AB de Villiers retires from all forms of cricket RCB

JOHANNESBURG: One of contemporary cricket's greatest batters, South African legend AB de Villiers on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of the game, which he dominated for 17 years with his 360 degree batting.

The 37-year-old versatile cricketer's decision has effectively ended his association with his IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore.

He made the announcement on Twitter, ending an illustrious career, which saw him play in 114 Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20Is for the Proteas.

In a statement released, De Villiers said: "It has been an incredible journey, but I have decided to retire from all cricket.

Ever since the backyard matches with my older brothers, I have played the game with pure enjoyment and unbridled enthusiasm. 

Now, at the age of 37, that flame no longer burns so brightly.

Last, I am aware that nothing would have been possible without the sacrifices made by my family - my parents, my brothers, my wife Danielle and my children. I look forward to the next chapter of our lives when I can truly put them first.

The former South Africa captain and batting mainstay had retired from international cricket in 2018.

I would like to thank every teammate, every opponent, every coach, every physio and every staff member who has travelled the same path, and I am humbled by the support I have received in South Africa, in India, wherever I have played.

"Cricket has been exceptionally kind to me. Whether playing for the Titans, or the Proteas, or RCB, or around the world, the game has given me unimagined experiences and opportunities, and I will always be grateful.

"That's the reality I must accept - and, even if it may seem sudden, that is why I am making this announcement today. I've had my time," de Villiers added.

Since starting his association with RCB in 2011, he has enjoyed 11 fruitful seasons with the franchise and was its batting mainstay alongside Virat Kohli.

De Villiers has played 156 matches for RCB and scored 4,491 runs. 

He is the second all-time leading run scorer behind Kohli and holds the second and third-highest individual run total in RCB history with 133 not out against Mumbai Indians (in 2015) and 129 not out against Gujarat Lions (in 2016).

Speaking about his association with the Indian club, de Villiers said, "I have had a long and fruitful time playing for RCB. Eleven years have just whizzed by and leaving the boys is extremely bittersweet.

"Of course, arriving at this decision took a lot of time, but after a lot of contemplation, I've decided to hang up my boots and spend quality time with my family. I would like to thank the RCB management, my friend Virat Kohli, teammates, coaches, support staff, fans, and the entire RCB family for showing faith and supporting me all through these years.

"It has been a memorable journey with RCB. Have so many memories on the personal front to cherish for the lifetime. RCB will always be very close to me and my family and will continue to support this amazing team. I am a RCBian forever."

Which RCB players will retain in IPL 2022 Mega Auction?

 

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As I said, I don’t see myself playing anywhere else. To me loyalty matters more than other things which, from the worldly point of view, seem more important. This franchise has believed in me and my commitment is to this franchise till the last day I play the IPL - ''Not the result we wanted but I am so proud of the character shown by the boys throughout the tournament. A disappointing end but we can hold our heads high. Thank you to all the fans, management & the support staff for your constant support''

The T20 cricket is the most cherished structure of the recreation and has a big range of viewers. 

Indian Premier League is the most watched franchise cricket match in the world. Cricket followers are extra excited than being unhappy for the subsequent season of the IPL due to mega auctions. The BCCI has introduced that two information groups will be delivered to the current tally of eight franchises. As of now, BCCI has now not issued any reliable clarification involving the IPL 2022 Mega Auction however there has been speculations related to the policies of Retention and RTM Card.

According to the new rules, a group will be allowed to keep solely three gamers and they can be two Indian gamers and one distant places or one Indian participant and two remote places players. Apart from these three retained players, all the final ones will be offered from the Auction table. Although we can't verify the above standards until any reliable announcement via BCCI. If the above speculations are authentic and the groups are allowed to keep solely three players, then it would be a very hard name for administration to pick out the quality three gamers to retain.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 

Has had notable ultimate two seasons of IPL. The group made it to the playoffs of back-to-back seasons of 2020 and 2021. They have usually struggled in keeping a strong eleven gamers in the squad however these previous years a few key gamers have given steadiness to the team. Therefore this IPL 2022 mega public sale is extraordinarily essential for the team. It will be interesting to see which all huge names will be left out. The group administration will strive to construct a new and aggressive squad below a new captain. In this article, we have referred to these three gamers that would possibly be retained through Royal Challengers Bangalore at some point of IPL 2022 mega auction. It will be thrilling to see the IPL 2022 RCB retained players. 

