India aim to close gap with SA
Dubai: India will start their two-Test series against South Africa in Johannesburg on Wednesday with an aim to close the gap with the number one ranked side in the world on the ICC Test Team rankings table. South Africa enter the series as the clear leaders with 131 ratings points, while India are in the second position at 119 points. Whatever be the outcome of the series, both South Africa and India will retain their pre-series ranking. If India manage to win both the Tests, they will gain five ratings points to move up to 124, while Graeme Smith’s side will drop down to 125 ratings points, thereby reducing the gap between the two teams to just one ratings point.
Bedi vs Jaitley in DDCA elections
New Delhi: Former India captain Bishan Singh Bedi on Monday announced his candidature against Arun Jaitley for the post of the Delhi & Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) president in the upcoming association elections scheduled for December 30. “Yes, I have decided to contest for the president’s post in the upcoming DDCA elections. It’s time that one stands up and protests against the manner in which the association is being run,” 67-year-old Bedi said while confirming the news of his candidature. Asked as to what prompted him to fight the elections, Bedi was prompt in his reply, “Don’t you guys see what kind of financial bungling has happened in the state association over the yearsIJ
Modi files nomination for RCA
Jaipur: Despite being banned for life by the cricket Board, former IPl Commissioner lalit Modi today defiantly filed his nomination for the December 19 Rajasthan Cricket Association elections, prompting a livid BCCI to threaten suspension of RCA for letting him back. Modi’s nomination papers for the post of RCA President were filed by his lawyer Mehmood Abdi, who himself is aiming for the vice-President’s post in the elections scheduled on Thursday. Abdi was accompanied by Amin Pathan, the secretary of Kota District Cricket Association and a close confidante of Modi, to do the paperwork on the last day of nominations. The scrutiny would be done tomorrow while December 18 is the date for withdrawals. The polling would be held on December 19 between 11 am to 2 pm.
High Altitude stadium in Wayanad
Kozhikode: Hilly Wayanad district, a prominent tourist destination,will find a place in the cricket map of the country when South India’s first high altitude ‘table top’ stadium at Krishnagiri is commissioned tomorrow by Kerala Cricket Association. It will be a historic moment for KCA, at a time when cricket in the state is witnessing fast paced development in the last few years due to sustained development initiatives of the association. KCA President T C Mathew said the stadium has been constructed on 4.4 hectare by the side of Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway 212 at a cost of Rs 6.5 crore. It has international quality pitches and a viewing gallery in the form of a ‘sloped lawn’ where people can sit and watch the match. PNS/Agencies