Arjun Tendulkar out of IPL 2021, Mumbai Indians rope in Simarjeet Singh as replacement

IPL 2021 | English pacer George Garton makes IPL debut for RCB

England pacer George Garton is set to make his Indian Premier League debut in tonight’s game between the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Rajasthan Royals. The RCB brought him in the playing XI in the place of New Zealander Kyle Jamieson. The Royals, on the other hand, brought Karik Tyagi back in the place of Jaidev Unadkat. The RCB are third on the points table with six wins from the 10 games played this season while the Royals are languishing at the bottom of the table with just four wins in an equal number of games. The RCB will be coming into the game with a huge round of confidence after a big win over the Mumbai Indians while the Royals will be down on confidence after a deflating defeat against the number eight team on the points table, Sunrisers Hyderabad.

AUSW vs INDW | Day-night Test: Mithali's women brace for unknown challenge against formidable Aussies

The Day-night Test has been gaining prominence for quite some time now and the Indian women’s team will have their first experience of playing a pink-ball Test in Australia. The two sides will be up against each other in the longer format after almost 15 years when they take the field on Thursday (September 30, 2021) in Queensland. India would be playing their second Test of the year as they last faced England in Bristol, a match that ended in a draw. Sneh Rana’s fighting 80* helped India save the game that could have had a different result which wouldn’t have been in the visitors’ favour. Australia on the other side, haven’t played a Test since the 2019 Ashes. Match Details Match: AUSW vs INDW, Only Test, India Women tour of Australia, 2021 Date: Thursday, September 30, 2021 - Sunday, October 03, 2021 Time: 10:00 AM (Sep 30) Venue: Carrara Oval, Queensland Pitch Report The pitch might have something on offer for the fast bowlers as some grass is expected on the track. Moreover, there is a forecast of showers on the first two days as well. The batters might find it difficult in the initial phase of the innings. So, if you win the toss, elect to field first. Team News India: Batter Harmanpreet Kaur has been ruled out of the Test as she is still recovering from thumb injury. The right-hander also missed the three-match ODI series against the Australian side earlier. Australia: Haynes will miss the Test after she sustained a hamstring injury. As there is a prediction of rain during the game, Meg Lanning has said that the side is not really focusing on it. "There's some weather around but we are focusing on what we can control. Sounds like there's a decent storm coming but we'll just play with what we've got and hopefully, we don't lose too much time,” she said. Probable XI India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Punam Raut, Mithali Raj (captain), Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Sneh Rana, Pooja Vastrakar, Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey Australia: Beth Mooney, Alyssa Healy (wk), Meg Lanning (captain), Ellyse Perry, Georgia Redmayne, Ash Gardner, Sophie Molineux, Tahlia McGrath, Annabel Sutherland, Hannah Darlington, Darcie Brown Fantasy XI Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning, Beth Mooney, Mithali Raj, Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry (C), Tahila McGrath, Pooja Vastrakar, Sophie Molineux, Darcie Brown, Jhulan Goswami (VC)

Women BBL 2021-22 | Melbourne Renegades Women sign up Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues

The Melbourne Renegades Women have signed up India Women’s T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur and explosive batter Jemimah Rodrigues for the upcoming edition of the Women's Big Bash League scheduled to start on October 14. However, neither Harmanpreet nor Jemimah played any of the games in the recently-concluded limited-overs series against Australian Women and their lack of game time can be a point of concern. However, the Renegades Women have gone for the record and match-winning abilities. "I’m very excited to be here now and to be part of the Renegades. I think for me, the main goal over here will be just to pull back and play cricket, play some good cricket and enjoy what I’m doing. I know when I do that and when I’m in that headspace, I’m able to give it my best," Rodrigues said. "The goal is whatever happens, I want to give it my 100 percent each and every time I’m on the field… and hopefully (we can win) the cup for the Renegades. I’m super excited, I’m really looking forward to it and there’s so much that I’m going to learn, I’m sure about that." Harmanpareet and Jemimah’s inclusion in the Renegade Women camp is the latest addition of Indian Women stars after the Sydney Sixers picked explosive Indian opener Shafali Verma and left-arm spinner Radha Yadav, and the Sydney Thunder picked Verma’s partner Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma for their BBL campaign this season.

Kuldeep Yadav undergoes surgery, vows strong comeback after rehab

India’s spinner Kuldeep Yadav has undergone surgery on his injured knee that ruled him out of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League and may also put him out of some part of the Indian domestic season. The left-arm wrist-spinner took to Twitter to share the update of his health. Kuldeep has been going through a rough patch as most of the time has gone sitting on the sidelines for both the Kolkata Knight Riders and India. He did not play even one game in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League and was on the sidelines. He was not in the main gameplan of the KKR in the last edition as well and could feature in only five games where he picked only one wicket at 92 apiece with an economy rate of 7.66 runs per over. Kuldeep’s career has gone downhill in the last few years. He has gone off the radar of the Indian team and played just one long-format game with the men in blue earlier this year.