Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's family has bought Sri Lanka Premier League's (SLPL) Kandy Tuskers. His younger brother Sohail and father, Salim Khan, are part of the consortium - Sohail Khan International LLP - that has made the investment in the franchise, according to a report. The event, whose player draft was conducted over the last two days, is slated to begin on November 21. Conforming the development, the Khans said that they made the investment as they saw a "lot of potential" in the league. "Given the players we have in our team, the league in general, and the passion of the fans, which are second to none, we see a lot of potential," Sohail said. He added that Salman will attend all the Kandy matches. Expressing excitement about Chris Gayle being a part of the team, Sohail said that "Gayle is obviously the Boss Man, but we have a very good team." Lauding the players, he further stated that "Kusal Perera is our local icon and we also have Liam Plunkett, Wahab Riaz, Kusal Mendis and Nuwan Pradeep among others. It is a good balance of youth and experience." Although the SLPL player draft took place over the last two days amid a lot of confusion over player availabilities and the game rules, Sohail said he's happy with the team he brought together.
Dubai to host IPL final on Nov 10
Dubai will host the Qualifier 1 and IPL final while the other two play-off games will be held in Abu Dhabi, the BCCI announced. The Qualifier 1, to be contested between the top two teams in the league standings, is scheduled for November 5 while the final will be held on November 10. The Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi will host the Eliminator, to be played between third and fourth placed teams, on November 6, as well as the Qualifier 2 (winner of Eliminator vs loser of Qualifier 1) on November 8.
Women’s T20 Challenge in Sharjah
The BCCI also announced the schedule of the Women's T20 Challenge which will take place in Sharjah from November 4 to 9. The players landed in Dubai earlier this week and are undergoing a six-day quarantine. The final will be played on November 9. The teams - Supernovas, Velocity and Trailblazer - will play each other once to decide the finalists. Velocity’s Mansi Joshi, who tested positive for Covid-19, has been replaced by Meghna Singh.
Kapil Dev discharged from hospital after angioplasty
Former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev, who underwent emergency angioplasty after suffering chest pain last week, was discharged from the Delhi hospital within three days. Kapil Dev complained of chest pain on Thursday last following which he was taken to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute’s emergency department. He was reported stable after the emergency angioplasty on Thursday and was discharged from the hospital on Sunday. “He’s doing fine and can resume his regular daily activity soon. He’ll be under regular follow-up consultation with Dr. Atul Mathur,” the hospital said in a statement.
India women win gold, men settle for silver
The Indian women’s team claimed a 6-2 win over Indonesia to win the gold but the men’s side settled for silver after losing to Australia in the final of the Asian Nations (Regions) Online chess championship last week.
