KKR honours ankit
Kolkata: In a noble gesture, Kolkata Knight Riders named deceased Bengal cricketer Ankit Keshri as their 16th man while his family was given a cheque of Rs20 lakh at a ceremony ahead of their match against Chennai Super Kings. In a formal ceremony, KKR captain Gautam Gambhir, CEO Venky Mysore, BCCI and CAB president Jagmohan Dalmiya and CSK representative Ishwar Pandey paid floral tributes. later the deceased cricketer’s father Raj Keshri was handed over two cheques of Rs10 lakh each by KKR and CAB. The ceremony was originally planned in KKR’s last outing against Rajasthan Royal on April 26 but could not be held because of heavy thundershowers. The East Bengal cricketer passed away on April 20 after sustaining a head injury during a CAB senior knock-out match.
Dravid supports BCCI
Mumbai: Without mentioning any individual names, Rajasthan Royals’ mentor Rahul Dravid on Thursday came out in full support of the BCCI move to eradicate ‘chuckers’ from the IPl. Dravid, during an interaction said this decision of eradicating bowlers with ‘dodgy’ bowling actions should send a big message to the grassroot level, where the coaches can take corective measures so that the bowler rectifies it at an early phase of his cricketing life. “I don’t want to focus on individuals. But I do support BCCI and ICC in eradicating bowlers with dodgy actions,” said Dravid. He was reacting to a question on BCCI’s ban in bowling off spinners on Sunil Narine in matches conducted by it — including the IPl. “I support it for a variety of reasons. People talk about these bowlers getting punished, but what about batsmen who face them and whose careers get ruinedIJ What about other bowlers who have clean action but are sidelined in favour of these bowlers and are then lost to the game,” asked Dravid.