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BCCI CEO Rahul Johri part of ICC working group to decide on T20 league cap for players
BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has been included in the six-member working group, set up by the ICC, to consider the sanctioning of players' release for the franchise-based Twenty20 leagues across the world. It has been learnt that Johri, along with with four other CEOs -- Cricket Australia's Kevin Roberts, Cricket South Africa's Thabang Moroe, West Indies' Johnny Graves, FICA's Tony Irish and Cricket Scotland chairman Tony Brian will decide on the policy on number of leagues T20 freelancers can play. "The group, comprising Kevin Roberts, Rahul Johri, Thabang Moroe, Johnny Grave, Tony Brian and Tony Irish has been supported by ICC management and external lawyers. I don't think ICC ever wanted to have a say in IPL matters contrary to what is being perceived in some quarters. Or else why would Johri be a part of such an exercise," an ICC board member told PTI on condition of anonymity. The member further said that Johri's name was finalised eight months ago and ICC senior officials Aarti Dabas ...
Kromah's double strike relegates Shillong Lajong from I-League
Shillong Lajong were Monday relegated from the I-League after they suffered a 1-4 defeat at the hands of former champions Aizawl FC in their penultimate round match here. Lajong remained stuck at the bottom of the 11-team I-League with 11 points from 19 matches. Even if they beat Mohun Bagan at home on Saturday in their final match, Lajong are certain to end at the last place as their immediate better-placed side Gokulam Kerala are currently on 17 points from 19 matches. With 21 points from 19 games, Aizawl are now in eighth position. For Aizawl, Liberian striker Ansumanah Kromah scored a brace (40th and 83rd) while Mapuia (81st) and Isak (89th) also found the target. Donboklang Lyngdoh scored the consolation injury time goal for Lajong. Aizawl dominated the match from the beginning. In the 28th minute, a wonderful Isak cross from the right saw a header from Hmingthan Mawia blocked by Kenstar Kharsong in the Lajong defence. In the 40th minute, however, Kenstar was adjudged to have ...
Don't think it is right time to experiment, says Mandhana after loss
Stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana Monday stressed on giving players a long run to prove their mettle in the Indian women's team and insisted that the time is "not right" for experimentation. India handed Harleen Deol her T20 International debut in the first match against England, which the hosts lost by 41 runs. "If you look at the number of matches they have played, it's six to eight. I don't think it is the right time to experiment. We will have to stick with the same batting order to look forward to, giving them more game time for them to prove," Mandhana said at the post-match press conference. "You should give enough chances to prove. When we came in the team, I don't think I started scoring in the second or third match. I think everyone will be getting their chances. We are looking to win the matches rather than experiment." In the game, Veda Krishnamurthy also returned to the side. However, chasing 161, India managed just 119 for six. By the time Deepti Sharma (22) came out to .
TATA Motors' Harrier SUV to be lead brand for IPL 2019
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced that IPL official partner TATA Motors will promote their newly launched Tata Harrier sports utility vehicle (SUV) as their lead brand for the 2019 Indian Premier League.
I-League: Kromah's brace relegates Shillong Lajong
Aizawl FC piled on the misery on the bottom-placed Shillong Lajong FC, when they put four past the visitors with Donboklang Lyngdohs consolation injury time goal doing little to gloss over a torrid I-League campaign here on Monday.
Vishal sails past Shubham in 1st round of snooker tournament
Vishal Vaya straight away hit top form and sailed past Shubham Randhe in a first round match of the Rs 12.9 lakh prize money CCI All India Open Snooker Championship 2019 here Monday. Vishal did not take time to settle down and potted steadily to take the first frame in the contest between city rivals. He then showed excellent touch to compile a break of 60 in winning the second before snatching a close third to wrap up the match winning 93-31, 84-0, 61-47 and advance to the second round. Meanwhile, Sangeeta Hemchand of hosts Cricket Club of India (CCI), one of the three women participating in the tournament, put up a fight against Kaizad Fitter, but finished on the losing side, going down in straight frames in another first round match. Fitter fought hard and managed to overcome the spirited challenge from Sangeeta pulling through at 64-26, 48- 21 and 66-61. Nikhil Ghadge of Western Railway SA also progressed to the second round after defeating Ritesh Mendiratta of ...
