It’s a common term in cricket — fast bowlers hunt in pairs. And when the leader of the pack, in this case Jasprit Bumrah runs through the top order to set the tone, it often eases off the pressure from the younger lot.
It’s that time of the year again! The IPL mega-auction, set to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for the next couple of days will witness all the 10 franchises going all out in the fiercest of bidding wars to complete their squads, atleast for the next three seasons.
Putting behind the batting blues of the opening day, India came back strongly to gain firm control over the Perth Test against Australia with openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and K L Rahul taking the first-innings lead of 46 - earned through a Jasprit Bumrah fifer - and stretched it past 200 by the end of the second day’s play at the Optus Stadium on Saturday.
Odisha won both matches in the three-team group to collect six points. They scored 10 goals and conceded two.
Mercedes looked strong throughout the weekend, with Lewis Hamilton dominating the early practice sessions and Russell topping the charts on Saturday morning. However, it was Russell who emerged as the star in qualifying.
Varun, who could not play in the Olympic Qualifiers last year due to a nerve damage to his right arm, has not represented the country since recuperating and recovering from the minor injury but says his focus is unwavering.
It further said that Voro Gonzalez will be in charge of the Valencia first-team coaching staff from Tuesday until the end of the season.
Pakistan team consisting of 20 players and 11 non-playing staff departed for England on Sunday for the three-match Test series and as many numbers of T20Is.
Meanwhile, the Premier League resumed the 2019-20 season on June 17 after a hiatus of more than three months due to the coronavirus crisis.
Meanwhile, it was the second high-profile assignments that the Zimbabwe cricket team have lost due to the coronavirus situation.
