DTVHINDIBig reshuffle in Virat Kohli’s team before IPL 2025 mega auction, entry of this unknown player
Before the mega auction of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore have made changes in their coaching staff. RCB has appointed Omkar Salvi as its fast bowling coach for the upcoming 2025 IPL season. The 43-year-old coach, with his extensive domestic experience, will look to lead RCB to the title this season. In the history of IPL, RCB has not been able to win the title even once. According to the Indian Express report, Omkar Salvi has been appointed as the fast bowling coach and an official announcement from RCB is expected soon. His appointment comes at a strategic time for the franchise. RCB is looking to strengthen its backroom staff ahead of the 2025 IPL season and mega auction. Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy title under Omkar Salvi. Omkar Salvi may not be that well-known coach, but he has a lot of achievements at the domestic level. Salvi joined as the head coach of Mumbai ahead of the 2023-24 season and as soon as he arrived, he led Mumbai to its 42nd Ranji Trophy win. This was Mumbai’s first Ranji title after 8 years and the MCA subsequently decided to retain Salvi for another season. Not only this, then under him Mumbai won the Irani Cup after 27 years. Omkar Salvi does not have much experience as a player. He played only one match for Railways in the year 2005. He took only one wicket in his career but he is quite popular as a coach among the players. This year too, under his coaching, Mumbai is at third position in the elite group of Ranji Trophy. The team has scored 22 points in 5 matches. Salvi also has experience in IPL. He has also been the assistant bowling coach of Kolkata Knight Riders. Earlier, RCB had appointed Dinesh Karthik as its mentor and batting coach for IPL 2025. Karthik and Salvi have also worked together before in KKR.
There was a reshuffle in the Sri Lankan team before the T20 series, two fast bowlers were out
The first T20 match between India and Sri Lanka will be played on 27 July. Sri Lanka Team (Photo Source: The three-match T20 series between Sri Lanka and India is going to start on 27th July. Just before the start of this series, the Sri Lankan team has suffered a double blow. Two star fast bowlers of the team are out of the entire series. Dushmantha Chameera has been ruled out of the upcoming home series against India due to bronchitis and respiratory infection. Now Nuwan Tushara has also been ruled out of the series due to a finger injury. Fast bowler Asitha Fernando has been included in the Sri Lankan squad in place of Chameera. Tushara’s replacement has not been announced yet. Sri Lanka Cricket announced the team for the T20 series against India last Tuesday. However, in a press conference after this, the team selector said that Chameera has been ruled out of both the T20 and ODI series due to injury. Sri Lanka Cricket Board confirmed about Dushmantha Chameera Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed on Twitter that Fernando will replace Chameera, who is suffering from bronchitis and a respiratory infection. “Dushmantha Chameera is still recovering from bronchitis and a respiratory infection, and therefore he will not be a part of the T20I series. Asitha Fernando joins the squad in place of Chameera,” they wrote. After the T20 series on this tour, a three-match ODI series will be played between the two teams. This will be India’s first big series in Sri Lanka after the retirement of Rohit-Kohli and Jadeja. Both teams will take the field with new head coaches. Veteran all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya has been named as the interim head coach of Sri Lanka, while this is also the first tour of former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir with Team India after becoming the head coach. Sri Lanka Squad: Charith Asalanka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Janith Perera (wicketkeeper), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Mahesh Theekshana, Chamindu Wickramasinghe, Mathisha Pathirana, Nuwan Thushara, Asitha Fernando, Binura Fernando. (ANI)
