Kohli to step down as RCB captain after this season
Virat Kohli will be no longer be captaining Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) from the next season of the IPL. RCB posted a video on Twitter, featuring Kohli announcing the same: 'It wasn't an easy decision but one that has been well thought of and in the best interest of this wonderful franchise. The RCB family remains close to my heart as we continue to strive to achieve excellence.'
Kohli has been leading RCB since 2013. Their best performance under his captaincy came in 2016, when RCB reached the final of the competition.
Chennai kickstart the UAE leg of IPL with a win
Chennai Super Kings outmuscled arch rivals Mumbai Indians in the opening game of the 'second half' of the Indian Premier League 2021. They posted 156/6 in 20 overs and restricted Mumbai on 136/8.
Ruturaj Gaikwad pulled the Super Kings out of trouble after they ended up losing four wickets for just 24 runs. Gaikwad, along with Ravindra Jadeja, added 81 runs for the fifth wicket. Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 88.
The Mumbai, devoid of the regular skipper Rohit Sharma, lost their top-three inside the Powerplay. Saurabh Tiwary's 50 took 40 balls, and the sluggish note of his innings never seemed to threaten Chennai.
Scotland clinch series 2-1
Zimbabwe chased down 178 in 19.1 overs to win the T20I series against Scotland 2-1. Milton Shumba starred with bat, scoring an unbeaten 66, and Wesley Madhevere (43) also has had a good game with the bat. Earlier, Scotland rode on George Munsey's 54, Richie Berrington's 44, and Calum MacLeod's 39 to post 178.
Shumba was adjudged as both Player of the Match and Player of the series.
Happy to get on a plane to Australia, says Broad
Stuart Broad declared that he would be more than willing to fly to Australia for the Ashes, slated to take place this winter. There is still no confirmation from Cricket Australia about the arrangement, and whether families of the players will be allowed.
Broad, currently nursing a calf injury, sounded optimistic about the series in his Daily Mail column: 'If you ask me if I would be happy to get on a plane to Australia in November, I would say yes. I am working tirelessly to get there.'