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.
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.”
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.
Steve Smith putting his body on the line! 💪
The Australian manages to walk away after a hard knock on the head while fielding.
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.
Thanks everyone for reaching out. My head has felt better but I will be ok. 🙏
Suresh Raina went unsold in the IPL 2022 mega auction, as no franshise showed interest in buying the left-handed batsman. The Batsman’s name was brought up on the very first day of the 2-day auction, but after going unsold on that day, the veteran all-rounder didn’t make in the last list of 69 players for the accelerated auctions on Sunday. Meaning, Suresh Raina is officially out of the 15th edition of the IPL.
CSK decided to buy back most of its players from the core squad, the Yellow Army did not bid for Raina – who remains to be the fourth-highest run-getter in IPL history. Known as ‘Mr. IPL’, Suresh Raina has scored more than 5000 runs in 205 games. Raina is one of the leading run-scorers in Indian Premier League.
The left-handed batsman has scored 5528 runs in 205 IPL games and is the 4th leading run-getter in the tournament currently. The 35-yar-old has also shattered 1 century and 39 fifties in the tournament. He was also the first player in IPL’s history to breach the 5000-run mark and he did it while playing for CSK in the 2019 season.
Meanwhile, fans on Twitter were upset and they slammed Chennai Super Kings for not picking Raina despite having an INR 2.95 crore purse left after finalizing the squad.
Suresh Raina hasn't played any cricket except IPL for last 2-3 years and he's not as big as a name like MS Dhoni. Was always going to go for base price at best. #IPLAuction
I'm broken right now!😊💔💔 No Suresh Raina in the second acceleration list. Chennai Super Kings yeh nahi krna tha naa😭 We want our Chinna Thala 😭😭 #MrIPL#chinnathalapic.twitter.com/0HUCoW5HkB
The day two of the Indian Premier League mega auction ended on Sunday with all 10 teams completing their full quota of players.
On day one, India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan became the most expensive player to be bought by Mumbai Indians (MI) for ₹15.25 crore. Kishan is now the second most expensive Indian player to be ever snapped up at the auctions. However making a huge signing and statement, Mumbai Indians bought England pacer Jofra Archer for Rs 8 crore, on the second day. And England player Liam Livingstone became the first player to breach the double-figure mark on Day 2 of the Indian Premier League Mega Auction, fetching ₹11.50 crore as Punjab Kings won the bidding war for his signature.
Livingstone became the most expensive english player thus far. First session of Day 2 of the IPL 2022 Auction was an interesting one. Liam Livingstone (11.50 cr) and Odean Smith (6 cr) have gone to Punjab Kings, who are building a solid squad. Mumbai Indians have picked up pace, buying Mayank Markande and Jaydev Undakat for economical prices.
Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed might not have played for India in the last year but they have earned big in IPL auction 2022. Chetan Sakariya was another young pacer who had a big pay day after he was picked by DC for Rs 4.2 crore. While Gujarat Titans have been proactive, Lucknow Super Giants bought Dushamanta Chameera. Also Aiden Markram and Marco Jansen have found new homes.
Total of 96 players have been sold so far. With the 33 retentions and drafts put in place, we have 129 spots filled in across 10 teams. It’s to be noted that a minimum of 51 players are to be sold today for the teams to achieve their minimum squad limit of 18 players.
Purse remaining for IPL teams (No. of players in squad):
Total 74 players managed to get buyers on the first day of the Indian Premier League mega players auctions, there were several players both capped and uncapped ,who couldn’t crack any deal. The second day of the auction will also see the 10 franchises engage in a fierce bidding war to grab the best of the best.
Meanwhile, Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta took to Twitter to praise the Mumbai Indians contingent on the first day of the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction in Bengaluru on Saturday. During the auction, Zinta kept tweeting about the PBKS team and the players they have bought. She also had a special message for the rival team Mumbai Indians and its owner Nita Ambani.
Taking to her official Twitter handle, Zinta wrote, “Good to see Mumbai Indians are Covid compliant at the IPL auction table. Must confess Nita Ambani has pretty eyes.”
