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‘If asked, I am ready to become captain again’: KKR wicketkeeper Dinesh Kartik

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Kolkata Knight Riders wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik revealed on Friday that fast bowler Pat Cummins will not come back to play the remaining matches of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in the United Arab Emirates.

IPL 2021 was suspended on May 4, after just 29 matches, after coronavirus breached the tournament’s bio-bubble, infecting four players, 2 support staff members and a bus cleaner.

The remaining 31 matches of the 8-team tournament will be played in the UAE due to the second wave of Covid-19 in India. The country will be hosting IPL matches for the second year in succession, and third time overall after 2009 and 2020.

UAE had successfully hosted the entire IPL season last year in a secure bio-bubble environment without any major hiccups during the tournament which is why the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to take IPL 2021 to the Emirates once again.

But some foreign players are a bit apprehensive about leaving their families to come back and play the second phase of the tournament amid the pandemic.

Pat Cummins, who was one of the 38 Australian players stuck in India and then in Maldives due to the Covid-related travel and quarantine restrictions, is one those cricketers who doesn’t want to take part in the remainder of IPL 2021.

Karthik confirmed that the Aussie superstar won’t return to the team and also offered to lead the two-time champions one again if captain Eoin Morgan is also not available when the tournament restarts.

“Pat Cummins has himself said that he will not come. But when it comes to Eoin Morgan, there are still three months to go. A lot can change from now till September. But if I am asked to lead, I will be ready for it,” said Karthik in an interview with The Times of India.

KKR were languishing in 7th place with just 2 wins from 7 games before the BCCI indefinitely suspended IPL 2021 due to the virus crisis.

Cummins, who picked 9 wickets in IPL 2021, was the first player from the tournament to donate money towards India’s fight against Covid-19 after which a host of cricketers and commentators made contributions towards the country’s medical infrastructure and virus-relief work.

KKR were languishing in 7th place with just 2 wins from 7 games before the BCCI indefinitely suspended IPL 2021 due to the virus crisis.

Cummins, who picked 9 wickets in IPL 2021, was the first player from the tournament to donate money towards India’s fight against Covid-19 after which a host of cricketers and commentators made contributions towards the country’s medical infrastructure and virus-relief work.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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