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South African wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock has found a new pasture in the Indian Premier League. The swashbuckling batsman, who was roped in by RCB last season, has now joined three-time champions MI. With the IPL players trade on, De Kock saw himself join Rohit Sharma's side. Here is more.

India's veteran wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni, who captained India against Afghanistan on Tuesday in the ongoing Asia Cup, took a dig at the umpires. The match saw some umpiring blunders as India were held by Afghanistan in a fascinating tie in the Super Four dead-rubber encounter,

Rayo Vallecano are finally in a position to dream of La Liga survival. Photograph: Javier Etxezarreta/EPA In the middle of Rayo Vallecano's dark days, when they'd been beaten 15 times in 20 games and the goals were flying in; when they'd let in five from Atlético Madrid, five from Málaga, five from Villarreal, four from Espanyol, four from Sevilla, four from Barcelona, three from Madrid, three from Osasuna, and three from Valladolid; when they plummeted to 19th and stayed there for 11 long weeks; when the only reason they didn't fall further was that Betis were even worse; when even a glimmer of hope, a 4-1 win over Málaga, immediately gave way to a six-goal hammering; and when relegation wasn't an "if" but a "when"; there was a phrase that got repeated over and over: Paco Jémez will die with his ideas. Paco Jémez, though, had other ideas. Not because Rayo's coach was going to back down on his principles - "any club that signs me knows what it's getting," he insisted - but because he didn't have any intention of dying at all. Even when Rayo were a disaster, Jémez had his defenders. Off the pitch, that is. Last season, only two teams in Europe had the ball more than Rayo did: Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Early this season, when Rayo played Barcelona, they had more possession than them, the first team to manage it in 316 games. They threw men into attack, they were fun to watch, and parading the touchline in a dizzying array of multicoloured elbow patches and waistcoats, pink shirts and purple ties, Jémez urged them forward, always. In a country that values the aesthetic, or in which some do, he was eulogised for the way his teams played de tú a tú: as equals. Rayo didn't simply defend - sometimes they didn't defend at all - but instead they went for it. And, mostly, they lost. Rayo took the ball off Barcelona and Jémez declared himself "very proud". But they were beaten 4-0. They went to the Camp Nou where they were praised by Barcelona's

We are talking about the people who - needs to wear the pads in both the innings, has one permanent fielding position throughout, can alter the opposition batsman's mental game by sledging, cheering the entire team when down on morale.

We are talking about the people who - needs to wear the pads in both the innings, has one permanent fielding position throughout, can alter the opposition batsman's mental game by sledging, cheering the entire team when down on morale.

I would take this chance to congratulate on an exquisite career to date. you've got raised the bar, not just for an Indian except for all the wicket keepers round the world in terms in terms of conducive towards the team's batting

Adam Gilchrist has made a name for himself, as he is rated as one of the most deadly wicket-keeper batsmen in world cricket to date. As the Hall of Famer celebrates his 48th birthday, fans recall his glory days from the past. On the same note, we present some of his major records in the sport.

Sanju Samson has been warming the bench for India in T20Is of late. He was part of India's T20I squad against Bangladesh and West Indies in recent times. However, he didn't manage to get a single game. The promising wicket-keeper batsman showed his batting credentials in the ongoing Ranji Trophy.