'Technical committee didn't reschedule Ranji games' – Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly said the matter of rescheduling the Ranji games was only put forward to the technical committee © AFP Sourav Ganguly, the chairman of BCCI’s technical committee, has said his committee didn’t make the decision to reschedule the two postponed Delhi fixtures. Ganguly’s claims contradict those of the BCCI, which had suggested the technical committee had taken the decision. “The Technical Committee of the BCCI recognised the extraordinary circumstances…

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Hameed tour in doubt due to finger injury

Haseeb Hameed has taken a few blows during the series © AFP England hope that Haseeb Hameed will be able to bat in the second innings at Mohali* but his involvement in the rest of the tour is in doubt, with the severity of his finger injury yet to be determined. Hameed’s short-term prognosis appeared uncertain when he did not open the batting in England’s second innings. He did not…

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Mehedi delivers Rajshahi stunning comeback win

Rajshahi Kings 128 for 7 (Reza 44*, Mehedi 41* Sunny 3-31) beat Rangpur Riders 79 (Nazmul 3-8, Abul 3-11) by 49 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mehedi Hasan struck 44 off 32 and returned figures of 2 for 12 © Raton Gomes/BCB Rajshahi Kings improved their chances of a top-four finish after complete a stunning comeback to register a 49-run win against Rangpur Riders. After being reduced to 43 for 7…

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Pakistan name unchanged squad for Australia Tests

Sharjeel Khan retained his place in the Pakistan Test squad © Getty Images Pakistan have named an unchanged squad for the three-match Test series against Australia next month. Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Rizwan, who were Pakistan’s only inclusions for the Test series against New Zealand, retained their place despite not having played a game on that tour. Pakistan squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam, Sharjeel Khan, Younis Khan, Asad…

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Drops affect team more than me – Amir

Mohammad Amir has had more than ten catches dropped off his bowling since he returned to Test cricket © Getty Images Mohammad Amir has had awful luck since he returned from suspension, having at least 11 catches go down off his bowling in Tests; but he had a sense of humour about his misfortune, and suggested the team suffers more from dropped catches than he does. Amir had four chances…

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Domingo calls for consistency after Australia triumph

Russell Domingo urged that Stephen Cook be given more time © Getty Images Russell Domingo wants to bring back consistency to the South Africa line-up, which will return home from a third successive series triumph in Australia this week. Under Domingo’s watch, South Africa slipped from No. 1 to No. 7 on the Test rankings last summer, but have now begun to climb. They are at No. 5 currently, and…

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Uncertainty over Hameed's finger injury

Haseeb Hameed has taken a few blows during the series © AFP Haseeb Hameed‘s short-term prognosis appeared uncertain when he did not open the batting in England’s second innings in Mohali, due to a finger injury which will be x-rayed after the Test ends. Hameed did not field throughout India’s 138.2-over first innings but, because the injury to the little finger on his left hand was classed as an external…

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Lehmann bristles at Howard's 'reinvention' call

Darren Lehmann wasn’t sold on the idea of adding more members to the Australian team’s support staff © Getty Images Australia’s coach Darren Lehmann bristled at suggestions that he or his support staff needed further change or “reinvention” following a drought-breaking victory over South Africa in Adelaide, at the same time revealing how much pressure he has been under in recent weeks. Lehmann did not enjoy being told through the…

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