AB De Villiers

AB de Villiers has been a valuable asset for the time. He has single-handedly won matches for the team numerous times. During his IPL career, he has scored in total 5162 runs with 3 centuries on his name with a strike rate of 151.68. AB and Virat have had five 100+ partnerships for RCB and two 200+ partnerships. They are the only pair in the world to do so. ABD is the second-highest run-getter of RCB with 4522 runs in 157 matches. However his name will be a doubt because the South African has struggled to perform consistently. He has taken retirement from international cricket and plays only six weeks of cricket for the entire year. ABD has brought his team out of many struggling situations with his terrific batting and fielding skills. 

ipl 2022 rcb retained players – AB De Villiers

Yuzvendra Chahal ,Mohammad Siraj, Devdutt Padikkal, and Glenn Maxwell have all contributed efficiently to the team as a pacer, opener, and finisher for the team respectively, which leaves the team in quite a dilemma on who to retain. But Yuzi Chahal has been the go-to bowler for the captain, a trump card in breaking partnerships in middle overs. In 2020 Chahal played a crucial role in helping the franchise make the playoffs. He picked 21 wickets in 15 matches. In 114 matches he has taken 139 wickets with an economy of 7.59. In leagues like IPL, leg spinners can play a crucial role in turning the result of the match. Although his form was a little up and down but he has always bounced back and showed his capability in the limited-overs. Just like Kohli and De Villiers, Chahal is also a loyal and long servant of the RCB.

IPL 2022 Mega Auction: What is the retention card in Indian Premier League

 

A mega auction is set to happen before IPL 2022 (Image Courtesy: IPLT20.com)

Indian Premier League 2022 is one of the most anticipated tournaments in cricket history. The 2021 edition of the IPL culminated recently with the Chennai Super Kings winning their fourth trophy.

Unfortunately, the Super Kings will not be able to retain their entire squad for IPL 2022 because of the mega auction rules. The BCCI will soon declare the retention policy for IPL 2022, but it is likely that teams will only be able to retain a maximum of four players.

During previous auctions, the Indian Premier League  Governing Council allowed franchises to buy their released players back at auction by matching the final bid. Known as the RTM card, the retention card is very useful for all IPL franchises.

For example, Delhi Capitals signed Kieron Pollard for ₹5.40 crore at IPL Auction 2018. However, before confirming the sale, the auctioneer asked Pollard's former team Mumbai Indians if they were interested in retaining him via RTM. The Mukesh Ambani-owned franchise used their RTM card and retained Pollard for ₹5.40 crore.

Players like Krunal Pandya (Mumbai Indians), Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) and Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings) were also retained by the RTM card.

BCCI allow the teams to use retention card at IPL 2022 Auction?

As mentioned ahead, the BCCI has not declared the retention policy for the 2022 IPL Auction. Hence, it is not known if the retention card will be a part of the mega auction.

If the board gives the green signal for the RTM card, then teams will likely get an opportunity to pick one or two players from their previous squad by using that card.

Was it Kohli's personal choice to supply up India's T20I captaincy? Is Dhoni phase of a large plan?

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The BCCI has stated that Virat Kohli's choice to step down as the T20I captain after the upcoming World Cup was once a collective choice and section of the "roadmap" it has charted for the management for the senior men's team. However, numerous questions stay unanswered. Evaglogs tries to reply some sizeable ones based totally on handy information.

Was it Kohli's own decision or did BCCI play a role?

