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In KL Rahul’s absence, Rishabh Pant named India’s vice-captain for T20I series

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After newly appointed Indian white-ball vice-captain KL Rahul was injured after the second one-day international of the three-game series against West Indies at Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera.  Rahul did not take the field for the ODI series finale which India won and completed a 3-0 sweep.

KL Rahul will not be part of the T20i series due to a hamstring injury. While in Rahul’s absence, BCCI have named a new vice-captain for the T20I series. Rishabh Pant has been promoted as Rohit’s deputy for the T20I series. This is the first time that Rishabh Pant has been named as Team India’s vice-captain for a series as the left-hander continues to grow in stature. 

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in its latest announcement on February 14, 2022, revealed that Rishabh Pant has been made the vice-captain of the Indian T20I team for the three T20Is against West Indies, which will be played on February 16, 18 and 20 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Notably, Rishabh Pant has been earmarked as one of the future leaders of the team. While the Delhi wicketkeeper hasn’t been part of the leadership group so far, Rishabh Pant has proved his mettle as captain, leading the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League 2021 season. Pant was retained by Delhi Capitals as the former finalists built a squad around the aggressive wicketkeeper in the mega auction.

India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (vice-captain) (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav.

IPL 2022: Shakib Al Hasan’s wife Explains, ‘why no IPL team bought him

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Shakib Al Hasan remained unsold in the IPL 2022 Mega auction. He was ignored by the franchises at the IPL Auction. Although many cricket fans were surprised Shakib wasn’t selected as he brings a wealth of experience alongside amazing batting and spin bowling skills.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan had set INR 2 crore as his base price for the auction and he was amongst the 12 players who had the same base price and went unsold .Shakib Al Hasan’s wife, Umme Ahmed Shishir, has explained the real reason behind the senior Bangladesh National Cricket Team all-rounder remaining unsold at the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru.

Uhmed Shishir, has explained the real reason behind the senior Bangladesh National Cricket Team all-rounder remaining unsold at the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru. “Before you get too excited a Couple of teams contacted him directly ahead of time if he can be available for the full season, but unfortunately he can’t due to the Sri Lanka series! This is why he did not get picked which is not a big deal, it is not the end, there’s always next year!” she wrote on Facebook.

“In order to be picked he needed to skip SL series, so if he was picked would you have said the same? or would you have made him a traitor by now? Sorry to pour water on your excitement,” she further added.

Earlier, Shakib has represented Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. He has played 71 games and scored 793 runs at an average of 19.8 and strike rate of 124.5. Also, he has picked 63 IPL wickets at an economy of 7.43 and an average of 29.2.

“I’ve always been a Rajasthan Royals fan” : Van der Dussen has said he has always been a fan of Rajasthan Royals

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South Africa’s middle-order batsman Rassie van der Dussen revealed that he has always been a big fan of the Rajasthan Royals. Van der Dussen was bought by the Rajasthan Royals for 1 crore in the IPL 2022 mega auction this weekend.

After signing an IPL contract ahead of the upcoming season, South Africa’s middle-order batsman Rassie van der Dussen revealed that he has always been a big fan of the Rajasthan Royals. Van der Dussen said he has been following the Rajasthan Royals with a passion since former Proteas captain Graeme Smith started playing for them.

“It feels good to be acknowledged and I’ve always been a Rajasthan Royals fan since the early days of the IPL when the likes of Graeme Smith played there, It’s a team I’ve always followed, I’m very happy to be representing the franchise and it’s an exciting prospect for me.” Van der Dussen said.

Despite going unsold at first, Van der Dussen received a bid from the Royals in the final session of the mega auction on day two. His base price was set at Rs 1 crore, and the franchise agreed to buy him for that amount. The 33-year-old could play a key role in the middle of their lineup.

Vаn der Dussen аlso stаted thаt he hаs improved аs а bаtter аnd he become a more accomplished hitter and had adapted well to the middle-order role when facing difficult conditions. “It’s been a long time coming. and having started my career as an opener, my game required some evolution. I feel like I’m at a stage of my career where I’ve got most aspects of my game covered from a versatility perspective.” Van der Dussen said.

“Playing in different conditions over the past few years has been really challenging, but I felt I’ve adapted well. and that’s key for a middle-order batter. One has to be adaptable. and have a particular set of skills in all aspects, as India will be a different challenge.” He added

Jimmy Neesham’s hilarious comment on KL Rahul’s picture of LSG squad

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The Lucknow Super Giants are one of the two new teams to enter the competition and they would be very pleased with the squad they have managed to put together prior to their inaugural season. 

