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Moeen Ali didn’t ask for the removal of an alcohol brand on his shirt, CSK CEO confirms

English all-rounder Moeen Ali never asked the Chennai Super Kings management to remove the alcohol brand logo from his jersey and it was a decision that was taken cautiously by the management itself. 

Squashing the rumours doing rounds that Ali asked the management a personal favour, CSK CEO Kasi Vishwanathan told IANS, "There has been no request made by Moeen to CSK to remove any logo." 

The England all-rounder was roped in by the CSK franchise in this year’s IPL mini-auction for Rs. 7 crores and is going to be one of the mainstays of the team going into the IPL. 

The MS Dhoni-led side plays its first game against last year’s finalists Delhi Capitals on 10th April at the Wankhede Stadium. 

Ali, 33 has been a renowned T20 player having represented various teams in various T20 leagues. In IPL too, he represented RCB for three seasons, scoring 309 runs and taking 10 wickets in 19 games. He was released by the franchise just ahead of this season. 

In total, the Birmingham born player has played 167 T20s, scoring 3513 runs and taking 110 wickets in them. Ali has two centuries and 19 fifties in the format with a five-wicket haul to go with it.


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IPL 2021: CSK's K Bhagath Varma living every bit of his dream to play at big stage

Having gone the last season without any off-spinner, the Chennai Super Kings were adamant about having off-spinners in the mix. They brought the established players in Moeen Ali and Krishnappa Gowtham, while also putting their weight behind a rookie off-spinner from Andhra Pradesh in K Bhagath Varma. Bhagath Varma had played for India-U19 against England in 2017 and was in the Andhra Pradesh side for the Vijay Hazare Trophy held earlier this year. Looking back at the auction when he was bought for by the CSK in the auction, Bhagath Varma said that he could not believe that the team as big as the CSK could trust his talent. He said that it took a call from his mom and friends that made him convinced about his selection for the IPL 2021. “I was like frozen for a bit, a couple of minutes..like is it really me who has been selected for the CSK team. Later, I got a call from my mom and even she was not talking much and was in tears. Friends and families everyone were happy. Yes, I was very happy,” Bhagath Varma said in a video released by CSK on Twitter. He said that dining the yellow jersey of the CSK was a special feeling for him and that walking around the Chepauk stadium with a real opportunity to play on the big stage was like a dream coming out to be true. “Walking in here to the Chepauk stadium wearing this yellow jersey of CSK was a dream come true and it was really exciting for me. I was in the Vijay Hazare practice session when the auction was going on. So, when I came back to the hotel, probably the same time my name came in the auction,” Varma added. Chennai Super Kings will open their campaign on April 10 against the Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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Regret losing the match, don't regret not getting double-century: Fakhar Zaman

Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman played a brilliant knock under pressure against South Africa in the second ODI on Sunday in Johannesburg but in a losing cause. The left-handed batsman struck 193 off 155 while Pakistan were chasing a target of 342 runs. While Zaman scored 193 during the course and missed out on what could have been his second double-century in ODI cricket, the visitors were restricted to 324/9 to suffer a defeat by 17 runs. The Pakistan batsman expressed disappointment on not winning the game for his team. "I don't regret not getting the double, I regret losing the match," he said. "If we had won this it would've been amazing so my regret is about that. The situation was such that I was only focusing on getting the win, not the double. I couldn't finish it but I'd take scoring less runs than this and winning the game." Zaman’s innings came to an end after getting runout in the last over. The left-hander hit the ball towards the long off region that was collected by Aiden Markram who threw it back to the batting end. South Africa wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock gestured that the throw was towards the bowling end and it looked as if Zaman had slowed down a bit after looking at de Kock’s gesture. The direct hit from Markram scalped the Pakistan batsman’s wicket. Fakhar didn’t really object to the gesture made by the Proteas gloveman and walked back in the hut but it did draw some attention on social media as well from the pundits. Later the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) posted a law relating to the dismissal. Law 41.5.1 says: "… it is unfair for any fielder wilfully to attempt, by word or action, to distract, deceive or obstruct either batsman after the striker has received the ball", and Law 41.5.2 says, "it is for either one of the umpires to decide whether any distraction, deception or obstruction is wilful or not". The three-match series is now levelled at 1-1 with the decider to take place on Wednesday in Centurion.

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IPL 2021: BCCI President Sourav Ganguly rules out any change in schedule

Amid the looming threat of increasing Covid-19 cases across the country, and especially in Mumbai where a considerable number of matches have been scheduled to be played, the BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has ruled out any change in the schedule of the cash-rich league. "There will be no change (in the schedule)," Sportstar quoted Ganguly as saying. The 14th edition of the IPL is scheduled to start on April 9 in Chennai between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Notably, four IPL franchises such as the Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings are there in Mumbai training for the IPL edition. They are practising their drills at the Brabourne Stadium, Bandra Kurla Complex and at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Franchises have shown faith that the tournament will go as planned as any changes in schedule just days ahead of the tournament will lead to logistical issues. "We have not been informed anything about the change in venue. As franchises, we are taking all the measures and are following all the protocols. Hope the Mumbai leg goes ahead as per schedule. Last moment changes would lead to logistical issues," Sportstar quoted a franchise official as saying. There have been questions around the BCCI’s decision to host matches at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai— a city that has emerged as the worst hotspot for India in the second wave of novel coronavirus infection.