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Wegner becomes fastest bowler to take 200 wickets for New Zealand

  Wegner becomes the fastest bowler to take 200 wickets for New Zealand The Kiwis have always been known for their horde of fast bowlers. And the conditions in New Zealand, it is not really a surprise for me. Many of the best fast bowlers emerged from the country.  New Zealand's usually have green pitches, 'English weather' and windy conditions have produced a huge line up of excellent swing and seam bowlers who revel in making the life of visiting batsmen difficult.  Sir Richard Hadlee is one of them who has dominated the cricket.  Now Neil Wegner a l eft-arm fast bowler Neil Wegner became the second-fastest bowler to take 200 wickets for New Zealand in the Test.  Wegner become the fastest bowler Richard Headley was named before him. Wegner achieved this by dismissing Steve Smith in the second Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Headley took 200 wickets in 44 Tests while Wagner achieved this position in the 46th Test. 

Jasprit Bumrah's comeback to indian squad

Jasprit Bumrah's comeback to indian squad On Monday the selection committee gathered up for selecting Indian squad for the upcoming Paytm T20 international series against Sri Lanka and the ODI series against Australia. Peoples were keenly interested to know about Jasprit Bumrah. Is he fit?  Is he going to play in the next series?  So here is the answer.  Yes, the committee has piked him for upcoming series which means he is completely fit and is going to play the next series against Sri Lanka.  Jasprit Bumrah and the opener Shikhar Dhawan has made their comeback to India’s squads after there injury. Both Jasprit and Dhawan will try to play there best game to fix their a name for the upcoming world cup. However, the name of Jasprit is fixed for the world cup but the name of Dhawan is in danger as his replacement KL Rahul has played brilliantly in his absence.  Opener Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Mohammed Shami will be given rest for the T20 series against Sri L

IPL Auction 2020: Assembled XI cheaper than Pat Cummins

IPL Auction 2020: Assembled XI cheaper than Pat Cummins The IPL Auction held on the 19th of December in Kolkata turned out to be an exciting affair as it had plenty of surprises in store for the fans. The likes of Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, Chris Morris, Sheldon Cottrell, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and Shimron Hetmyer ended up receiving bids that were worth more than $1 million. CSK paid ₹6.75 crores for Piyush Chawla's services and made him the most expensive Indian at this season's auction. There were also several bargains on offer as players like Chris Lynn, James Neesham and Tom Banton were bought for their base prices. The upcoming season could turn out to be a carbon copy of the last season as Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad look like the strongest teams on paper. The likes of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders have a couple of holes in their squads, while Kings XI Punjab has strengt