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In the midst of all the international action that is going, the T20 leagues are also in full flow. The Big Bash league, the SA 20 are the major ones among them. In both the leagues, several stars who will feature in the Indian Premier League are playing. One among the Australian Nathan Ellis. The right-arm pacer is a prominent member of Punjab Kings team. In the Big Bash league he is leading Hobart Hurricanes. In a recent match against Melbourne Stars, the player encountered a dangerous situation.
While attempting a diving, Ellis gave his all and risked injury. The incident happened in the first over of Melbourne Stars’ innings with Riley Meredith on bowling duties. The batter, Dan Lawrence, hit one towards mid-off but mistimed. Nathan Ellis ran to grab the chance but instead dangerously landed on his ribs.
That looked nasty, but Nathan Ellis seems to be alright #BBL13 pic.twitter.com/56W89vMXMj
— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) January 15, 2024
“Ellis has hurt himself. He’s hurt himself throwing himself at the ball. It was a whole-hearted effort by the skipper. Hopefully, it’s not a shoulder. That landed on his rib. That is better than a knee or shoulder, which is my first fear…He nearly got there, but he lands on the ball…He’s up though. It looked terrible at first sight but the shoulder is okay, the knee is okay, looks like Nathan is okay. Oh, that’s gonna be a bruise and a half tomorrow,” the commentators said.
Meanwhile, former South African all-rounder Chris Morris, who was once the most expensive player in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history, hailed the record-breaking bid of Australian pacer Mitchell Starc by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the 2024 season, saying that it will add some pressure on him but the pacer will be able to justify it with his performances and experience. In a history-making move, Starc was bought by KKR for a whopping Rs 24.75 crore just hours after his skipper, Pat Cummins, breached the Rs 20 crore mark after being bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), becoming the most expensive player in the history of the IPL at the auction in Dubai held in December last year.
“It is excellent. The bidding is out of our control. If you compare cricket with what other sports are paying, it is great that the best players in the world are being paid the highest. It is an excellent achievement but also brings additional pressure. But they (Cummins and Starc) can handle that pressure, that is why they were bought for so much money. They are performing really well right now and are red-hot,” said Morris to ANI.
On the Cape Town pitch for the second Test between India and South Africa, which ended in just two days with 642 balls being bowled, making it the shortest Test ever, Morris said that it is completely fine if one designs pitches to suit the home teams and their personal performances.
With ANI inputs
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