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Sl Vs Ind Sakariya Gaikwad Rana Padikkal Earn Maiden Call Ups Dhawan To Lead

SL vs IND: Sakariya, Gaikwad, Rana, Padikkal earn maiden call-ups; Dhawan to lead

The Indian Premier League performers have been rewarded as the All-India Senior Selection Committee announced the Indian squad for the 3-match ODI series and the 3-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. Shikhar Dhawan will lead the side in absence of all senior players, who are on a tour of England. Fast bowler Bhuvaneshwar Kumar has been named his deputy.

Rajasthan Royals’ Chetan Skariya, who impressed with his brilliant bowling in the curtailed season of the cash-rich league has received his maiden call up. Along with him, RCB’s Devdutt Padikkal, Kolkata Knight Rider’s Nitish Rana, Chennai Super Kings’ Krishnappa Gowtham and KKR’s Varun Chakravarthy, who earlier missed being part of an Indian squad due to his injury before the Australian tour in 2019, have also been named in the Blue brigade for the first time ever in their careers.

Making a comeback in India’s ODI squad are Manish Pandey, Sanju Samson and Navdeep Saini, all of whom missed out in the recent England series.

Along with the team, the BCCI also announced the schedule for the series which will begin with the first ODI on July 13th at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo. All matches will be played over there only. The T20I series would begin on July 21.

India’s squad: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Vice-captain), Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya

Net Bowlers: Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore, Simarjeet Singh

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Kyle Jamieson signs up deal with Surrey for Vitality Blast, County championship

New Zealand seamer Kyle Jamieson has signed an all-format deal with the Surrey County side and is likely to debut in the England domestic cricket this summer. He is likely to join the side after the conclusion of the World Test Championship against India on June 23. His first appearance for Surrey is likely to be on June 25 in a Vitality Blast game against Middlesex at The Kia Oval. He will be available for selection till mid-July and most likely will walk into the playing XI for the county championship games against Hampshire at The Ageas Bowl from July 4-7 and against Somerset at The Oval from July 11-14. Jamieson said that he did not expect to get the opportunity to play in county cricket this year but expressed excitement at the opportunity of playing both the first-class and T20 tournament in England, which he always wanted to do in his career. "I'm really excited to get the chance to play some county cricket after the Black Caps tour. Originally I didn't think this opportunity would be possible with the schedule this year, but with how things have unfolded it's great to be able to join Surrey and experience both T20 and first-class cricket,” Jamieson said. "Playing county cricket is something I've always wanted to do in my career, so to have the chance to do so now is awesome. I've heard a lot of great things about county cricket, particularly T20 Blast nights at The Kia Oval, and can't wait to take up the opportunity with Surrey to continue to learn and grow whilst trying my best to contribute to the teams' success." Jamieson has been rested from the second Test of the series against England currently underway at Edgbaston, Birmingham but will certainly form the four-man pronged pace attack for the Blackcaps in the WTC final against India.

Bangladesh to send players in separate contingents on tour of Zimbabwe

Bangladesh are scheduled to tour Zimbabwe for a full series comprising of Test, ODIs and T2OI series against the hosts however the sub-continent side will travel in three different continents based on the schedule and squads of different formats. At first, the Test squad under the captaincy of Momin ul Haque will land in Bulawayo, as per a report by bdcrictime.com, on June 09 and they will undergo quarantine for a day. They will play a warm-up game from July 3-4 before playing the only Test scheduled to take place in Bulawayo from July 7. The Test team will be followed by the ODI squad that will land in Harare and play a three-match series scheduled to take place on July 16, 18 and 20 at the Harare Sports Club. The ODI series will be followed by a T20 series comparing an equal number of games like that of the ODI series at the same venue. As per the report, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has taken the decision to send players in different contingents to allow players a shorter time under the biosecure bubble. Bangladesh will already be without the services of Mushfiqur Rahim in the T20 series, who has opted out citing bubble fatigue and a constrained schedule in the coming months, and hence the move by the BCB is a timely one.

Dhaka Premier Division T20: Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammedan Sporting warned for bubble breach

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis (CCDM) after having completed an enquiry into the Biso-Security Environment breach in the Dhaka Premier Division T20 tournament, have warned Mohammadedn Sporting and its skipper Shakib Al Hasan for the mistake. A hearing was set up with officials from BCB and CCDM attending it alongside Mohammedan officials and the Shakib on Tuesday, June 8. It was decided in that meeting to warn the team and the player. CCDM Chairman Kazi Inam Ahmed said, “Mohammedan Club officials have acknowledged that it was a clear mistake on its part and has assured us that such slip-ups will not occur again. We have taken into consideration the circumstances and have notified the club that any future breach will result in strict disciplinary measures.” The issue pertains to holding an individual practice session of Mohammedan Sporting Club player Shakib Al Hasan on 04 June 2021. “We have also increased security vigilance so that the BSE protocol is not compromised. The BCB and CCDM have made extensive arrangements to ensure that BSE standards are met. Everyone should respect that for their own safety and protection,” Inam added. The Dhaka Premier Division T20 League is now in its 5th round, having started on May 31. As things stand after six rounds, Mushfiqur Rahim led Abahani Dhaka are at the top of the table while Anamul Haque Bejoy led Prime Bank Cricket Club are at the second spot. Shakib’s club, with three wins and three losses, is at the fifth spot. All the matches are being played at the three grounds including the Shere Bangla Stadium in Dhaka.

Members of KKR contingent might face heat for old Twitter posts

England bowler Ollie Robinson was suspended from the second Test against New Zealand after his racist and sexist tweets that he had posted a few years back when he was a teenager resurfaced. A lot of players have come under the scrutiny and to add to the list are members from the Kolkata Knight Riders. England captain Eoin Morgan, wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler and former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum were involved in an exchange where they were mocking the Indian accent. KKR CEO Venky Mysore though hasn’t made any comments on the same. "We don't know enough about it to comment at this time. Let's wait for the process to be completed to get all the facts before we jump to any conclusions. Just to reiterate, the Knight Riders organisation has 'zero tolerance' for any sort of discrimination," Mysore told Cricbuzz. "Although there are questions over the precise context of the tweets, they were written at a time when Buttler and Morgan were established England players and have caused offence on social media," a report in UK Telegraph said The England Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has also ordered an investigation. "Since we were alerted to offensive tweets last week, a number of historical social media posts by other individuals have been questioned publicly as well. There is no place for discrimination in our sport, and we are committed to taking relevant and appropriate action where required,” ECB said in a statement.