rounds of RT-PCR testing. The members were asked to report in Ahmedabad on January 31 2022, for the upcoming Paytm three-match ODI and T20I series against the West Indies. Every member was also asked to undergo an RT-PCR test at home before embarking on their journey to Ahmedabad, and the travel was undertaken only after testing negative,” the statement BCCI added.

“The BCCI Medical team is handling the positive cases and they will remain in isolation till complete recovery is attained,” the release further said while a board member mentioned that the series will go ahead as per the schedule and they already have a 25-member squad at their disposal including the net bowlers and more replacements will be announced shortly.

“As of now, the ODI series will go ahead as per schedule. We will get replacements. We have a 25-member squad including the net bowlers so we can also draft in a few players from there if needed. The selectors will announce replacements soon,” a Board official said 

ICC U-19 WC 2022: India beat Australia by 96 runs in the semi-final

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India have beaten Australia by 96 runs in the second semi-final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2022  to reach the final of tournament. India reached its fourth consecutive U-19 World Cup final on Wednesday.  

Earlier, India opted to bat first after winning the toss, knowing it wasn’t the easiest of pitches to bat on. Australian pacers bowled well in the opening powerplay, India lost two early wickets at 37/2. However skipper Yash Dhull and vice-captain Shaik Rasheed combined for the third wicket to steady the ship. Captain Yash Dhull led the side from the front and scored a brilliant 110 in the same number of balls. And vice captain Shaik Rasheed, who scored 94. 

After the duo was dismissed off successive balls in the 46th over, ‘keeper Dinesh Bana and Sindhu struck a few lusty blows to give the perfect finishing touches to the innings. Finally India posted 290 runs for five wickets in 50 overs. Chasing a record target, Australia lost their in-form opener Teague Wyllie . Following his dismissal Campbell Kellaway and Corey Miller showed some resistance yet Angkrish Raghuvanshi end to their show by trapping Miller LBW on 38(46). Kellaway too departed soon on 30(53) and ever since his dismissal Australia kept losing wickets in regular intervals and were eventually bundled out on 194 in 41.5 overs. 

This is the eighth time that four-time champions India have made it to the final of the U-19 World Cup, the most by any team. India will now face England in the final, who defeated Afghanistan in their semi-final clash.

IPL 2022: Sreesanth Posts Heartfelt Tweet After Making IPL 2022 Mega Auction

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The BCCI confirmed that the IPL 2022 mega auction will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. Former Indian fast bowler Sreesanth along with 590 cricketers will be going under the hammer during the two-day mega auction

While, Sreesanth had registered his name for the IPL auction last year too, but couldn’t make it to the final list. Coming back from a seven-year suspension due to his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal, he played for Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January. This year he has been registered for the player auction at a base price of Rs 50 lakh. 

Soon after the final list for the mega auction was announced by the BCCI, Sreesanth took to social media to express his gratitude to the fans and thanked everyone. “Love you all..Can’t thank you all..Thank you so much..#Grateful and will always be grateful to each of you..Please keep me in your prayers for the final auction too ” Sreesanth wrote.

Sreesanth last represented Rajasthan Royals in the 6th edition of the T20 league. He has also been part of Punjab Kings and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The 38-year-old pacer has dismissed 40 batsmen in 44 IPL matches. He has scalped 54 wickets in 65 T20s.

‘Jyada sochna nahi, chill kar’ – Yuzvendra Chahal recalls MS Dhoni’s words

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Yuzvendra Chahal has revealed that he received some insightful advice from legendary former captain MS Dhoni  during his most expensive T20I spell in 2018. Chahal credited former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni, for bringing belief and confidence in him.

During a conversation with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, Chahal recalled a game from 2018 when he had conceded 64 runs in a T20I against South Africa, which is still the most expensive bowling effort for India in T20Is. Chahal still remembers Dhoni’s words, Heinrich Klaasen had got stuck into him smashing him for fours and sixes during his spell nothing was working. After that MS Dhoni had walked up to him to console and just told him to chill and not think much.

“Once, in a match where I got hit for 64 runs in a T20I in South Africa, and Klassen had hit me all around the park, Mahi bhai had told me to come around the wicket. I did that and he hit me for a six over the biggest boundary at mid-wicket. Then Mahi bhai came to me and I said, yes Mahi bhai, ab kya karna hai?. He said Kuch nahi, mai to waisehi aagaya tere paas. I know it’s not your day, you are trying but it isn’t happening. Zyada sochna nahi, apne chaar ka quota khatam kar aur chill kar” Chahal said remembering the incident.

