IPL auction: Full list of KXIP players and their salaries for 2020 season

Glenn Maxwell was the costliest purchase for KXIP, at Rs 10.75 crore, in IPL 2020 closeout, while the second-costliest buy for them this year was Sheldon Cottrell

Sports News: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) entered the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 sale with the most profound pockets among the eight IPL groups — an accessible tote Rs 42.7 crore. This permitted the Chandigarh-based establishment to offer vigorously for their picks. Australian batsman Glenn Maxwell was the costliest purchase for KXIP in the IPL 2020 closeout, at Rs 10.75 crore, while their second-costliest buy was West Indies quick bowler Sheldon Cottrell, famous for his salute festivity, at Rs 8.50 crore.

Defending the robust check for Maxwell, Punjab’s lead trainer Anil Kumble said his group required capability in the center request. “For us, the holes that we needed to fill were entirely apparent. We needed to fill the quick bowlers’ openings and furthermore get control hitters, as we required somebody in the center request who could truly be a ruinous player. That is the reason we picked Glenn Maxwell,” Kumble said.

The other huge abroad players that went to the KXIP overlay were the England cricket crew all-rounder Chris Jordon (Rs 3 crore) and New Zealand’s everything rounder James Neesham, who was purchased at his base cost of Rs 50 lakh. After the sale, Kumble defended the establishment’s choice to spend more cash on abroad players. “Obviously all-rounders are a gift in the event that you can get them. Furthermore, we were fortunate to get Neesham, Cottrell and Jordan. Clearly, the decision for the cash we needed to spend was more on the four remote players,” said Kumle, a veteran Indian turn bowler himself…

Wasim Akram lauds India’s triumph in Australia, praises batting effort

Akram, one of the game’s greatest fast bowlers, said that the team gelled well as a unit and were ably led by Virat Kohli

Sports News: The Pakistan cricket fraternity, including the legendary Wasim Akram, lavished praise on India for becoming the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia.

Akram, one of the game’s greatest fast bowlers, said that the team gelled well as a unit and were ably led by Virat Kohli.”I think Virat Kohli deserves lot of praise for this performance and I would think this success can be put down to the solid domestic cricket structure in India,” Akram said at a function here.

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On Tuesday, the country’s Prime Minister and former cricket captain, Imran Khan, congratulated India on becoming the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia. “Congratulations to Virat Kohli and the Indian cricket team for the first ever win by a subcontinent team in a test series in Australia,” Khan had tweeted.

Another ex-captain, Moin Khan, said that winning in Australia was never an easy task for any team from Asia and India deserved credit for their victory. Former opener Mohsin Khan said that India had built their success around their batsmen and the bowlers had backed them to the hilt.

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Pujara moves up to third spot in ICC Test rankings, Pant jumps 21 places

Wickeet-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has jumped as many as 21 places to be 17th

Sports News: Cheteshwar Pujara has gained a spot to be third in the latest ICC batsmen rankings, following his man of the series performance in India’s maiden Test series win in Australia.Wickeet-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has jumped as many as 21 places to be 17th, the joint-highest by a specialist India wicketkeeper along with Farokh Engineer, who did so in January 1973. M S Dhoni’s highest Test ranking was 19th.India captain Virat Kohli has maintained his number one position in the batsmen rankings.

Pant, a star at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in 2016 when he scored an 18-ball half-century against Nepal, has moved into the top-20 after only his ninth Test with an unbeaten 159. Pant had started the Australia tour in 59th place and made rapid progress, scoring 350 runs in a series that also saw him take 20 catches.

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Pujara, who scored 521 runs to help beat Australia 2-1, is another batsman to gain in the latest rankings update, which also takes into account performances in the second Test between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town.

Pujara has gained one slot to reach third position while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (up six places to 57th) and rookie opener Mayank Agarwal (up five places to 62nd) are the others from his team to advance at the end of a historic series win.

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India vs Australia 1st Test: India fold for 250 in first innings

Earlier on Thursday, India were reduced to 19/3 before centurion Cheteshwar Pujara’s gritty 16th Test ton (123) anchored the innings to 250/9 at stumps

INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 1ST TEST|India failed to add any further run to their overnight score before being packed for 250 on the very first ball of the second morning of the opening Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval here on Friday.

Pacer Josh Hazlewood got the last man Mohammed Shami (6) caught behind on the very first ball to deny the visitors any addition to the overnight score.

For the hosts, Hazlewood shone with three wickets, while fellow quicks Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins took two scalps each. The spinner Nathan Lyon also bagged a couple of wickets.

Earlier on Thursday, India were reduced to 19/3 before centurion Cheteshwar Pujara’s gritty 16th Test ton (123) anchored the innings to 250/9 at stumps.

Pujara, however, fell to a brilliant run out on the last ball of the opening day.

Brief Scores: India 250 (Cheteshwar Pujara 123, Rohit Sharma 37; Josh Hazlewood 3/52, Pat Cummins 2/49) vs Australia.

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