Cabinet: Cong surprises aspirants with Jayamala in its list
Bengaluru, June 6: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy submitted the list of MLAs, 15 from Congress and 8 from JDS, who are going to be inducted into the cabinet of the JDS-Congress coalition government, to the Governor.
As a surprise development, it is said that senior actress Jayamala has got the place in the list of the Congress. Till now, the name of Jayamala was not mentioned in the list of probables. But the sudden inclusion of her name in the list has even surprised many aspirants.
Congress list
The names of DK Shivakumar, RV Deshapande, KJ George, UT Khader, Priyanka Kharge, Zameer Ahmed Khan, Krishna Bhyre Gowda, HK Patil, Shamanur Shivashankarappa, Jayamala, Rajashekar Patil, Shivanand Patil and others are in the list, it is said.
JDS list
HD Revanna, Bandeppa Kashempur, GT Deve Gowda, HK Kumaraswamy, Puttaraju, Sa Ra Mahesh, Venkatarao Nada Gouda and N Mahesh from BSP were named in the list.
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Blow for India as Shubman Gill fractures left thumb, all but out of Perth Test
New Delhi/Perth, Nov 16: India were dealt a telling blow on Saturday after star top-order batter Shubman Gill sustained a left thumb fracture which is likely to rule him out of the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Optus Stadium in Perth, starting November 22.
Gill, one of the young heroes of India's last Border-Gavaskar Trophy triumph, is a batting mainstay and in case skipper Rohit Sharma opts out of the first Test, India's top-order could look very thin.
Gill got hurt while fielding on the second day of the intra-squad match simulation. He was seen in considerable pain and immediately left the field for further scans.
According to a BCCI source privy to the development, Gill has indeed fractured his left thumb and with less than a week left for the Test to start, it will be near impossible for the stylish right-hander to get fit in time for the opening match.
A thumb fracture generally takes around 14 days to heal after which one is expected to start his regular net sessions. Since the second Test in Adelaide starts from December 6, there remains a possibility that he will get fit in time for that match.
Gill's absence could be massive for the national team as he is not only a stable number three batter but in case of Rohit's absence, he could be considered for opening the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
The other man in contention, Lokesh Rahul, has a bruised elbow after getting hit by a Prasidh Krishna short ball on the opening day of the intra-squad match and was forced to leave the field.
Rahul's bruised area needed icing and he didn't take the field on the second day of the match simulation on Saturday although it is being seen more as a precautionary measure.
In case Gill is absent, Abhimanyu Easwaran could be in line for his Test debut as India do not have too many options left.
However, if skipper Rohit, who was blessed with a baby boy, decides to join forces with three days of training, then it would be a different story.
Mohammed Shami, who has bowled more than 43.2 overs, took seven wickets and scored 37 runs in Ranji Trophy, is certainly going to join the team before the second Test.
The last day of the match simulation will happen at the WACA on Sunday after which India A squad, barring reserve players, will be back to India and join their respective state teams for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
The main squad will then move to Optus Stadium in Perth where they will have three net sessions from Tuesday to Thursday before going into the Test starting Friday.
