Shikhar Dhawan is all set to move to Kings XI Punjab for the upcoming season of Indian Premier League (IPL). Dhawan, who was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for an amount of £5,20,000, could see his salary being doubled at KXIP, a report said. The report also adds that he would be swapped with Karun Nair, who was bought by KXIP for an amount of £5,60,000. The report of Dhawan’s move to KXIP comes as a surprise as earlier, a report had suggested that he could be moving to Mumbai Indians for the upcoming season.
Pak’s Abbas jumps to 3rd spot in ICC Test rankings
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas rose to number three in the Test bowling rankings following his 17 wickets in the series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates. The new ICC rankings see Abbas shoot to third from 14th and he is now behind only England’s James Anderson and South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada. Abbas has taken 59 wickets in his 10 matches and became the joint second-fastest Pakistani to take 50 wickets during the second Test - a mark he shares with legendary paceman Waqar Younis and Shabbir Ahmed.
Kayes leads Bangladesh to 28-run win over Zimbabwe
Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in the first One-Day International to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Sunday. Opener Imrul Kayes struck a career best 144 off 140 balls to guide Bangladesh to 271-8 before the hosts restricted Zimbabwe to 243-9 in 50 overs. Sean Williams made the highest score for Zimbabwe with 50 not out off 58 balls. Offspinner Mehidy Hasan claimed a career best 3-46 for Bangladesh. Kayes shared a record 127-run stand in Dhaka with all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin for the seventh wicket as the hosts recovered from 139-6 to post a competitive score. Saifuddin made 50 off 69 balls - his maiden half-century in his fourth ODI.
