Kapil praises Kumble

Siliguri: India’s only World Cup winning captain on Saturday praised Anil Kumble for bagging 600 wickets. “No sportsman has given the country an honour of this stature. “Even getting to half that mark is a major achievement for any world class bowler,” the former Indian captain said. On the exclusion of some senior players, Kapil pointed out that “ultimately all players have to leavet. But that exit should be in an honourable manner.”

Delhi Jets victorious

Chennai: Captain J. P. Yadav shone with the bat and ball to lead Delhi Jets to a 75-run victory over Chennai Superstars in the 50-over-a-side Indian Cricket League Domestic tournament here on Saturday.

BRIEF SCORES
Delhi Jets 271 in 45.1 ovs (Abhinav Bali 78; Syed Mohammed 4/40, Hemang Badani 2/39). Chennai Superstars 196 in 43.4 ovs (Hemang Badani 47, V. Devendran 40; J. P. Yadav 4/24). Delhi Jets won by 75 runs.

Aussies under threat

Calcutta: Australia’s long reign at the top of the ICC one-day cricket rankings is under threat with South Africa waiting to overtake the world champions if they fail to make the finals of the upcoming tri-series against India and Sri Lanka.

RANKINGS
1. Australia (130), 2. South Africa (126), 3. New Zealand (112), 4. India (110), 5. Pakistan (109), 6. Sri Lanka (108), 7. England (107), 8. West Indies (97), 9. Bangladesh (47), 10. Ireland (28), 11. Zimbabwe (18), 12. Kenya (0).

Jayasuriya injured

Sydney: Sri Lanka suffered an embarrassing seven-wicket loss to Tasmania on Saturday in their last warm-up match before the tri-series with Australia and India. Sanath Jayasuriya needed six stitches to his chin after being struck by a bouncer from Tim McDonald.

BRIEF SCORES
Sri Lanka 183 (Mahela Jayawardene 51). Prime Minister’s XI 184/3 (Tim Paine 54, Michael Dighton 45). Prime Minister’s XI won by 7 wkts

Laxmi to lead

Calcutta: Laxmi Ratan Shukla will lead a 14-member Bengal squad in the ensuing National one-dayers slated to start on February 26. Bengal will play Assam in their opening match in Guwahati on February 28.

THE SQUAD
Laxmi Ratan Shukla (captain), Wriddhiman Saha, Arindam Das, Anustup Mazumdar, Arindam Ghosh, Priyankar Mukherjee, Dibyendu Chakraborty, Ranadeb Bose, Shib Shankar Paul, Sourav Sarkar, Avik Chowdhury, Avishek Banerjee, Prasanta Singha Roy, Iresh Saxena. Coach: Bharat Arun.

Bagan 111/4

Calcutta: Mohun Bagan were 111 for four against Taltala Institute in a CAB league mach on Saturday. Safi Ahmed and Utpal Chatterjee were at the crease during the close of the day's play.

SUMMARISED SCORES
Mohun Bagan 111/4 vs Taltala Institute.
Kalighat Club 91/4 (Samir Majhi 2/21) vs Rajasthan Club.
Burnpur CC 89/6 (Sourav Seal 3/13) vs Aikya Sammilani. Matches to continue