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Nicholas Pooran Excited To Join Sunrisers Hyderabad In IPL 2022

Published on February 13, 2022

Nicholas Pooran, West Indies wicket-keeper batter expressed excitement about joining Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Nicholas Pooran was picked up by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 10.75 crore in the IPL mega auction 2022. For Nicholas Pooran, interest was shown by SRH and Kolkata Knight Riders, and in the end, the left-handed batter went to SunRisers Hyderabad.

Nicholas Pooran Tweets That He’s Looking Forward To Play For Sunrisers Hyderabad

Nicholas Pooran kept a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore ahead of the auction. Last season, he was part of Punjab Kings. The West Indies player made his debut in IPL 2019. He was picked by Punjab Kings during the season. Playing 7 games, he scored 168 runs in IPL 2019 at an average of 28.0. In IPL 2020, he got more chances from the team. He was part of all 14 matches.

“@SunRisers looking forward to an amazing journey with you guys! #OrangeArmy,” Pooran tweeted.

The wicketkeeper-batsman slammed 353 runs in 14 matches at an average of 35.30. He also slammed 2 half-centuries. In IPL 2021 last year, Nicholas Pooran did not manage to come up with a good show. Facing multiple ducks, he scored just 85 runs in 12 games averaging a lowly 7.73 with the highest knock of 32 runs. Hence in total, the left-handed batsman has scored 606 runs in 33 matches in IPL at an average of 22.44.

Sunrisers Hyderabad Acquires Rahul Tripathi,

Also, the former KKR batter Rahul Tripathi was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 8.50 crore. The right-handed batter has got over 1300 IPL runs at a strike rate of 136.3. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the IPL trophy in 2016 but was placed last in the IPL 2021 Points table.

Sunrisers Hyderabad retained Kane Williamson (INR 14 crore), Abdul Samad (INR 4 crore), and Umran Malik (INR 4 crore). The Hyderabad-based outfit also bought back young Priyam Garg, who can also be groomed for the captaincy role moving forward. Priyam Garg returned to the SRH camp for a sum of INR 20 lakh.

Sunrisers Hyderabad also shelled out money to strengthen their all-rounders’ group. Indian star all-rounder Washington Sundar was picked up by the Hyderabad franchise for INR 8.75 crore. A brilliant option with the bat and ball as well, Washington Sundar was not retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore.

The 22-year-old Washington Sundar has featured in 42 IPL games so far. Sunrisers Hyderabad also decided to purchase Abhishek Sharma again. The 21-year-Abhishek Sharma has played 22 IPL matches, scoring 241 runs batting lower down the order, with an average of 17.21. He also has picked 7 wickets with a best of 2/4.

The franchise also sharpened its bowling by adding T Natarajan (4 Cr) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4.2 Cr) to the mix. Kartik Tyagi, who had defended four runs in the final over of a match for Punjab Kings last year, was also picked up by SRH.

Shreyas Gopal (0.75 Cr) and Jagadeesha Suchith (0.20 Cr) were Hyderabad’s two purchases from the uncapped players’ category on Day 1.

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IPL 2021: David Warner Admits Decision To Drop Manish Pandey From SRH Playing XI Was A “Harsh Call”

Published on April 26, 2021

David Warner, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) skipper said dropping Manish Pandey from the playing XI was a “harsh call” following a heart-wrenching loss against Delhi Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 through the Super Over.

Manish Pandey was dropped from the XI after the right-handed batsman didn’t fire as per expectations but had managed 101 runs in 3 games. However, David Warner backed youngster Virat Singh, who scored 4 off 14 balls against Delhi Capitals.

David Warner: Dropping Manish Pandey Was A Harsh Call Taken By Selectors

Manish Pandey who is the first Indian to score a ton in IPL was acquired by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for a sum of 11 crores which made him their most expensive buy in the 2018 IPL Player Auction and the Sunrisers instilled faith in him by retaining him for 2019, 2020 and 2021 edition too.

In 2020, he scored 425 runs in 16 games averaging around 32, and in IPL 2021, he has amassed 101 runs in 3 games averaging 50.5 but the strike rate of 112.22 didn’t see him guarantee his place in the team’s XI against Delhi Capitals.

“It depends on the selectors, it was a harsh call as per my opinion (on leaving out Manish Pandey). But at the end of the day, it is a decision that they took and you cannot discredit Virat. He’s a very good player and the surface was difficult,” Warner told host broadcaster Star Sports.

Prithvi Shaw and Kane Williamson top-scored for their respective sides but the contest turned out to be a nail-biter and it was DC, who eventually emerged victorious in a close contest. Chasing a target of 160, SRH openers – David Warner and Jonny Bairstow – got off to a watchful start, scoring 10 in the first two overs.

