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INDIA VS SRILANKA/ Six Indian cricketers who can get chance to make debut in Sri Lanka

2021-07-14T12:06:00.004-07:00

SL vs IND | Six Indian players who can make their debut in Sri Lanka

My today blog started with the information that the Six Indian players who can make their debut in Sri Lanka.

India's limited-overs squad plays Sri Lanka in three ODIs and three T20 Internationals, from July 18. Here is a look at six players, who we may be seen in India colours.

1.Devdutt Padikkal:

Devdutt Padikkal is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He has also played for the India under-19 team.

Born: 7 July 2000 (age 21 years), Edappal

Height: 1.91 m

Full name: Devdutt Babunu Padikkal

Batting: Left-handed

2019–present: Royal Challengers Bangalore

The left-handed opening batsman scored 737 runs at an average of 147.4 in the Vijay Hazare one-dayers. He also impressed in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 -- 473 runs in 15 matches and in IPL 2021 -- 195 runs in six matches. He is the favourite to take over the opening slot from Shikhar Dhawan, once the Delhi left-hander retires. Almost everyone speaks highly of his ability to score runs.

2.Ruturaj Gaikwad:

Ruturaj Gaikwad is an Indian cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Maharashtra in the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2016. He made his Twenty20 debut for Maharashtra in the 2016–17 Inter State Twenty-20 Tournament on 2 February 2017.

Born: 31 January 1997 (age 24 years), Pune
Batting: Right-hand bat
2019-present: Chennai Super Kings
2016-present: Maharashtra
Current teams: Chennai Super Kings (Batsman),

Maharashtra cricket team (Batsman)

The Maharashtra batsman has been picked for his performances in the IPL and due to the backing of former Indian team and current Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni. He scored three fifties in six IPL 2020 matches and two fifties in seven IPL 2021 matches.

3.Krishnappa Gowtham:

Krishnappa Gowtham is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka. Wikipedia

Born: 20 October 1988 (age 32 years), Bengaluru

Bowling: Right-arm off break

Batting style: Right-handed

Role: All-rounder

Current teams: Chennai Super Kings (All-rounder), Karnataka cricket team (All-rounder)

The off-spin bowling all-rounder from Karnataka has been a surprise and his selection, just like Gaikwad, has raised eyebrows. Gowtham hasn't done much of note in recent domestic tournaments, including the IPL. He played just two IPL games, aggregating 42 and picking one wicket. He aggregated 31 in four Syed Mushtaq T20 games and picked four wickets.

4. Chetan Sakariya:

Chetan Sakariya is an Indian cricketer, a left arm fast bowler who represents Saurashtra in domestic cricket. Wikipedia

Born: 28 February 1998 (age 23 years), Bhavnagar

Bowling: Left-arm medium-fast

2018–present: Saurashtra

Batting: Left-handed

Picked ahead of his Saurashtra statemate, the more senior and acclaimed left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat, Sakariya's story is inspirational. For someone, who had to pay for his own cricket coaching by working at his uncle's stationery shop, bagging a hefty Rs 1.2 crore IPL contract with Rajasthan Royals and then making Indian cut, all within a few months, is a big achievement.

The left-armer bowled a few good spells in domestic competitions, including IPL without being extraordinary. But the fact that he is a left-armer, the need of the hour for India, may help him cement his place in India set-up.

5.Nitish Rana:

The Delhi left-hander has been a vital part of the Kolkata Knight Riders side, even opening for them although he was brought up as a middle-order batsman. He has been in great form of late not just in IPL but also in other domestic tournaments like the Vijay Hazare One-day Trophy.

Rana aggregated 398 runs in seven Vijay Hazare one-day games at an average of 66.33 to be among the top five run-getters. He made 201 runs in seven IPL 2021 games and 352 in 14 IPL 2020 games. It will be interesting to see where Dravid plays him. Since there are already too many openers, he may be batted at No. 3 or No. 4.

6: Varun Chakravarthy:

The Tamil Nadu spinner, known to bowl mystery spin, has been successful with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and has pushed the original protagonist of 'mystery spin' at KKR, Sunil Narine, to the background.

Chakravarthy picked 17 wickets in seven matches of IPL 2020. He also picked seven in seven games of IPL 2021. His economy has been impressive. It was 6.84 last season and 7.82 this season. But fitness remains a massive drawback for him. He was selected to tour Australia but had to pull out because of injury (labrum tear on shoulder) which he did not reveal.

