Indian squad for lanka tour on 23RD
Mumbai: The Indian squad for the upcoming tour of Sri lanka featuring three Tests would be selected on July 23 in New Delhi. “The meeting is scheduled on the 23rd in Delhi,” a Cricket Board source confirmed when queried about the scheduled date and venue of the meeting. The full strength India squad, with Virat Kohli expected to be named as its captain, will be available for the tour, barring those who would be unavailable through injuries. The tour is slated to start with a three-day warm-up game against Sri lanka Chairman’s XI, from August 6-8 at the R Premadasa Stadium. This would be followed by three Test matches with the games scheduled to be played at Galle (August 12-16), Tamil Union Oval (August 20-24) and SSC, Colombo (August 28 to September 1). This would be India’s first visit to lanka for a Test rubber after five years. The two countries split a three-Test rubber 1-1 in 2010 on India’s previous tour.
Retrograde step: MCC on 10-team WC
london: The MCC World Cricket Committee feels the ICC’s decision to limit the ODI World Cup to 10 teams is a “retrograde step” and detrimental to the sport’s chances of finding a place in the Olympics. The committee met at lord’s on July 13 and 14 - the first gathering for new members Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting and Ramiz Raja, and the last for outgoing members Rahul Dravid and Steve Bucknor. “The ICC Cricket World Cup should be a twelve-team tournament. The committee believes that the organisation of a ten-team ICC Cricket World Cup for 2019 and 2023 is a retrograde step that damages the potential for growth in cricket’s developing nations,” the committee said in a statement after the meeting. “The committee urges the ICC Board to reconsider its position and take a decision that it believes is in the best interests of the global game. This would need to be done in the next twelve months for cricket to have a chance of being included in the 2024 Olympics.
Consolation win for eves over Kiwis
Bangalore: The series already out of their hands, Indian women defeated New Zealand women by three wickets to register a consolation win in the third and final T20I match, here on Wednesday. The win in the final T20 gave Indian eves something to cheer about after having already lost the series 2-1 to New Zealand following defeats in the first two games. Opting to bowl, India women restricted New Zealand women to a mediocre 126 for eight and then chased down the target with an over to spare, making 128 for the loss of seven wickets.
Brief Scores India Women: 128/7 (Krishnamurthy 34, Vanitha 28, Devine 2/13) beat New Zealand Women: 126/8 (Bates 34, Gayakwad 3-17) by three wickets
HEC terminates contract with JSCA
Harare: Glad to have made it count after getting the “lucky” break in Indian team, Manish Pandey said receiving his ODI cap from Harbhajan Singh was a moment he would cherish for the rest of his life. The 25-year-old Pandey was picked for the third and final ODI against Zimbabwe after Ambati Rayudu was ruled out due to injury. He made the most of the opportunity by scoring 71 runs. “This has been my dream for a long time now and I consider myself very lucky to have played for India. I was waiting for this opportunity for a while now and when I got it I just wanted to make it count. I thought I did pretty okay,” Pandey told bcci.tv. Pandey was handed his cap by Harbhajan and the youngster said it was an overwhelming moment for him. “It meant a lot to me and it is something I will cherish for the rest of my life,” he said.