Bangladesh beat kiwis in 1st ODI
Mirpur: Fast bowler Rubel Hossain took a hat trick and a career-best 6-26 to help Bangladesh win the first one-day international against New Zealand by 43 runs according to the Duckworth lewis method on Tuesday. New Zealand was 82-3 after 20 overs when unexpected rain delayed the match for 105 minutes. Given a revised, tougher target of 206 off 33 overs, the Kiwis were all out for 162 in 29.5 overs at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Kane Williamson, who bowled without taking a wicket, did not bat because he was hurt. Bangladesh was dismissed on 265 in 49.5 overs. Brief Scores: Bangladesh: 265 (Mushfiqur Rahim 90, Naeem Islam 84; James Neesham 4/42, Tim Southee 3/34) beat NZ: 162 (Grant Eliott 71, Corey Anderson 46; Rubel Hossain 6/26) by 43 runs via D/l method.
S African Hindus outraged
Johannesburg: A cartoon of lord Ganesha depicting the tussle between the BCCI and the Cricket South Africa has outraged the Hindu community in South Africa which termed it as a denigration of their faith. The cartoon by internationally-renowned political cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro depicts Ganesha as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) with Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Haroon lorgat lying on an altar at his feet about to be sacrificed by his bosses. The cartoon in the Sunday Times also shows Ganesha holding a cricket bat in one hand and wads of money in the other. Hindu Maha Sabha and the South African Tamil Federation have all denounced the cartoon and called for an apology from the Sunday Times. “We have been inundated with calls from members of the Hindu community since the cartoon appeared on Sunday, all calling for firm action against the cartoonist and the publication,” the South African Hindu Maha Sabha President Ram Maharaj said.
‘Ad hoc body will run hp cricket’
Dharamsala: Justifying his actions of cancelling the land lease with HPCA, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday said that an ad hoc body has been formed to run the cricket affairs in the state and all the matches will be held as scheduled. “An ad hoc body has been formed to control cricket in state and it shall be expanded with inclusion of cricketers and cricket lovers,” Singh said. Singh denied accusations of being autocratic, saying that HPCA was given prime land on a nominal rental to function as a society and not as Company. “Government has given land at Rs one per year to develop cricket to HPCA, which was a society. later the HPCA changed itself to a company, which is not acceptable to us, so we have cancelled the lease. Where is the dictatorshipIJ” he asked at an event.