SRH ended the powerplay with a total of 56/2 losing both the openers. Virat Singh joined Kane Williamson as SRH added only 8 runs in the next two overs. SRH managed to reach 80/2 at the 10-over mark.

The pressure was building on SRH as they required 43 off the final four overs and Axar Patel struck twice in consecutive deliveries in the 17th over.

With 16 runs required off the final over, Jagadeesha Suchith came to the rescue for SRH and hit Kagiso Rabada for a four and a six in a thrilling finish to the game. With 2 runs required off the final delivery, the match was tied and went to a Super Over.

David Warner Praised Bowlers Who Came Back After The Powerplay

Kane Williamson played an unbeaten knock of 66 runs but ran out of partners at the other end. However, a 14-run cameo from Jagadeesha Suchith took the match into a Super Over here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday evening. In the end, Delhi Capitals managed to chase eight runs in the Super Over to win the match.

“It has been a tough one. The way our bowlers came back after the powerplay was fantastic. We knew on this surface if you got off to a flier, it is always going to be tough in the middle, the bowlers executed well,” said David Warner.

“I thought Vijay, who is not one of our strike bowlers, bowled fantastically. We could have bowled him an extra one, that’s the handiness of having him in the middle but the bowlers got us to a good total to chase.

“Obviously Jonny (Bairstow) at the top of the order and Kane taking it deep, we couldn’t bat well in the middle overs,” he stressed.

David Warner was run out as SRH began the chase and the skipper only managed six runs off eight balls.

“They bowled well in the middle and made it challenging for us. If you hit the ball to a world-class fielder, you are going to get run out nine times out of 10,” Warner said.

SRH is at the seventh spot in the points table with just two points from five matches. They will next take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Wednesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Brief Scores: Delhi Capitals 159/4 (Prithvi Shaw 53, Rishabh Pant 37; Siddarth Kaul 2/31) tied Sunrisers Hyderabad 159/7 (Kane Williamson 66*, Jonny Bairstow 38; Avesh Khan 3/34)

Super Over: Delhi Capitals 8/0 beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 7/0

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Virat Kohli Is Easily Approachable And Keeps Stardom Aside: Wriddhiman Saha

Published on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Wriddhiman Saha, India wicketkeeper-batsman has commended India captain Virat Kohli for being approachable in a recent interview. He also revealed that while Virat Kohli is approachable, some of the stalwarts of the game weren’t when he first joined the Indian team.

Wriddhiman Saha opened up about Virat Kohli’s dressing room behavior when he was asked about his India seniors and teammates.

Wriddhiman Saha: Virat Kohli Is Easily Approachable

36-year-old Wriddhiman Saha was the first cricketer to score a century in an Indian Premier League final. He currently plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League since 2018 after representing KKR, CSK, and KXIP. He debuted in 2010 and played 38 Tests and 9 ODIs for India. He was effusive in his praise for Virat Kohli.

“In the dressing room, he is one of us. When I joined the team years ago, I saw all the stalwarts. I was a junior then and it wasn’t always easy to approach them. It is very easy to access Kohli. He keeps his stardom aside when he is with his fellow teammates,” Wriddhiman Saha told the Times of India.

Wriddhiman Saha also recollected the time he was given his India cap by Sachin Tendulkar.

“When I debuted, there were Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and many other legends in the team, along with Sachin. It was Sachin who gave me his cap – the debut cap. That way, he will always remain very special to me.”

Indian cricketer Wriddhiman Saha | Sportzpics for BCCI / Deepak Malik

After staying on the sidelines during the MS Dhoni revolution, he was called up to the national side in 2010, when he was surprisingly picked as reserve wicket-keeper for the home series against the Proteas. He impressed after MS Dhoni’s retirement from Test cricket in December 2014, more so as a keeper than as a batsman.

Impressing with his quick reflexes and acrobatic wicket-keeping skills he has now become the regular keeper in Tests but is facing stiff competition from Rishabh Pant who is improving both as batsman and keeper.

Wriddhiman Saha Hasn’t Been Regularly Playing For SRH In IPL 2019-2020

In IPL 2021, Wriddhiman Saha will be plying his trade for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The wicketkeeper-batsman has joined their camp in Chennai and is expected to resume training after serving his quarantine period.

During the interview, Wriddhiman Saha also shared insights into traveling and playing during these tough times, saying : “It’s not easy. Now that I will join my team, I will have to stay isolated for a week. There will be three COVID-19 tests conducted back-to-back on the second, fifth and seventh day. Once we clear that, we will be able to meet, greet and start our practice together.”

