RCB pacer Harshal Patel exits bio-bubble
PUNE, April 10: Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Harshal Patel has left the IPL bio-bubble following the death of a family member. It has been learnt that Harshal exited the bubble after getting to know about the tragedy in the family right after the game against Mumbai Indians. “Unfortunately, Harshal had to leave the bio-bubble due to a death in his family. It was his sister. He did not take the team bus back to Mumbai from Pune,” said an IPL source. “He will be rejoining the bubble before the next game against CSK on April 12.” (PTI)
Cops arrest intruder of RCB-MI game
Pune, April 10: A 26-year-old man from Satara district was arrested for trespass after he entered the cricket stadium in Gahunje here to greet Royal Challengers Bangalore player Virat Kohli and Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma during their IPL match, a police official said on Sunday. A video of Dashrath Jadhav running into the Maharashtra Cricket Association stadium on Saturday, during which he fist bumped Kohli who was batting and then moved towards Sharma, had gone viral on social media. (PTI)
RCB react to Kohli’s dismissal
Pune, April 10: Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday reacted to Virat Kohli’s controversial dismissal against Mumbai Indians in an IPL match, sharing the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) rule on Leg Before Wicket. The incident happened in the 19th over, when Dewald Brevis trapped Kohli lbw. While the on-field umpire gave out, Kohli reviewed the decision. Since the ball was close to the bat’s edge and pad, the TV umpire went with the on-field umpire’s decision which forced Kohli miss out on a half-century. (UNI)