Play 05:04 Ugra: A legacy judgement from Justice Thakur It’s almost a year to the day that the Lodha Committee submitted a damning report on the governance and administrative structures of the BCCI. After a year of the board resisting the implementation of the recommendations, the Supreme Court has taken the unprecedented step of removing the BCCI president and secretary from office. The order delivered by the Supreme Court on…
Thakur faces contempt of court and perjury showcause notices
Play 02:46 ‘No one is allowed to defy the Supreme Court’ Anurag Thakur was not only removed as BCCI president by a Supreme Court order on Monday, but he is also facing two showcause notices relating to charges of contempt of court and perjury. The court was severe on Thakur for having “obstructed and impeded” the implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations approved by the court on July 18, 2016….
Shehzad hits 68 as Habib Bank take title
Habib Bank Limited 235 for 5 (Shehzad 68, Imam 56, Irfan 3-48) beat Sui Southern Gas Corporation 232 for 7 (Malik 93, Zohaib 2-22) by five wicketsScorecard File photo – Ahmed Shehzad finished the tournament with three centuries and three half-centuries in nine matches © Getty Images Ahmed Shehzad struck a 51-ball 68 in a 105-run partnership with opener Imam-ul-Haq – after Fakhar Zaman retired hurt – to help Habib…
RP Singh's three-for gives Gujarat the edge
Jharkhand 214 for 5 (Kishan 61, Jaggi 40*, RP Singh 3-48) trail Gujarat 390 (Panchal 149, Parthiv 62, Ajay Yadav 3-67, Shukla 3-71) by 176 runsScorecard File photo – RP Singh scored 40 useful runs lower down and nipped out three Jharkhand batsmen © Associated Press After a lacklustre opening day, Jharkhand lived in the hope of turning up better with the second new ball. Rajiv Kumar, the coach, was…
Christian's five-for underpins Hurricanes' win
Hobart Hurricanes 2 for 144 (Short 60, Paine 41) beat Adelaide Strikers 143 (Hodge 55, Christian 5-14) by eight wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Brad Hodge’s 55 was not enough for Strikers as Daniel Christian ran through the batsmen at the other end © Getty Images As the BBL group stage approaches its halfway point, both Hobart Hurricanes and Adelaide Strikers arrived at Bellerive Oval with a win and two defeats…
Tare, Iyer steady Mumbai after quick wickets
Mumbai 171 for 4 (Yadav 73, Waghela 48) trail Tamil Nadu 305 (Indrajith 64, Shankar 50, Gandhi 50, Nayar 4-66, Thakur 4-75) by 134 runsScorecard File photo – Suryakumar Yadav’s 73 helped Mumbai bounce back after the early wicket of Prithvi Shaw © PTI For three-fourths of the day, Tamil Nadu were run ragged and faced therisk of being dispirited, but a burst of energy in the early part of…
Leg-side fields at MCG was 'my mistake', says Yasir Shah
Yasir Shah conceded 207 runs in 41 overs in one innings at the MCG, claiming three wickets © Getty Images Pakistan legspinner Yasir Shah, who conceded over 200 runs at over five to the over in the Boxing Day Test, has said he had bowled the wrong length at the MCG. He also said that the six-three leg-side field the team employed, which drew criticism from the outside, was his…
Kumara double rocks South Africa
Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl against South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:16 Moonda: ‘Another chance for Amla to get into form’ Faf du Plessis, South Africa’s captain, did not attempt to disguise the fact: South Africa had purposefully produced a Newlands pitch for the second Test designed for seam bowling. Even Table Mountain, adorned by cloud, came out in support. But it was Sri…
Latham, bowlers star in Canterbury's close win
Canterbury 161 for 7 (Latham 82, Fulton 36, Winter 2-30) beat Northern Districts 152 for 7 (Kuggeleijn 38*, Watling 37, Jamieson 2-20, Johnston 2-32) by nine runsScorecard File photo – Tom Latham built Canterbury’s innings with 82 opening the innings that set up their narrow win © Getty Images Canterbury’s bowlers hunted in a pack to bowl their team to a nine-run win over Northern Districts in their Super Smash…
Pakistan mull picking Asghar as second spinner
Play 03:28 Samiuddin: Pakistan could go for two spinners Left-arm spinner Mohammad Asghar could be in line for a debut in the third and final Test against Australia at the SCG, as Pakistan actively consider the option of playing two spinners. The Sydney surface has traditionally been good for spin and is likely to be this year as well. Australia, with one eye on their tour of India, have already…