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IPL sensation spinner Ravi Bishnoi makes his International debut

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Making their debut in one of the biggest cricket league in the world, franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be hoping that young leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi purchased at a price of Rs 4 crore will provide some vital breakthroughs in the middle overs of the upcoming 2022 Indian Premiere League.

Hailing from Jodhpur Rajasthan, Bishnoi under the guidance of Rahul Dravid impressed with his performance in the 2020 Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, where he finished as the leading wicket-taker.

The young leg-spinner was one of the most sought-after uncapped players 2020 IPL auction, with several franchises showing keen interest in him. That included Punjab, who had won the bidding war for him with Mumbai Indians to bag him for Rs 2 crore.

Bishnoi then quickly became the lead spinner for Punjab, and took 12 wickets in 14 matches in his first season, and in 2021, he had 12 wickets from nine matches. Overall, he has an economy rate of 6.95. Ahead of the mega auctions, LSG were quick to retain Bishnoi as their third retained player at a cost of Rs 4 crore. It is believed that skipper KL Rahul and mentor Gautam Gambhir made the call of retaining the spinner.

Bishnoi wanted to become a fast bowler

Bishnoi September 5, 2000 in a small village of Birami Rajasthan, he began his professional career as a fast bowler but his childhood coach advised him to bowl spin. Ravi Bishnoi began his cricketing journey in Jodhpur, although because of a lack of proper facilities, Bishnoi, along with his friends and the help of two coaches, built a cricket academy called ‘Spartans Cricket Academy’ where they themselves had to work as ‘labourers’ owing to financial issues.

Bishnoi nearly gave up on cricket, after he was rejected in Rajasthan’s U19 circuit trials with his father a school headmaster by profession wanted him to focus on his studies. However, with further help from his coaches, he got another chance and he raised through the ranks after being selected in Rajasthan U-19 team.

 

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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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