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896 Indians amongst 1,214 players registered for IPL 2022 auction

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The Indian Premier League player registration closed on January 20 and a total of 1,214 players have signed up to be part of the IPL 2022 player auction. As many as 1,214 players – 896 Indian and 318 overseas players – have registered for the auction, the BCCI announced on Saturday.

Among foreign players, Warner, Kagiso Rabada, Mark Wood, Mitchell Marsh, Trent Boult, and Pat Cummins are expected to be the hot picks. Veterans Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo could still keep their franchise Chennai Super Kings interested.

From the 318 overseas players on the long list, spread across 18 countries, Australia leads with 59 players followed by 48 from South Africa, 41 from West Indies, 36 from Sri Lanka, 30 from England, 29 from New Zealand, 20 from Afghanistan, 15 from Nepal and 14 from USA. Other nations whose cricketers have registered for the IPL 2022 player auctions are Bangladesh (nine), Namibia (five), Oman and Ireland (three each), Zimbabwe (two), Bhutan, Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE (one each).

If every franchise were to have the maximum of 25 players in their squad, 217 players will be taken in the auction.

IPL 2022 Auction New Rule: Lucknow and Ahmadabad Retained Players

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The IPL Governing Council has confirmed the dates & venue for the mega auction for Season 15th of the league. The auction as reported earlier will be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13, IPL 2022 Mega Auction Will begin at 3:30 PM IST, IPL Auction 2022 will be telecast on the Star Sports Network.

The IPL teams were allowed to retain up to 4 players ahead of the auction. The retention combination was either two Indians and two foreigners or three Indians and one player from abroad but retaining at least two Indian player was mandatory. But for the new two teams in Lucknow and Ahmedabad, they were permitted to retain up to three players via a combo of at least two Indian players and 1 foreigner.

Meanwhile, the two new IPL teams Ahmedabad and Lucknow have officially named their draft picks ahead of the upcoming mega auction for the 2022 season. Team Lucknow, paid Rs 17 crore for Rahul. Along with that, the franchise signed Marcus Stoinis for 9.2 crore and Rs 4 crore for young Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi.

On the other hand, Pandya, who won multiple IPL titles with Mumbai Indians, was picked by the CVC-capital owned Ahmedabad franchise for Rs 15 crore. Ahmedabad also paid up the same amount of money to acquire the services of star Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan. India batter Shubman Gill, for Rs 8 crore, was the third pick by the franchise.

Twitter Reacts: South Africa beat India by 7 wickets in the second ODI

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South Africa beat India by 7 wickets in the second ODI and seal the ODI series by 2-0 on Friday. The final ODI match to be played in Cape Town on Sunday.

 Earlier, India made 287/6 against South Africa in the second ODI. Rishabh Pant top-scored for India with 85 off 71 balls while skipper K L Rahul made 55 off 79 balls. Shardul Thakur contributed with an unbeaten 38-ball 40 towards the end of the innings. 

South Africa have chased down this total with ease and have carried the momentum they gained in the Test series into this ODI series. India will be disappointed with their effort with the ball especially after a decent performance with the bat earlier in the day. Indian spinners have been outbowled by the South African spinners in both the games and as a result, India have been beaten comprehensively in this ODI series.  

Except Jasprit Bumrah no one showed any resistance as the likes of Quinton de Kock and Janneman Malan went about their business. It was an abject surrender and raised serious questions on KL Rahul the captain, who instead of rallying his troops went mum in a crisis. 

David Warner recreates Allu Arjun’s dance moves from Pushpa

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Australian cricketer David Warner on Friday took to Instagram to share a video of him recreating Indian actor Allu Arjun’s dance moves from the ‘Srivalli’ song in the movie Pushpa: The Rise. 

Warner, who enjoys a huge fan following on Instagram, is known for making trending videos on his Instagram. Now, the 35-year-old cricketer gave his own twist to recreate South superstar Allu Arjun’s hook steps from the song Srivalli .

Allu Arjun responded to the video by posting several laughter, thumbs up, and fire emojis in the comments section of the video. Fans also appreciated the cricketer’s latest effort at entertainment, with many calling him ‘Pushpa Warner’. It is clear that , Warner also has Pushpa fever just like other peoples.

David Warner also asked the fans in the caption, ‘What next time?’ On which many users are saying that they want to see her debut in Indian cinema next time. At the same time, a user is saying that now you dance with your wife on Saami-Saami songs from Pushpa.