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YASHPAL SHARMA 1983 WORLD CUP CRICKETER HAS DIED

2021-07-13T10:12:00.005-07:00

1983 WORLD CUP CRICKETER YASHPAL SHARMA DIED

YASHPAL SHARMA

My today blog is started with sad news. Sad news for all cricket fans of INDIA.

Former Indian cricketer and 1983 World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning.

He was an important member of Kapil Dev's side that won the World Cup in England in 1983. Sharma was India's second highest scorer behind Kapil Dev in the tournament, piling up 240 runs in 8 innings with two half centuries to his kitty.

YASHPAL SHARMA ,KAPILDEV

He made his Test debut for India on the tour of England in 1979 and played the last of his 37 Tests in October 1983. He scored an unbeaten century against Australia in Delhi, while his highest Test score of 140 was scored in Chennai against England. He scored 1606 runs at an average of 33.45 in Test cricket.

But Sharma's legacy in Indian cricket will be defined by the importance of his role for the team during the victorious 1983 World Cup campaign. He started the tournament with a bang as he top scored with 89 against West Indies in India's opening match and helped the team upset the defending champions. He had a string of low scores thereafter but came up with an important knock of 40 against Australia in a must win game for the team.
With the team through to the semi-final for the first time, Yashpal produced a knock of 61, the highest score for India, as they chased down the target of 214 set by England to enter the final. The summit clash against West Indies was a low scoring affair and Sharma contributed 11 runs to India's total of 183.

Yashpal served as a national selector for a couple years until December 2005 and was reappointed to the panel in 2008. He also made regular appearances on TV news channels as a cricket expert.

An emotional Kapil Dev couldn’t hold back tears as he broke down while remembering his former India teammate Yashpal Sharma who passed away this morning after a massive cardiac arrest. Yashpal played a vital role in India’s 1983 World Cup title win during which Kapil was the captain.

According to PTI, the 66-year-old collapsed at home after returning from his morning walk.

During an interview with a news channel Kapil said, “I still cannot believe that this (news of Yashpal passing away) is true. We met last week and he looked quite healthy to me. Can’t fight what god has decided."

Here's how his teammates and fans reacted to the news of his passing away:

Shocked and deeply pained by the demise of Yashpal Sharma ji. Have fond memories of watching him bat during the 1983 World Cup. His contribution to Indian cricket shall always be remembered.

My sincere condolences to the entire Sharma family.

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 13, 2021

Very sad news of the untimely demise of Yashpal Sharma paaji. May his soul rest in peace. My condolences to his family and loved ones 🙏🏻 #YashpalSharma — Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) July 13, 2021

So sorry to hear about #YashpalSharma Paaji 's passing away, one of the heroes of our 1983 WC win. Heartfelt condolences. Om Shanti.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 13

Shocking to hear about the passing of Yashpal sharma. One of the heroes of our first World Cup win. Condolences to his family and friends.

— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) July 13, 2021.

PRESIDENT Tweeted

Sad to hear about the demise of cricketer Yashpal Sharma. His remarkable performances during the key matches in 1983 cricket World-Cup played a crucial role in one of India’s greatest triumphs in cricketing history. My deepest condolences to his family, followers & team members.

AT LAST

RIP🙏🏻

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INDIA VS SRILANKA UPCOMING SERIES UPDATE

2021-07-12T10:00:00.003-07:00

INDIA VS SRILANKA UPCOMING SERIES FROM 18 JULY 2021

THIS SERIES BETWEEN INDIA AND SRILANKA IS COMING AS AN OPPOUTUNITY FOR MANY YOUNGESTER WHO WILL MADE DEBUT FOR TEAM INDIA .

THIS IS THE FIRST WHEN MORE OF THE NEW PLAYERS ARE JOINING THE TEAM.

Practice Session

THE NEW PLAYERS LIKE DEVDUTT PADIKAL,RUTURAJ GHAIKWAD,SURYAKUMAR YADAV, K GOWTHAM, CHETAN SAKARIYA AND MANY MORE ARE EXCITED to get chance to play for India.

These new players are getting chance to represent for the country first time.

The first match was going to be start from 13th JULY but postponed to 18th JULY due to Covid-19 pandemic.

BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR

Shikhar Dhawan will be the making his international captaincy debut when India take on Sri Lanka in the three match each
ODI AND T20 SERIES.

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