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Brett Lee stunningly defends 8 runs off the final over against Indian Maharajas

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Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is currently taking part in Legends League Cricket tournament. At the age of 45 he producing a sensational final over to help his team get the over the line against India Maharajas.

In the ongoing Legends League Cricket, Brett Lee unleashed his vintage version of himself as he pulled off a barrage of bowling tricks to help the team win a thriller. In the final league game of the tournament on Thursday India Maharajas locked horns against World Giants. The Indian side was in a must-win situation to make it to the final while the Giants had already qualified for the title clash.

India Maharajas looked set to chase down a 228 runs with a couple of balls to spare. However, Brett Lee delivered a terrific last over and defended 8 runs. Lee dismissed the dangerous Irfan Pathan in the first ball of the last over and then the game tilted in favour of the World Giants as they won the game by 5 runs.

Huge crowd gathers outside Ravi Bishnoi’s house for celebration as he earns maiden call from Team India

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On Wednesday, BCCI announced an 18-member squad for the upcoming limited over series against West Indies, which begins from February 6. Ravi Bishnoi, who was a key player for India in the U-19 World Cup 2020, earned his maiden call-up to the senior national team for both ODI and T20I home series against West Indies.

Meanwhile, people celebrated outside Ravi Bishnoi’s house after the BCCI announced that he had been selected for the West Indies tour. After the major news of his maiden call to senior team broke up , a huge crowd gathered outside Bishnoi’s home for celebration. Some women are dancing there and traditional songs of Rajasthan are being played.

There were drums being played with people dancing in delight. The video of the same went viral on social media with congratulatory messages for the youngster pouring in from different corners.

Ravi Bishnoi comes from a humble background. His father is a school teacher who encouraged Bishnoi to play cricket. Bishnoi in fact has come a long way from working on the cricket field to making it to the Indian team. The young leg-spinner impressed everyone with his bowling skills while playing for Punjab in the last two seasons of the Indian Premier League.

“I’d be too expensive”: Kevin Pietersen’s Epic Response On Being Asked To Make IPL Comeback

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Former England captain Kevin Pietersen batted exceptionally well in a Legends League Cricket (LLC) match as he smashed 86 runs off just 38 balls on Wednesday.

Pietersen’s scintillating innings led the World Giants to a complete victory in opposition to Asia Lions. Pietersen’s knock helped the World Giants attain the target of 150 runs in simply 13 overs. After the game, Pietersen shared a video of his innings which received a response from Indian cricketer Shreevats Goswami, asking him to return to the IPL.

https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1486547483413131272?s=20&t=5SVuOA7bDGAp8jKBEGTgBg

Kevin Pietersen came up with an epic response to Goswami’s tweet and he stated that if he comes back he will be “too expensive” and will probably end up being the leading run-getter in the tournament.

In his knock, Kevin Pietersen smashed 9 boundaries and 7 sixes at a strike rate of 226.32. Notably, he had played for five Indian Premier League teams in his career, he represented Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiants, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

India vs West Indies: Predicted playing XI for the 1st T20 match

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After returning back, the Men in Blue are scheduled to play three ODIs followed by three T-20s with the West Indies team. Rohit Sharma, who missed India’s tour of South Africa due to a hamstring injury, returns to lead the ODI squad and the T20I squad. 

Ravi Bishnoi, has earned his maiden India call-up for the T-20 and ODI series against West Indies. The team management have seen wrist-spin as a wicket-taking option in the middle-overs, an area that needed serious shoring up after the failed T20 World Cup campaign. Meanwhile Washington Sundar, who missed the South Africa ODIs after contracting Covid-19, is part of both the squads for the home series.

While Bumrah and Shami are rested, young pacers Prasidh Krishna and Avesh Khan are part of both the squads along with Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj. Left-arm spinner Axar Patel returns to the T20I squad after missing the South Africa tour due to an injury.

Captain Rohit Sharma will be open with vice captain KL Rahul. Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli will be play at number 3.The wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh pant is in good batting and will continue with the same form at number 4. On the other hand Surya Kumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer will be a good player in the middle order so they will be play at number 5 and 6.

Axar Patel will be a good choice of an alrounder. He might be picked in the absence of Ravindra Jadeja. On the other hnad India will be missed their senior pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami. However Deepak Chahar will be picked as a pacer im the team. And Shardul Thakur will be another pacer that India team might be pick for the T20. While, fast bowler Harshal Patel might also get a chance to playing XI. And Yuzvendra Chahal is expected to be the part in the playing XI.

IND vs WI: West Indies Squad For India Tour 2022

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West Indies cricket board have announced their ODI squad against India. The three-match ODI series, which will be played in Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 11, is part of the ODI Super League which forms the pathway for the 2023 World Cup, which is scheduled in India in October-November next year.

Kieron Pollard has been handed the leadership role for the tour. Interestingly, West Indies have recalled senior pacer Kemar Roach for the three-match ODI series . Lead Selector, Desmond Haynes, said, “Kemar Roach is one of our leading fast bowlers and we believe we need bowlers upfront to get an early wicket, and Kemar, with an economy rate of five, is certainly good enough to play. Over the last few years, Nkrumah Bonner’s cricket has come on leaps and bounds and we believe he should be given an opportunity to play in the 50-over format.”

Apart from Roach, Nkrumah Bonner and Brandon King have recalled in the 15-man squad . King last played an ODI for West Indies in January 2020 whereas Bonner last represented them in the format in the ODIs against Bangladesh in January last year.

Haynes added, “We want to have competition for places. We want to reach a stage where we have a lot of players fighting for positions. We want to broaden the pool of players we have to choose from. The team we have selected is a very good side and we are looking at this tour as part of the preparations for the World Cup in India in 2023.”