Rohit Sharma’s transformation : Reduces weight considerably to get ready for series vs West Indies

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Rohit Sharma, the newly appointed white-ball captain has been suffering from a hamstring strain for quite some time. He has missed a the present India Tour of South Africa due to knee and hamstring injury.

Rohit Sharma known for having the strength and stamina to sustain himself on the cricket field but not a lot of people know that the right-handed batsman once struggled with serious weight issues. NCA’s fitness specialists asked Rohit to lose weight in order to relieve pressure on his knee and hamstring. According to reports, he has been assigned a goal weight loss of 5–6 kg.

Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma has finally achieved his target. In a bid to look fitter & slimmer, the India white-ball captain has reduced his weight considerably by 6 kgs. Now, he is looking in great shape ahead of the upcoming series against West Indies.

A BCCI source said, “Rohit Sharma’s rehab at the National Cricket Academy is going well. He is expected to recover till the West Indies series. However, there is only three weeks left in the series as the first match against the Windies team will be played on February 6 in Ahmedabad.”

According to the BCCI policy, every player is required to be present in the NCA for the fitness test. Only after this the players are given a certificate of being fit to play.

India Maharajas beat Asia Lions by 6 Wickets

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Former India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan smashed 80 off just 40 balls with five sixes and nine fours to lift India Maharajas to a six-wicket win over Asia Lions in their opening match of the Legends League Cricket in Muscat on Thursday (January 20). The Indian side won by 6 wickets with Yusuf Pathan and Mohammad Kaif stitching together a match-winning partnership.

The Pathan brothers have rolled back the years as a stellar knock from Yusuf and an all-round display from Irfan have helped the Maharajas open its campaign on a high. Not to forget the gritty knock from skipper Kaif who held one end brilliantly with an unbeaten 42 in the chase.

During the run-chase, India Maharajas completely lost their way at top with score reading 34/3 in 6.1 overs, with Shoaib Akhtar bowling superbly inside the powerplay. The match looked almost done and dusted and this is when Yusuf Pathan walked out to bat who completely turned the game on its head. Irfan Pathan (21* off 10) played a crucial cameo, it was eventually Mohammad Kaif (42* off 37) who completed the job leading from the front, taking his side over the line.

iPL 2022: Remaining purse balance of all 10 franchises

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are all geared up for the forthcoming mega auction ahead of the 2022 season. Despite Covid-19 third wave, BCCI is confident that the IPL 2022 Auction will be conducted in Bengaluru on February 12, 13.

Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of four players from their current squad, with the two new teams later having the option of picking three players ahead of the auction.
And Ahmedabad and Lucknow – have also signed 3 players each before heading into the auction which is to be held in the middle of February. Each existing IPL team was allocated a budget of INR 90 crore each for retention and player auction. 

Now take a look at the remaining purse of all the complete 10 teams after the end of the retention. 

Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ravindra Jadeja (16 crore), MS Dhoni (12 crore), Moeen Ali (8 crore), Ruturaj Gaikwad (6 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 48 crore

Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma (16 crore), Jasprit Bumrah (12 crore), Suryakumar Yadav(8 crore), Kieron Pollard (6 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 48 crore

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli (15 crore), Glenn Maxwell (11 crore), Mohammed Siraj (7 crore) | Balance purse: Rs. 57 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): Andre Russell (12 crore, 16 crore to be deducted from purse), Varun Chakravarthy (8 crore, 12 crore to be deducted from purse), Venkatesh Iyer (8 crore), Sunil Narine (6 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 48 crore

Punjab Kings (PBKS): Mayank Agarwal (14cr), and Arshdeep Singh (4cr)

Delhi Capitals (DC): Rishabh Pant (16cr), Axar Patel (9cr), Prithvi Shaw (7.5cr), and Anrich Nortje (6.5cr)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Kane Williamson (14 crore), Abdul Samad (4 crore), Umran Malik (4 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 68 crore

Rajasthan Royals (RR): Sanju Samson (14 crore), Jos Buttler (10 crore), Yashasvi Jaiswal (4 crore) | Balance purse: Rs 62 crore

Ahmedabad: Hardik Pandya (15 cr), Rashid Khan (15 cr), Shubman Gill (7 cr)

Lucknow: KL Rahul (15 cr), Marcus Stoinis (11 cr) and Ravi Bishnoi (4 cr)

Rafael Nadal Hasn’t Even Hit Top Gear Yet

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The 20 time grand slam winner looks like he’s on his way to winning his 21st grand slam title or at least put up a huge fight to become the first ever person in history to get to 21 grand slam championships in history.

