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Australian Cricketers apos;sucked Up apos; To Kohli To Save IPL Deals: Clarke

2020-06-24T18:17:41Z

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Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the greatest cricketers in the game and hugely influential at home in India Australian cricketers "sucked up" to India and Virat Kohli by holding back on verbal sledging to protect lucrative Indian Premier League deals, according to former Australia captain Michael Clarke. Clarke said players were "too scared" to play a normal game against India because of the influence of the world's wealthiest cricket tournament. "Everybody knows how powerful India are in regards to the financial part of the game, internationally or domestically with the IPL," Clarke said on Sky Racing television. "I feel that Australian cricket, and probably every other team over a little period, went the opposite and actually sucked up to India. "They were too scared to sledge Kohli or the other Indian players," he said, referring to the verbal sparring that often takes place on the pitch. Australian players have attracted big money since the IPL started in 2008. Paceman Pat Cummins is the most expensive overseas star this year with Kolkata Knight Riders paying $2.17 million. The contest has been delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic and the league must announce soon whether it will be held at all. The league was due to feature top internationals including England's Ben Stokes and David Warner of Australia. Former Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke said players were afraid to "sledge" Indian skipper Virat Kohli because they didn't want to risk lucrative IPL contracts Clarke, who played for the now-defunct Pune Warriors in 2012, said Australian players coveted the million-dollar deals on offer. "The players were like: [https://soulofcricketer.bookmark.com/rohit-sharma-unfollows-virat-kohli https://soulofcricketer.bookmark.com/rohit-sharma-unfollows-virat-kohli] 'I'm not going to sledge Kohli, I want him to pick me for Bangalore so I can make my $1 million for my six weeks"." "I feel like that's where Australia went through that little phase where our cricket become a little bit softer or not as hard as we're accustomed to seeing." The league is a huge revenue earner for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is estimated to generate more than $11 billion for the Indian economy.

Kohli Aces Another Chase As India Thrash Sri Lanka In Indore

2020-06-24T18:01:48Z

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NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - India captain Virat Kohli orchestrated yet another successful chase as his team thrashed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 International to go 1-0 up in the three-match series in Indore on Tuesday. Kohli smashed Lahiru Kumara for a six to seal a clinical victory which came with 15 balls to spare as the Indian top order complemented the spadework done by their bowlers. Shardul Thakur claimed three wickets in one over to help restrict Sri Lanka to a below-par 142-9 with only Kusal Perera (34) managing a decent score on a traditionally high-scoring ground. Kohli won the toss and unsurprisingly elected to field, once again putting faith in his team's ability to chase in Indore's Holkar Cricket Stadium. Sri Lankan openers Danushka Gunathilaka (20) and Avishka Fernando (22) got starts but could not carry on. Perera smacked three sixes in his breezy knock before falling to Kuldeep Yadav. Navdeep Saini impressed with his pace again, yorking Gunathilaka and then bouncing out Bhanuka Rajapaksa. Thakur wrecked the lower order, dismissing Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana and rival captain Lasith Malinga in the penultimate over. Wanindu Hasaranga smashed the last three deliveries from Jasprit Bumrah, who returned from a back injury, but the tourists still fell short of the 150-mark. KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan gave India a strong start, their 71-run opening stand taking them nearly halfway to their target. Hasaranga deceived Rahul, who made a fluent 45, with a googly to snap the burgeoning partnership and trapped Dhawan lbw for [https://soulofcricketer.bookmark.com/rohit-sharma-unfollows-virat-kohli soulofcricketer.bookmark.com] 32. Shreyas Iyer chipped in with a typically busy 34 before perishing searching for his second six. Kohli stayed put to guide India home, hitting two sixes in his unbeaten 30 off 17 balls. The series opener in Guwahati was abandoned because of rain and a wet outfield. Pune hosts the third and final match on Friday. (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Toby Davis)

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2020-06-24T11:58:28Z

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