India's Ashwin withdraws from England test due to family emergency
India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from the ongoing third test against England due to a family emergency, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday.
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India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin has withdrawn from the ongoing third test against England due to a family emergency, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Friday.
KL Rahul got instant success as captain of Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL and he put it mainly down to trusting his instincts, something he didn't do enough in his initial days as a leader. Rahul took LSG to the play-offs in the franchise's first two years in the IPL and the team could make it three in a row this season. Before joining LSG, Rahul captained Punjab Kings for two seasons but could not take them to the play-offs. The right-hand batter has also captained India.
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson honoured legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for bagging 500 Test wickets ahead of the 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). During the five-match Test series against England, Ashwin added another gem to his crown as he became only the second Indian after Anil Kumble to reach the landmark of 500 wickets in Tests.
R Ashwin is one of the best-performing Indian cricketers in the past one decade. He has been India's best bowler in Tests. Recently, he scalped his 500th wicket during the India vs England Test series. In that same series, he also played his 100th Test for India. But even after doing so much, getting an IPL ticket seems to a tough job like many others. R Ashwin is a resident of Chennai, where the first match of the IPL 2024 will be played between MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Ravichandran Ashwin's entry into the 500-wicket club has delighted the legendary Anil Kumble who said the off-spinner's immense success over the last decade stems from his desire to learn and ability to rise above constant challenges. At 516 wickets currently, Ashwin is the second highest wicket-taker in Tests for India behind Kumble (619), and the former India leg-spinner wasn't one bit surprised.
Rahul Dravid hopes that he doesn't call it quits anytime soon. Ravi Shastri would like to see him harass batters for at least two more years while Anil Kumble finds it perplexing that he isn't a regular in India's overseas fixtures. If ever Ravichandran Ashwin needed validation for being a rare talent, three national coaches -- one current and two former -- provided it heartily on the same evening, at the same platform and almost at the same time.
Sarfaraz Khan said on Friday that his father, Naushad, urged him to play domestic matches as if he was playing for the country even when his selection to the Indian team was getting delayed despite scoring tall runs in the national circuit. Sarfaraz finally got the opportunity to play for India during the recently-concluded five-match Test series against England where he showcased his prowess by scoring three half-centuries. Despite an amazing First-Class record of scoring 3,912 runs at an average of 69.85 with 14 centuries, the Mumbai cricketer wasn't getting a break in the India team. Even the legendary Sunil Gavaskar backed his Test selection last year after seeing him score copious amount of runs in domestic cricket.
Despite talks around his Indian Premier League (IPL) future, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) MS Dhoni is all set to lead the franchise in the upcoming season, starting March 22. The 42-year-old joined CSK's preparatory IPL camp earlier this month ahead of CSK first game of the season against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on the opening day. Legendary spinner Anil Kumble, who shared the dressing room with Dhoni during the latter stage of his international career, has shared an interesting story regarding the former India captain.
MS Dhoni will be back in action on the cricket field when the IPL 2024 starts on March 22 in Chennai. In the first match of the edition, MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings will face Royal Challengers Bangalore. After the IPL 2023 final, this will be the first time that MS Dhoni will be seen in action. After leading the CSK to a record-equalling fifth IPL title, all eyes will be on MS Dhoni to guide his team to a sixth title.