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Rahul scores in injury time as Kerala beat Bengaluru 2-1 in ISL
An acrobatic first-half effort from Cleiton Silva in the 24th minute handed Bengaluru the lead before substitute Lalthathanga Khawlhring netted the equaliser in the 73rd minute. The game looked to be heading for a draw before Rahul scored a brilliant individual effort in injury time.
Aizawl beat Gokulam Kerala 2-0 for first win in I-League
Aizawl FC started the match on an attacking note and it seemed the club from Mizoram was trying to prove a point, attacking in droves from the word go. In the third minute, Aizawl FC could have taken the lead had Lalremsanga's header off a cross from the right flank not been heroically saved by the opposition custodian.
IPL's top wicket-taker Lasith Malinga quits franchise cricket
Malinga, 37, had been with MI for 12 years, right from the first IPL season in 2008. He is the highest wicket-taker in the history of the league with 170 wickets from 122 matches at an economy rate of 7.14. The right-arm bowler blamed the Covid pandemic and the travel restrictions that come with it as the reason for quitting franchise cricket.
IPL 2021: Chris Morris, Aaron Finch released by RCB; Sundar, Siraj among those retained
RCB have also released India all-rounder Shivam Dube, Sri Lanka fast bowler Isuru Udana and England all-rounder Moeen Ali among others. Veteran South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn had opted out of the IPL earlier in the year and has been included in the list of players released.
IPL 2021: Lasith Malinga among seven players released by Mumbai Indians
MI have also released Australia fast bowlers James Pattinson and Nathan Coulter-Nile and New Zealand fast bowler Mitch McClenaghan. The IPL players auction is expected to take place next month.
IPL 2021: KKR retain Kuldeep Yadav, Dinesh Karthik; release Tom Banton
Kuldeep played just five matches in the 2020 season before falling out of contention for a spot in the playing XI. He played just one ODI during India's recently concluded tour of Australia and couldn't make it to the playing XI in the four-Test series even after frontline spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were injured.
IPL 2021: Prithvi Shaw retained by Delhi Capitals; Alex Carey, Jason Roy released
The franchise has released six players which include two Indian and four overseas players. Indian duo Mohit Sharma and Tushar Deshpande, West Indies' Keemo Paul, Nepal's Sandeep Lamichhane, Australia's Alex Carey and England's Jason Roy have all been released by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2021 auction.
IPL 2021: Sanju Samson named Rajasthan Royals captain, Steve Smith released
The list of foreign players retained includes Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer. All three English players performed well for the Royals in the last tournament. Jofra Archer was the top wicket-taker for the Royals in the 2020 edition with 20 wickets while Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes have also contributed in Rajasthan Royals' important wins in recent past. In addition to the English trio, David Miller and Andrew Tye have also been retained.
In a rare gesture, Cricket Australia says 'forever grateful' to BCCI
CA's letter, signed by its chairman Earl Eddings and interim CEO Nick Hockley, is a rare gesture of co-operation for successfully organising the tour amid the Covid-19 pandemic. India's tour of Australia, which started on November 27, ended on Tuesday with India beating Australia in the four-match Test series 2-1 and the T20 series 2-1 while Australia won the ODI series 2-1.
In a rare gesture, Cricket Australia says 'forever grateful' to BCCI
CA's letter, signed by its chairman Earl Eddings and interim CEO Nick Hockley, is a rare gesture of co-operation for successfully organising the tour amid the Covid-19 pandemic. India's tour of Australia, which started on November 27, ended on Tuesday with India beating Australia in the four-match Test series 2-1 and the T20 series 2-1 while Australia won the ODI series 2-1.
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