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PSL 2022: Umpire Aleem Dar tries to disrupt Shahnawaz Dahani’s celebration

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Multan Sultans’ pacer Shahnawaz Dahani was brilliant against Quetta Gladiators as he claimed two wickets and gave away only 22 runs in three overs bowled. However Dahani found a hilarious way to appeal and celebrate during a game between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators.

In the ongoing Pakistan Super League a dramatic incident took place, during the game between Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators. Shahnawaz Dahani bowled a length ball to Naseem Shah and he edged the ball back onto the stumps  as he tried to play ball over long-on. Dahani started running back in the celebration and bowed towards the crowd after taking the wicket.

In the 14th over of the Gladiators’ innings after Dahani dismissed Naseem Shah. As soon as the ball hit the sumps, Dahani turned backwards and broke into celebration and started to sprint towards the stands. However, umpire Dar tried to stop him mid-way but was unsuccessful in doing so as Dahani made his way in front of the fans. 

Shahnawaz Dahani and David Willey finished with identical figures of 2-22 while left-arm spinners Khushdil Shah and Asif Afridi also picked up two wickets apiece. Earlier in the evening, they put up a massive total of 245/3 on the board. And Dahani’s team Multan Sultans led by Mohammad Rizwan registered an emphatic 117-run victory against Quetta Gladiators.

India vs West Indies T20 : Twitter reacts as Pant hits Dhoni helicopter shot

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India defeated West Indies by 8 runs in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. With this win, India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

During the second T20I against West Indies in Kolkata, on Friday. Pant played a helicopter shot that went over the ropes. That shot reminded fans of Dhoni as it is his signature shot. He came to bat at the 10th over of the innings, the team was under pressure but he played his natural game and displayed an epic piece of performance for the audience.

Rishabh Pant played a stunning knock of 50 runs from 28 balls and during his knock smashed 7 boundaries and a six. During his knock, Rishabh Pant smashed an unbelievable one-handed six which looked like a new version of the iconic helicopter shot, which is popular among the fans because of the legendary MS Dhoni.

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Earlier, India got off to a slow start with Sheldon Cottrell bowling four dots on the trot before dismissing Ishan Kishan in the second over of the day. Rohit departed for 19 in 18 balls after a fine partnership with Kohli . Virat Kohli scored 52 runs in 42 balls. And and Venkatesh Iyer scored 33. Although Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Harshal Patel keeping their calm in the last two overs of West Indies innings and helped India seal the T20I series against the West Indies.

IND vs WI T20: Rohit Sharma Kicked The Ball Angrily After Bhuvi Dropped Rovman Powell Catch

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Rohit Sharma lost his cool after Bhuvneshwar Kumar dropped a catch during the second T20I against West Indies on Friday at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Rohit kicked the ball in frustration after Bhuvneshwar dropped the catch.

The incident happened in the 16th over when Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell had scored crucial fifties to revive WI in the 187-run chase. Windies batter Rovman Powell played a stunning knock of an unbeaten 68 runs off 36 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes. He almost brought his side to the brink of victory 
while earlier Powell was gifted a lifeline by Indian bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar .

Bhuvneshwar delivered a short length delivery outside off and Powell tried to smash it over the long-on ,Powell was looking to play a pull shot but a big top-edge meant the ball skied with Bhuvneshwar Kumar rooting for the catch. However, the popped out of his hands, which infuriated Rohit as kicked the ball away only to gift the opposition an extra run.

As the game drew to a close, the 34-year-old Rohit could not hide his frustration after the drop catch as he kicked the ball in frustration and the West Indies batsmen ran for overthrow to give extra runs. Here is the video .

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Earlier, India scored 186 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Pant played an important role in taking India to this score. He scored 52 runs in just 28 balls. Along with this, Pant also made a quick partnership of 76 runs with Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer scored 33 runs in 18 balls. India posted 186 in 20 overs.

However, chasing 187, Nicholas Puran (62) and Powell took strong shots and kept the West Indies looking for their first win on the India tour. However, with 29 runs needed in the last two overs, Bhubaneswar and Hershal Patel lost by eight runs to keep the West Indies still close enough to keep them still. With this win, India took an irresistible lead of 2-0 in the three-match series . India won the match by 8 runs. It was also India’s 100th win in T20 International cricket.

Matt Henry registered his career best figures of 7/23

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Matt Henry claimed a career-best 7-23 as New Zealand bundled out South Africa for 95 in two sessions to take charge of the opening test in Christchurch on Thursday.

Playing his first Test in eight months Henry wreaked havoc on a greentop at the Hagley Oval, consigning South Africa to their lowest score against New Zealand. Henry’s bounce and movement saw South Africa bowled out for 95 before tea. While, Tea was taken early when tail Duanne Oliver was out for one to end the innings with Henry taking seven for 23 as New Zealand cashed in winning the coin toss and calling on South Africa to hitting under conditions favorable to bowlers.