Once the bidding war was over and Lucknow had its 21-member contingent ready, Rahul who will be leading the Lucknow side in the 15th edition of the Indian premier league shared a picture of the list he made of the names of the 21 squad members including himself. On Sunday Rahul posted a picture of himself noting down the names of the players his Lucknow franchise bought during the IPL auctions held on Saturday and Sunday. Rahul wrote the names of the players in his handwriting and shared the image on Instagram with the caption, “A new journey.”

Meanwhile, curious to understand how the picture was taken given both his hands could be seen the in image, Jimmy Neesham couldn’t resist asking his former IPL skipper Rahul this. Neesham, impressed with the photography skills of Rahul, couldn’t hold himself from responding to the same as he asked him, “You hold the phone in your mouth to take this?” To which, Rahul replied saying, “@jimmyneesham skills mate,” followed by laughing emojis. Notably, Jimmy Neesham played the 2020 IPL season for Punjab Kings, under the captaincy of KL Rahul. However he has been picked by the Rajasthan Royals for the 2022 season.

Lucknow Super Giants Full Squad After :

KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajput, K Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav.

India vs West Indies : Washington Sundar ruled out of T20I series

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Team India registered a comprehensive whitewash in the three matches ODI series against West Indies. However ahead of the T20I series against West Indies, Team India have suffered a setback as all-rounder Washington Sundar has been reportedly ruled out of the T20 series due to a hamstring injury.

On the evening of Monday 14 February, there were reports of Sundar getting injured and out of the series, after which the BCCI confirmed it late in the night. A statement by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said, “All-rounder Washington Sundar suffered a left hamstring muscle strain during fielding in the third ODI against the West Indies played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday.”

According to a report by Cricbuzz, Sundar has suffered a Grade 1 hamstring injury. A Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) official told Cricbuzz that Sundar will report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru on Tuesday. He is expected to spend three weeks at NCA which could mean he missed the upcoming series against Sri Lanka too. 

Kuldeep Yadav has been named as Washington’s replacement. All three matches of the series would be played in Kolkata, on February 16, 18 and 20. Kuldeep last played T20Is for India during a 3-match series against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka last year in August. Kuldeep was also part of the ODI squad and the left-arm wrist-spinner returned to the ODI set-up for the first time in nearly a year when he played the final ODI on Friday. Kuldeep picked up 2 wickets in India’s victory in the series finale.

India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (vice-captain) (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav.

Deepak Chahar wanted lesser than Rs 14 crore after being bought back by CSK

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India all-rounder Deepak Chahar, was among the top picks on Indian Premier League mega auction Day 1. Chahar on Saturday got acquired by CSK for Rs 14 crores in the mega auction. For Chahar, a bidding war took place between CSK and Rajasthan Royals and the pacer ultimately went to Chennai.

Chahar had been part of the CSK set-up, a Powerplay specialist. He swings the balls, which not many Indian pacers do in modern-day cricket. His batting pyrotechnics lower down the order adds value to his game.

“We (Indian team) were travelling from Ahmedabad to Kolkata. We were watching the auction on the phone, the whole team was watching it. Everyone was asking ‘kitna ho gaya?’ When I reached till Rs 14 crore, I was thinking ‘I should not go for more than this’ because if CSK pulled out after that, I would have been very sad. I wanted to play for CSK because I can’t imagine myself playing for any other colour.

“At one time, I thought it was too much. As a CSK player, I also want the team to build a good team and we can buy some other players.” Chahar told Star Sports.

Speaking about his reunion with Dhoni and the management staff of the Chennai-based franchise, Chahar said, “I am really happy to be back in Chennai Super Kings. I don’t think there will be any difference. When I go back, I will be seeing the same faces over the last four years, maybe over the last six years because I was with the Pune side and half the players were there. I could not have asked for a better auction than this,” .

I have never spoken about all this to Mahi bhai or the CSK management (about retention). They just assured me that in 2018, I met Kasi sir and Srinivasan sir and they told me that I was going to play for Yellow always.I took his word that day and after that, I have never spoken about retention or anything. Before the auction also, I didn’t speak anything. I knew that CSK would pick me,” he added.

‘It has affected my sleep’: Broad opens up on his exclusion from the West Indies squad.

