Amitabh Choudhary, the BCCI’s acting secretary, has clarified that Niranjan Shah is a ‘special invitee’ and not a full member of the panel set up by the board to identify difficulties in implementing the Lodha Committee’s reforms © PTI The BCCI has said it is getting closer to narrowing down its list of difficulties in implementing the Lodha Committee’s reforms to “three or four”. The seven-member panel set up by…
Play 03:14 ‘Perfect innings for me as an opening batsman’ – Rahane Before the five-match series in the Caribbean, Ajinkya Rahane last played an ODI against England in January 2017. With a fit-again Rohit Sharma reuniting with Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order in the Champions Trophy and Kedhar Jadhav bedding into the middle order and providing handy offspin, Rahane was benched for each of India’s five matches…
Match Facts Sunday, July 2, 2017Start time 0900 local (1300 GMT) Will India finally give Rishabh Pant a game? © Getty Images Big Picture West Indies must feel this is just a surreal nightmare. They are playing in the rainy season and at 9am in front of no crowds to adjust to the opposition’s schedule and to finish at least half the match before the opposition fans go to sleep….
Nirshan Dickwella’s attempted stumping of Solomon Mire was deemed to be contrary to the spirit of the game © AFP Niroshan Dickwella has been fined 30% of his match fee, and handed two demerit points, for a stumping attempt in the first ODI against Zimbabwe that was deemed to be “contrary to the spirit of the game” by match officials. The incident had occurred in the seventh over of Zimbabwe’s…
Match Facts July 2, 2017Start time: 09:45 local (04:15 GMT) Where will Sri Lanka go after the deflating loss in the first ODI? © AFP Big Picture The Test and ODI series losses to South Africa could be put down to unfamiliarity with conditions. The Test loss to Bangladesh could plausibly be explained by Bangladesh’s rise. The group-stage exit at the Champions Trophy was not completely unexpected either. But a…
Lasith Malinga has been advised 48 hours of rest © AFP Sri Lanka will be without Lasith Malinga in the second ODI against Zimbabwe, with the seamer having contracted viral influenza and being recommended 48 hours of rest following medical assessment. Sri Lanka Cricket also said that left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan had missed the first ODI due to the same illness. Malinga is currently five wickets short of 300 in…
Play 02:05 Bayliss tips Root and Cook to flourish in new roles Gary Ballance could bat at No. 3 in the first Test against South Africa at Lord’s next week, while Liam Dawson, the Hampshire spinner, has a chance to retain his place after making his debut on England’s tour of India in December, after both were named in a 12-man squad for what will be Joe Root’s first Test…