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  • IPL 2024: LSG Welcome Gabba Test Hero Shamar Joseph With Hilarious Dig At Australia – WATCH | cricket news

    Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) came up with a hilarious dig at Australia as they welcomed their new recruit Shamar Joseph on Friday (March 15). KL Rahul-led side bought the services of the West Indies pacer for Rs 3 crore, he has replaced England fast bowler Mark Wood in the squad.

    In a recent video posted by LSG, Shamar Joseph can be seen sitting in front of a carrom board and someone comes in to ask him the 'Wifi' password. He replies,”Gabba's pride is broken.” (Kugadas Mathulan: 17-Year-Old Sri Lankan Impresses MS Dhoni, CSK Call Him In As Net Bowler)

    It is the famous Hindi commentary statement after India chased 320 runs to end Australia's 32-year unbeaten run at the Gabba. Recently, West Indies also defeated Australia at the Gabba thanks to Joseph who picked up seven wickets in the second innings.

    Watch the video here:

    One day in India, and Shamar… pic.twitter.com/UwalRssOsn Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) March 15, 2024

    In other IPL news, ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Delhi Capitals (DC) on Friday named Australian all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as a replacement for Proteas bowler Lungisani Ngidi.

    IPL released a statement that the South African seamer has been ruled out of the upcoming season due to an injury. It added that Fraser-McGurk joined the Delhi-based franchise with his reserve price of Rs 50 lakhs. (Did You Know: Son-In-Law KL Rahul Captains LSG But Suniel Shetty Is Fan Of Multiple-Time Champions)

    “Delhi Capitals (DC) named all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as a replacement for Lungisani Ngidi for the upcoming edition of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Ngidi, who has played 14 IPL matches and has 25 wickets against his name. , was ruled out of the TATA IPL 2024 due to injury. Jake Fraser-McGurk has played 2 ODIs for Australia. He joins DC for his reserve price of INR 50 Lac,” IPL stated.

    DC will be looking to improve their performance from last season after they finished in the ninth spot with 10 points. They registered five wins and lost nine games with a negative run rate of 0.808.

    Earlier on Tuesday, BCCI gave a major update on Rishabh Pant's recovery from injury and said that the wicketkeeper batsman has been declared fit to take part in the upcoming IPL 2024. He even missed the ICC Cricket World Cup last year at home.

    Pant's addition to the squad will definitely boost the Delhi-based franchise's momentum ahead of the upcoming season. Pant has represented DC since 2016 and scored 2,838 runs in 98 matches at an average of 34.61 and a strike rate of over 147, with a century and 15 fifties to his name.

    The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on March 22, with defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set to clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a South Indian derby at MA Chidambaram Stadium. (CSK vs RCB Probable Playing 11 IPL 2024: MS Dhoni's Team Faces Injury Issues As Virat Kohli Set To Return)

    Delhi Capitals will be playing their home fixtures at Vizag on March 31 and April 3 against CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders, respectively. Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium will not be available to host the matches just days after hosting the Women's Premier League final on March 17. DC's other fixtures till April 7 include a March 28 match against the Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur and against the Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on April 7.

  • IPL 2024: Gabba Test Hero Shamar Joseph Joins LSG For Rs 3 Crore | cricket news

    In what comes as a piece of surprising and interesting news, Shamar Joseph, the hero from the famous Gabba Test in which West Indies scripted history by beating Australia will play the IPL 2024. An IPL statement has informed that the sensational pacer will join Lucknow Super. Giants (LSG) as Mark Wood’s replacement.

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    NEWS Lucknow Super Giants name Shamar Joseph as replacement for Mark Wood. #TATAIPL

    Details https://t.co/RDdWYxk2Vp IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 10, 2024

    How Much Will He Earn From Playing IPL?

    According to a media statement from IPL, the Caribbean speedster will join the Lucknow-based franchise for Rs 3 Crore. (Umesh Yadav Reacts After Being Ignored By BCCI For India vs England Last 3 Tests)

    Following his stupendous performance during the West Indies tour to Australia, this will mark Joseph’s first stint in the iconic T20 tournament in India.

    “Joseph will join LSG for Rs 3 Crore. The speedster was recently at the forefront during West Indies’ Test win at the Gabba. He picked 7 wickets in the 2nd innings to script a historic win in Australia for West Indies. This will be Joseph’s first stint in the IPL,” IPL stated in an official statement.

    Earlier this week, the 24-year-old was nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award for January 2024. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the nominees.

    During his Test debut, right-armer Joseph made an immediate impact, taking Australia batsman Steve Smith’s wicket with his first delivery.

    Joseph scooped up four Australian wickets on his debut in Adelaide, finishing with fantastic numbers of 5-94. He followed this up with solid scores of 36 and 15 when he batted for his side at No. 11.

    The star pacer delivered an even greater effort in the West Indies’ victory over Australia in the second Test in Brisbane, bowling 7-68 to help the Caribbean side win their first Test in Australia since 1997. He scored 57 runs at 28.50 in two Tests and grabbed 13 wickets at an impressive 17.30.

    It sounds like Joseph’s cricket journey is taking some interesting turns! Despite the setback with the toe injury preventing him from playing for the Dubai Capitals in the ILT20 season, it’s promising that he’s attracting attention from teams like Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL. And it’s quite a testament to his potential that Daren Sammy sees him as a viable option for the West Indies T20 World Cup squad, especially considering his limited experience in T20 cricket so far. It’ll be exciting to see how Joseph continues to develop and whether he can make an impact on the international stage.

  • IPL 2023: Lucknow Tremendous Giants won’t succeed in playoffs this season, predicts Aaron Finch

    IPL 2023: Lucknow Tremendous Giants will probably be suffering with their loss of life bowling, predicts former Australian captain Aaron Finch. Finch feels that the KL Rahul facet won’t make it to the playoffs.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 27, 2023 22:37 IST

    LSG will battle with their loss of life bowling, predicts Aaron Finch. (BCCI/PTI Photograph)

    By means of India These days Sports activities Table: Former Australian captain Aaron Finch feels that Lucknow Tremendous Giants wil battle to achieve the playoffs within the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Analysing the crew forward of the IPL 2023 season, Finch stated that he does no longer see the crew breaking into the playoffs because of their bowling line-up. Finch predicted that the crew may not be superb within the loss of life overs of the sport, which might price them issues within the upcoming season.

    “I see a possible weak spot within the Lucknow Tremendous Giants, being their loss of life bowling. I feel they’ve were given numerous choices during the center, they’ve were given some excellent all-rounders. However I feel, while you have a look at the mixtures, discovering excellent high quality 4 overs of loss of life bowling will probably be an actual problem for them,” Finch stated on Big name Sports activities.

    Requested about the most well liked mixture of out of the country gamers, Finch selected one from South Africa, West Indies, Australia and England.

    “I feel the primary selection out of the country 4 for the Lucknow Tremendous Giants, clearly Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, and I feel including Mark Wooden to their squad, may have an enormous have an effect on for them,” Finch stated.

    In the similar interview, Finch had referred to as Pooran the prospective game-changer within the LSG squad.

    LSG began off their season neatly within the 2022 version of the match, however petered out because the match advanced. The KL Rahul facet even supposing reached the playoffs of the match, however have been defeated by means of Royal Challengers Bangalore within the Eliminator at Eden Gardens.

    Edited By means of:

    Kingshuk Kusari

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    Mar 27, 2023