Consider age as per birth certificate: HC
New Delhi: A Delhi Court has directed the BCCI to consider the age of players on the basis of birth certificates or adopt a scientific method to determine the age in the absence of genuine documentary proof. Accepting the plea of Yash Sehrawat and Aryan Sehrawat, who were denied permission to play an under-16 cricket tournament by the BCCI citing over-age, Justice V K Jain rejected the Tanner Whitehouse 3 (TW-3) method adopted by the cricket body to ascertain their age for the tournament. The court directed BCCI to verify the genuineness and authenticity of the documents, including the school certificates, filed by the petitioners as proof of their respective date of birth, within four weeks of submission.
lee could’ve killed Piers Morgan: Hadlee
Wellington: “Incensed” New Zealand cricket great Richard Hadlee claims TV host Piers Morgan could have been killed by Brett lee in an exhibition over and he wants the former Australian speedster punished. During Saturday’s tea break in the England-Australia Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, lee left Morgan battered and bruised as he pounded the Englishman with an over of short-pitched deliveries. “As a former fast bowler I was appalled and outraged at what I witnessed,” Hadlee said in a column written for Fairfax News. The exhibition was organised after lee challenged Morgan to face an over when the television interviewer questioned the courage of some England batsmen.
DDCA elections to be held today
New Delhi: BCCI vice-president Sneh Bansal is favourite to win presidential elections against former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi as they square off in the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) contest, scheduled here on Monday. Bansal is set to take over from current president Arun Jaitley, who has decided against contesting the DDCA elections due to busy political commitments and Bansal has the backing of the BJP heavyweight. There are approximately 4300 voters in DDCA but most of the votes are supposed to be cast via ‘proxy system’ which makes Bansal overwhelming favourite along with his faction members that includes Chand Khanna, Chetan Chauhan, Sunil Dev, Anil Khanna to name a few. Apart from Chauhan, who was a renowned Test player, others are businessmen who have been at the helm of affairs for close to two decades.
Akmal set to miss PCB central contract
Kozhikode: Karachi: Some senior Pakistan players such as Kamran Akmal may not be given central contracts for the year 2014 as the Cricket Board and national selectors have decided to reward in-form younger players. A official of the Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed that the selectors had been told to prepare a preliminary list of 20 to 25 players to be considered for the new central contracts. “Once the selectors submit the list it will be debated upon by the interim management committee of the board and finally approved by the acting Chairman o the board,” the official said. PNS/Agencies