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India Today
4 days ago
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Anshul Kamboj added to India squad as cover for injured Arshdeep Singh: Reports
Fast bowler Anshul Kamboj has been added to the India squad for the ongoing Test series against England as a cover for the injured Arshdeep Singh. India and England are set to lock horns in the fourth match of the series from July 23 at Old Trafford in Manchester. However, ahead of the fixture, India are dealing with an injury blow to Arshdeep, who got a cut on his bowling arm while stopping the ball during according to reports, Anshul Kamboj has been added as a cover for Arshdeep. Kamboj was a part of the India A squad, which took on England Lions ahead of the senior men's Test series. The right-arm seamer picked up five wickets across two unofficial Tests and also scored a half-century in the second played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) after being bought for INR 3.40 crore in the mega auction. He scalped eight wickets in the season from as many games at an average of 21.50 and an economy of 8. The Haryana seamer rose to the limelight as he etched his name in the record books by becoming the third bowler in the history of Ranji Trophy to take all 10 wickets to fall in an innings. He achieved the feat during Haryana's fifth-round fixture of the 2024-25 season against Kerala in Rohtak, registering figures of 10/49 in 30.1 of his performance, Kerala were bundled out for 291. As a result, the 24-year-old became just the third player to achieve the feat in the prestigious Ranji Trophy tournament after Premangshu Chatterjee of Bengal (10/20) and Pradeep Sunderam (10/78) of in Karna, Haryana on December 6, 2000, Kamboj is a seam all-rounder and has 79 wickets in his first-class career at an average of 22.88 and an economy of 3.10 with two five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul to his name. He further has 74 wickets across List A and T20 cricket.- Ends
India Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
Ruturaj Gaikwad opts out of county stint with Yorkshire due to personal reasons
India and Maharashtra batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has cancelled his county stint with Yorkshire due to personal reasons. Yorkshire head coach Anthony McGrath informed about Gaikwad's unavailability three days ahead of their fixture against Surrey, set to be played from July 22. Gaikwad was with the India A squad for their tour of England and was expected to link up with the Yorkshire squad ahead of their upcoming due to some personal reasons, he won't be available to play this season, leaving a massive hole in the Yorkshire squad. Gaikwad was supposed to play in the One Day Cup as well after the County Championship.'Unfortunately Gaikwad's not coming now for personal reasons. We're not going to have him for Scarborough or for the rest of the season. So that's disappointing. I can't tell you anything about the reasons why, but we hope that everything's ok. We've literally just found out,' McGrath was quoted as saying by Yorkshire's official website. Furthermore, Anthony McGrath said that they're looking to find Gaikwad's replacement soon.'We're working behind the scenes on what we can do. But it's only two or three days away, so I'm not sure what we can do at the moment. We're working to try and get a possible replacement, but time pressure is the issue. I can't give you anything more than that at the moment,' he Gaikwad has been out of action since the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025), where he could only feature in six matches before sustaining an injury. He was hit on the elbow during the game against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and, despite trying to play through the pain, was ultimately ruled out of the competition. MS Dhoni took over the leadership duties of CSK after Gaikwad was ruled out.- EndsMust Watch
India Today
07-07-2025
- Sport
- India Today
FIR registered against RCB cricketer Yash Dayal in sexual harassment case
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and India fast bowler Yash Dayal has been booked under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) after a woman from Ghaziabad levelled serious allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation against him. The FIR was registered at Indirapuram police station following a preliminary investigation into a complaint filed via the Chief Minister's grievance portal, 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita deals with sexual acts committed on the basis of deceitful promises, such as false assurances of marriage or employment. It treats such acts as a form of fraud and exploitation, punishable by up to ten years in to the complaint, the woman alleged that she was in a five-year relationship with Dayal, during which he mentally, physically, and financially exploited her under the false promise of marriage. She claimed that Dayal introduced her to his family and behaved as though they were a married couple, further deepening her trust. However, when she confronted him about his intentions, he allegedly became violent and continued to harass her. The complainant also stated that Dayal took money from her during the course of their relationship and has reportedly behaved similarly with other women in the past. She said she possesses chat records, screenshots, video call recordings, and photographs as evidence to support her Dayal and his family is yet to comment on the matter. The left-arm seamer last featured for RCB in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025), where he played a key role in his team's maiden IPL triumph. Dayal scalped 13 wickets in RCB's victorious campaign and bowled several crucial overs at the year, he also earned his maiden India call-up for the home series against Bangladesh but is yet to make his debut for the country.- EndsMust Watch
