SA happy at lorgat’s appointment
Johannesburg: His appointment might not have gone down well with the BCCI, but Proteas cricketers have welcomed former ICC CEO Haroon lorgat as Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) new chief executive officer. “Haroon lorgat is an experienced cricket administrator who understands the importance of working with players and players associations. I am looking forward to a constructive working relationship with him,” said South African Cricketers’ Association chief executive Tony Irish. South Africa Test captain Graeme Smith also hailed the CSA’s decision to appoint lorgat as CEO. “As captain of the Proteas Test team, I’m happy that a decision has finally been made on the appointment of a new CSA CEO,” Smith said.
‘No sense in Hansie chargesheet’
Johannesburg: Ewie Cronje, father of the deceased former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje, says that he sees no sense in Delhi Police’s decision to charge his son now for the infamous match-fixing scandal that happened 13 years ago. “They had the opportunity to charge (Hansie) then, but they could find nothing then. What will they find nowIJ” Ewie Cronje told the Afrikaans daily Beeld on Tuesday. Ewie Cronje’s reaction after Delhi Police named the deceased Hansie as accused in the match-fixing case of the year 2000. No other cricketer has been named in the chargesheet apart from Hansie, who died in a mysterious plane crash in 2002.
Proteas sweat on Amla’s injury
Colombo: A groin injury to star batsman Hashim Amla has added to South Africa’s woes as they attempt to prevent their limited-overs tour of Sri lanka from falling apart. The Proteas are already 2-0 down in the five-match one-day series after being thrashed by 180 runs in Saturday’s opener, before falling by 17 runs in a rain-ruined game on Tuesday. Team manager Mohammed Moosajee said Amla was being put through intensive treatment to ensure he is fit to play.
Ind colts pile up mammoth total
Dambulla: Indian batsmen produced a brilliant collective effort to pile up a mammoth first innings score of 503 for seven against Sri lanka in the opening ‘Youth Test’ match here on Wednesday. At stumps on a rain-curtailed second day, Sri lanka were reduced to 24 for one with seamer Atul Singh dismissing rival skipper Kusal Mendis (6) cheaply. With only 53 overs of play possible on second day, Indian bowlers will be hoping to take 19 wickets over the next two days in order to start the series on a winning note. Brief Scores: India U-19 (1st Innings): 503/7 (Vijay Zol 173, Sanju Samson 89, Akhil Herwadkar 71, Shreyash Iyer 65; Chamika Karunaratne 4/94) lead Sri lanka U-19 (Ist Innings): 24/1 in 16 overs (Atul Singh 1/10) by 479 runs.