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SYDNEY :Australian cricketers Josh Inglis and Ashton Agar have tested positive for COVID-19 in Pakistan ahead of four white-ball internationals in Lahore over the next week, leaving the tourists facing a potential player shortage.
Sunrisers Hyderabad start their IPL 2022 campaign on Tuesday with a clash against Rajasthan Royals and all eyes will be on the "Orange Army's"pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar as he looks to reignite his career. IPL was the platform that helped Bhuvneshwar get his India career back on track as he won the Purple Cap in back-to-back seasons in 2016 and 2017. But a spate of injuries and rise of other pacers have meant that Bhuvi has dropped in the pecking order across formats.
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul believes that Ayush Badoni is 'baby AB de Villiers' after the debutant smashed quick-fire 54 against Gujarat Titans on Monday here at the Wankhede Stadium. Fighting knocks from Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni guided Lucknow Super Giants to 158/6 in their assigned 20 overs before their fellow IPL debutants Gujarat Titans chased the target with two balls to spare. Lucknow who were at a spot of bother with 29/4 at one time were powered up by Deepak Hooda (55) and youngster Ayush Badoni who scored 54 on his debut. Mohammad Shami was a man on fire for Gujarat Titans as it was his sensational opening spell that yielded three wickets and left LSG in tatters.
Badoni finally found his moment of glory when he made a stunning IPL debut for Lucknow Super Giants with a maiden fifty here. The 22-year-old, who slammed a 41-ball 54 against Gujarat Titans on Monday, is a product despite the system. One of the last products of the late iconic cricket coach Tarak Sinha, Badoni had impressed at India Under-19 level, smashing an unbeaten 185 in a youth Test against Sri Lanka in 2018. He also had a good outing at the Asia Cup as he hit 52 off just 28 balls in the final.
Rajasthan Royals had a fantastic Indian Premier League 2022 auction where they managed to close some excellent purchases. Now a very strong team on paper, led by Sanju Samson, Royals will be itching to take the field when the 15th edition of the cricketing carnival begins on March 26.
Cricket fans have been waiting eagerly to see Hardik Pandya bowl full-tilt and their wish came true during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 encounter between Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. The Gujarat skipper bowled his entire quota of four overs, however, he did not manage to take a single wicket. Hardik conceded 37 runs in his four overs and Lucknow batters Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni took a special liking to him. Meanwhile, former India batter Wasim Jaffer had a priceless reaction to Hardik coming on to bowl.
Proteas Test captain Dean Elgar said their latent inability of good starts in Test matches needs to be shelved for the Bangladesh Test series that starts at Kingsmead on Thursday.
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal will be seen representing the Rajasthan Royals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season and this would be a new prospect for the fans as they associate the spinner closely with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Ahead of the IPL mega auction, fans were expecting Chahal to be retained by the franchise but this was not the case. And now, Chahal has opened up on parting ways with the franchise that he holds dear to his heart.