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Smith Warner Break Aussie IPL Cash Record

2020-06-24T09:40:34Z

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Steve Smith and David Warner are set to become the highest paid Australians in the history of the Indian Premier League, after they were both snapped up for more than $A2 million. Australia's two batting dynamos dominated the IPL last season, with Warner topping the run-scorers list with 641 at 58.27 while Smith was fourth with 472 runs to his name. And the pair were rewarded in kind on Thursday night. Warner was retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad, while Smith will play with the returning Rajasthan Royals, both for [http://soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/best-of-yuvraj-singh http://soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/best-of-yuvraj-singh] $A2.4 million. Smith's contract means he will move from the Rising Pune Supergiants, who replaced the suspended Royals for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. It also comes a day after former Australian captain Michael Clarke warned that the world's best batsman would need to monitor his workload in coming years. The deals overtake the $A2.01 million contract Shane Warne inked with the Royals in 2011, and is well above the $A1.07 million the pair were both listed as being signed on last year. They're unlikely to be the only Australians set to profit big from this year's tournament. A new broadcast deal worth $A3.2 billion has caused the salary cap to rise by 20 per cent to $A16.28 million this year - more than the player spend for all eight Big Bash League clubs combined. Mitchell Starc has already indicated he will nominate for the January 27 and 28 auction in Bangalore, while a more open schedule means the likes of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell could all benefit. Allrounder Mitchell Marsh has already confirmed he won't play in the competition in 2018, after signing with English county club Surrey in the hope of readying himself for next year's Ashes. Meanwhile Indian captain Virat Kohli also signed the most lucrative deal in the history of the IPL, retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for $A3.4 million on Thursday - eclipsing Yuvraj Singh's $A3.2 million in 2015.

