Kohli called 'silly', unsold IPL winner disappointed and more -Cricket News Today, December 19, 2018

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After the talk about Australia's win in the second Test of the five-match series against India died down, everyone was talking about the IPL auctions which took place yesterday in Jaipur.

351 players were named in the auction but in the end, only about 140 players went under the hammer, with 60 getting sold and 80 going unsold. Jaydev Unadkat and the uncapped sensation Varun Chakravarthy bagged the highest price from the Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab respectively for Rs. 8.40 crores each.

There were a few big names such as Brendon McCullum, Dale Steyn, and Morne Morkel, to name a few, who went unsold throughout the day. Yuvraj Singh went unsold at the first time of asking but was then bought at his base price by the Mumbai Indians.

Apart from this, there has been a lot going on in the cricketing world. So, let's take a look at the top news from the day:

#1 Johnson slams Kohli, terms his behaviour 'silly & disrespectful'

The sledging between Virat Kohli and Tim Paine during the second Test had everyone talking. Both the players were at each other's throats and did not hold back.

At the end of the match, they shook hands with each other but Mitchell Johnson felt that Kohli was quite disrespectful while doing so.

"At the end of the match, you should be able to look each other in the eyes, shake hands and say 'great contest'," he wrote in a column for Fox Sports.

"Virat Kohli could not do that with Tim Paine, shaking the Australian captain's hand but barely making eye contact with him. To me, that is disrespectful.

"Kohli gets away with more than most cricketers simply because he is Virat Kohli and he gets placed on a pedestal but this Test left the Indian captain looking silly," he wrote.

#2 Shakib al Hasan fined for showing dissent

Shakib al Hasan

Bangladeshi skipper Shakib al Hasan was fined 15 percent of his entire match fees for showing dissent at the umpire during the first T20I between Bangladesh and Windies which took place earlier this week.

“He first shouted at the umpire and then got involved in a prolonged discussion,” said an ICC statement issued late Tuesday.

This is the second time Shakib has been docked a merit point, since the introduction of the new system.

The Windies won the first T20I with ease and will look to seal the series on December 20. They lost the ODI and Test series.

#3 Manoj Tiwary expresses disappointment over IPL snub

Manoj Tiwary

Manoj Tiwary, who has played for multiple IPL teams, went unsold at this year's auction. In fact, he was the first name out of the hat but he did not find any buyers, despite going under the hammer twice.

A former IPL winner with the Kolkata Knight Riders, Tiwary expressed his disappointment with a long post on social media platform Twitter.

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— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) December 19, 2018

#4 BCCI announce a 3-name shortlist for head coach of Indian women's team

Gary Kirsten

The BCCI shortlisted 3 names from a long list of 28 for the position of the head coach of the Indian women's cricket team. The 3 names were Gary Kirsten, Herschelle Gibbs, and Ramesh Powar.

Powar's contract was not extended by the BCCI after the controversies at the World T20. However, he chose to re-apply for the position. Kirsten was the World Cup-winning coach with the men's side in 2011 and Gibbs does not have much coaching experience.

The 3 players will be interviewed by the ad-hoc committee before a final decision is made.

"The ad-hoc panel comprises former players of high repute. I have no doubt that the committee will pick the best one," a BCCI official told PTI.