Notably, the Punjab Kings have the biggest purse heading into the IPL 2022 auction with a total of Rs 72 crore. They have only retained two players for a salary deduction of Rs 16 crore. PBKS purchased the first player of the day by securing the services of veteran Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan for Rs. 8.25 Crore. They made another purchase from the marquee set by signing South African pacer Kagiso Rabada for Rs. 9.25 Crore.
PSKS list of players signed- Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Prabhsimran Singh.
Gujarat’s new players: Jason Roy (2 Cr), Abhinav Sadarangani (2.6 Cr), Mohammed Shami (6.25 Cr), Lockie Ferguson (10 Cr), Noor Ahmad (0.30 Cr), R Sai Kishore (3 Cr), Rahul Tewatia (9 Cr)
Ishan Kishan is the most expensive buy so far this IPL 2022 Auction as Mumbai India break the bank and secure him for INR 15.25 crore. Deepak Chahar fetched a colossal 14 crore by Chennai Super Kings to become the second-most expensive player so far this auction. While Prasidh Krishna and Lockie Ferguson bagged 10 crores each, going to RR and LSG, respectively, Josh Hazlewood was bought by RCB for 7.75 crore. Shardul Thakur also bagged big money as DC bought him for INR 10.75 crore.
Avesh Khan became the most expensive uncapped player in the history of IPL auction as he was sold for Rs 10 crore to Lucknow Super Giants. Other uncapped players Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma and Dewald Brevis earned big too.
KKR kept Shivam Mavi by paying Rs 7.25 crore, while SRH paid Rs 4 crore to get paceman Kartik Tyagi. The uncapped categories witnessed some massive bids, with SRH shelling out 6.5 cr for Abhishek Sharma and 8.75 crore for Rahul Tripathi. Then, Gujarat Titans spent INR 9 crore for Rahul Tewatia.
Sunrisers Hyderabad sprang a surprise by roping in Nicholas Pooran for a whopping 10.75 crore. Krunal Pandya and Mitchell Marsh were the other big picks after the IPL 2022 auction resumed. Delhi Capitals got a big bargain as they got David Warner for Rs 6.25 crore. Yuzvendra Chahal was bought for Rs 6.50 crore by Rajasthan Royals.
A total of 74 players were sold on the first day of the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction. Ishan Kishan (₹15.25 crore), Shreyas Iyer (₹12.25 crore), Deepak Chahar (₹14 crore), Shardul Thakur and Harshal Patel (₹10.75 crore) were some of the prominent names sold at the auction on the 1st day. Among the overseas cricketers, David Warner (₹6.25 crore), Mitchell Marsh (₹6.50 crore), Pat Cummins (₹7.25 crore), Quinton de Kock (₹6.75 crore), Jason Holder (₹8.75 crore), Faf du Plessis (₹7 crore) and Wanindu Hasaranga (₹10.75 crore) were among the big names sold.
Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive marquee player at the Indian Premier League 2022 auction as the Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for ₹12.25 crore.
Iyer’s entry in KKR fold ensures a captaincy candidate for them while the Shah Rukh Khan co-owned franchise also got back their Australian pace spearhead Pat Cummins for half the price at Rs 7.25 crore. One of the biggest gainer was South African pacer Kagiso Rabada who fetched more than a million dollar with Punjab Kings successfully buying him for Rs 9.25 crore. India opener Shikhar Dhawan became the first player to go under the hammer. After an intense bidding war with the Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings bought him for ₹8.25 crore.
The other batters in the first set, Faf du Plessis and David Warner, went to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for ₹7 crore and DC for ₹6.25 crore respectively. On the other hand Ravichandran Ashwin got Rs 5 crore winning bid from Rajasthan Royals while Trent Boult with his left-arm swing bowling, laughed his way to the bank with Rs 8 crore bid from Rajasthan Royals. Mohamed Shami was taken by Gujarat Titans for Rs 6.75 crore, the same amount that Lucknow Giants paid for Quinton de Kock.
Meanwhile, The IPL 2022 Auction will resume at 3:30 PM IST. Early lunch was taken as auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed mid-event. Reports suggest he is fine and will be back to the event. And according to report, Charu Sharma the presentor will continue the auction. Hugh Edmeades will have a rest.