Rajasthan Royals' camp with Indian cricketers gets underway
With the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is just around the corner, Rajasthan Royals continue their preparation for the season with their second pre-IPL camp.The camp has been organised in Mumbai at the Cricket Club of India's Brabourne Stadium. It begins today and will be on until Wednesday. The Indian players who are part of the Royals' squad will participate in this training under the guidance of the Royals' head coach Paddy Upton along with the head of cricket Zubin Bharucha.This camp entails three days of intensive training as well as fitness drills, which will help the players enhance and hone their batting, bowling and fielding skills. Practice matches will be held as a platform for the new players including Riyan Parag, Shubham Ranjane, Shashank Singh and others to play with the likes of team captain Ajinkya Rahane, Jaydev Unadkat, Sanju Samson, Stuart Binny, Dhawal Kulkarni among others.The Royals' physiotherapist John Gloster along with his assistant Niranjan
All-round performance help England take early lead in T20 series
England's openers Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont and spinner Linsey Smith helped England to take an early lead in the three-match T20 series as they defeated hosts in the first T20I by 41 runs at the Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati on Monday.Chasing a score of 161 runs, Indian top order were not able to provide a good start at the top as they lost three quick wickets for 23 runs.Harleen Deol (8) was dismissed by Katherine Brunt while Smriti Mandhana (2) and Jemimah Rodrigues (2) were dismissed by Linsey Smith.England kept on taking wickets at regular intervals. Mithali Raj (7) was also not able to post a noteworthy score and the Indian players kept on falling like a pack of cards.After being reduced to 46 for five, it was just a matter of time for the English team to wrap up the match. Deepti Sharma (and Arundhati Reddy (18) provided resistance in the middle by stitching together a partnership of 30 runs.India was just able to score 119 for six, in the end, falling short off the target .
Goswami back at the top of ODI rankings
Jhulan Goswami has returned back to the top position for bowlers in the ICC Women's ODI rankings.Goswami was the star for Indian team as she picked up eight wickets in the three-match ODI series enabling her side to win the series 2-1 against England.Natalie Sciver has advanced 10 slots to reach her career-best fifth place in the batting rankings after scoring 130 runs in the three-match series against India.Australia have also moved closer to clinching a direct berth for the World Cup as they defeated New Zealand 3-0 in the three-match ODI series, holding the first spot. They now have 22 points from 12 matches whereas India are on the second position with 16 points from 15 matches.Australia's Alyssa Healy has moved up one place to the 15th position and Rachael Haynes has moved seven places to 21st position.Among the bowlers, Jess Jonnasen of Australia has moved two places to second and Sophie Ecclestone of England has moved four places to 20th.England would be looking to overtake ...
Need to put more runs on board, says Adam Zampa
Australia were able to post just 235 runs in the first ODI against India which did not prove enough for the team. Australia's leg-spinner Adam Zampa has said that defending more runs will be good for the team and bowlers."235 on any ground in ODI cricket is not enough. But in saying that, we fought hard during the game. We have spoken about just improving, defending a higher total would probably be good for us," Adam Zampa told reporters.Zampa was the pick of the bowlers in the first ODI of the five-match series as the spinner picked up two priced scalps of Virat Kohli and Ambati Rayudu."Ball is coming out of my hands nicely, I have tried to adapt to the conditions. In my last tour I was under-prepared and getting used to the conditions has been good for me this time around," Zampa said. Aaron Finch, the captain of the Australian cricket team has been woefully out of form for the past months. The captain was dismissed for a duck in the first match of the series by Jasprit Bumrah. But,
Have to learn from mistakes, says Mandhana on captaincy
Leading India in place of injured Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana looked short of ideas against the World T20 runner-up England in the first game of the three-match series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Monday.Mandhana, new to her role, couldn't guide the bowlers and under pressure kept changing the field after every other ball, which helped the visitors to comfortably post 160 for four."I was leading the team for the first time and I've got a lot of takeaways from it. As a captain, I've to learn from the mistakes I made today else I won't learn. I won't be able to improve as a captain," she said after the match."We had two sets of plans for each batter if the first wasn't working we were going to the second plan. We'll plan better and I'll be more pro-active next time," she added.Chasing the mammoth total, Indian top order was not able to provide a good start as they lost three quick wickets. England at regular intervals kept on taking wickets and India fell like a
Bowling wicket-to-wicket is best way to counter Indian batsmen: Zampa
His stint in the IPL has made Adam Zampa realise that the best way to counter Indian batsmen is by bowling a wicket-to-wicket line. Zampa, who has grabbed 44 wickets in 35 ODI appearances so far feels that his strength is attacking the stumps rather than bowl big loopy leg breaks outside the off-stump, which players like Virat Kohli and Kedar Jadhav relish hitting. "From my IPL experience and seeing these guys play, it's not about the variety of wrong 'uns but it's about the best way to bowl to these batsmen. Particularly in ODI cricket, most leg-spinners these days are attacking the stumps and that's my strength," Zampa said on the eve of the match. "I feel like when I get away from the stumps, guys lilke Virat and the other night (Kedar) Jadhav, I got little bit frustrated and went wide off the stumps, that is when the damage happen. It's about staying away from their strengths," said Zampa, who dismissed Kohli in the first T20 International in Visakhaptanam as well as the first ODI
Indian contingent leaves for Special Olympics
A 378-strong Indian contingent, including 289 athletes and 73 coaches, was Monday given a warm send-off, motivating them ahead of the upcoming Special Olympics. A send-off was organised in the city's The Frank Anthony Public School and presided over by Aruna Abhey Oswal, founder of a trust named after her. The guests of honour included former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif and Ambassador of Ecuador, Hector Cueva Jacome. The participants will leave on March 8 for Abu Dhabi where they will represent India in 14 out of 24 Olympic-type sports. The teams have been practicing in their respective states and also at national level camps under the supervision of Victor R Vaz, National Sports Director, and the head of the delegation. Air Marshal (Retd) Denzil Keelor, founding trustee and CEO Special Olympics Bharat, said, "It gives me immense pleasure to see growing support for our athletes going for the World Summer Games. "The fact that the athletes have pushed themselves to this extent to be
Williamson narrows gap with table-topper Kohli in ICC Test rankings
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has reached the career-best 915 rating points and narrowed the gap with the table topper India skipper Virat Kohli (922 points), ICC announced on Monday.
