Srinivasan, Dalmiya for icc meetIJ
New Delhi: Board President N Srinivasan and interim in-charge Jagmohan Dalmiya are likely to represent India in the upcoming ICC annual conference in london as part of a compromise formula to break the stalemate on the issue. As things stand now, there are strong indications that both Srinivasan and Dalmiya will be attending the three-day conference along with BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel who will also represent India at the CEO’s meet. “We are yet to decide on this issue and anything concrete will only be finalised by tomorrow evening,” Dalmiya said on Thursday. Sources in the BCCI indicated that the Srinivasan has made it amply clear that he is not ready to back out from the meeting. Senior BCCI officials are of the view that Srinivasan will attend the important meeting where the heads of all cricket boards will be discussing the possibility of uniform implementation of Decision Review System, while Dalmiya will be attending a few other meetings lined up during the conference. “This seems to be the only way out for the Board at this point of time,” a working committee member pointed out.
India-Zim series starts July 24
New Delhi: India will start their five match one-day international series against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on July 24. The ground at Harare will host the first three matches of the series while the final two ODIs are scheduled at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, the BCCI announced on Thursday. The five match series will be played from July 24 to August 3. Schedule: 1st ODI - July 24, 2nd ODI - July 26, 3rd ODI - July 28, 4th ODI - July 31, 5th ODI - Aug 3.
Pietersen to return for NZ T20
london: England batsman Kevin Pietersen is poised for a return to international cricket in the second Twenty20 match against New Zealand after a long lay-off with injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday. The ECB named a 14-man squad for the two-match series at The Oval in london on June 25 and 27, with Middlesex’s Eoin Morgan captaining the side. “Kevin Pietersen, who has been unavailable for England since March due to a knee injury, will join the squad for the second match provided he successfully completes an lV County Championships game for Surrey beginning on Friday 21 June,” they said in a statement.
Vettori has Achilles surgery
london: New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori has had an operation on his left Achilles tendon in a bid to prolong his career, team management in England announced in a statement on Thursday. The 34-year-old left-armer returned from nearly a year out of international action to play in all three of New Zealand’s Champions Trophy group matches before the Black Caps bowed out ahead of the knockout stages. But the former New Zealand captain often looked in pain while fielding and batted just the once. “Dan has been suffering from this injury for the past year and surgery was the only option to prolong his career with the Black Caps,” said NZ physiotherapist Paul Close in a statement. PNS/Agencies