Bhatkal player earns big at Karnataka Premiere League auction; takes away more than Manish Pandey
Bhatkal: One of the finest cricket players of the Bhatkal cricket circle Rithesh Bhatkal has earned big at the Karnataka Premiere League, so much that he has also taken away more than Indian Cricket Team’s prominent white ball player Manish Pandey.
The Bhatkal bowler who can also bat handily was sold for Belgavi Panther for a whooping amount of Rs. 3,50,000 while his teammate and Indian star player Manish Pandey managed the final bid of Rs. 2,00,000.
Rithesh plays for local sports club Asadullah Association in Bhatkal and has been a prominent name in the local cricket circles and has featured in the squad of Karnataka state team for a few tournaments.
Rithesh along with Subhang Hegde was the highest paid player for his team. However, Pavan Deshpande, earned the highest bid at the auction that saw him reap 7.3 lakh rupees from Shivamoga Lions franchise.
In the eight edition of the tournament many star players including Karun Nair, Robin Uthapppa, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal will be unavailable owing to their domestic, club and international commitments.
Manish Pandey and Ritesh will now both play for the same team in the eight edition of the Karnataka Premiere League (KPL).
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Heatwave scorches Odisha, Jharsuguda reels under 43.6 degrees C
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Heatwave conditions scorched Odisha on Tuesday, with the IMD forecasting that hot and humid conditions would continue in parts of the state.
The IMD’s Bhubaneswar centre said Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam and Gajapati districts were likely to experience hot and humid conditions on April 22.
It also predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty surface winds in parts of Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada and Koraput, among others.
On Tuesday, 18 places across Odisha recorded maximum temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius or above. The industrial town of Jharsuguda was the hottest in the state at 43.6 degrees Celsius.
Sambalpur and Titlagarh recorded 42.5 degrees Celsius each, followed by Hirakud at 42.4 degrees, Bolangir at 42.2 degrees and Angul at 42.1 degrees.
The twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded 37.9 degrees Celsius and 38.8 degrees Celsius, respectively, with relative humidity levels remaining above 70 per cent.
Meanwhile, the state government directed all district education officers to conduct a Summer Learning Programme for students till class 8 in government schools during the summer vacation.
Officials said students would be given practice assignments along with audio-visual learning content.
Subject-wise assignment sheets have been prepared, while related digital material will be shared through school parents' WhatsApp groups using a chatbot system, they said.
