Theft in Ntini’s house
Durban: South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini has become the latest victim of country’s rising crime incidents as police claim to have arrested two youngsters for breaking into Ntini’s house in the city of East London. The youths, hauled up to court by police, are alleged to have stolen cell phones and clothing. They fled with their loot to an informal settlement in the city, earlier this month. The youths, both 17-year-olds, broke into Ntini’s luxury home through a window while no one was at home. Ntini is currently on Pakistan tour with his team.
Mervyn Dillon in ICL
Port of Spain: Former West Indies fast bowler Mervyn Dillon has signed up with the Indian Cricket League (ICL). The lanky Trinidad and Tobago pacer has thus followed in the lines of Brian Lara, ICL’s biggest fetch, and is expected to be in India by November to take up his three-year contract, according to media reports here.
“It is understood that the player signed on the dotted line last week and is now the second West Indies player — after Lara — to sign up for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament,” the “Jamaican Gleaner” said.
CAB XI win
Calcutta: CAB XI beat Hyderabad XI by 141 runs in the three-day practice tie at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday, adds a Staff Reporter.
According to information received here, Shib Shankar Paul grabbed four wickets while Sourashish Lahiri and Sourav Sarkar bagged three and two wickets, respectively. Chasing CAB XI’s 361, the hosts’ innings folded up for 220. The CAB XI and Hyderabad XI will play a 50-over match on Sunday.
BRIEF SCORES
CAB XI 361/5 in 90 ovs. Hyderabad XI 220 all out. CAB XI won by 141 runs.
PCB wish
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is trying to convince the Indian board to accommodate a Twenty20 match in the upcoming series between the two sides to raise funds for Bob Woolmer’s academy. PCB chairman Dr Nasim Ashraf said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had rejected the proposal as requested by the widow of late Woolmer.