An arrest warrant has been issued for former Indian cricketer Robin Uthappa in relation to an alleged fraud surrounding employee provident fund (EPF) contributions at Centaurus Lifestyle Brands Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru-based company where he holds a director position.
The warrant is linked to outstanding dues amounting to nearly ₹24 lakh regarding the EPF contributions for the company’s employees. Uthappa has been given a deadline of December 27 to settle the outstanding payment; if he fails to do so, he may face arrest.
Uthappa was a member of India’s 2004 Under-19 World Cup squad and made his international debut two years later. Throughout his career, he played 46 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 13 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for India, accumulating 934 runs and 249 runs, respectively.
In his first-class career, Uthappa has scored 9,446 runs and has 6,534 runs in List A matches. He has also clinched two IPL trophies, with victories for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2014 and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2021.
India’s 2018 Under-19 World Cup-winning pace duo of Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagarkoti led a clinical bowling display to help Kolkata Knight Riders register a comprehensive 37-run win over Rajasthan Royals in their IPL match on Wednesday. Mavi and Nagarkoti, who battled injuries in the last two seasons, claimed two wickets apiece, while Varun Chakravarthy also got two to restrict the Royals to 137 for 9 in 20 overs while chasing a target of 175. This was after star Australian pacer Pat Cummins (1/19 from 3 overs) dismissed Steve Smith (3) as the Royals crumbled on a tricky run chase to suffer their first defeat after two successive wins.For KKR, this was their second successive victory and they jumped to second spot behind Delhi Capitals. The margin of defeat would have been much bigger but for Tom Curran who remained unbeaten on 54 (from 36 balls) for a lost cause.
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Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
Batsman
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
SR
Shubman Gill c&b Jofra Archer
47
34
5
1
138.24
Sunil Narine b Jaydev Unadkat
15
14
2
1
107.14
Nitish Rana c Riyan Parag b Rahul Tewatia
22
17
2
1
129.41
Andre Russell c Jaydev Unadkat b Ankit Rajpoot
24
14
0
3
171.43
Dinesh Karthik c Jos Buttler b Jofra Archer
1
3
0
0
33.33
Eoin Morgan Not Out
34
23
1
2
147.83
Pat Cummins c Sanju Samson b Tom Curran
12
10
1
0
120.00
Kamlesh Nagarkoti Not Out
8
5
1
0
160.00
Yet to Bat: Shivam Mavi,Kuldeep Yadav,Varun ChakravarthyTotal: 174/6(20.0)
Bowler
Overs
Maiden
Runs
W
Econ
Jofra Archer
4.0
0
18
2
4.50
Ankit Rajpoot
4.0
0
39
1
9.75
Jaydev Unadkat
2.0
0
14
1
7.00
Tom Curran
4.0
0
37
1
9.25
Shreyas Gopal
4.0
0
43
0
10.75
Riyan Parag
1.0
0
14
0
14.00
Rahul Tewatia
1.0
0
6
1
6.00
Extras: 11 (b 0, lb 3, w 8, nb 0, p 0)Fall of Wickets
Batsmen
Score
Over
Sunil Narine
36
4.5
Nitish Rana
82
10.0
Shubman Gill
89
11.1
Dinesh Karthik
106
13.1
Andre Russell
115
14.2
Pat Cummins
149
18.0
Rajasthan Royals
Batsman
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
SR
Jos Buttler c Varun Chakravarthy b Shivam Mavi
21
16
1
2
131.25
Steve Smith c Dinesh Karthik b Pat Cummins
3
7
0
0
42.86
Sanju Samson c Sunil Narine b Shivam Mavi
8
9
1
0
88.89
Robin Uthappa c Shivam Mavi b Kamlesh Nagarkoti
2
7
0
0
28.57
Riyan Parag c Shubman Gill b Kamlesh Nagarkoti
1
6
0
0
16.67
Rahul Tewatia b Varun Chakravarthy
14
10
0
1
140.00
Tom Curran Not Out
54
36
2
3
150.00
Shreyas Gopal c Dinesh Karthik b Sunil Narine
5
7
0
0
71.43
Jofra Archer c Kamlesh Nagarkoti b Varun Chakravarthy
6
4
0
1
150.00
Jaydev Unadkat c Kamlesh Nagarkoti b Kuldeep Yadav
9
13
0
0
69.23
Ankit Rajpoot Not Out
7
5
0
1
140.00
Total: 137/9(20.0)
Bowler
Overs
Maiden
Runs
W
Econ
Sunil Narine
4.0
0
40
1
10.00
Pat Cummins
3.0
0
13
1
4.33
Shivam Mavi
4.0
0
20
2
5.00
Kamlesh Nagarkoti
2.0
0
13
2
6.50
Varun Chakravarthy
4.0
0
25
2
6.25
Kuldeep Yadav
3.0
0
20
1
6.67
Extras: 7 (b 0, lb 6, w 1, nb 0, p 0)Fall of Wickets
