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WATCH: Ishan Kishan shares a funny moment with Sachin Tendulkar

The second phase of the Indian Premier League has been going on in the UAE quite well. Five-times IPL winner Mumbai Indians have finally returned in the winning zone. And, recently youngster Ishan Kishan was seen having a cute and funny moment with Sachin Tendulkar in the dressing room.

Notably, Ishan has been out of the playing XI due to his poor show in recent times. Although he was devasted after the RCB loss, Virat Kohli was seen consoling him and speaking to him as well. And recently, while there was a meeting going on in the dressing room, he met the batting legend and was seen smiling. He acted like a little kid in front of the legend. Meanwhile, many of the players in the dressing room burst out into laughter. Even Sachin too was seen smiling seeing Ishan Kishan.

After their last win, Rohit Sharma said: “We do agree that we didn’t play to our potential, but it’s a long tournament and we need to stick to our plans and reading the situations is very important and we can take a lot of confidence from that. Important not to lose the guard. The way he (Hardik) understood the situation was very crucial from a team’s perspective, it’s important for him to spend the time in the middle as he’s coming back from a injury. It’s a tough call (on dropping Ishan Kishan) and he seems very confident and the reply you get from him was very boosting as well.”

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He continued: “Saurabh has played the perfect role today and he’s done well to nudge around in the middle overs. We are gonna back him (Ishan Kishan) as he’s a very important player for us. The ball was coming off when we started off and the grass is coming off the surface in the middle overs and we need to adjust to the conditions. He (Pollard) is one of our key players. Crucuial part of MI for so many years. He will be happy with taking the ‘Man of the Match’ for his bowling performance.”

Dane van Niekerk signs Adelaide Strikers

Dane van Niekerk, the South African chief, has endorsed with Adelaide Strikers for the impending period of the Women's Big Bash League. She will join individual South African Laura Wolvaardt as the second unfamiliar marking in the group. The move comes after New Zealand's Suzie Bates couldn't be a piece of the competition because of line limitations.

Bates is right now in England with the public group, and her re-visitation of New Zealand's lodging quarantine is ensured once she gets back with the group this week. Notwithstanding, the equivalent will not be valid in the event that she went to her nation of origin in the wake of playing the WBBL, and like a few other New Zealand inhabitants abandoned in Australia, she should hang tight for her turn.

"At the time I needed to settle on the choice, I had a spot booked by New Zealand Cricket to get me back into NZ and on the off chance that I surrendered it to fly directly to Australia, there was high shot at being abandoned in Australia post the Big Bash," Bates clarified. "This was not a danger I was ready to take with what the White Ferns have coming up this late spring, including a home World Cup. I love this club; I love playing for the Strikers so it was anything but a simple choice, yet I anticipate following and supporting the group decently well."

Bates turns into the fourth New Zealander to pull out from the competition after Amelia Kerr (because of psychological wellness reasons), Amy Satterthwaite and Lea Tahuhu. In the mean time, van Niekerk, who won the Player of the Tournament grant in the as of late closed The Hundred in UK, had headed out in different directions from Sixers toward the finish of the last season and was without an agreement.

Talking on van Niekerk's arrangement, Adelaide Strikers mentor Luke Williams said, "It is no happenstance that Dane has played in winning groups, she shows others how its done and consistently performs on the greatest stages. "Dane comes to Australia in unbelievable structure off the rear of The Hundred and South Africa's visit through the West Indies and we can hardly wait to see her accept the field as a Striker." The South African ladies' crew played their first T20I against the West Indies on 31st August 2021 at Sir Vivian Richards Ground. However the principal match must be deserted, the Proteas captain Dane van Niekerk was glad to have gotten back to the field.

On her re-visitation of the host group, she communicated, "I adored it and felt honored to put [on] my greens. I snickered in light of the fact that the last time I wore it was the point at which I was crying in my room when the group was away and I put it on to perceive how it felt. It's extraordinary to be back with the group, they've developed to such an extent as players and ideally, it very well may be a fruitful visit."

In the principal T20I against West Indies, Niekerk couldn't remain long on the field and was gotten out at a score of 15 runs. Marizanne Kapp was the top scorer with a score of 36 runs. In the subsequent inning, Kapp excused Hayley who had before excused Captain Niekerk. Tragically, the match must be deserted because of an abrupt storm that kept going over 60 minutes.

With regards to the match Niekerk remarked, "It didn't fall off the bat like we needed to. It was somewhat delayed true to form, however it was a decent wicket. It's the main game and we attempted to perceive how the conditions played and we currently can prepare. A decent hit-out for the hitters, a great deal of up-sides regardless of whether it was anything but a full game, I delighted in it, yet presently we can make arrangements that we realize what's in store." After surveying Tuesday's down, Niekerk shared the group's methodology and plans to be followed for the series. "We simply need to assault, T20 is about forceful attitude and we can make arrangements over what we saw today, and ideally we can execute that. We need to win 2-0 from here, that is the objective. We'll pull together and center around the following one."

The second T20I is planned for now, Thursday second September at a similar setting.

Proteas crew:

Dane van Niekerk (skipper), Sune Luus, Ayabonga Khaka, Shabnim Ismail, Laura Wolvaardt, Trisha Chetty, Sinalo Jafta, Tasmin Britz, Marizanne Kapp, Nondu Shangase, Lizelle Lee, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Mignon du Preez, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Lara Goodall, Tumi Sekhukhune and Masabata Klaas.