Gautam Gambhir to Join BJP to Contest in Delhi Elections: Reports
New Delhi : Veteran Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir is set to contest in the next general elections from Delhi on a ticket from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), according to reports. BJP is eager to have Gambhir on board for the elections, as per a report in national daily – Dainik Jagaran.
The ruling party in the state is Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at the moment. The BJP hasn’t been able to come to power in Delhi for several years.
If Gambhir joins the BJP, he will follow cricketers Mohammad Azharuddin and Navjot Singh Sindhu in the political field.
Apart from achieving great heights on the cricket field, Gambhir has worked for public welfare as well. He has made several donations for the benefit of the Indian Army.
Gambhir, who played his last Test match against England in 2016, has scored 4,154 in 58 Tests and 5,238 runs in 147 ODIs. The Delhi batsman scored 97 runs in the 2011 World Cup final against Sri Lanka and 75 in the World T20 final against Pakistan in 2007. India won both the titles under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
Gambhir has been a successful captain in the Indian Premier League, leading the Kolkata Knight Riders to two titles in 2012 and 2014.
courtesy : thequint.com
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