With Djokovic out of the picture for this years’ Australian Open, it was understood Nadal will need to just go through the motions and try harder to get to another title as it might be his last chance to get to one.

So far in this year’s Australian Open, Nadal has shown only dominance winning 2 straight matches with 6 straight sets and currently warming up for his Round 3 match scheduled for today at 2:45 PM IST emanating from the Rod Laver Arena against Kachanov.

Although the fans might be gearing up for a Zverev and Nadal semi final and possibly a Nadal vs Tsitsipas finals match, the Spaniard is not looking at the bigger picture currently but instead taking it match by match in the Australian sub continent.

“Well, the positive thing is I achieved much more than I ever dreamed. I was able to spend almost 20 fantastic years on the tour. The rest of the things nothing positive because arrives in the end,” Nadal said. “When you get older, the watch never stops, no (smiling)? That’s the circus of life.”

“You need to accept that. But it’s all good with me with that. I don’t know. I am in the third round. I need to win very tough matches to be there. Is not in my mind now. I have enough work I don’t like,” the Spaniard said.

“I think playing against Khachanov now, probably Khachanov, going to be a big challenge. Always is a big challenge against Karen. In my situation today going to be even more. I never think that far. You can imagine now less than ever, no? Just staying focused on my daily work, on what’s coming, and that’s it. One moment in time, that’s it,” he added.

Sunil Gavaskar Points to ‘Lack Of Balance’ in the Current Indian Team

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India lost the first one-day international against South Africa by 31 runs in Paarl on Wednesday, despite being in a commanding position with both ball and bat.

Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar has expressed his thoughts after the first ODI between India and South Africa which the visitors lost by 31 runs. He has pointed out a shortcoming in the current Indian cricket setup that is harming Indian cricket. The reason for India not winning an ICC tournament since 2013 is the lack of all-rounders in the team.

Gavaskar stated that, “there is only one reason why this team has been left disappointed in ICC tournaments (ODI and T20I). If you look at the teams that won the 1983 and 2011 World Cups or even the 1985 World Championship of Cricket-winning side, they were all full of outstanding all rounders “

“There were many batters who could bowl and the bowlers could bat. The numbers 6,7 and 8 requires all-rounders which all these victorious teams had. The likes of Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina could bowl and bat very well. This is the one shortcoming that the Indian team has over the past two or three years, as a result of which the captain has not had many options and the team has lacked flexibility,” Gavaskar added.

India play South Africa in the second ODI in Paarl on January 21. They need to win this game to keep the series alive.

Venkatesh Iyer To Be Groomed As A Long-Term Replacement For Hardik Pandya In Team India

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In the first ODI at Paarl, India took the field with six bowling options including debutant Venkatesh Iyer, who made his maiden international appearance in a T20I against New Zealand in November. However, Rahul didn’t hand the bowler a single over throughout the match as five bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, and Yuzvendra Chahal bowled all fifty overs in the game.

After making his T20I debut against New Zealand in November and a memorable campaign for Madhya Pradesh in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, Iyer was given a call-up to the ODI squad for the South Africa series. However he has played in four games for India but has only bowled 18 deliveries since his debut in November 2021. Despite fewer opportunities to bowl, he has managed to register a dismissal.

With South Africa stitching a 200-plus-run partnership around Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen, Iyer was not given the ball despite India’s bowlers not tasting any success. Although in the press conference, India batter Shikhar Dhawan explained why Venkatesh wasn’t asked to bowl, saying that the spinner bowled well but numbers throw up a contrasting story. Yuzvendra Chahal and R Ashwin combined to pick just 1 wicket for 106 runs. The decision by Rahul was met with criticism from former Indian cricketers Gautam Gambhir and Aakash Chopra, who wondered whether the team management sees Iyer as an all-rounder.

However, To put things into further context, he was picked to be a batter who could bowl medium pace – the rarest of rare combinations on the Indian circuit. With Hardik Pandya’s bowling fitness continuing to be an issue, the Indian team management called upon Iyer in a bid to groom him for a similar role.

Selectors and management have shown faith in Venkatesh Iyer by fast-tracking him into the national team setup. But the fact remains that they will never know how ready he is for international cricket unless he is thrown into the deep end of the pool.