In the last two years, Wriddhiman Saha hasn’t been a regular feature in the SRH playing XI. He featured in five games in 2019 and another four in 2020. Even though he performed decently in the opportunities that he got, accommodating him in the team has been tough given the extreme competition for places.

He has played 124 IPL games since debuting in IPL’s inaugural year 2008 and is nearing 2000 runs averaging around 25. He hit a ton which went in vain in IPL 2014 final.

Sunrisers Hyderabad will start their Indian Premier League 2021 campaign against fellow former champions Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai on 11 April, in what will be the third match of the season. Sunrisers Hyderabad, which released the least number-5 players ahead of the IPL 2021 auction, also bought the least number-3 players during the mini-auction. With Rs. 10.75 salary cap available for them, Sunrisers Hyderabad had the minimum budget.

With most of their earlier players retained, SRH went ahead to buy Kedar Jadhav for Rs. 2 crores. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman was Sunriser Hyderabad’s second purchase, whom they bought for Rs. 1.5 crore. The David Warner-led team had only one spot available for an overseas player, and they went ahead with buying the Afghanistan spinner. Jagadeesha Suchith was the third cricketer on which Hyderabad invested their money, buying the Indian bowler for Rs. 30 lakh.

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Ravichandran Ashwin Finally Moving To Delhi Capitals

Published on November 8, 2019November 8, 2019

Finally, Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has moved to his new Indian Premier League (IPL) team Delhi Capitals (DC). The co-owner of Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), Ness Wadia, has confirmed this most-talked IPL move on Thursday (7th November).

After lots of talks, KXIP and DC have finalised this deal. In this trade window deal, KXIP have released their last two seasons’ captain Ravichandran Ashwin. Meanwhile, the media reports are claiming that the left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith or J Suchith is moving from DC to KXIP. According to PTI report, apart from these both side exchanges, DC is also offering to pay an additional amount of INR 1.5 crore to KXIP. However, the IPL Governing Council needs to ratify to implement these movements.

Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Capitals — Ravichandran Ashwin (Image Credit: IPL)

According to the reports, Ravichandran Ashwin will get the same salary which he earned for KXIP. In the 2018 IPL Auction, KXIP bought Ashwin for INR 7.6 crore.

Ashwin led the KXIP side in the last two seasons. Under his captaincy, KXIP won 12 matches out of 28 games while the team suffered defeats in other 16 IPL matches. Playing for KXIP, Ashwin took 25 wickets in 28 matches.

On Thursday, Ness Wadia claimed that everyone is happy with this deal. The KXIP co-owner has also sent best wishes to the off-spinner.

Wadia told PTI, “Everyone is happy with this deal. We are happy, Ashwin is happy and Delhi is happy. We were in talks with three teams but have finally come to this conclusion. We wish Ashwin the very best.”

Ravichandran Ashwin is the seventh most wicket-taker in IPL history

Delhi Capitals will be the fourth IPL team for Ravichandran Ashwin. Before KXIP bought him in 2018 IPL Auction, Ashwin played for Chennai Super Kings (2008-2015) and now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant (2016-2017).

At present, Ravichandran Ashwin is the seventh most wicket-taker in IPL history. The off-spinner has taken 125 wickets in 139 IPL matches.

Ashwin is still the most T20 wicket-taker for CSK as he scalped 120 wickets in 121 T20s for this team. During his long tenure, CSK won two IPL trophies (2010 and 2011) and two now-defunct Champions League T20 trophies (2010 and 2014).

As Ashwin is ready to move to the Delhi franchise, KL Rahul is now the frontrunner to become the new KXIP captain. KXIP opening batsman Rahul was in the great form in the last two IPL seasons. Rahul was the third most run-scorer in IPL 2018 (659 runs) and second-most run-scorer in IPL 2019 (593 runs).

On the other hand, Jagadeesha Suchith is getting ready to enter the new team – KXIP. The 25-year-old left-arm spinner Suchith served in Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2015 and 2016 season.

Last year, after the 2019 IPL Auction, DC signed Suchith as the replacement of the injured pacer Harshal Patel. Suchith signed for DC in the last year for his base price INR 20 lakh.

Till the date, Suchith has played 15 IPL matches where he has bagged 12 wickets. In 2019 season, Suchith played only one game for DC and took two wickets in that game.

