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IPL 2022: Five wicketkeepers who can come in as replacement signings

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The 2022 Indian Premier League mega auction was conducted on February 12 and 13, with more than 200 players from several countries getting deals from ten franchises. The IPL management committee had divided a total of 600 players  who made it to the final list into four sections – batters, bowlers, allrounders and wicketkeepers.

Every franchise must have at least one wicketkeeper in their squad. However, teams always prefer to have two to three options available as a backup for their primary wicketkeeper. However, several prominent wicketkeepers got no bid under their names during the mega auction. On that note, lets have a look at the five unsold wicketkeeper batters who are favorites to be roped in by franchises as replacements.

1. Mohammad Azharuddeen

Wicketkeeper batter Mohammad Azharuddeen grabbed the limelight after the batter was grabbed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in last edition of IPL at his base price of INR 20 lakh. Although, the 27-year old did not get a game in the biggest cricketing league in the world last year and was released by RCB ahead of the mega auction. The Kerala-based batter enlisted himself in the auction at the same price as last year, but did not get a single bid under his name.

Azharuddeen had performed exceptionally well in the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) scoring 214 runs at an average of 53.50 while maintaining a staggering strike-rate of 194.54 at the top of the order. However, the right-handed batter could not replicate his form in the recently conducted 2021-22 SMAT as he managed to score just 147 runs at an average of 21 in seven games he played for Kerala. His side was also knocked out of the competition after getting beaten by Tamil Nadu in the quarterfinals by five wickets.

Apart from his batting, the 27-year old is also safe keeper behind the stumps. Several franchises would be keeping an aye on Azharuddeen in case of any replacement has to be made. The batter can provide quick starts for his team while opening the batting.

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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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