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  • IPL 2021: Ashwin’s final snort; Rohit smiles cautiously; Gaikwad does a Dhoni

    These days suppose twice earlier than rubbing Ravichandran Ashwin the incorrect approach, for this occurs to be his “last laugh season”. After his ‘Come on, come on” revenge chant on getting Eoin Morgan in the bitterly fought game against KKR, Ashwin was ‘Come oning’ once more. Krunal Pandya had hit Ashwin for six on the ultimate ball of the Mumbai innings and as luck would have it, very quickly the 2 confronted one another once more. It was one other twentieth over, one other Krunal vs Ashwin face off. The roles had modified, the bat was now with the offie who’s by no means in need of phrases or variations when on the sphere. Delhi wanted 4, however Ashwin wanted six to settle the rating with Krunal. The left-armer retains it brief, Ashwin kneels, swings the bat and earlier than the ball crosses the fence the stump microphone catches these frenzied  ‘Come ons’. There was an additional edge to this duel between Indian cricket’s two white-ball fake all-rounders – bowlers who can kind-of bat. Ashwin’s inclusion and Krunal’s exclusion from the World T20 have been each shocking. Few months again, Krunal was odds on favorite to play the ICC occasion whereas Ashwin wasn’t even positive of his place within the Test enjoying XI. On a sweaty Sharjah night, Ashwin let his bat and his mouth do the speaking. Bring on the T20 World Cup, Come on!

    Rohit, smiling cautiously
    Defending a 130-run goal is all the time going to be troublesome in IPL, and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma may need felt his staff was off to a great begin when, after 5 balls, they conceded only a two. Then Prithvi Shaw determined to take a slight step to his proper and punch Trend Boult for 4 by means of further cowl. Sharma already had a grimace on his face earlier than the ball raced previous the fielders contained in the circle. A troublesome day was promising to get so much more durable.
    Shikhar Dhawan’s highly effective inside-out loft for six a couple of balls later solely made issues worse.
    Then two fast wickets ‘turned the frown upside down.’ Dhawan was run-out with a Kieron Pollard direct-hit (the tall West Indian casually sipped his drink when the third-umpire declared ‘out’). And then Krunal Pandya discovered Shaw LBW.
    Within the area of three overs, Sharma’s expressions had modified so quickly. And whereas Mumbai Indians ultimately tasted defeat, Rohit’s turnaround was an early begin for the emotional roller-coaster.
    Gaikwad does a Dhoni
    On 86 after 17 overs, Ruturaj Gaikwad, would have by no means thought he would want a 6 on the ultimate ball of twentieth to achieve 100. After hitting a six on the primary ball of 18th over, he would have even began rehearsing his first IPL century speech. The rookie, standing on the non-striker finish, would be taught an vital T20 lesson: Never second guess how occasions unfold in IPL. Gaikwad, in 90s, did his finest to bottle within the emotional upheaval inside him. Jadeja was hogging the strike. Gaikwad was additionally being the right staff man, after one six suggesting Jadeja to do the sword dance. No nervousness, no sulk, the discover of the season was on Dhoni mode – somebody with supreme confidence in his expertise. On 95, he wanted one ball to achieve an important milestone of his younger profession. The big-hearted Jadeja gave him double of that — two deliveries. Gaikwad missed one, hit the final one for six. CSK higher retain this man subsequent season. The authentic last-over six-hitter wouldn’t be round for lengthy.