Ravichandran Ashwin,IPL 2019, KXIP vs CSK — Ravichandran Ashwin. Photo: BCCI

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Delhi Capitals To Trade Trent Boult, Jagadeesha Suchith To Kings XI Punjab For R Ashwin: Report

Published on November 6, 2019November 6, 2019

R Ashwin is all but set to join Delhi Capitals soon and an official announcement regarding it is set to be made in the coming days. While the fans wait for the news to be made public by the franchise, a report in Mumbai Mirror has suggested that Kings XI Punjab will get two players from Delhi Capitals in exchange for Ashwin.

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The two players are New Zealand’s lead pacer Trent Boult and Karnataka’s all-rounder Jagadeesha Suchith. Boult, who was bought by the franchise for Rs 2.2 Crores in IPL 2018 auction, played 19 matches for the franchise in two years. In 2018, he was the lead pacer for the side as he scalped 18 wickets in 14 matches. In 2019, he scalped five wickets in as many matches. At KXIP, Boult will pair up with the likes of Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye, Hardus Viljoen, Ankit Rajpoot and others.

Delhi Capitals To Trade Trent Boult, Jagadeesha Suchith To Kings XI Punjab For R Ashwin: Report 1 — Photo: BCCI

Suchith, who has been part of Mumbai Indians in past, was signed by Delhi mid-season as a replacement for Harshal Patel. He played one match in IPL 2019 where he scalped two wickets. At KXIP, he will be second spin-bowling all-rounder – Harpreet Brar is also a part of the team.

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The report in Mumbai Mirror suggests that Delhi have paid Rs 1.5 Crore to KXIP and Ashwin has already signed the contract. The report also adds that Ashwin is still looking to make a white-ball comeback and Delhi’s pitch will suit him.

IPL 2019, Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, Match Prediction, Wankhede — Photo Credit: Getty Images,

Under Ashwin, KXIP failed it to make it to the second round of IPL 2018 and 2019. Last year, KXIP were set to become the first team to enter playoffs but faltered in the second half. In 2019, they finished at the sixth spot in the points table.

Since then, it looked like the franchise might release Ashwin. The talks were on for months but seemed to be over when Anil Kumble joined KXIP as their Director of Cricket but the talks resumed recently and an official announcement is set to be made soon. Ashwin scalped 15 wickets in 28 matches that he played for the Punjab-based franchise.

Harshal Patel, Delhi Capitals — Harshal Patel (Image Credit: Google)

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IPL 2019: Delhi Capitals Announces Their Replacement Of Injured Harshal Patel

Published on April 14, 2019

Delhi Capitals (DC) has announced the replacement of injured all-rounder Harshal Patel. Former Mumbai Indians cricketer Jagadeesha Suchith has been named as the replacement of Harshal Patel for the remaining season.

The right-arm pacer Harshal Patel faced a hand injury during the Mohali match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on 1st April. Later, the X-ray reports confirmed a fracture in his right hand. According to DC’s official website, his estimated recovery time is around three-four weeks.

The Delhi franchise bought Harshal Patel in 2018 IPL Auction for his base price (INR 20 lakh). In the ongoing IPL season, the right-arm pacer played two matches for the Delhi franchise and picked up two wickets.

Jagadeesha Suchith played for Mumbai Indians from 2015 to 2017

Jagadeesha Suchith, Harshal Patel — Jagadeesha Suchith (Image Credit: Google)

Meanwhile, the 25-year-old spin-bowling all-rounder Jagadeesha Suchith has replaced Harshal Patel for the remainder of the season. The Karnataka cricketer was a Mumbai Indians (MI) player from 2015 to 2017 IPL seasons. He played 13 matches in his first IPL season (IPL 2015), and only one match in his second IPL season (IPL 2016) while he wasn’t selected in the playing XIs for the entire IPL 2017.

The left-arm spinner had picked up ten wickets for MI with an average of 36.80. He is also a handy batsman as the left-handed batsman has scored 48 runs in five innings for MI (average 48.00).

In the last two IPL auctions, Jagadeesha Suchith remained unsold. However, he impressed during the 2018/19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. While Karnataka won their maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, Jagadeesha Suchith picked up ten wickets in 12 matches with an average of 23.60 and economy rate of 6.55.

Recently, DC management held emergency trials in Kolkata, and Jagadeesha Suchith impressed them in there.

Delhi Capitals have won four matches in the ongoing IPL season

Delhi Capitals are currently standing at the fourth position in the IPL 2019 points table (updated till 13th April 2019) with eight points. They have played seven matches in this season and have won four matches (including one victory in the Super Over).

Delhi Capitals will play their next match on Sunday (14th April) night against the home team Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad. It will be their second meeting this season. Earlier, they both had met at Delhi on 4th April where SRH won by five wickets (with nine balls remaining).

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