“If at that time someone scolds you then your confidence level falls even lower. But he told me that it’s just one match. He said, ‘You did so well in ODIs, you won’t do well in every match, others are also playing.’ I also realized that in cricket sometimes you do well sometimes not and sometimes it’s just not your day. I also learned that when it’s not your day, you shouldn’t try too much and instead be economical and give others a chance to take wickets by building pressure,” Chahal added further.

IPL 2022 Mega Auction : Bengal Sports Minister Manoj Tiwary shortlisted for mega auction

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BCCI announced the final list of players for the IPL 2022 auction on Tuesday. In the final list, the board has shortlisted 590 players. Hence, a total of 590 players will undergo the hammer during the IPL auction.

Indian cricketer and current sports Minister of Bengal Manoj Tiwary has been shortlisted among the 590 names for the final list ahead of the mega auction for IPL 2022. The 36-year-old right-handed batter, who last played in the IPL in 2018, had registered his name for the upcoming auction. Tiwary is amongst the 61 capped Indian players who have been selected for the auction.

Manoj Tiwary represented the Delhi Daredevils , Kolkata Knight Riders, Rising Pune Supergiant and Punjab Kings, playing 98 matches in the IPL. He scored 1695 runs, including 7 fifties and also has a wicket against his name. He last played for Punjab in IPL 2018.

Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar’s son, former Mumbai Indians pacer Arjun Tendulkar has also returned to the auction at a base price of Rs 20 Lakh, the same as 2021 edition. Arjun was picked up by the five-time champions in the 2021 auction but didn’t play a single game before his tournament was cut short due to an injury.

ENG vs AFG, U19 World Cup: England beat Afghanistan by 15 runs in the semi-final

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England beat Afghanistan by 15 runs through the DLS method, in the first semi-final of the ICC U19 World Cup. England enter the final of the tournament for the first time in 24 years. For Afghanistan, this is also the second time that they have qualified for the semifinals of the ICC U19 World Cup. The first time they qualified was during the 2018 edition.

Rain delayed the semifinal after England won the toss and elected to bat. England were five down having barely put 100 runs on the board. However, the rain came again to delay play for a further half-hour and led to revised conditions of 47-overs-per-side. While, George Bell and Alex Horton managed to give them a respectable total, which helped them to a final total of 231.

The earlier interruptions from the weather meant Afghanistan had a revised DLS target to match this score and chasing their first ever ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup final. Chasing the target from England, the Afghanistan team was once in the commanding position. there was an unmatched half-century partnership between the Afghan batsmen and the score reached near 100 in the 24th over.

But, under pressure they lost wickets. The team lost 3 wickets for the next 12 runs. While lower order gave Afganistan a chance to return in the match. Afghanistan needed 18 runs in the last over. However  they were restricted to 215 for nine in 47 overs.

BCCI planning to host a day-night Test in Bengaluru against Sri Lanka

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The The Board of Control for Cricket in India is reportedly planning to host a pink-ball Test match in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. India have only hosted two pink-ball Test matches at home against Bangladesh in Kolkata and against England in Ahmedabad.

Sri Lanka  is scheduled to tour India for two Test matches and three T20Is. The Test series, is set to commence on March 25 in Bengaluru while the second and final game of the series will be played in Mohali. As per report in TOI, BCCI is planning to host the pink-ball Test in Bengaluru as Mohali is unlikely to get hosting rights of the day-night Test as there are chances to dew being a crucial factor.

“There is a chance that the first two T20Is to start the tour will be played in Dharamshala before the series moves to Mohali for the third T20I and the first Test. Lucknow may miss out on hosting a T20I. Having the pink ball Test in Mohali is difficult since dew is expected to play a big role. However, BCCI is still monitoring the Covid-19 situation in the country. A final call to tweak the schedule will be taken soon,” BCCI source said.

However, Sri Lanka Cricket wants BCCI to tweak the schedule and hosts the T20I series ahead of the Test match to make it convenient for the players to shift from one bubble to another. “Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has requested BCCI to play the T20I series first instead of the Test matches. The Sri Lankan team will be playing a T20I series against Australia before coming to India. It will be convenient for them to send a team which will be already in a bubble,” a BCCI official said.