The BCCI media launch suggests the board has been in dialog with Kohli involving this for a whilst now, and that it is the BCCI that "announced" Kohli's choice to step down as T20I captain. In proper fact, that launch got here extra than an hour after Kohli had tweeted out his statement, in which he advised it used to be a choice he made in session with teach Ravi Shastri and inheritor obvious Rohit Sharma.

That board secretary Jay Shah and treasurer Arun Dhumal denied reviews that Kohli used to be going to step down as white-ball captain after the T20 World Cup may advise that the timing of Kohli's announcement may have caught them unawares.

What is true, though, is it was once now not an in a single day decision.Evaglogs has learnt that Kohli has been having giant discussions with Shastri and Rohit, with talks intensifying after India's defeat in opposition to New Zealand in the World Test Championship last in June. 

Why has Kohli decided to give up captaincy of just T20Is?

Kohli referred to the "immense workload" taking part in the three codecs as the identifying factor. The instant query majority on the outdoor are asking is: do India play too an awful lot T20Is? Since the begin of 2017, when Kohli changed MS Dhoni as the T20I captain, India have performed sixty seven matches, the joint-most alongside with Pakistan in that format. Kohli has featured in forty five of those; in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, Kohli performed 10 fits each. So a ways this year, India have performed simply 5 T20Is. In the equal period, between 2017 and this IPL, Kohli has performed 60 out of sixty three fits for Royal Challengers Bangalore the place he is the captain as well. Also, the IPL conveyor belt is continuous for genuinely two months each and every yr the place the workload will become a better speaking point.

After the T20 World Cup, India are scheduled to play at least 21 T20Is as per the ICC's FTP. That does now not consist of the 2022 T20 World Cup, scheduled for October-November subsequent yr in Australia. It is completely viable Kohli does now not favor to be saddled with the quantity of decision-making worried in planning earlier than and at some stage in a T20I. While he stays a key batter in India's pinnacle order, Kohli possibly needs to launch himself from the pressures of every day planning. And he believes in Rohit, India have a geared up chief to exchange him in T20Is. 

IPL 2021: RCB GEAR UP FOR SECOND HALF OF IPL 2021 WITH EXCITING NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SQUAD

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 Bengaluru, August 21, 2021: 

Ahead of the resumption of Season 14 of the IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore introduced adjustments to the squad as the group gears up to renew season 2021 on a tremendous word in the UAE this September.

Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga changed Australia’s Adam Zampa, whilst Tim David from Australia has come in as a substitute for New Zealand’s Finn Allen and Sri Lanka’s Dushmantha Chameera changed Daniel Sams of Australia.

In some other enormous development, Simon Katich stepped down as the Head Coach of RCB due to non-public motives and as section of our enterprise continuity plan, Mike Hesson will step in and discharge the obligations of Head Coach for this season, in addition to his current position of Director of Cricket Operations, RCB.

The Indian players, aid personnel and the group administration will be assembling in Bengaluru on twenty first August following which the group will endure 7 days of quarantine and will bear Covid checks for three days at some point of the period. The crew will then leave by way of a chartered flight from Bangalore on twenty ninth August. The different worldwide gamers and personnel will bring together in the UAE beginning twenty ninth August onwards. There will be every other 6 days of quarantine in the UAE.

Talking about the adjustments in the team, Mike Hesson – Director of Cricket Operations, Royal Challengers Bangalore, said, “We have made some modifications to the squad pertaining to the situation. We have come a lengthy way and have proven regular development as a team. The addition of Wanindu Hasaranga, Tim David and Dushmantha Chameera couldn’t have come at a higher time in the alternative window, as we purpose to proceed with the momentum, constructing on our overall performance from beforehand this year.”

Speaking about the resumption of the IPL 2021, Rajesh Menon, Vice President and Head, Royal Challengers Bangalore, said, “As the season resumes in the UAE, it’s going to be an interesting chapter ahead. Simon Katich has determined to step down as the Head Coach of RCB, we would like to thank Katich for his work at some point of his time at Royal Challengers and desire him success in the future. In the interim, Mike Hesson will step in and discharge the responsibilities of the Head train till the give up of the cutting-edge season, in addition to his current position of Director of Cricket.”