Henry’s previous best was four for 93 against South Africa four years ago, he has struggled to be a regular member of the New Zealand attack where Tim Southee and Trent Boult have long been the new ball bowlers. However, with Boult on paternity leave, the Christchurch-born Henry relished the chance to perform in front of his home crowd.

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Meanwhile, New Zeland reached Stumps on Day 1 at 116/3 as 13 wickets fell on a day where bowlers dominated in Christchurch. Henry Nicholls (37) and nightwatchman Neil Wagner (2) were unbeaten as New Zealand sealed a 21-run lead at Stumps.

U19 World Cup star Rajvardhan Hangargekar accused of age fudging

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India U19 cricketer Rajvardhan Hangargekar has been accused of age fudging. As per fresh reports, in a letter written to the BCCI, the officer has also attached evidence against the cricketer.

Rajvardhan Hangargekar was picked up by the Chennai Super Kings in the mega IPL 2022 auction, the player now faces a serious allegation of age fudging. the Commissioner of Sports and Youth Department, Maharashtra, Omprakash Bakoria, has claimed that the young cricketer had committed age-fudging. 

According to the Marathi publication Saamana,  Hungergekar’s real age is 21. Hangargekar, a student of Terna Public School, during readmission in class VIII, his birth date was changed from January 10, 2001, to November 10, 2002. This made him eligible for the recently concluded ICC U-19 World Cup.

The news paper further reported that in his letter to the BCCI, Omprakash Bakoria sent evidence in the form of Dharashiv Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Gupta’s confirmation that Rajvardhan Hungergekar’s date of birth was changed. Notably for the unversed, Hangargekar played six matches at the recently concluded ICC U-19 World Cup, wherein he registered five scalps, and helped India win their fifth World Cup title. 

Meanwhile Hangargekar was bought by CSK for Rs 1.5 crore at the IPL 2022 mega auction. Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had also claimed that Hangargekar will be primarily targeted in the auction and not his other U19 teammates like Yash Dhull and Raj Bawa.

Sachin Tendulkar Reveals Why He Returned Kohli’s retirement gift

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Former batsman Sachin Tendulkar recently recalled a heart-touching moment from his retirement when he had returned a gift given to him by Kohli.  Sachin said Virat gave him a sacred thread that was given to the Delhi cricketer by his late father. 

During his last international game, which was a Test match against West Indies , Sachin Tendulkar received a special gift from Kohli, however, soon he returned it back to the latter. Master Blaster revealed the reason why he returned Virat Kohli’s gift. Tendulkar said, “I was sitting in one corner alone with a towel on my head and wiping tears and I was really emotional. And at that time, Virat had come to me and Virat gave me the sacred thread that his father had given him.” It was a wonderful gesture from young Kohli but given what it meant to him, Tendulkar said he just couldn’t take it as it was given to him by his late father as a blessing. 

“And I kept that for a while and then returned that to him again. I said, ‘This is priceless and this has to stay with you and no one else. This is your property. And you should have it till your last breath.’ And I gave it back to him. So that was an emotional moment, something which will be always there in my memory, forever. “ Tendulkar said. Sachin conceded that it was one emotional moment that he had with Virat Kohli.

Kohli, also revealed the reason behind his choice of gift to Tendulkar. “We usually wear threads around our wrists. In India, a lot of people do. So my father gave one to me, which he used to have. So I used to keep that with me in my bag. And then I thought this is the most valuable thing I have. So, my father gave this to me and I couldn’t give you anything more valuable and I just want you know how much you have inspired me and what you mean to all of us and this is my little gift to you,” Kohli stated.

“We initially wanted to buy Kishan”: Muttiah Muralitharan has revealed

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Sunrisers Hyderabad made some big signings at the auction. They purchase West Indies wicket-keeper batter Nicolas Pooran for Rs. 10.75 crores. The wicket-keeper has a big reputation in T20 cricket.

Pooran, who is now the most expensive West Indian buy ever at an IPL auction, could prove to be a game-changer in the middle order. He can attack both spin and pace and fortunately for Hyderabad. However, the left-hander has struggled for consistency over the years but there’s no denying the firepower he brings to the table. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s spin-bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan  has explained why the team bid a whopping INR 10.75 crore to sign Caribbean wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran.

“I would say we’ve got 80 percent of our plans right. We didn’t get the remaining 20 percent right because we couldn’t acquire Ishan Kishan. Had we purchased him, it would’ve been a perfect squad.” Muralitharan said.

“As I said, we initially wanted to buy Kishan. But once his bid crossed our budget, we were forced to look for alternatives. We wanted an international wicketkeeper who would be available for all the games, so we thought Pooran was the right choice once Kishan slipped away,” he further added. Muralitharan has named young Indian all-rounder Abhishek Sharma as Williamson’s opening partnership.

