Fit gambhir to join KKR in Pune
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) skipper Gautam Gambhir is set to join his team in Pune for the upcoming Indian Premier league (IPl) fixture against Kings XI Punjab on Saturday after being down with fever and a stomach bug for several days. "Ah, recovering well. Thanks for ur wishes they mean a world to me. Will be off to Pune from Kolkata to join my mates @KKRiders God bless," Gambhir wrote on social networking site Twitter on Thursday. A day earlier the KKR skipper had tweeted that he could not travel with the team as he had suddenly fallen ill and that he was living on a diet of curd-rice. "Not travelling to Pune with @KKRiders today. Cramps, weakness and fever. Bad timing. living on khichdee and curd-rice," Gambhir had tweeted. The southpaw has been in hot form in the (IPl) with two back-to-back fifties so far. KKR are the defending champions of the tournament. They are currently third on the points table with two points from three matches.
mayank should play for india: yuvraj
Pune: lauding the batting efforts of Delhi Daredevils' (DD) willower Mayank Agarwal, teammate Yuvraj Singh said he hopes Mayank gets to play for the Indian national team soon. "I think Mayank was brilliant. He is a great talent. I have been talking to him from the start of the IPl and he played really well in the last game. He played really well in this game too; he is maturing and I hope he plays for India soon," Yuvraj was quoted as saying by iplt20.com on Thursday. Mayank blasted his way to 68 runs from 48 balls, helping his side beat Kings XI Punjab by five wickets.
former delhi CP set to be acsu chief
New Delhi: The new regime at the BCCI is contemplating appointment of former Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar as the chief of board's Anti Corruption & Security Unit (ACSU) in place of Ravi Sawani, who is unlikely to get an extension. It has been learnt from reliable sources that the BCCI top brass which includes president Jagmohan Dalmiya and secretary Anurag Thakur are already discussing the appointment of Kumar, who retired as Delhi's Commissioner of Police on July 31, 2013. Incidentally, it was under Kumar's leadership that Delhi Police arrested former Test bowler S Sreesanth along with domestic spinners Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila for allegedly getting involved in spot-fixing while playing for Rajasthan Royals in the sixth edition of the Indian Premier league. "Both Dalmiya and Thakur are on same page regarding appointment of Neeraj Kumar as he has years of experience in Indian Police Service. He has been a top cop and also been actively involved with the investigations of the IPl spot-fixing scandal," a highly-placed BCCI official said. The source added, "The president and the secretary feel that there is no one with better credentials than Kumar to take over from Sawani.”