England fast bowler James Anderson scalped six wickets in the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle while AB de Villiers has become the first overseas player to join the Rs. 100 Cr club. Here are the daily updates from the cricketing world.
James Anderson shines
England pacer James Anderson returned with figures of 6/40 in the first innings of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. Batting first, Sri Lanka posted 381, courtesy a hundred from Angelo Mathews and half-centuries from Niroshan Dickwella, Dinesh Chandimal and Dilruwan Perera. Anderson’s scalps included the dismissals of Thirimane, Kusal Perera, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella and Suranga Lakmal. England ended day’s play at 98/2. The visiting team already leads the series by 1-0.
AB de Villiers achieves rare feat
RCB batsman AB de Villiers became the first overseas player to top INR 100 crore in earnings in the IPL according to a report in InsideSport. MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and recently Suresh Raina are the Indian players in this list. The South African has an earning of Rs 11 crore for a season taking him to a total amount of INR 102.5 crore from his contracts.
Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers qualify
Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers have qualified for the play-offs for this year’s BBL. Scorchers defeated Melbourne Stars by 11 runs to go at the helm of the points table.
Umesh Yadav unfollows RCB on Instagram
Fast bowler Umesh Yadav has unfollowed RCB on his Instagram account after the franchise released him ahead of the IPL 2021 mini auctions. He has started to follow Chennai Super Kings (CSK).The seamer has played 121 matches picking up 119 wickets at an economy of 8.51, but played just two matches in the last edition and did not manage to pick any wickets.
Shubman Gill credits Yuvraj Singh
India batsman Shubman Gill has credited Yuvraj Singh for his successful Australian tour. "The camp with Yuvi paaji before the IPL was very useful. During that camp, he prepared me to face the chin music. He used to throw hundreds of short-pitch balls to me from different angles, and I think it helped me a lot," Gill was quoted as saying by the Times of India.
"I am relaxed now. Making my debut for India is a big relief. I was a bit nervous,” Gill added.
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