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Ishan Kishan admitted to hospital after being hit on head in 2nd T20

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has been admitted to Fortis hospital. He got injured during the 2nd T20 match against Sri Lanka on Saturday. . He was dismissed for 16 runs off 15 balls with the help of two fours.

According to media reports, Ishan Kishan has been admitted to the ICU of Fortis Hospital in Kangra. The incident happened in the fourth over of the Indian innings, when Lahiru bowled a fast bouncer at a speed of 146 kmph. Which hit Ishaan’s head. After the ball was hit, he took off the helmet and sat down and then the physio had to come on the field. He continued playing despite the physio advising against it but lost his wicket soon after. 

After the match Ishan was admitted to the ICU ward of Fortis, where he was scanned. After the scan, he was shifted to the general ward, where he spent the night under the supervision of doctors. It is believed that the BCCI can issue a statement soon regarding the condition of Ishan Kishan.

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The BCCI has not officially commented on the matter. At present, Ishan’s CT scan has been done and he is absolutely healthy. Along with Ishan Kishan, Sri Lankan batsman Dinesh Chandimal was also taken to the hospital. Chandimal suffered a thumb injury while fielding.

India managed to register an easy win owing to the batting master class of Shreyas Iyer and Ravindra Jadeja. India registered a 7-wicket victory against Sri Lanka to seal the series victory under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy on Saturday. India chased down a 184-run target with 17 balls to spare. 

Spirit of Cricket: Shakib Al Hasan Wins Hearts With His Sporting Gesture Against Afghanistan

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan showed a spirit of cricket gesture during the second ODI against Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Bangladesh is currently hosting the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. 

The incident happened in the 17th over of the second innings when Afghanistan were chasing the target of 307. The visitors were three down on 84 runs and they were about to lose Najibullah Zadran as well. Rahmat Shah played the ball straight towards the bowler, Shakib. The shot was so straight that the ball hit the stump while the non-striker Zadran was out of his crease. 

While, Shakib had tried to grab the ball and after that, it hit the stumps, the umpires checked and gave the decision as out. However, Shakib wasn’t convinced with the decision since he knew he hadn’t touched the ball going towards the stumps and discussed the same with the umpires along with captain Tamim Iqbal. Shakib directly told the umpire that the ball was not hit in his hand.

Shakib was not sure if the ball had touched his fingers and retracted the appeal, but the third umpire still had a look but the Bangladeshi players decided to take back the appeal, and the third umpire came to a conclusion that the ball didn’t touch Shakib’s fingers, thus, not out was called. Regarding this incident, Shakib is being praised a lot by the fans and the cricket fraternity for his Spirit of Cricket moment during the match.

IPL 2022: Chris Gayle Expects Trophy From Either RCB Or PBKS in Next season

For the first time in IPL history none of Chris Gayel or AB De Villiers will part of an IPL season. T20 great Chris Gayle has decided to opt-out of the IPL 2022 auction as it marked the end of an era.

Chris Gayel holds several records in the tournament’s history including most centuries and the highest individual score – 175. He is the seventh highest run scorer of all time in the history of the tournament. While, the universe boss is at the fag end of his career but he has still announced his retirement and his unavailability for IPL 2022 has indicated that his big decision is around the corner.

The Universe Boss has been a star of the IPL since its inception. He has been a part of Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Punjab Kings in his IPL journey. Last, he was played for Punjab Kings in the IPL 2021. He also won the orange cap in 2011 and 2012 for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Meanwhile one of his fans asked him which team he will be supporting in the next season, Gayle came up with two teams. The fans of Chris Gayle had asked him, “Which IPL team are you support ? ” responding to the fan’s query, the West Indies West Indies legend said “Two terms, because, I want a trophy from one of them, RCB and Punjab Kings”.

Notably, Pubjab Kings have retained only two players in Mayank Agarwal and young pacer Arshdeep Singh, they managed to get the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Odean Smith and Liam Livingstone.

On the other hand Royal Challengers Bangalore bought former CSK star Faf du Plessis. However they invested heavily in bowlers and all-rounders. retained a solid core in Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj. They added some particularly strong options, especially on the bowling front, during the auction. They’ve got Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood and Wanindu Hasaranga as likely starters, but also the likes of Jason Behrendorff and David Willey as back-ups. 

Former India batting coach said that Shreyas Iyer at No. 3 position ‘can be very good option’

Former Indian batting coach Sanjay Bangar  reckoned that the India team management is looking at Shreyas Iyer as Virat’s replacement at No 3 . Bangar feels that Iyer would make a great backup option to play in that spot, especially at instances when Virat Kohli is rested/out, injured and beyond.

“The bench is getting strong. The position at which Shreyas is being sent to bat, he is being continuously sent at No. 3. So God forbid if Virat Kohli gets injured in some match, I feel he can become a very good option at No. 3 and that is probably where the team management’s sights are set on Shreyas Iyer,” Sanjay Banger said on Star Sports after the match’s completion. 