Royal Challengers Bangalore resume Season 14 of the IPL on twentieth September 2021 as they rectangular off in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. 

Onam, Harvest Festival of Kerala: History, Significance, Onam Sadya, | Onam 2021

Onam 2021

 All About Onam the harvest festival of Kerala: 

Onam is one of the biggest festivals in the state of Kerala and it is marked by the harvest season of the standing crops.

Onam, a harvest festival that falls in the months of August/September annually, is celebrated across India and the world, and is main festival among Keralites.

According to the Malayali calendar month of Chingam, the festival falls on the 22nd Nakshatra Thiruvonam, and marks the beginning of the Malayalam year, called Kolla Varsham. 

This year Onam will be on August 21 while the final day on August 23. While, the preparations start 10 days ahead of the three prominent days. Grand feasts are prepared on this occasion which is known as ‘onamsadya’. While, another interesting thing about this festival is the, Vallamkali or boat race is also common during Onam celebrations. 

Onam Sadya

 Our Onam Celebration 2021 - Onam with Eva media

 

India vs Sri Lanka 2021:Indian players for ODI & T20I series against Sri Lanka announced

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There were 6 uncapped players in India's 20-man squad for the limited overs' series in Sri Lanka which starts from the 13th of July. Devdutt Padikkal was selected as a reserve opener on the back of his impressive performances in the IPL and in domestic cricket while Ruturaj Gaikwad was also named in the squad after his terrific performances for CSK in the IPL in the last two seasons.

India named a strong 20-man main squad for the six-match limited overs’ series against Sri Lanka starting in Colombo from the 13th of July. The continent will be led by veteran batsman Shikhar Dhawan while Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be his deputy. Most of the players selected are on expected lines with hardly any surprises. There were six uncapped players also named in the squad five of whom received their maiden call-ups for India - Chetan Sakariya, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Rana and K Gowtham were all called for national duty for the very first time while Varun Chakravarthy was picked for the third time since IPL 2020. 

India’s squad:

Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Vice-captain), Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya

Net Bowlers:

Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore, Simarjeet Singh 

Fragile Coalition to Oust Netanyahu Faces Growing Pressure Netanyahu, scuffling with for political life, assaults deal to unseat him

Netanyahu and Bennett on a visit to an Israeli army base in the Golan Heights in November 2019. Photograph: Atef Safadi/POOL/EPA

After 4 elections in two years and now unsettled with the aid of a latest conflict and civil unrest, Israelis wakened on Thursday to the opportunity that they may have a authorities — and that the longest-serving chief in their records would possibly have been ousted.

Late Wednesday, an inconceivable assemblage of political events agreed to shape a coalition government. Should Parliament approve the arrangement, Benjamin Netanyahu’s singular reign as top minister will come to an end, at least for now, and a fragile, painfully cobbled collectively alliance will anticipate power.

Mr. Netanyahu signaled early Thursday that he would now not go down except a struggle, calling on lawmakers to oppose “this unsafe left-wing government.

While he seemed to have few avenues to cling onto power, Mr. Netanyahu’s profession has been marked via a eager intuition for political survival.

Under the last-minute settlement by way of a coalition of opposition parties, Naftali Bennett, who opposes a Palestinian country and is a standard-bearer for non secular nationalists, will serve as top minister till 2023.

Should the new authorities preserve collectively that long, the deal then calls for him to be changed with the aid of Yair Lapid, a centrist former tv host regarded a standard-bearer for secular Israelis. Mr. Lapid would serve the ultimate two years of the coalition’s term. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday fought lower back towards an agreement by means of his political opponents for a government of left-wing, centrist and right-wing parties aimed at unseating him.