Lahiri finishes at T-59 as Mitchell beats big names for maiden win
Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri had a forgettable final day with a five-over 75 to finish a disappointing tied-59th at the Honda Classic here on Monday. After being in the running for a decent finish with rounds of 67, 70 and 71, Lahiri stumbled on the final day for a total of three-over 283. The two birdies on the second and third holes were Lahiri's only bright spots of the day. On the Par-4 second, he reached the green in two but had a 35-footer for birdie and he rolled it in. On the next hole, Lahiri had an 11-footer for an eagle following a great second shot. He failed to make it but still managed a birdie. That was the last of the gains he had and he made five bogeys and an eagle in all. Keith Mitchell rolled in a 16-footer for a winning birdie, which left Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler in tied-second place, despite finishing with birdies. Mitchell ended with a total of nine-under and Koepka and Fowler were at eight-under. Vijay Singh, playing in the final group of the day with ...
Bhullar suffers disaster on final day, drops to tied 27th
India's Gaganjeet Bhullar slipped after spending some time in the top 3, a disastrous start in Monday's final round leading to a tied 27th finish at the Oman Open. Hit by bogey-bogey start followed by a double on fourth, he fell from four-under where he was after 54 holes to even par in a matter of four holes. Bhullar went on to finish the day at six-over 78 as he birdied the 12th, but again double bogeyed 15th and bogeyed the 16th. Shubhankar Sharma, the other Indian to make the cut, also shot 78 with three birdies, seven bogeys and a double bogey. He finished tied 67th. Bhullar is now headed to the Qatar Masters, while Sharma takes a break. Meanwhile, Kurt Kitayama produced a remarkable final day comeback at the Al Mouj Golf to win his second European Tour title of the season. The American, who won his first European Tour title at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Anahita earlier this season, played a marathon 33 holes on the final day after sandstorms and high winds delayed play ..
Jhulan Goswami back on top in ICC ODI rankings
India fast bowler Jhulan Goswami took back the top position for bowlers in the ICC Womens ODI Player Rankings after playing an important role in a 2-1 home series win over England in the ICC Womens Championship.
India no match for superior England in 1st T20I
It was a forgettable captaincy debut for Smriti Mandhana as India eves suffered a crushing 41-run defeat to England in the first T20 of the three-match series here on Monday.
India unbeaten against Aussies at Jamtha
The Vidarbha Cricket Association's stadium in Jamtha has proved to be a good hunting ground for India against Australia as the hosts have emerged victorious by a comfortable margin in all the three ODI matches played at the venue. India first played the Aussies on October 28, 2009, which was co-incidentally the first match at the VCA Stadium, situated on the outskirts of the 'Orange' city. In that game, the hosts emerged triumphant by 99 runs and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the then captain led from the front with his 107-ball 124. Courtesy Dhoni's innings, the hosts posted a massive 354 for seven on the board and then shot out Australia for 255. India and Australia then squared off in the sixth ODI of the series on October 30, 2013 and the hosts hammered them by six wickets after the Aussies had amassed 350 for six. Then, Australian captain George Bailey (156) and Shane Watson (102) had struck hundreds as the visitors had posted 350 for six in their 50 overs. But Shikhar Dhawan (100) and ..
India look to continue domination in second ODI vs Australia (Preview)
The Indian top order will look to get runs while the World Cup hopefuls will strive to seal a berth, when India take on Australia in the second ODI, here on Tuesday.