Hafeez to undergo Action test next week
Dubai: Pakistan offspinner Mohammad Hafeez's bowling will be tested at an ICC-accredited laboratory in England next week after match officials reported him for a suspect bowling action during a recent test against New Zealand. Team manager Moin Khan says Hafeez will be tested at loughborough University on Monday, and if his injured hamstring has shown improvement, he will be in contention to regain his place in the lineup for the third test against New Zealand starting next Wednesday. Match officials reported Hafeez for suspect bowling action after Pakistan won the first test against New Zealand by 248 runs at Abu Dhabi last week. He was then ruled out of the second test against the Black Caps in Dubai this week due to the hamstring injury.
Pak seeks review of Aamir ban
Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially sent a letter to its international counterpart asking them to review the ban on Muhammad Aamir in light of the revision in the anti-corruption code of the world body. A PCB official confirmed on Wednesday that the letter had been dispatched to the ICC basically seeking clearance for the left arm pacer to make a return to domestic cricket. "We have asked the ICC to give us advice on how it would be possible for Aamir to make am early return to domestic cricket after the changes in the anti-corruption code," the official said. "We have conveyed to the ICC that we would like Aamir to be given permission to play domestic cricket before his ban ends in August 2015," the official added.
Mumbai crush Dismal Delhi
Rajkot: Veteran batsman Wasim Jaffer played a perfect innings in a modest chase as Mumbai outclassed Delhi by six wickets to enter quarter-final of the National One Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, here on Wednesday. Mumbai will meet defending champions Karnataka in the quarter-finals. Mumbai captain Suryakumar Yadav won a good toss and his bowlers responded brilliantly, bowling out Delhi for 157 in 42.3 overs. Virender Sehwag (9) and Gautam Gambhir (22) 's saga of failures continued as Delhi never looked like being in the match. In reply, Mumbai maintained a steady tempo without taking undue risks, courtesy Jaffer as he struck an unbeaten 83 off 87 balls to take his team to victory in 30.3 overs. His customary on-drives were a treat to watch as all the bowlers including the seasoned Ashish Nehra were guilty of bowling on his pads. Brief Scores — Delhi: 157 (Milind Kumar 64, Shardul Tahkur 3/25) lost to Mumbai: 158/4 (Wasim Jaffer 83 no, Akhil Herwadkar 30) by 6 wickets.
Bhajji leads Punjab into Vijay Hazare quarters
Rajkot: Captain Harbhajan Singh led from the front with an all-round effort as Punjab coasted to a comfortable 29-run win against Gujarat in the pre-quarterfinals of the Vijay Hazare one-day tournament, here on Wednesday. Put into bat at the Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Punjab rode fine fifties from Amitoze Singh (75), Gurkeerat Singh Mann (72) and Harbhajan (51 off 25 balls) to post a respectable 255 for eight in 50 overs. In reply, Gujarat batsmen failed to capitalise on their starts as Punjab pace spearhead Sandeep Sharma, who bagged 3 wickets, helped bundle out the Parthiv Patel-led side for 226 in 47.3 overs. The senior off-spinner also performed admirably with the ball taking two for 51 in his quota of 10 overs. Brief Scores — Punjab: 255/8 (Amitoze Singh 75, Gurkeerat Singh Mann 72, Harbhajan Singh 51; Rush Kalaria 3/55, Rohit Dahiya 2/46) beat Gujarat: 226 (Rujul Bhatt 53; Sandeep Sharma 3/39, Siddharth Kaul 2/43, Harbhajan Singh 2/51, Yuvraj Singh 2/21) by 29 runs. Agencies