    1⃣0⃣1⃣* Runs6⃣0⃣ Balls9⃣ Fours5⃣ Sixes
    Ravishing @Ruutu1331‘s exceptional ton 👏 👏 #VIVOIPL #RRvCSK @ChennaiIPL
    Sit again & relish this good knock 🎥 👇https://t.co/TZmS0HrNNX
    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 2, 2021
    Now that’s a no-ball
    “No ball,” yelled Shivam Dube as quickly as he made contact with the excessive full-toss from Shardul Thakur. The umpires didn’t echo Dube’s name and fortuitously for him, the ball fell within the no man’s land between the bowler and the incoming long-on fielder. In disbelief, a grumpy Dube gestured to the square-leg umpire, who wasn’t . The twangy ‘Nahi hai’ from MS Dhoni, caught by the stump mic, put the matter to relaxation. There was no disputing the ‘no ball’ subsequent over, as Sam Curran’s tried slower ball slipped out of his hand into the night time sky. Debutant Kiwi Glenn Phillips, with a large grin on his face, scampered after the ball in direction of backward sq. leg, earlier than Dhoni collected it.
    Collision course
    This IPL retains remembering former England bowler John Snow and the shoulder barge. This time round, it wasn’t clear who was the one shoving. Faf du Plessis rushed for a fast single to mid-off however the bowler Mustafizur Rahman stood too far behind the stumps to cowl for the throw. It would possibly nonetheless have been okay however Rahman began to backtrack a contact, maybe anticipating that the throw may be fired actual exhausting. In the method, although, he was proper within the path of du Plessis who realised that he was going to ram into Rahman however couldn’t cease himself in time. Just after they collapsed to the bottom in ache, du Plessis threw a have a look at Rehman, which urged ‘what were you doing there, mate?’. Almost instantly, Rahman raised his left hand as type of an apology. Civilities accomplished, each reached for the bottom to renew their tryst with ache.

    Ouch, that did damage! ☹️#VIVOIPL #RRvCSK
    Watch how the issues panned out 🎥 👇https://t.co/uJmVB6Rf0M
    — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 2, 2021

  • Did BCCI medical officer in SL delay in Krunal Pandya’s COVID testing regardless of participant red-flagging signs?

    The COVID-19 optimistic case of Krunal Pandya throughout the white ball tour of Sri Lanka has raised questions on BCCI’s medical officer on tour delaying RT-PCR check by a day, resulting in eight gamers lacking out on two T20I video games.
    It has now emerged that Krunal, after sensing signs like throat ache, had instantly red-flagged crew’s accompanying physician Abhijit Salvi on July 26 however neither was a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) accomplished immediately nor was the participant instantly remoted.
    In truth, regardless of throat ache, the crew physician allowed the participant to attend the crew assembly and solely on July 27 morning was his RT-PCR Test accomplished. The stories got here late in afternoon after which BCCI and SLC determined to collectively postpone the sport by a day as eight of his shut contacts had been additionally examined.
    Initially all of them examined destructive however later earlier than the crew left Sri Lanka, Krishnappa Gowtham and Yuzvendra Chahal had been additionally discovered to be optimistic.
    The Indian white ball crew led by Shikhar Dhawan and coached by Rahul Dravid performed three ODIs and three T20 Internationals successful the primary collection 2-1 and shedding the shortest format 1-2.
    “Krunal had throat pain on July 26 and he followed the protocol informing the medical officer. It is strange that he should have been immediately isolated with a Rapid Antigen Test (self test kit) done. But nothing of that sort happened,” a BCCI supply aware about developments in Sri Lanka, informed PTI on situations of anonymity.
    “Although Rapid Antigen Test is not conclusive but it’s the first part of protocol. But I can confirm, Krunal despite throat pain attended team meeting,”
    “In fact, another question that’s being raised is how come BCCI’s medical team in Sri Lanka agreed to testing every fifth day whereas in IPL, testing is done every third day,” the supply added.
    “Thanks to secretary Jay Shah, who intervened and the crisis of a series cancellation was averted by isolating all close contacts. His move saved the series and also helped the Sri Lankan Cricket board. But had the medical team been pro-active, the situation could have been averted,” the BCCI insider stated.
    The man in query Salvi was contacted by the PTI for his aspect of the story.
    “I will not make any comments,” Salvi stated.
    The T20 collection defeat was primarily resulting from India solely having 4 specialist batsmen with as many as eight shut contacts of Krunal had been put in necessary isolation after the participant examined optimistic.
    The trio of Krunal, Chahal and Gowtham returned house earlier this month.