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Stuart Broad has finally reacted to his omission from the England Test squad for the series against West Indies. He has admitted of being hit “pretty hard” by his exclusion from the West Indies squad. Earlier this week, England named its squad for the three Tests against Windies and both Broad and James Anderson were left out of the squad. 

“I am struggling to put things into context. It’s hard to do so when all you’ve had is a five-minute phone call and nothing else,” Broad wrote in his Mail on Sunday column. “Not to big it up too much but it has affected my sleep. I said to my partner Mollie one morning that my body felt sore. She suggested that would be stress. No, I can’t pretend I am as good as gold, because I am not. It would be wrong to act like everything’s OK.”

Strauss said he had spoken to Broad and Anderson after they were omitted and that he hoped they would understand the rationale behind the decision. However, Broad was struggling to understand why he had been left out.”I took 11 wickets in the final two Ashes matches, I have been test-match standard for a long time and, for the last eight years, you would say world class,” Broad said.”

I could take being dropped if I had let my standards slip but facing up to being overlooked when they haven’t is another thing altogether. That’s why I was so outspoken when I was left out against West Indies in Southampton a couple of years ago.” The same again here.

‘Don’t worry, I’m inside the crease’: Buttler and Ashwin shared cheeky responses between each other

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Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is set to represent Rajasthan Royals in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. But for the fact that he will now be sharing the dressing room with Jos Buttler. 

Rajasthan Royals bidding for ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and eventually winning it for Rs. 5 crore. It is no secret that Ashwin shares a bitter rivalry with Royals’ wicket-keeper batter Jos Buttler. In IPL 2019, Ashwin and Buttler were involved in a controversy as the former then leading Punjab Kings had dismissed Buttler through ‘Mankad’. The off spinner dismissed Buttler run out at the none-striker’s end. What looked like a comfortable chase turned into a nightmare for the Royals, as Buttler’s wicket changed the complexion of game completely. The dismissal that sparked a huge ‘spirit of cricket’ debate, leaving the cricket fraternity divided. 

The moment Royals won the bid for Ashwin, twitter went into a frenzy with loads of memes. However, Buttler and Ashwin shared cheeky responses between each other and it was a treat to watch for cricket fans. Ashwin in a video message, remarked how he was looking forward to share the dressing room with Buttler. “Looking forward to bowl alongside Yuzi. It’s going to be a lot of fun and most importantly, to sharing the dressing room with Jos, how good is that going to be? “All things done, Halla Bol,” Ashwin concluded.

On the other hand, Jos Buttler also shared a video message through the official handle of Rajasthan Royals in which he said – “Hey Ash, Jos here. Don’t worry, I am inside the crease. Can’t wait to see you in pink for the Royals. Look forward to sharing a dressing room with you. Halla Bol.”

AUS vs SL : Steve Smith To Miss Remaining T20Is Due To Concussion

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Steve Smith suffered a concussion during Australia’s second T20 International against Sri Lanka on Sunday. The Australian star will be subjected to low-level protocols for the next few days, is expected to be fully recovered in 6-7 days and will likely miss the rest of the series.

The incident happened in the third-last ball of the match as Maheesh Theekshana smashed Marcus Stoinis, as the ball went high up in the sky. Even as the ball seemed to be sailing over the ropes for a maximum, Steve Smith did not throw in the towel but dived full stretch to save some valuable runs.

He, however, was unsuccessful as the replay showed his foot was touching the rope before he caught the ball and sent it back to the field. Adding salt to Australia’s injury, Smith nastily crash-landed outside the ropes and hit his head badly while falling. He subsequently suffered a concussion and was taken off the field. It was later learnt that Smith has been ruled out of the series.

To make issues worse, Smith additionally suffered a concussion himself with the trouble as he landed on his head. He has been dominated out of the remainder of the five-match T20I sequence because of this.

His concussion diagnosis was confirmed late on Sunday and cricket Australia (CA) said the 32-year-old will be subject to “low level protocols” over the coming days before an anticipated recovery within the week. “(Smith) will be subject to low level protocols for the next few days and full recovery in 6-7 days,” the CA said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Smith, on Monday, also took to social media and thanked his fans and well-wishers for the greetings. “Thanks everyone for reaching out. My head has felt better but I will be ok,” he posted on Twitter. Meanwhile, Australia now lead the five-match series 2-0 and the win in the next game would seal the deal for them.

Notably,  Australia  defeated Sri Lanka  in the super over to win the second T20I of the five-match series at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. With this win, Australia have gained a 2-0 lead in the five-match series and the third T20I will now be played on Tuesday.

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