 “Abhishek was pretty much part of our initial plans. He was in and out of the side last season, but we want him to assume greater responsibility this time. We want him to open the batting alongside Kane. That will help us get a good left-hand, right-hand combination at the top,” said Muralitharan. Sunrisers Hyderabad also purchased South African batter Aiden Markram  (2.6 cr), Washington Sundar (8.75 cr), Rahul Tripathi (8.5 cr), Romario Shephard (7.75 cr), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4.2 cr). 

Yash Dhull hit a hundred from just 133 balls on his Ranji Trophy debut

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India’s U19 World Cup-winning captain Yash Dhull on Thursday scores century on his Ranji Trophy debut. The right-handed batter hit a century for Delhi in Delhi’s match against Tamil Nadu at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati.

The 19-year-old reached the milestone in just 133 balls. Among India’s last 5 U-19 World Cup captains the Delhi batsman Dhull is the 4th India U-19 captain to smash a century on his first-class debut game since Prithvi Shaw’s knock for Delhi in 2016. Delhi were reduced to 7/2 while Dhull batted brilliantly in the match and he stood strong on one end. He added an amazing half-century partnership with Nitish and completed his half-century off 57 balls. Yash Dhull eventually got out for 113 in 150 deliveries after getting trapped LBW to Mohammed in the 50th over of the match.

Dhull’s century came on the back of his stellar form in the U-19 World Cup, The value of Dhull’s performance continues to climb. In the Under-19 World Cup, he was unstoppable, hitting 229 runs in four games, including a century against Australia in the semi-final. His efforts were rewarded with an IPL contract in the mega-auction, with Delhi Capitals selecting him for 50 lakh.

Meanwhile, Dhull aims to play for India in less than two years time. “I have hardly slept the last few days but it is not something I can complain about. What I have done till now is done, I need to focus on what lies in the immediate future,” Dhull was said.

“KL Rahul will open with Rohit Sharma in the T20 WC 2022” : Parthiv Patel

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Former India wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel believes premier batter Rahul will open the inning with Rohit at the ICC World T20 2022.  If Kishan is out of rhythm, he may not be the best option to partner with Rohit Sharma at the top. That being the case, KL Rahul  would be the best choice for India, as per Parthiv.

Patel has said that the Karnataka cricketer is a long-term opening option according to him whereas, Kishan allows Rohit to take a bit of time when he is in the right mind space.  “KL Rahul is a long-term opening option for me. When Rahul returns to the team, I think he will open the innings with Rohit. Personally, I feel he will open with Rohit in the T20 World Cup,” Parthiv told Cricbuzz. 

“Ishan Kishan is not a bad option when he is in rhythm. When he is in the right mind space, he allows Rohit to take a bit of time. But I think it will be Rahul and Rohit at the World Cup”, Parthiv added.

“Ishan Kishan was trying to hit the ball too hard instead of timing it. When he was playing cross-batted strokes, he was using the bottom hand so much that the face of the bat was closing. Instead, he could have shown some patience and played a few shots with a straight bat. But it just did not happen for him on the day,” Parthiv added.

Former Indian pacer Ashish Nehra also picked Rahul as Rohit’s opener partner for the ICC World T20. “For me, this has been the No. 1 opening pair for quite some time. Of course, when it comes to options, India have innumerable ones and it is up to them which one to pick. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Venkatesh Iyer, Ishan Kishan – all are openers. But for me, in T20Is, Rohit and KL Rahul are the best options as openers for the T20 World Cup,” Nehra added.

Virat Kohli convinced Rohit Sharma to go for review in 1st T20I vs WI

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India cruised to a six wicket victory on Wednesday in Kolkata in the 1st T20 on Wednesday. Meanwhile, one of the incidents which is catching everyone’s attention. Rohit Sharma was once again assisted by Virat Kohli as the former captain urged his successor to take a review during the 1st T20
against West Indies.  

During the 8th over of the West Indies innings when debutant Bishnoi’s googly went down the leg and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was quick to dislodge the bails. Even though there was a strong appeal for caught behind and stumping, umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal signalled a wide. Rohit meanwhile, being the skipper was unsure however Virat seemed convinced and he also convinced Rohit to take a review. Their whole conversation happened near the stump mics, fans could hear the whole dialogue between the two. 

At a time when Rohit was flabbergasted by the umpire’s wide signal, Rohit can be clearly heard on the stump mic saying – “WIDE kya de raha hai yaar?” Kohli supported Bishnoi’s appeal and suggested to the Indian skipper that he heard two sounds. “Main bol raha hu, tu review le,” Kohli told Rohit. Rohit Sharma agreed to take the review but the square leg umpire had already obliged to the appeal made by the hosts.

The Ultra Edge confirmed the flat line when the ball had passed the bat. The umpire review also confirmed that there was a spike when the ball passed the pad. However, Chase was well inside his crease and the West Indies batter was allowed to extend his innings as the review went in the favour of the visitors.