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Lpl 2020 Munaf Patel Signed By Sohail Khan Owned Kandy Tuskers

LPL 2020: Munaf Patel signed by Sohail Khan owned Kandy Tuskers

The Lankan Premier League, the premier tournament of Sri Lanka confirmed on Tuesday, November 17^th that the former India fast bowler, Munaf Patel, has signed up for the Kandy Tuskers franchise in the league.

Munaf, 37, was part of a World Cup-winning Indian team that had defeated Sri Lank in the final of the 2011 World Cup to lift the trophy. In that tournament, the Baroda player had picked 11 wickets and was the third-highest Indian wicket-taker behind Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh.

Munaf will join the likes of Irfan Pathan, Kusal Perera, Chris Gayle, and Sohail Tanvir in the Kandy Tuskers team which would face up against four other franchises in the form of Colombo Kings, Galle Gladiators, Dambulla Vikings, and Jaffna Stallions.

The franchise is owned by actor Salman Khan's brother Sohail Khan and will be coached by Hashan Tillakaratne.

Other Indians in the tournament include KKR fame Manvinder Bisla and CSK fame Manpreet Gony. And apart from Kandy another team that is owned by an Indians Dmabulla Vikings which has actor Sachin Joshi as its owner.

The league which has already been postponed twice due to covid-19 since its announcement will finally hit the road on November 26 with Colombo Kings taking on Kandy Tuskers at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium in Hambantota.

With doubleheader fixtures, every day, the duration of the most awaited Lankan product has been shortened to just 20 days. The semifinals would take place on 13^th and 14t December and the finals on 16^th. All the matches would be played at the same venue.

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Aus vs Ind: Team India practices long format simulation led by Virat Kohli

Having played a lot of white-ball cricket for the past nearly two months in the Indian Premier League, The Indian team in Australia decided that it would focus on the red ball cricket and hence was seen practicing long format simulation training with red and white balls. A simulation is a practice that is different from traditional net sessions in such a way that players in the net session practice with proper close-in fielders and a nonstriker and a wicket-keeper so that they have a feel of the real game while being in the net. Indian skipper Virat Kohli was seen practicing by facing the red and pink ball thrown in by Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, and Ravindra Jadeja. The Delhi born would be part of India’s Test series only for the first match before leaving for home to be with his wife Anushka Sharma for the birth of their first child. The 32-year-old posted a video of his practice session on Twitter, captioning it as, “Love test cricket practice sessions.” Along with Kohli, KL Rahul was also seen practicing with the pink ball, signaling that he might be Kohli’s replacement for the remaining three Tests of the series. However, Team India plays the limited-overs first, which begins with the ODI series in Sydney and then moves on T20Is. The first Test, a day/ night affair would be played with the pink ball in Adelaide on from 17th December.

Fresh Covid-19 outbreak forces CA to airlift players to NSW

In a dramatic sequence of events, Cricket Australia the governing body for the Archipelago’s national sport airlifted several players involved in the Indian series from their bases in Western Australia, Tasmania, and Queensland along with South Australia to Sydney and Coffs Harbour New South Wales. This was done to avoid any risk of the cricketing summer getting disrupted because of the covid-19, as fresh signs of a spike in the cases were seen in Adelaide, South Australia. The players airlifted are either a part of the Australian men's ODI and T20I squads which would take on India or those who will participate in the Big Bash League and have their bases in Western Australia, Tasmania, or Queensland as the three states closed its borders with South Australia (SA) following a spike. "CA has taken a pro-active approach and mobilized a number of people across the country over the past 24 hours to shore up our men's domestic and international schedules," Cricket Australia's Interim CEO Nick Hockley said. While the international players have been moved to Sydney, those based out of South Australia along with the Adelaide Strikers team have been moved to a training base in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales. Adelaide doesn’t get a Big Bash League game until December 28 as the initial leg is staged in Tasmania, New South Wales, and Queensland. Players were enjoying a week off when they got the call to pack urgently and prepare to relocate, with some of the Strikers squad having to make a mad dash back home from Kangaroo Island. "I would like to thank the players and staff for their understanding regarding the changes to their travel schedules and for their commitment to ensuring the summer of cricket is a huge success,” Hockley added. The CA also confirmed that no domestic player visited any of the "hot spots" in Adelaide as identified by the SA Health department, during the Sheffield Shield last week.

CSK should not retain Dhoni; Aakash Chopra provides alternative

The Indian Premier League might have taken the backseat for now but the excitement for the next season has already begun with the buzz regarding the Mega Auction of 2021. Speaking in that regard former India player turned cricket pundit, Aakash Chopra believes that Chennai Super Kings, the three-time champions should not retain their talismanic captain, MS Dhoni. “I think CSK should release MS Dhoni going into the mega auction, if there is a mega auction then you will be with that player for three years. But will Dhoni stay with you for three years?” questioned Chopra in his YouTube video, uploaded on his own channel. To perpetuate his argument about the 39-year-old former India captain, Chopra said, “I am not saying don’t keep Dhoni, he will play the next IPL, but if you keep him as a retained player you will have to pay Rs 15 crore. But if Dhoni does not stay with you for three years and he plays just the 2021 season, you will get the Rs 15 crore back for the 2022 edition,” he said. Providing an option to CSK on how they could still have Dhoni and not spend Rs 15 crore, Chopra said, “You can pick him with the right to match card and you can pick the right players by having the desired money in your kitty.” Saying that CSK will not look at the likes of Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh for the next season, Chopra suggested that CSK needs a mega auction badly to create a team from the scratch. “CSK needs a mega auction; the side does not have many players that can be retained. If you want to make a team from the scratch, then are you willing to spend big bucks on the likes of Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu?” he said.

Jos Buttler urges players to speak about potential bio-Bubble pressure

England star wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is of the opinion that players must speak about any sort of pressure that they might feel because of the bio-bubble situation that has been forced upon them because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “If you’re feeling under pressure or not quite yourself, the key is to have the confidence to open up and talk about it,” said Buttler in a press conference. Adding that feeling the pressure or claustrophobic or homesick is not unique and everyone goes through it, the 30-year-old said that the England Cricket Board has been quite supportive of the players, whenever they have come out with anything related to personal or professional well being. “We all go through it at different stages where you feel a bit homesick or claustrophobic ... We just want to make sure everyone in the squad is aware of that. The ECB is excellent at looking after the players’ mental well-being,” said the Taunton born. Saying that it would not be possible, like previous tours to explore South Africa during their half month-long tour, Buttler said that it’s a good thing that players are well aware of it. “We won’t get to fully enjoy South Africa but everyone has become accustomed to what it’s going to be like.” England’s tour of the rainbow nation begins with a T20I series with the first match in Newlands, Cape Town. The team will play three T20Is and an equal number of ODIs between November 27 and December 9 in South Africa.