West Indies ODI squad: Kieron Pollard (c), Kemar Roach, Nkrumah Bonner, Brandon King, Fabien Allen, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shephard, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr.

Shakib Al Hasan celebrates wicket with Allu Arjun’s iconic gesture from ‘Pushpa’ in BPL

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Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan made headlines on Tuesday, during the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League. He followed the international cricketer Dwayne Bravo, who bringing the movie flavor into the game. Recently, DJ Bravo himself pulled off Allu Arjun’s dance step from Pushpa: The Rise movie.

While most of the cricketers have performed the ‘Pushpa walk’ – a dance step from the movie’s song ‘Srivalli’ – Shakib decided to copy another famous scene from the Allu Arjun-starrer with a different touch. Shakib performed Allu Arjun’s iconic gesture in which he runs his hand across the chin during a BPL match.

During the match, Fortune Barishal captain Shakib Al Hasan and Caribbean player Dwayne Bravo entertained the people with their cool style in the field. Actually, a video of Barishal’s captain Shakib Al Hasan is becoming increasingly viral on social media. In this video, he was seen celebrating in a popular style of Pushpa film after taking the wicket of opposition player Faf du Plessis.

https://twitter.com/AbdullahNeaz/status/1486257658474934274?s=20

However, the match didn’t go as deliberate for Barishal. They needed to face defeat by 63 runs. Despite Bravo’s three-wicket haul and a very good efficiency from Shakib’s supply, Comilla batted first and managed to score 158 for 7.

Ravi Bishnoi gets maiden Call-Up for West Indies Series

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On Wednesday BCCI announced Team India’s squad for upcoming T20 and ODI series. And young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was rewarded with a maiden India call-up for the upcoming T20 series against the West Indies.

Bishnoi had impressed one and all with his bowling for the Punjab Kings in the IPL 2020 and continued his performance for the franchise in the IPL 2021 as well. This was a well-earned reward for his consistency with the ball. India try out different combination, especially with wrist-spinners. Notably India had great success with wrist spinners but from the white-ball series against England at home, the famous Kul-Cha pair was dropped after a string of poor performances.

While, senior wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav also returned to the white ball set up after a knee surgery. “Kuldeep Yadav is making a comeback and Ravi Bishnoi is the new face in the team for West Indies series. The team will be led by Rohit Sharma,” a senior BCCI source told.

Meanwhile, Bishnoi was also announced as the third draft pick for the new Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Super Giants with a Rs 4 crore contract for IPL 2022. After getting picked for the national squad for the upcoming home series against West Indies, Bishnoi recalled how Anil Kumble helped him along the way.

Ravi Shastri on Dhoni –  He still doesn’t have Dhoni’s phone number

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Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has revealed that Dhoni doesn’t carry a mobile phone with him always and that if he wants, he can stay away from gadgets for quite some time. 

Shastri and Dhoni shared India’s dtrssing room for many years. While speaking with former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar in a video on his YouTube channel, Shastri shed light on the personality of MS Dhoni, saying he’s never met anyone like him. Shastri spoke about Dhoni’s temperament being amazingly calm no matter what the result of his performance. 

‘MS Dhoni was unreal. I have never seen a guy like him in my life. Whether he makes a zero or a 100, or lift a World Cup or get knocked out in the first round, it never mattered to him. I promise you, I have seen a lot of players but none like Dhoni. I have seen even Sachin Tendulkar. Fantastic temperament but sometimes gets angry but this guy never gets angry. He didn’t care,’ said Shastri on Shoaib Akhtar’s YouTube channel.

“If he can avoid having the phone in hand, he can avoid having the phone in hand. Till today, I don’t have his number. I have never asked for his number. I know he doesn’t carry his phone with him. When you want to get in touch with him, you know how to get in touch with him. He is that kind of a person,” Shastri added.

IPL 2022 : Shardul Thakur askes his budget ahead of IPL mega auction

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The IPL 2022 mega auction will be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. A total of 1214 cricketers have registered for the upcoming IPL 2022 mega auction. It includes 896 Indians and 318 overseas players.

With two new teams joining the competition, it has raised the bar as well as the expectations of the fans. Players are also excited about this, including Yuzvendra Chahal and Shardul Thakur. Meanwhile, with the upcoming auction is around the corner, former CSK player Shardul Thakur asked his India teammates Yuzvendra Chahal and KL Rahul an interesting question. Shardul asked “what is my budget ? “

In response, Rahul says base price. Meanwhile, Yuzvendra Chahal jokingly says that God does not have a budget bro. However , the Maharashtra-born all-rounder has been in top form with the ball and the bat. He would be in high demand at the auction. With so many franchises requiring a player like Shardul Thakur, it goes without saying that he will be one of the most expensive picks at the mega auction.

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While no one should not be surprised if his home franchise CSK bids for him. Due to the IPL 2022 mega auction rules, the Chennai Super Kings released Shardul Thakur. The Chennai-based franchise retained Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad ahead of Thakur.

India vs West Indies: India’s squad For the T20I and ODI series

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BCCI has announced India’s ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming series against the West Indies. Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday picked an 18-member squad. Rohit Sharma is back as skipper for the ODI and T20 series against the West Indies.

However, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been rested from the series along with off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who will be nursing his injury. Ravindra Jadeja will also not be available for the ODIs and T20Is beacause he undergoing his final stage of recovery post his knee injury.  KL Rahul will be available from 2nd ODI onwards. 

February 6 onwards at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera, Ahmedabad. Three ODIs
set to play at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from 6th February followed by the T20I series at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata from 16th February.

ODI squad:Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan.

T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.