  • IPL 2021: Watch Hardik, Krunal, Suryakumar be part of MI squad in Mumbai

    India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, his brother Krunal and Suryakumar Yadav on Monday joined the Mumbai Indians squad forward of the upcoming Indian Premier League, beginning on April 9.
    The three have been on nationwide obligation for the ODI sequence towards England, which India received 2-1 after defeating the vacationers by seven runs within the third match in Pune on Sunday.
    The franchise posted a video of the three gamers arriving in Mumbai on its official Twitter deal with.
    While Krunal made his ODI debut within the sequence, Suryakumar did not make the enjoying XI in all three matches.
    Suryakumar had made his much-deserved India debut within the T20I sequence towards England. The 30-year-old produced a sensational half century on his debut.
    “Firstly really happy and very proud to represent India. It was always my dream to play for the country. It feels great and I was really happy to be part of such an amazing unit,” Suryakumar stated within the video.
    “And now, that role is over and I am back to my Mumbai Indians family. Looking ahead to unbelievable times ahead,” he added.

    Pune ➡️ Mumbai and our boys have arrived on the @RenaissanceMum! 💙
    Drop a 🔥 in the event you can’t wait to see them in motion on the #IPL2021 🤩#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians @hardikpandya7 @krunalpandya24 @surya_14kumar @MarriottBonvoy pic.twitter.com/zFE7dsyehg
    — Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 29, 2021

    The boys have come dwelling! 💙
    Hardik, Surya and Krunal checked in on the @RenaissanceMum final evening ✅#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #IPL2021 @hardikpandya7 @surya_14kumar @krunalpandya24 @MarriottBonvoy pic.twitter.com/zWJ5Sfb6vy
    — Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 29, 2021
    Defending champions MI will tackle Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore within the event opener to be performed on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 9.

  • Krunal Pandya to steer Baroda’s 22-member squad in Vijay Hazare Trophy

    India all-rounder Krunal Pandya will lead the Baroda squad within the Vijay Hazare Trophy starting February 20.
    Krunal had led Baroda initially within the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy however then needed to depart the event’s bio-bubble mid-way as a result of his father’s demise.
    Baroda have picked a 22-member squad for the home 50-over championship, and it was shared to PTI by Baroda Cricket Association secretary Ajit Lele on Wednesday.
    The squad includes opener Kedar Devdhar, who not solely carried out effectively within the Mushtaq Ali Trophy, but in addition led the group to the ultimate, the place they misplaced to Tamil Nadu, in Krunal’s absence. Devdhar has been made the vice-captain.
    The squad additionally includes batsmen Vishnu Solanki, Abhimanyusingh Rajput, and younger wicket-keeper batsman Smit Patel together with all-rounder Babasafi Pathan.
    The bowling assault is led by the skilled duo of Atit Sheth (right-arm medium pacer) and Lukman Meriwala (left-arm speedster) and includes the spin trio of Ninad Rathwa (left-arm orthodox spinner), off-spinner Kartik Kakade, and slow-left arm spinner Bhargav Bhatt.
    Baroda are positioned in Elite Group A for the home ODI event alongside Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Hyderabad, Tripura, and Goa. They will likely be taking part in their matches in Surat.
    Squad: Krunal Pandya (Captain), Kedar Devdhar (Vice Captain), Pratyushkumar, Vishnu Solanki, Abhimanyusingh Rajput, Smit Patel (WK), Ninad Rathwa, Atit Sheth, Kartik Kakade, Lukman Meriwala, Babasafi Pathan, Dhruv Patel, Bhargav Bhatt, Bhanu Pania, Chintal Gandhi, Parth Kohli, Jyotsnil Singh, Mitesh Patel (WK), Soeb Sopariya, Shivalik Sharma, Pradeep Yadav and Pratik Ghodedra.