Bangladesh Hand Afghanistan Another Defeat In The World Cup

2020-06-24T09:02:40Z

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Bangladesh remain stubbornly in the rear-view mirror of the World Cup's fancied four and appear determined not to give up the chase. Inspired by another magnificent all-round display by Shakib Al Hasan, they defeated Afghanistan here to move within a single point of England ahead of the host nation's crunch meeting with Australia at Lord's on Tuesday. And fittingly for a side nicknamed The Tigers, they are stalking in the tournament long grass ready to pounce on any of the leading sides who slip up in the denouement of this long group phase. Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh celebrates taking the wicket of Afghanistan's Gulbadin Naib Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh celebrates getting his half century against Afghanistan Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib takes off his helmet in disgust after losing his wicket RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/sport/cricket/article-7174021/Kallis-South-Africa-learn-England-rebuild-World-Cup.html South Africa must learn from England if they are to rebuild...] [/sport/cricket/article-7172771/Englands-shock-defeat-Sri-Lanka-Headingley-opened-old-wounds.html England's shock defeat by Sri Lanka at Headingley opened up...] [/sport/cricket/article-7172823/Jofra-Archer-inside-track-Steve-Smith-thanks-friendship.html Jofra Archer's friendship with Steve Smith has given him the...] [/sport/cricket/article-7172887/The-Fast-Mark-Wood-Jofra-Archer-versus-Mitchell-Starc-Pat-Cummins-World-Cup.html The Fast Show: It's Mark Wood and Jofra Archer versus...] Share this article Share It could well be the law of the jungle for England if they lose to the old enemy now. While it's true that Bangladesh will likely have to defeat India at Edgbaston next Tuesday and Pakistan at Lord's three days after that to reach the semi-finals, they remain capable of disrupting the established order. It was another day for Shakib, rightly considered the world's best all-rounder at the moment, to pluck the many strings to his cricketing bow. He made 51 off 69 balls with the bat - the Bangladesh-dominated crowd in Southampton disappointed when he was trapped lbw - and then returned tournament-best figures of 10-1-29-5. India's Yuvraj Singh - against Ireland in 2011 - is the only other man to take five wickets and hit 50 in a World Cup contest. Many neutrals and cricketing romantics are desperate for Afghanistan to win at least one match at this World Cup but Bangladesh had no time for such sentiment. Their 62-run victory was richly deserved. Afghanistan set a very slow pace in their run chase, and couldn't get the runs they required Having put Bangladesh in to bat, Afghanistan's bowlers did brilliantly to squeeze the flow of runs during the middle overs before their opponents eventually managed to free themselves of the shackles late on. It was Mujeeb Ur Rahman who truly shone for Afghanistan, taking three wickets in all after gaining the early breakthrough of Liton Das, who miscued a drive to extra cover where Hashmatullah Shahidi managed to get enough fingers under the ball in a low take. Shakib and Tamim Iqbal built with their fourth consecutive 50 partnership in one-day matches before Mohammad Nabi managed to fool Tamim with a slower ball that hit top of middle and off stump. Shakib, enjoying a quite wonderful World Cup, successfully reviewed one lbw dismissal before once again passing 50 and Australia's David Warner as the tournament's leading runscorer. Bangladesh supporters celebrate as their bowlers take yet another Afghanistan wicket But he succumbed on 51 for the day and 476 for the World Cup when Mujeeb did him with a disguised delivery that cut back in and rapped Shakib's pads in front of middle stump. His dismissal saw Bangladesh hit trouble. Soumya Sarkar became Mujeeb's third victim and Mahmudullah, his calf heavily bandaged, was hobbling down the wicket for singles. He didn't come out to field. There was no respite because Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan and Dawlat Zadran offered hardly any scoring opportunities to the boundary. Indeed, between overs 25 and 37, Bangladesh didn't strike a single four or six in 73 balls. Luckily, Mushfiqur Rahim had been ticking along and he cleared the rope to finally end that torturous wait and bring up his half-century. It was only at the death that Bangladesh were able to lift their total closer to expectations. Mushfiqur cut loose before falling for 83 off 87, while Mosaddek Hossain added gloss with a swift 35 off 24. Bangladesh move up to three wins in the tournament, while Afghanistan still haven't won one Each boundary brought the colourful and enthusiastic Bangladesh crowd, waving the national flag and holding aloft cuddly tigers, to their feet. Their passion has certainly illuminated this World Cup. Afghanistan, determined to claim their first win of the tournament and their second in World Cup history, [http://soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/best-of-yuvraj-singh soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com] set out with impressive intent. With Rahmat Shah opening for the first time alongside Gulbaddin Shah, there was an early flurry of boundaries before Rahmat fell softly for 24, slicing to mid-on off the irrepressible Shakib. It halted Afghanistan's early momentum and now it was Bangladesh delighting in putting the squeeze on with Mosaddek and Mehidy Hasan turning the screw. If the aim was to bore the batsmen out, it worked with Hashmatullah, who was almost run out earlier in the over he was stumped by Mushfiqur having shuffled impatiently down the track. Shakib Al Hasan led the Bangladesh line with an excellent all-round performance on Monday He is the only batsmen to have twice been stumped in this tournament. Gulbadin was inching towards his half-century before falling victim to a cunning plan by Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza. Attempting to drive, the Afghan opener shot straight to Liton, positioned at short extra cover, to take a sharp ankle-height catch. Shakib claimed his third victim later that over, bowling Mohammad Nabi through the gate, and with the run rate well over seven-an-over and rising, Afghanistan were disintegrating. All Bangladesh had to do was keep building the pressure of dot balls. Asghar Afghan reached 20 before losing patience, slog-sweeping Shakib to be caught in the deep. There was a little resistance from Najibullah Zadran and Samiullah Shinwari before the former was stumped to become Shakib's fifth victim. It was the first time a Bangladesh player had taken five wickets at the World Cup. RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/sport/cricket/article-7174021/Kallis-South-Africa-learn-England-rebuild-World-Cup.html South Africa must learn from England if they are to rebuild...] [/sport/cricket/article-7172771/Englands-shock-defeat-Sri-Lanka-Headingley-opened-old-wounds.html England's shock defeat by Sri Lanka at Headingley opened up...] [/sport/cricket/article-7172823/Jofra-Archer-inside-track-Steve-Smith-thanks-friendship.html Jofra Archer's friendship with Steve Smith has given him the...] [/sport/cricket/article-7172887/The-Fast-Mark-Wood-Jofra-Archer-versus-Mitchell-Starc-Pat-Cummins-World-Cup.html The Fast Show: It's Mark Wood and Jofra Archer versus...] Share this article Share

