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IPL: Flower resigns as PBKS coach, Bayliss leaves SRH ahead of 2022 season
Flower, the former Zimbabwe captain, had joined Punjab for his debut stint in the IPL ahead of the 2020 season. He was working as a head coach along with team director Anil Kumble. "It is correct, Andy has left Punjab Kings. He wanted to explore other opportunities and we respect that," Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia told Cricbuzz on Tuesday.
ISL: Mumbai City thrash Mohun Bagan 5-1
Vikram Pratap Singh (4', 25'), Igor Angulo (38'), Mourtada Fall (47'), Bipin Singh (52') scored for the title-holders. David Williams (60') came off the bench to score a consolation.Antonio Lopez Habas retained trust in the same set of players that won bragging rights in the Kolkata derby over the weekend. Mumbai City, who were subjected to a 3-1 loss to Hyderabad FC on the same day, made two alterations.
Junior Hockey World Cup: India edge past Belgium 1-0, to meet Germany in semis
The hosts will now face Germany in the semi-final on Friday, who defeated Spain 3-1 through penalties after the scores were level at 2-2 at the end of regulation time. S N Tiwary scored the only goal of the match through a penalty corner for India. In the 21 minutes, India got the first penalty corner of the match when Belgium players stopped Sanjay Singh in the circle.
Eighth season of Pro Kabaddi League to begin from December 22 in Bengaluru
Mashal Sports, the organisers of the league, have scheduled triple headers on the first four days. The season will kick-start with U Mumba facing Bengaluru Bulls. The second match will be the league's 'Southern Derby' as Telugu Titans lock horns with Tamil Thalaivas while UP Yoddha will be squaring off against the defending champions Bengal Warriors in the last match of the opening day.
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi makes it to top-5 in ICC Test rankings for first time
The 21-year-old left-arm bowler, who grabbed seven wickets including a five for 32 in the second innings of the Chittagong Test, has moved up three places to fifth position after overtaking England's James Anderson, South Africa's Kagiso Rabada and New Zealand's Neil Wagner. Afridi's new-ball partner Hasan Ali too is at a career-best position after finishing with a similar seven-wicket match haul that included a five-for in the first innings.
Axar, Shaw and Nortje express delight on being retained by Delhi Capitals
The JSW and GMR co-owned franchise revealed on Tuesday that left-arm spin all-rounder Patel, opener Shaw and pacer Nortje, along with wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant have been retained ahead of the 2022 IPL season. "My journey with the Delhi Capitals has been very special. I would like to thank the DC family for showing so much trust and faith in me. I am very excited about playing in the upcoming season," said Patel,.
'Chapter closed', says Warner as SRH release him for mega auction
Warner thanked all his fans and supporters for sticking by his side. He posted a picture of him with Rashid Khan and Kane Williamson and captioned it, "Chapter closed!! Thanks to all of the fans @srhfansofficial @sunrisersfansofficial for your support over all the years, it was much appreciated. #fans #loyal." A fan asked Warner on Instagram whether he would like to play for the franchise if they retained him. Warner confidently replied, "They won't, but I can't do anything about that."
My heart and soul with RCB: Kohli after being retained by franchise
Virat Kohli shared an emotional message on the official YouTube channel of RCB, saying his best with RCB is yet to come. "I will be there with my heart and soul for RCB. The journey continues. When I was contacted, (I) did not have any second thoughts at all. It has been an amazing journey over the years, three more years with the franchise that means so much to me," said Kohli in a video posted on the official YouTube channel of RCB. "I believe the best is yet to come and I have a special feeling about what is to come next season onwards," he added.
IPL 2022: Kohli, Rohit, Dhoni, Pant retained; Rashid, Rahul & Hardik released ahead of mega auction
KL Rahul, Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Kagiso Rabada are among the big names that haven't been retained by their franchises. The players -- will now be in the pool from which the two new IPL teams, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, will have up to three picks each (2 Indians, 1 foreign). Among foreign players, Glenn Maxwell, Jos Buttler, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Anrich Nortje were retained.
2nd Test: India A restrict South Africa to 233/7 on Day 1
After electing to bat, South Africa A lost their skipper Pieter Malan as Arzan Nagwaswalla struck in the second over. Sarel Erwee and Raynard van Tonder then added 72 runs together before Ishan Porel struck in successive overs to dismiss the two. Navdeep Saini joined the wicket-taking party as he got Tony de Zorzi out before left-arm spinner Saurabh Kumar gave India A their fifth success with the ball, dismissing Zubayr Hamza.
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