Corbin Bosch chooses IPL over PSL; PCB issues legal notice
Lahore, March 16: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has issued a legal notice to South Africa’s Corbin Bosch for breaching his contractual obligations with the board.
Bosch, who incidentally made his debut for South Africa against Pakistan in the series earlier this year, was picked by Peshawar Zalmi in the Diamond category during the tenth edition of Pakistan Super League Players Draft, held in Lahore on January 13.
Earlier this month Mumbai Indians, a leading franchise of the Indian Premier League, announced that it had picked Bosch as a replacement for the injured Lizaad Williams also from South Africa.
The legal notice was served to Bosch through his agent, and the player has been asked to justify his actions of withdrawing from his professional and contractual commitments.
The PCB management has also outlined the repercussions of his departure from the league and expects his response within the stipulated time frame.
This is the first time since the PSL was launched in 2016 that its window will clash for quite a few matches with the IPL.
The PCB had to move its PSL window from its regular February-March to April-May because of the Champions Trophy and other international commitments in Pakistan.
Number of overseas players who were not picked in the IPL auction later signed on for the PSL, including Bosch. (PTI)
Karun Nair looks to replicate domestic cricket success in IPL
New Delhi, March 16: After a dazzling show in domestic cricket where he excelled in different formats, premier batter Karun Nair is confident of reclaiming his India cap but won’t speculate much on his comeback to the national fold.
Nair also wants to carry his spectacular form into the upcoming IPL season and help Delhi Capitals win their maiden title.A vital cog in Vidarbha’s wheel, Nair has been in ravishing form in domestic cricket.He relished a record-scripting run in the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he smashed 779 runs in nine games, laced with five centuries and one fifty at a mind-boggling average of 389.50 and carried the momentum into red-ball cricket.The unbeaten 132 on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy final against Kerala was his fourth ton in the tournament, where he amassed 860 runs at 57.33.“I have been playing cricket for a while, I have seen ups and downs and it’s all about how you comeback from the downs and treat the ups. I have learnt how to react to those situations,”Nair said during a media interaction. “Obviously it has been tough times, something that helped me to bring myself to this stage, push me for more motivation and hunger all the time. I think I am closer but don’t know how close I am. That’s not my focus but it’s at the back of the mind.
“The only focus right now is to prepare well and what I need to do in the IPL and contribute in every game that I play. Go out there, play with freedom and express myself. Basically I am relaxed and taking the confidence into IPL. Just keep doing whatever is in your control rest will take care itself,” he added.
He was roped in by Delhi Capitals for Rs 50 lakh for the upcoming IPL season.
“I am really happy to back at the Delhi Capitals, I am excited to join the side and to play with everyone. I will treat the game as important as the last one. I didn’t change much at all, I just trusted the process and kept it going throughout the tournament and that’s what was planned for this season,” Nair said during an interaction with media.“I will find my process, my rhythm as soon as I can and I will like to start well early and will try to get better as the tournament goes on. The only thing that I have done is playing according to the situation, added a few shots and built the confidence to execute them when needed,” he added. (PTI)