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Brett Lee says Virat Kohli can take a break from cricket

Virat Kohli can consider taking a break, freshen up his mind and work on a few things, feels former Australian speedster Brett Lee, a year after struggling to look beyond the Indian when it came to the best batter in recent years. Kohli's mediocre campaign in the IPL 15 ended after Royal Challengers Bangalore's seven-wicket defeat by Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier in Ahmedabad on Friday. "Do I say it is a concern, I do. I would like him (Kohli) to be scoring more runs of course," Lee told PTI on Saturday when asked about Kohli's prolonged lean patch.

Fast track: 22-year-old Umran Malik from J&K rockets into Team India

Umran Malik, who's rocked the Indian Premier League with his thunderbolts, has earned a much-anticipated call-up to the Indian team for the five-match T20I series against South Africa, which will kick off on June 9 in Delhi. Malik, 22, son of a fruit seller in Jammu, has been generating fearsome pace above 150kmph on a regular basis. His hostile spells for Sunrisers Hyderabad have had batsman hopping, fans cheering and pundits calling for his inclusion in Team India. All-time great Dale Steyn, who's mentoring Malik at SRH, hailed him as a superstar in the making.

"If He Knows More Than ICC...": Shoaib Akhtar Reacts To Virender Sehwag's Comment On His Bowling Action

Former India opening batter Virender Sehwag had earlier this week given a big statement, saying Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar knew that he was chucking. The swashbuckling batter made the statement during an episode of 'Home Of Heroes' on Sports18. Sehwag also said that it was difficult to guess where the ball was coming out of Akhtar's hands. "Shoaib knows he used to jerk his elbow; he knew he was chucking too. Why would ICC ban him otherwise? Brett Lee's hand came down straight, so it was easy to pick the ball. But with Shoaib, you could never guess where the hand and the ball will come from," Sehwag had said on Sports 18.

"Knew He Was Chucking": Virender Sehwag's Big Statement On Pakistan Pacer's Bowling Action

Former India opener Virender Sehwag has called out Shoaib Akhtar's action, saying the Pakistani pacer "used to jerk his elbow" and "knew he was chucking too". Sehwag made the big statement during the third episode of 'Home of Heroes' on Sports18. The ex-India cricketer said that while it was easy to pick the ball when Brett Lee was bowling because his "hand came down straight," he could never guess with Shoaib Akhtar as he didn't know where the hand and ball would come from.

Shoaib Akhtar knew he was chucking, quips Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag has quipped that Pakistan's express pacer Shoaib Akhtar used to 'chuck', adding that the much feared bowler knew "he used to jerk his elbow". Speaking on Home of Heroes, Sports18's latest offering, Sehwag said that it was tough to pick the Pakistani pacer because of his action. "Shoaib knows he used to jerk his elbow; he knew he was chucking too.

Shoaib Akhtar Picks This Legend Ahead Of Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli As His All-Time IPL XI Captain

Shoaib Akhtar is closely following the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The former Pakistan cricket team player himself starred in the T20 cricket franchise league for Kolkata Knight Riders in the initial seasons. And now, he has picked his all-time IPL XI. The XI has four Indians, three from West Indies and one player each from Sri Lanka, Australia, Afghanistan and South Africa. Among the XI, six are currently playing the IPL 2022.

"Didn't Play For Money Or Fame": Brett Lee's Emotional Tribute To Andrew Symonds

Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds was killed in a car crash, Cricket Australia had said on Sunday. The tragic news comes months after the deaths of fellow greats Shane Warne and Rod Marsh. The 46-year-old was involved in an accident outside Townsville in Queensland state on Saturday night. The shocking news left his former teammates and the sporting world reeling with tributes pouring in from around the world. One of his former teammate Brett Lee penned an emotional note on Twitter, saying that Symonds "didn't play for money or fame, these things were irrelevant to him".

IPL 2022: Still looking at things from the player's perspective, says Dale Steyn on coaching

Dale Steyn feels that he is still looking at things in IPL 2022 from the perspective of a player. After his retirement from international cricket for South Africa, Steyn, considered as one of the modern-day pace bowling greats, has been associated with Hyderabad in the ongoing tournament in a coaching capacity. "I'm still looking at things from the player's perspective, like how they are feeling mentally or physically.

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Brett Lee says Virat Kohli can take a break from cricket

Fast track: 22-year-old Umran Malik from J&K rockets into Team India

"If He Knows More Than ICC...": Shoaib Akhtar Reacts To Virender Sehwag's Comment On His Bowling Action

"Knew He Was Chucking": Virender Sehwag's Big Statement On Pakistan Pacer's Bowling Action

Shoaib Akhtar knew he was chucking, quips Virender Sehwag

Shoaib Akhtar Picks This Legend Ahead Of Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli As His All-Time IPL XI Captain

"Didn't Play For Money Or Fame": Brett Lee's Emotional Tribute To Andrew Symonds

IPL 2022: Still looking at things from the player's perspective, says Dale Steyn on coaching