KKR RELEASE STARC THROUGH TEXT MESSAGE
SYDNEY: Australian paceman Mitchell Starc on Wednesday said that IPL side Kolkata Knight
Riders have released him from the squad and he got the news of his dumping via a text message from the owners. One of the costliest buys in the 2018 auction, Starc was forced to miss the entire season due to stress fracture in his right leg. “I got a text message two days ago from the owners of Kolkata, saying I’ve been released from my contract. At the moment I’ll be home in April,” Starc told reporters. The exact reason for Starc’s release is not yet known but it is being believed that it could be because of the uncertainty around his availability for the 2019 season. Starc, grabbed by KKR for 1.8 million Australian dollars, was replaced by England fast bowler Tom Curran.
India Green beat India Blue, to meet again in final
LUCKNOW: SA Ahuja hit a sparkling 95 and Rohit Dattatraya grabbed 5/31 to help India Green beat holders India Blue by 153 runs in the Under-19 Challenger Trophy, at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium here on Wednesday. The teams will again meet in the final on Friday.
Brief scores: India Green 293/5 in 50 overs (SA Ahuja 95, N Wadhera 51) beat India Blue 140 all out in 37.2 overs (R Dattatraya 5/31, RA Choudhary 3/25, AV Ankolekar 2/12) by 153 runs.
India Red (158 all out in 44.5 overs) lost to India Yellow (162/3 in 32.4 overs) by 7 wkts.