Netanyahu, dealing with the prospect of an give up to his 12-year run as premier, stated on Twitter “all legislators elected via votes from the proper need to oppose this risky left-wing government”, and he focused historical Arab participation in the coalition.

The right-wing chief hooked up the social media assault the day after centrist baby-kisser Yair Lapid's announcement, about 35 minutes earlier than a Wednesday night time deadline, that he had succeeded in forming a governing coalition.

Under the deal, nationalist Naftali Bennett, 49, a former defence minister and a high-tech millionaire, would turn out to be high minister and hand over the put up to Lapid, 57, a former TV host and finance minister, in about two years. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks on his mobile phone during a special session of the Knesset whereb

Should the new authorities maintain collectively that long, the deal then calls for him to be changed with the aid of Yair Lapid, a centrist former tv host regarded a standard-bearer for secular Israelis. Mr. Lapid would serve the final two years of the coalition’s term.

The strange-bedfellows nature of that association mirrors the settlement that added it about, an alliance amongst eight political events from a various array of ideologies, from the left to the a ways proper  amongst them the first unbiased Arab team to be part of a governing political alliance in Israeli history.

While some analysts hailed the association as a reflection of the breadth and complexity of present day Israeli society, others stated it embodied Israel’s political dysfunction. They additionally envisioned that the compact would now not last, given the incompatibility of these who signed it. 

Supporters of Prime Minister Benajmin Netanyahu of Israel protested against the proposed coalition in Tel Aviv, on Wednesday. Credit...Jack Guez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Nevertheless, after two years of a political deadlock that has left Israel barring a secure authorities or a nation budget, it was once movement. And it signaled a turning factor for Mr. Netanyahu, a chief who has described current Israel greater than any other, turning it tough to the right. He has been in workplace for 12 consecutive years and in all has held energy for 15.

Mr. Bennett, a former ally of Mr. Netanyahu’s, is broadly seen as even in addition to the right. But he stated he was once throwing in his lot with his ideological opposites as a final lodge to give up Israel’s political disaster and strive to stop it from “dismantling the partitions of the country, brick through brick, till our residence falls in on us.

The new government, if it is sworn in, will face different big challenges. As nicely as Iran and the moribund peace technique with the Palestinians, it additionally faces a battle crimes probe through the International Criminal Court and financial recuperation following the coronavirus pandemic. 

Naftali Bennett lifestyle

Naftali Bennett  2021

 Naftali Bennett born 25 March 1972 is an Israeli flesh presser who served as Minister of Diaspora Affairs from 2013 to 2019 and as Minister of Defense from 2019 to 2020. He has led the New Right celebration considering 2018, having in the past led The Jewish Home birthday party between 2012 and 2018.

Born and raised in Haifa, the son of immigrants from the United States, Bennett served in the Sayeret Matkal and Maglan exceptional forces devices of the Israel Defense Forces, taking phase in many fight operations, and due to this fact grew to become a software program entrepreneur. In 1999, he co-founded and co-owned the US organisation Cyota, running in the anti-fraud space, centered on on line banking fraud, e-commerce fraud, and phishing.The agency used to be offered in 2005 for $145 million. He has additionally served as CEO of Soluto, an Israeli cloud computing service, offered in 2013 for a suggested $100–130 million.

He entered politics in 2006, serving as Chief of Staff for Benjamin Netanyahu till 2008. In 2011, collectively with Ayelet Shaked, he co-founded the My Israel extra-parliamentary movement.In 2012, Bennett used to be elected as the birthday celebration chief of The Jewish Home. In the 2013 Knesset elections, the first contested via The Jewish Home underneath Bennett's leadership, the celebration received 12 seats out of one hundred twenty He served below Prime Minister Netanyahu as Minister of Economy and Religious Services from 2013 to 2015 and as Minister of Education from 2015 to 2019. In December 2018, Bennett defected from The Jewish Home to shape the New Right.

