Sydney: Australia opener David Warner has pulled out of the limited-overs tour of Zimbabwe, in August-September, to remain with his partner as she prepares to have their first child.
“Since Darren Lehmann came on board as coach he’s told us all that family comes first, and that’s a big thing because we're on the road for a long time,” he said, explaining his decision.
New Delhi: Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (Fica) chief Paul Marsh, on Friday, said it is important to have an independent integrity unit in place to oversee cricket because corruption is not limited to the actions of players on the field.
Calcutta: The IPL technical committee, on Friday, approved David Hussey as a replacement for Dwayne Bravo in the Chennai Super Kings squad for the remainder of the tournament.West Indies all-rounder Bravo was ruled out of the tournament after injuring his shoulder while fielding against Kings XI Punjab. There have quite a few injuries in this edition of the IPL.
London: England batsman Jonathan Trott has returned to training with his county Warwickshire as he recovers from a stress-related illness. He is expected to take part in further training sessions at Edgbaston over the weekend but no date has yet been set on his possible return to action, which is likely to be in Warwickshire's second team.
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed heavy fines of Rs 5,00,000 each on five players — Wahab Riaz, Abdul Razzaq, Fawad Alam, Nasir Jamshed and Shahzeb Hasan — for participating in an illegal T20 tournament in Houston which also featured banned Test leg-spinner, Danish Kaneria.
Lahore: Pakistan will play Tests in Galle and Colombo on their tour of Sri Lanka in August, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Friday. The teams will also play three-ODI series during the short tour.
While the first Test will start from August 6, the second Test will be from August 14-18. The first ODI will be on August 23.
Calcutta: Bhowanipore Education Society beat Acharya Jogesh Chandra (AJC) College by 104 runs at the NCC Inter-college meet, on Friday. Batting first, Bhowanipore scored 205 for seven in 20 overs. Thereafter, they bowled AJC College out for a paltry 101. In another match, Charu Chandra College won by 18 runs over AJC Bose College.
SUMMARISED SCORES
Bhowanipore ES 205/7 in 20 ovs. AJC College 101 in 11.4 ovs. Bhowanipore ES won by 104 runs
Charu Chandra College 208/4 in 20 ovs. AJC Bose College 190/7 in 20 ovs. Charu Chandra College won by 18 runs
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