Munaf Patel retires from all forms of the game
New Delhi : Munaf Patel on Saturday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, citing age and his declining fitness as a reason behind this decision.
Munaf last played for India in a T20 international against England in September, 2011. Overall, he represented India in 13 Tests, 70 ODIs and 3 T20Is since making his debut at Mohali on March 9, 2006.
"There is no regret; after all the cricketers I played with have retired. Only Dhoni is left! Baki sab done ho chuke hain. So, there is no sadness as such. Sabka time khatam ho chuka hain, ghum hota jab saare khel rahe hote aur mein retire kar raha hota (everyone's time is up; there will be sadness only if others are playing and only I had quit!)," Munaf told Indian Express.
Even though he is retiring from the sport, Munaf still won't be letting go of the sport and will take part in the upcoming T10 League in the UAE.
Munaf will represent the Rajput franchise in the league which will take place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from November 21 to December 2.
In 13 Tests Munaf took 35 wickets at an average of 38.54 with one four-wicket haul while in 70 ODIs he picked up 86 wickets at 30.26. He finally finished his international career with 4 T20I wickets.
courtesy : indiatoday.in
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Transfer of six DySPs and 27 civil police inspectors ordered across Karnataka
Bengaluru: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Karnataka state government has ordered the transfer of six Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySPs) and 27 Civil Police Inspectors with immediate effect.
According to the official order released on Monday, the following DySPs (Civil) have been reassigned, DySPs (Civil) M. Malleshaiah have been transferred to Hoskote sub-division, Shankar Gowda Annasaheb Patil to State Intelligence, Naveen Kulkarni to Bengaluru Police Headquarters, G.T. Swamy to Kalaburagi Aland sub-division, B.R. Gopi to IND and Ravikumar to BMRDA Task Force in Bengaluru.
Also, 27 people including Police Inspectors (Civil) N. Raghu Prasad, Yaligar Pramod Chidambaram, Mahesh Gowda G. Patil, Ramappa B. Savalagi, D.K. Santosh Kumar has been transferred with immediate effect, the order said.
