Play 02:24 Ugra: Test record doesn’t amount to selection pedigree Pruning the national selection committee from five to three, as the Lodha report has recommended, would be a bad idea given the size of the country and the number of first-class teams involved. That’s the opinion of three former selectors – Dilip Vengsarkar, Kiran More and Sanjay Jagdale – who say that the increased workload cannot be offset by the…
South Africa's Temba Bavuma Makes History, England 16-0 at Stumps on Day 4 of Second Test
South Africa’s Temba Bavuma celebrated his century by waving his bat at the crowd in the city where he was born. Bavuma’s family watched from the stands. © AFP Cape Town: Temba Bavuma became the first coloured South African to make a Test century, helping his team defy England in the second Test on Tuesday and respond to the tourists’ huge 629 for six declared with their own mammoth 627…
The Lodha committee's recommendations on the BCCI
A sequence of events starting from the IPL 2013 spot-fixing scandal reached its logical conclusion when the three-member Lodha panel submitted its report on the functioning of the BCCI to the Supreme Court on January 4, 2016. Here’s what the panel recommended, and reactions to the same. January 4, 2015 News – Lodha panel recommends severe BCCI shake-upNews – Manohar, Thakur in potential conflict situationsNews – Lodha panel recommends forming…
Pakistan Cricket Board to Appeal Against Suspension of Yasir Shah
Yasir Shah took 49 Test wickets in 2015, including 24 in Pakistan’s 2-1 series win in Sri Lanka and 15 in two of the three Tests against England. © AFP Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board is set to appeal against the ICC-imposed provisional suspension of leg-spinner Yasir Shah for failing a dope test last November in the series against England.(PCB Begins Doping Inquiry) A PCB official said it has been…
Washout in Sydney
The third Test between Australia and West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground appears to be heading towards a draw after day three was washed out. The tourists were unable to add to their 248 for seven as persistent rain kept the players indoors, only the third time in the past 20 years that a full day’s play of Test cricket had been lost in Australia. With only 11.2 overs…
Mumbai teenager scores record 1009*
By the first day of the match, Pranav Dhanawade had already broken the record for the highest individual score in minor cricket Pranav Dhanawade, a 15-year-old cricketer from Mumbai, smashed an unbeaten 1009 not out off 327 deliveries to notch up the highest individual score in minor cricket, breaking a 117-year-old record. Representing Smt KC Gandhi School, Kalyan, in the HT Bhandari Cup inter-school tournament, Dhanawade began the last day…
Australia to Push for Day-Night Ashes Test: James Sutherland
The first ever day-night Test between Australia and New Zealand was hailed as a great success. © AFP Sydney: Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland said on Tuesday he will talk to his England counterparts about the prospect of scheduling a day-night Ashes Test in Australia in the 2017-18 series.(Australia Floats up Prospect of Day-Night Ashes Test) Sutherland said he has mentioned the possibility “in passing” with the England and Wales…
Indian teenager smashes world record
Indian teenager Pranav Dhanawade has become the first player to score 1,000 runs in a single innings. The 15-year-old smashed 1,009 not out off just 323 balls playing for KC Gandhi School in the Bhandari Trophy inter-school tournament. He blasted 59 sixes and 127 fours in a knock spanning 395 minutes, allowing his side to declare on a staggering 1,465 for two. Dhanawade’s innings – against Arya Gurukul School –…
Virat Kohli Crowned Indian Cricketer of the Year At BCCI Awards
Virat Kohli has won the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Indian cricketer of the year in the BCCI Awards function. © PTI Former stumper Syed Kirmani was bestowed with the prestigious Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian cricket, while Test captain Virat Kohli bagged the Polly Umrigar Trophy for Cricketer of the Year in the BCCI awards night in Mumbai. (Syed Kirmani Nominated for CK Nayudu…
India explores day-night options for Duleep Trophy
The ball used in the next Duleep Trophy could look like this © Getty Images The BCCI tours and fixtures committee has recommended to its technical committee to consider playing day-night games with the pink ball in the Duleep Trophy. The Duleep Trophy is a inter-zonal first-class tournament, which was not held during this first-class season because of a crowded calendar. The next Duleep Trophy is likely to be played…