Iyer replaced Kohli and did extremely well on both occasions. While he scored 25 off 16 in Kolkata, the youngster played a stunning knock of 57 runs in 28 deliveries to help India beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in Lucknow. Former all-rounder Irfan Pathan also agreed to Bangar and heaped huge praise on Shreyas Iyer.

“This guy has the swag. When this boy is in form, it is enjoyable to watch. The big shots he plays, he doesn’t stay at one spot but despite that, the balance he generates, it is his own ability. “I like the non-looker six he hits the most. The two sixes he hit off the slower ones – one-off Karunaratne and later off Chameera. He answered the critics with his bat, you don’t need to answer with your tongue. If we expect Shreyas Iyer to bat always at a strike rate of around 160, that’s not going to happen, he is a different batter,” Pathan said.

IND vs SL : Ruturaj Gaikwad Ruled Out Of The T20Is Against Sri Lanka

Indian batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the T20 series against Sri Lanka due to a wrist injury. Ruturaj played in the last T20I against West Indies where he got out cheaply.

“Ruturaj Gaikwad complained of pain in his right wrist, which is affecting his batting. He was unavailable for selection for the first T20I. The BCCI Medical Team is examining him,” BCCI stated yesterday. It has now been confirmed that Ruturaj will be unavailable for the last two T20Is. While, Mayank Agarwal replaces him for remaining matches. his is the second time Agarwal has been added to the India squad. 

Earlier, Mayank was also added to the one-day squad for the West Indies series after Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and Gaikwad tested positive for COVID-19. “It was not difficult to send Agarwal in because it could easily be a bubble-to-bubble transfer. He was in Chandigarh and he was immediately rushed,” a source told Cricbuzz.

About Ruturaj Gaikwad’s absence from the eleven in the 1st T20 against Sri Lanka , Rohit was said that the young opener was set to play the game but a wrist injury ruled him out. “It’s a challenge for the new gutsy – from the last game we played, we have 6 changes. Ruturaj was supposed to play, but he has a wrist injury and will not play today,” said the skipper.

Meanwhile, Indian players left Lucknow and are quarantining in Chandigarh for the final two games, which will be played in Dharamshala. However, Ruturaj’s injury adds to the already long injury list, with Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Chahar, and KL Rahul ruled out prior to the series.

IND v SL 2022:- Rahul Dravid’s epic reaction after DRS Saves Sri Lankan Batter During 1st T20

India beat Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the first T20I in Lucknow. With this win, the host take a 1-0 lead in the series. While, since Dravid replaced Ravi Shastri at the helm of Indian cricket, the Men in Blue have played seven T20Is and won all of them.

Meanwhile, India’s head coach Rahul Dravid’s priceless reaction was captured after a DRS overturned the on-field umpire’s decision during the first T20I against Sri Lanka. The incident took place when Yuzvendra Chahal wrapped Charith Asalanka on his pads and the Sri Lankan batter was given out. Asalanka took the DRS and survived. 

The visitors were chasing a mammoth 200-run total in the 1st T20. Chasing the target Sri Lanka had lost a couple of early wickets. However Asalanka looked pretty comfortable against the Indian bowling attack. While, in the sixth over of the match Yuzvendra Chahal trapped Charith Asalanka out LBW . Asalanka had tried to sweep the leggie but he couldn’t make a connection and the ball ended up hitting his pads.

Asalanka was given out but he took the DRS. The replay showed that the ball had touched the batter’s bat before hitting the pads. After the umpire gave it not-out, the Indian coach could not believe what he saw and gave a priceless reaction. Asalanka scored a half-century as he remained unbeaten for 53 off 47 deliveries.

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IPL 2022 Fixtures: Ten teams, Groups, new format and all updates you need to know

The IPL 2022 will start on 26th March as earlier reported by InsideSport. The finals of the league will be played on 29th May. Brijesh Patel led IPL GC has decided that all league matches will take place in Maharashtra. The Governing Council of the IPL on Friday announced the two groups and the division of matches for the upcoming IPL 2022

The 10-team season in IPL 2022 will have 74 matches, including 70 league stage matches will be played . Group A comprises Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants. Group B includes Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans.

The teams in each group were decided based on the number of titles won by the franchises and the number of appearances in the final of the IPL. Therefore, Mumbai Indians (MI) with five titles and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) with four titles were drafted first. Notably, each team will play twice with the teams in their group and with the team in the same row in the second group. With the rest of the teams in the second group, they will play only once during the season.

For further clarification, let’s do this with an example, in Group A, MI will play 2 matches each against KKR, RR, DC, LSG. MI will also play 2 matches against CSK and 1 match each against other teams in Group B.

Team-wise Fixtures For IPL 2022 (League Stage)

MI will play :
Twice – KKR, RR, DC, LSG, CSK.
Once – SRH, RCB, PBKS, GT.

CSK will play :
Twice – SRH, RCB, PBKS, GT, MI.
Once – KKR, RR, DC, LSG.