India Today
07-07-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Sai Kishore set to play two games for Surrey in County Championship 2025
India and Tamil Nadu spinner R Sai Kishore has been signed by Surrey to play in the County Championship 2025. The left-arm spinner will be available for two First Class matches for the club towards the end of July. Kishore is set to play his first game against Yorkshire from July 22 in Scarborough. He will be up against Ruturaj Gaikwad, who's signed up to play for second fixture will be against Durham, set to be played from July 29 in Chester-le-Street. The left-arm spinner is excited to play for Surrey and is honoured to represent one of the most prestigious clubs in the world.'I'm really excited to be joining Surrey for the next two County Championship matches. Surrey are one of the most prestigious clubs in the world and I have heard great things about the set-up from lots of different people in the game,' said Kishore in a statement. Surrey's high-performance advisor Alec Stewart also welcomed the Indian spinner and stated that his leadership experience will come in handy for the County club.'I'm delighted to bring the highly rated Sai Kishore into our squad for the next two Kookaburra games. All the reports I have received from people I respect in the Indian game have spoken highly of him. His four-day record for Tamil Nadu is very good, and he brings leadership experience to the group,' said Alec Stewart in a has played 46 first-class matches in his career and has scalped 192 wickets at an average of 23.51 with 12 five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket haul to his name. He's represented India in three T20Is and picked four 28-year-old was seen in top form in the Indian Premier League 2025 (IPL 2025) as he picked up 19 wickets from 15 matches at an average of 20.68 with best figures of 3/30.- Ends
Pink Villa
06-07-2025
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Was Rishabh Pant the highest-paid skipper of IPL for Rs 27 crore?
Rishabh Pant created history when, in 2024, he became the most expensive player to be ever auctioned and bought for a massive price at the Indian Premier League 2025. Here's a throwback to the historic moment. Back in November 2024, Rishabh Pant quite literally created history when he was acquired by the team Lucknow Super Giants at the IPL 2025 for a record-breaking price. Scenes at the mega auction event held in Saudi Arabia reached the next level when the auction for Pant began at Rs. 2 crores at the marquee set. The player was ultimately won by Team LSG only. Rishabh Pant's auction started a strong bidding war between LSG and DC. Well, the auction for Rishabh Pant in the IPL was not a smooth one, and it initially began with a strong war between teams Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants for acquiring him. After a few rounds, the bid scaled up to an enormous Rs 20.75 crores by LSG and was sold to the team. However, team DC issued the right-to-match card to buy back Rishabh Pant. But this time, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka raised the bid to an ultimatum of Rs 27 crores, and Delhi Capitals finally let go and did not contest this high amount any more. Know Rishabh Pant's salary in LSG after being the costliest cricketer While the massive sum of Rs. 27 crores grabbed attention, it must be known that Pant's salary consisted of a few more criteria and contracts that were agreed upon by him and the Lucknow Super Giants. Well, Rishabh Pant has been contracted with the team for a period of three years until the next mega auction takes place for the players of the IPL. Thus, the amount he has been picked for, Pant will receive during these three years after tax deductions. So out of his Rs. 27 crores, the cricketer will be giving away Rs. 8.1 crore as tax to the Indian government from his total contract. The remaining Rs. 18.9 crore will be received by Rishabh Pant in a total of three years, which comes to about Rs. 6.3 crore in a single year. Rishabh Pant's salary in the IPL in case of injuries during a match Interestingly, as per the contract drawn up between Rishabh and Lucknow Super Giants after the mega auction, the star cricketer is liable to receive the full salary even if he gets injured in-between the season and is not able to play any matches further. However, if the cricketer does not get a chance to play in even one match throughout the season, then the team's franchise holds the right to replace him with another player. Rishabh Pant's hilarious reaction to being the most expensive cricketer in IPL history Recently Rishabh graced The Great Indian Kapil Show, where the host and comedian Kapil Sharma reminded him of his massive feat. He asked the cricketer' 'You were sold for ₹27 crore during the IPL 2025 auction. If a player in your team who was bought for ₹2-3 crores scores more runs than you, do you tell him to take some crores from me and score fewer runs than me?'. In response, Rishabh counter-questioned Kapil what the latter would do if some other artist on his show had a better comic timing than him. To this Kapil added that he edits out the parts, leaving Pant in a peal of laughter.
