Bravo out for couple of weeks
Chennai Super Kings' death bowling expert Dwayne Bravo could be “out for a few days or a couple of weeks” due to a groin injury, according to head coach Stephen Fleming. Bravo's inability to bowl the final over cost CSK their IPL game on Saturday as Delhi Capitals knocked off the required 17 runs. “He (Bravo) seems to have a right groin injury, obviously it was serious enough to keep him from coming back to the field, he is just really disappointed that he was not able to bowl the final over, that's pretty much for what he is in the team for,” Bravo said. “He would have to be reassessed going forward, at this stage, you would imagine that it would take a few days or a couple of weeks," Fleming said after CSK's five-wicket loss.
Tim Seifert replaces Ali Khan
New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Tim Seifert has replaced injured USA fast bowler Ali Khan at IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. According to ESPNcricinfo, Seifert has been roped in as replacement for USA fast bowler Khan, whose maiden stint at the lucrative league ended without any game time due to a side strain that he suffered while playing in the Caribbean Premier League. A report in Stuff had said Seifert's domestic team, Northern Districts, had "confirmed" that the cricketer “was another absentee”.
Narine cleared for suspect action
West Indian spinner Sunil Narine was on Sunday cleared by the Indian Premier League's suspect bowling action committee after being reported last week. But, in a relief for the player as well as for his franchise, the IPL committee found his bowling action to be clean. “Sunil Narine, the Kolkata Knight Riders player, has been cleared by the IPL's suspect bowling action committee,” the IPL said in a statement.