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Daily Round up | Jan 23: Anderson scalps six, De Villiers achieves rare feat


England fast bowler James Anderson scalped six wickets in the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle while AB de Villiers has become the first overseas player to join the Rs. 100 Cr club. Here are the daily updates from the cricketing world. 

James Anderson shines

England pacer James Anderson returned with figures of 6/40 in the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Batting first, Sri Lanka posted 381, courtesy a hundred from Angelo Mathews and half-centuries from Niroshan Dickwella, Dinesh Chandimal and Dilruwan Perera. Anderson’s scalps included the dismissals of Thirimane, Kusal Perera, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella and Suranga Lakmal. England ended day’s play at 98/2. The visiting team already leads the series by 1-0.

AB de Villiers achieves rare feat

RCB batsman AB de Villiers became the first overseas player to top INR 100 crore in earnings in the IPL according to a report in InsideSport. MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and recently Suresh Raina are the Indian players in this list. The South African has an earning of Rs 11 crore for a season taking him to a total amount of INR 102.5 crore from his contracts.

Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers qualify

Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers have qualified for the play-offs for this year’s BBL. Scorchers defeated Melbourne Stars by 11 runs to go at the helm of the points table. 

Umesh Yadav unfollows RCB on Instagram

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav has unfollowed RCB on his Instagram account after the franchise released him ahead of the IPL 2021 mini auctions. He has started to follow Chennai Super Kings (CSK).The seamer has played 121 matches picking up 119 wickets at an economy of 8.51, but played just two matches in the last edition and did not manage to pick any wickets.

Shubman Gill credits Yuvraj Singh 

India batsman Shubman Gill has credited Yuvraj Singh for his successful Australian tour. "The camp with Yuvi paaji before the IPL was very useful. During that camp, he prepared me to face the chin music. He used to throw hundreds of short-pitch balls to me from different angles, and I think it helped me a lot," Gill was quoted as saying by the Times of India.

"I am relaxed now. Making my debut for India is a big relief. I was a bit nervous,” Gill added.



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Shubman Gill credits Yuvraj Singh for his heroics Down Under

Young Indian opener Shubman Gill has credited former India legend Yuvraj Singh for his consistent run in Australia in his maiden season as a full-time Test opener. Gill spent a considerable amount of time with the former left-hander in a camp before the last Indian Premier League. Gill who had played a few limited-overs matches coming into the long tour got his elusive Test cap during the Boxing Day Test against Australia. From the outset, his strokeplay was exceptional and was one of those very few players who looked at complete ease against a world-class Australian pace battery and Nathan Lyon. He did play a few poor shots which brought about his downfall but his composure in the crease was a sight to behold. He smashed a sensational 91 in the 2nd innings of the final Test and provided the much-needed impetus for the guys coming after him to go after the target. Gill who looked at ease against well-directed short deliveries was trained by Yuvraj with throwdowns in the nets. Gill was one of the finds for India during the Test series and his returns clearly show that he is here to stay. "The camp with Yuvi paaji before the IPL was very useful. During that camp, he prepared me to face the chin music. He used to throw hundreds of short-pitch balls to me from different angles, and I think it helped me a lot," Gill was quoted as saying by the Times of India. Despite looking at ease against all the top fast bowler he did admit that he was a bit nervous while making his debut for India and quite understandably so. "I am relaxed now. Making my debut for India is a big relief. I was a bit nervous,” Gill added.

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IPL 2021: AB de Villiers first overseas player to join Rs. 100 Cr club

RCB batsman AB de Villiers another feather to his hat after bagging another contract with the franchise. De Villiers became the first overseas player to top INR 100 crore in earnings in the IPL according to a report in InsideSport. Former India skipper MS Dhoni, India captain Virat Kohli and his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma have already crossed the mark while Suresh Raina became the fourth Indian to achieve the feat after he was retained by the Chennai Super Kings for the upcoming IPL. The right-handed batsman has an earning of Rs 11 crore for a season taking him to a total amount of INR 102.5 crore from his contracts. The South African has been a part of the IPL since 2008. He was bought by Delhi Daredevils for a little more than 1 crore and later moved to RCB in 2011 after fetching an amount little over Rs 5 crore. He has been with the RCB franchise since then. In 169 IPL matches that de Villiers has played so far, he has amassed a total of 4849 runs at an average of over 40 and scoring three tons and 38 half-centuries. In the last edition, the Proteas player scored 454 runs in 15 matches at an average of 45. AB de Villiers and Virat Kohli became the first pair to share ten century partnerships and 3000 runs between them. RCB’s retained players Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Adam Zampa, Shahbaz Ahmed, Josh Philippe, Kane Richardson, and Pawan Deshpande. RCB's released players Aaron Finch, Moeen Ali, Gurkeerat Mann, Chris Morris, Shivam Dube, Dale Steyn, Parthiv Patel, Isuru Udana, Umesh Yadav, and Pawan Negi.