On two June 2021, Bennett signed a coalition settlement with Yair Lapid whereby Bennett would serve as Israel's high minister till 2023 and then Lapid would count on the function till 2025. 

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Naftali Bennett was once born in Haifa, Israel, on 25 March 1972. He is the youngest of three sons born to Jim and Myrna Bennett, American Jewish immigrants who moved to Israel from San Francisco in 1967, a month after the Six-Day War. His father's Jewish roots come from Poland, Germany and the Netherlands. 

His maternal grandparents moved to San Francisco from Poland 20 years earlier than the outbreak of World War II, and relocated to Israel as seniors, settling on Vitkin Street in Haifa. 

Through his paternal grandmother, Bennett is a descendant of the Rappaport rabbinic household and of the Medieval Biblical commentator Rashi. Some of his mother's different household individuals who remained in Poland had been murdered in the Holocaust. 

Both of Bennett's mother and father found Modern Orthodox Judaism. After shifting to Israel, they volunteered for a few months at kibbutz Dafna, the place they studied the Hebrew language, then settled in the Ahuza regional of Haifa. Jim Bennett used to be a profitable actual property broking grew  to actual property entrepreneur. 

Myrna Bennett was once the deputy director conventional of the Association of Americans and Canadians in Israel's northern program. In the summer time of 1973, when Bennett was once one, the household lower back to San Francisco at the urging of his mother. 

With the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War in October 1973, Jim Bennett again to Israel to combat in the Israel Defense Forces, serving in an artillery unit on the Golan Heights front. Following the war, the relaxation of the household back to Israel at his request as he was once held in reserve obligation for months after the war. Bennett's dad and mom subsequently determined to remain completely in Israel.

When Bennett was once four, the household moved to Montreal for two years as phase of his father's job.Upon returning to Haifa, Bennett started attending Carmel basic school. When he was once in 2d grade, the household moved to New Jersey for two years, once more as section of his father's job. The household again to Haifa when Bennett used to be ten.

Bennett has two brothers. One, Asher, is a businessman now primarily based in the United Kingdom. The other, Daniel, is an accountant for Zim Integrated Shipping Services.

Naftali Bennett attended Yavne Yeshiva High School in Haifa, and grew to become a childhood chief with the non secular Zionist early life organisation Bnei Akiva. 

Military service

Bennett used to be drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1990. He served in the Sayeret Matkal and Maglan commando gadgets as a agency commander he continues to serve in the reserves these days with the rank of major.

Bennett served at some point of the First Intifada and in the Israeli safety quarter in Lebanon all through the 1982–2000 South Lebanon conflict. He took section in many operations, such as Operation Grapes of Wrath. 

After his normal IDF service, Bennett acquired a regulation diploma from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.During the Second Intifada, he participated in Operation Defensive Shield. He used to be referred to as up as a reservist in the Maglan unique forces unit at some point of the 2006 Lebanon War and participated in a search and damage mission at the back of enemy lines, running towards Hezbollah rocket launchers. 

Business career

Bennett moved to the Upper East Side of Manhattan to construct a career as a software program entrepreneur. In 1999 he co-founded Cyota, an anti-fraud software program company, and served as its CEO. The employer used to be offered in 2005 to RSA Security for $145 million, making Bennett a multimillionaire.A stipulation of the deal allowed the Israeli arm of Cyota to stay intact. 

As a result, four hundred Israelis are employed at the company's Israeli places of work in Beersheba and Herzliya.Bennett has additionally served as the CEO of Soluto, a technological know-how corporation imparting cloud-based provider that permits faraway guide for private computer systems and cell gadgets in 2009, at a time when he and accomplice Lior Golan have been engaged in elevating money for myriad Israeli technological know-how startup companies. 

Soluto had hitherto raised $20 million from investors, which includes task capital money Giza Venture Capital, Proxima Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Michael Arrington's CrunchFund, Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors and Initial Capital. The sale of Soluto for a said $100–130 million to the American business enterprise Asurion was once finalized in October 2013. 

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