  • ‘Shocking, disheartening’: Irfan Pathan opens up on Krunal Pandya- Deepak Hooda spat

    After Baroda all-rounder Deepak Hooda was pulled up for ‘misconduct’ and ‘walking away from responsibility’ by the CEO of the state cricket affiliation on Sunday, former India seamer Irfan Pathan mentioned that such incidents might have hostile results on a participant and needs to be averted.
    A day earlier, Hooda had written to the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) to tell them about his unavailability as a result of captain Krunal Pandya had repeatedly abused him in entrance of different gamers and stopped him from coaching.
    Now former India pacer Irfan Pathan, who performed for Baroda for 17 years earlier than lastly shifting to Jammu and Kashmir as a player-cum-mentor, shared his ideas on the controversy and reminded that “during the difficult times of this pandemic wherein mental health of a player is of utmost importance as they have to stay in a bio-bubble as well as keep themselves focused on the game.”
    In a publish, on social media, the 36-year-old expressed his disappointment over the complete incident and reiterated the significance of a harmonious setting which helps the participant to carry out their job on the sector.
    Pathan additionally took this chance to remind the BCA about dropped two gamers who had accomplished properly within the final version of the SMAT. Aditya Waghmode, who scored 364 runs within the earlier season and all-rounder, Swapnil Singh, who had scored 216 runs and took 10 wickets have been recognized as two who have been neglected.
    Pathan ended his assertion requested the BCA to resolve all points for the betterment of the sport.

    During the troublesome occasions of this pandemic whereby psychological well being of a participant is of utmost significance as they’ve to remain in a bio-bubble in addition to maintain themselves targeted on the sport, such incidents might have hostile results on a participant and needs to be averted.#MentalHealth pic.twitter.com/n3V2kKeO4G
    — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 12, 2021
    Hooda had alleged that Krunal Pandya has been making an attempt to drag him down and likewise warned him that he would guarantee he didn’t play for Baroda once more.
    In a mail despatched to BCA, which was accessed by The Indian Express, Hooda made a sequence of allegations towards Pandya.
    “At this moment, I am demoralised, depressed and under pressure. As from last some days and at least from last couple of days, my team captain Mr Kurnal Pandiya is using abusing language to me in front of my teammates and also other states teams who have come for participation at Reliance stadium Vadodara,” Hooda, who represented Kings XI Punjab within the IPL wrote.

  • BCA seeks report after Deepak Hooda leaves camp post-spat with Krunal Pandya

    The Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) has sought a report from the supervisor of its senior workforce after skilled participant Deepak Hooda stormed out of the preparatory camp for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, alleging “misbehaviour” by skipper Krunal Pandya.
    The nationwide T20 event started on Sunday with a number of matches throughout the nation.
    “We are awaiting for the manager’s report,” BCA secretary Ajit Lele instructed PTI on Sunday whereas confirming that there shall be no substitute for Hooda within the 22-member squad, because the gamers are staying in a bio-bubble.
    A senior BCA official additionally knowledgeable that Hooda has checked out of the workforce lodge.
    Hooda, who has performed 46 first-class matches, was miffed on the behaviour of Pandya, who has represented India, and despatched an e-mail to the cricket physique.
    “At this moment, I am demoralised, depressed and under pressure. As from last some days, my team captain Mr Krunal Pandya is using abusing language to me in front of my teammates and also other state teams who have come for participation at Reliance Stadium Vadodara,” Hooda wrote within the letter to BCA, a replica of which is in possession of PTI.
    “Today I was practising in nets and doing my preparation for tomorrow’s game with the permission of head coach Mr Prabhakar. Then Krunal came in nets (and) started misbehaving with me,” alleged Hooda.
    Pandya has not but reacted to the criticism.
    Baroda are positioned in Elite Group C and are enjoying their matches in Vadodara together with Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.