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Will KKR star allrounder play in the finals? Coach David Hussey reveals

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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) mentor David Hussey in the post-match press conference on Wednesday hinted that star West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell might play in the final of the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) against Chennai Super Kings.

After playing three games in a row at Sharjah, the Knight Riders will be playing at the Dubai Stadium and may look to play Russell in place of Shakib Al Hasan, who formed a fantastic spin trio with Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine and worked very well for the two-time champions at the slow surface of Sharjah.

Asked about Russell’s fitness after KKR knocked out Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2, Hussey said, “He was bowling before the game (against DC) today, so he might be in the mix.”

KKR after bossing the game for the first 35 overs lost six wickets for seven runs and were almost brought on brink by the Delhi Capitals but the cool and calm head of Rahul Tripathi ensured that they got over the line with one ball to spare.

Asked if the team was concerned with the middle-order collapse, Hussey said, “No, I’m not concerned because they’re all classy players. They know how to play. (It) is just the difficult nature of these pictures, they have been playing on, makes the middle of players, sort of stand out, they are not getting their strike rate 200.

“They had to knuckle down and maybe a strike rate of 110-120, so not concerned, we are going to Dubai full of confidence and you just never know what’s going to happen,” he added.

For KKR, there are questions on the availability of the spinning all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who plays Bangladesh’s first game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Oman on October 17, two days after the IPL final but Hussey reckoned that he will be available for selection.

“He (Shakib) is a fine player, has probably won us two games or contributed to two wins, so I’d like to think he is available, and I think, everybody’s going to be available for selection, so it’s going be a tough call by the head coach (Brendon McCullum),” said Hussey.

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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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