RCB will play :
Twice – CSK, SRH, PBKS, GT, RR.
Once – MI, KKR, DC, LSG.

KKR will play :
Twice – MI, RR, DC, LSG, SRH.
Once – CSK, RCB, PBKS, GT.

LSG will play:
Twice – DC, RR, KKR, MI, GT.
Once – PBKS, RCB, SRH, CSK.

DC will play :
Twice – PBKS, LSG, RR, KKR, MI.
Once – GT, RCB, SRH, CSK.

RR will play:
Twice – RCB, MI, KKR, DC, LSG.
Once – CSK, SRH, PBKS, GT.

SRH will play:
Twice – KKR, CSK, RCB, PBKS, GT.
Once – MI, RR, DC, LSG.

GT will play :
Twice – LSG, PBKS, RCB, SRH, CSK.
Once – DC, RR, KKR, MI.

PBKS will play:
Twice – DC, GT, RCB, SRH, CSK.
Once – LSG, RR, KKR, MI

Jofra Archer Predicted Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine In 2014, old tweet goes viral

Apart from his stellar fast-bowling skills, Jofra Archer his known for his future predicting skills.  The fast-bowler has become quite famous for his ability to see the future.

Meanwhile, the english pacer Jofra Archer has once again headlines for his old tweet on Russia. Notably, the world has been left stunned since early on Thursday when Russia launched a wide-ranged military attack on Ukraine via land, sea and air. And within hours of the first attack, Russia was able to destroy several Ukrainian military installations and attack other cities of the country. The attack carried out by Russia is being considered one of the biggest since World War II. 

Jofra Archer seems to have predicted the Russia-Ukraine conflict back in 2014. In his tweet, he had backed the world’s largest country by saying, “Come on Russia!”. His tweet went viral after Russia invaded Ukraine. Netizens are now expressing the opinion that he had predicted this war 8 years ago.

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However, it must be noted that, Archer’s tweet is always about some other event from past which fans somehow connect to something happening in present. It was also very similar in this case as well. Jofra’s tweet is from 2014 which was the time when FIFA World Cup was taking place in Brazil. He might be talking about a match from the mega event.

IND vs SL T20: Ravindra Jadeja does the famous Pushpa celebration

India’s all rounder Ravindra Jadeja made his comeback in international cricket against Sri Lanka in Lucknow. He overcame a knee injury and after proper rehabilitation came back into the Indian playing XI. And  India defeated Sri Lanka by 62 runs in the first T20I of the three-match series.

Notably, Ravindra Jadeja played his last international match in November 2021. Jadeja has been out of the team since playing the Kanpur Test match against New Zealand. Earlier, Batting first, India scored 199 runs for the loss of two wickets. However , Jadeja face 4 balls in batting. But, he was sensational with the ball in hand. Jadeja gave away just 28 runs from his quota of four overs and also took an important wicket of wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Chandimal

Ravindra Jadeja was introduced in the eighth over of the Sri Lankan innings. He went for nine runs in his first over with Dinesh Chandimal hitting him for six in the fourth delivery of his first over. He came back in the second over and dismissed Chandinal. The ball pitched on off-stump and turned sharply to miss his bat. Chandimal advanced to play the delivery but was beaten by the bounce and the turn.

The batsman couldn’t adjust for the extra turn and it turned big to beat the outside edge. It was one of the easiest stumpings for Ishan Kishan. However, after picking up the wicket of Dinesh Chandimal, Ravindra Jadeja did a Pushpa style celebration which has gone viral on social media.

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Yuzvendra Chahal celebrates Ravindra Jadeja’s return in a hilarious way

India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is all set to make a comeback into the international cricket. Jadeja had been out of the Indian set-up for a long time due to an injury. Jadeja last played for India in a two-match Test series against New Zealand in November 2021.

However, India’s leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal welcomed Jadeja on his return in a special way. Chahal came up with a hilarious Instagram story that included an edited picture of the all-rounder and it did leave the social media in splits. And shared it on Instagram Chahal wrote in it, “Welcome, Jaddu Pa.” After sharing this meme, this photo is going viral on social media. People are liking it a lot.  In this edited photo, Jadeja is seen wearing a golden necklace with a beard-mustache, earrings in the ears, Gajra in the hair and Mangtika. 

Meanwhile, Chahal had an outstanding series against West Indies and he looked in his best touch despite not being among the wickets. He will be keen to replicate his good show against Sri Lanka now. Chahal and Jadeja have been playing together in Team India for a long time. Both keep on having a lot of fun with each other.

Notably, in a video shared by the BCCI, the all-rounder has said that it feels good to be back. “Good feeling to be back in the Indian team. Really looking forward to playing the T20 and Test series,” Jadeja said.

“I am feeling so good that finally after two months, I will be playing for India. I was keen to do my rehab properly. I have been working hard on my fitness in NCA. I am very excited for the series. I am playing after more than two months. I have been practising bowling, batting in Bengaluru. So I was in touch. Today, I felt very good after coming here for my first practice session,” added Jadeja.