Cricket-Yuvraj Ready For Fun After Announcing International Retirement

2020-06-24T08:30:44Z

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By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI, June 10 (Reuters) - Yuvraj Singh, India's middle-over batting lynchpin in two World Cup triumphs, [http://soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/best-of-yuvraj-singh http://soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/best-of-yuvraj-singh] retired from international cricket with immediate effect on Monday although he will look to play on in Twenty20 leagues around the world. The 37-year-old all-rounder, accompanied by his wife and mother, told reporters of his decision at a city hotel close to the Wankhede Stadium where India lifted their last 50-overs World Cup title in 2011. "After almost 17 years of international cricket on and off, I have decided to move on," he said after being reduced to tears by a video of the highlights of his career. "Cricket has given me everything and that's the reason why I am standing here today. It's been a love-hate relationship with the sport in retrospect." Yuvraj, who played the last of his 304 one-day internationals two years ago, was a key cog in India's World Twenty20 triumph in 2007 and was player-of-the-tournament at the World Cup four years later. In his heyday, Yuvraj was one of the cleanest strikers of the ball in the game -- as England´s Stuart Broad discovered when he was bludgeoned for six sixes in one over during the 2007 World Twenty20. That was one of the highlights of his career, Yuvraj said, along with scoring his first test century against Pakistan at Lahore in 2004 and the 2011 World Cup triumph. His lowest point, he added, came in the World Twenty20 final of 2014 when he scored 11 runs off 21 balls and was widely blamed for India's six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in Dhaka. Yuvraj revealed that his first love had been roller-skating and he only reluctantly played cricket because his father, one-test bowler Yograj Singh, would not let him take up any other sport. "FUN CRICKET" Part of the victorious Mumbai Indians squad in the recently completed Indian Premier League, Yuvraj played in only four matches during the 2019 campaign. That would be his last foray in the IPL, he confirmed, but he would seek release from the Indian board to play in other, lower profile, Twenty20 leagues. "At this age I can manage some kind of fun cricket," he added. "I am going to go and enjoy my life, it has been too stressful just thinking about my international career, performing in big tournaments like IPL. "Hopefully I can just enjoy myself. Obviously with the BCCI's permission I would love to go and play this year. Next year I don´t know." Yuvraj made an emotional return to the game in 2012 after a lengthy fight with a rare germ cell cancer in his lungs and played the last of his 40 tests that same year. He scored 1,900 runs in the longest format of the game after making his debut against New Zealand in 2003 with three hundreds -- all against Pakistan -- and 11 half-centuries. (Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly, editing by Nick Mulvenney)

India Make Seven Changes For Sri Lanka ODIs Yuvraj Dropped

2020-06-24T07:28:09Z

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Aug 13 (Reuters) - India have omitted batsman Yuvraj Singh and rested their frontline bowling attack for the limited-overs leg of the Sri Lanka tour, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Sunday. The selectors made seven changes to the squad and have overlooked Yuvraj after the 35-year-old managed just 109 runs in his last six one-day international innings. The visitors will also be without spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja along with pacemen Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Shami, [http://soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/best-of-yuvraj-singh http://soulofcricketer.mystrikingly.com/blog/best-of-yuvraj-singh] who have been a part of the ongoing test series in Sri Lanka. Middle-order batsman Manish Pandey was included in the 15-man squad after recovering from an injury and scoring 307 runs for the A team in South Africa last month. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma, who has been named the vice-captain, returned to the squad after being rested for the series against West Indies. KL Rahul was included in the limited-overs side for the first time since February. Virat Kohli-led India will play five ODIs and one Twenty20 in Sri Lanka starting Aug. 20. Full squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur. (Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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2020-06-24T07:28:07Z

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