Ashwin No.1 all-rounder in Tests
dubai: India's Ravichandran Ashwin continued to hold on to the top spot in the all-rounders' table and also retained his second position in the bowling list in the latest ICC Test rankings. Premier off-spinner Ashwin stood out with 31 wickets in four Tests in India's 3-0 triumph over South Africa in the home series, and has a Test batting average of 31.68 with a highest score of 124. left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, who picked up 23 wickets in four Tests against South Africa, is the only other Indian bowler to be figuring in the top-10 list, which is still headed by England's Stuart Broad. Jadeja has remained on sixth position in the list. In the batting chart, Ajinkya Rahane is the lone Indian in the top-10, as he managed to maintain his 10th place. He shares the 10th spot with Australia's Adam Voges. Steven Smith of Australia remained number one Test batsman.
Ganguly to miss MCl after back injury
Karachi: Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly will miss the inaugural edition of the Master Cricket league after sustaining a back injury during a practice session. Ganguly, who was to lead the libra legends team in the T20 tournament for retired greats of the game, had pulled out of the inaugural edition on the doctor's advice as he had sustained a back spasm during a practice match a few days ago. According to the report in local daily ‘Gulf News', the 42-year-old left-hander had hurt his back while turning for a single (during practice) and doctors have advised him rest for at least two weeks.
Two players join I-league clubs
chennai: Newly-crowned Indian Super league football champions Chennaiyin FC on Wednesday confirmed the loan moves of their two right backs Abhishek Das and Mehrajuddin Wadoo to the I-league. While young Abhishek has been loaned to reigning I-league Mohun Bagan, the experienced Wadoo has joined Sporting Clube de Goa, according to a press release. The move followed the earlier announcement of the loan moves of seven other players — Balwant Singh, Dhanachandra Singh, Jeje lalpekhlua (Mohun Bagan), Karanjit Singh (Salgaocar), Thoi Singh (Bengaluru), Zakeer Mundampara (DSK Shivajians) and Jayesh Rane (Mumbai FC) — to 2015-16 I-league.