‘Kohli's gesture was not required’
melbourne: Hitting back at Virat Kohli for a send-off following his dismissal during the first Twenty20, Australia batsman Steven Smith said the chatter-box gesture by "emotional" Indian was not required at all. Smith lost his wicket soon after a live chat with TV Commentators, triggereing debate if the technology was doing more harm than good to the game. "He gets pretty emotional out there, doesn't heIJ. I don't think you need to do that kind of thing when someone gets out. It's fine to have a little bit of banter when you're out in the field, but when someone is out I don't think that's really on," Smith told Fox Sports.
IPl Governing Council to meet today
mumbai: The Governing Council of the Indian Premier league (IPl) is to meet here today ahead of the players' auction which is scheduled to be held on February 6. Among other things, the IPl GC is expected to discuss the budget for the upcoming IPl season commencing on April 8, it was learnt.
NZ apologise for Amir cash taunt
WEllINGTON: New Zealand Cricket has apologised to the touring Pakistan team after a ground announcer taunted paceman Mohammad Amir by playing a cash register sound during a T20 match. The announcer has been censured and told it was "inappropriate and disrespectful" to goad the fast bowler on his return to international cricket after serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing. Amir has also been subjected to abuse by spectators but New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White stopped short of asking fans to leave the 23-year-old alone. Amir is on his first tour since serving a prison term and ban for his role in a 2010 spot-fixing scandal. During the third Twenty20 in Wellington last Friday, ground announcer Mark Mcleod played the sound of a cash register when Amir was running in to bowl.
Azad to petition HC for SIT
NEW DElHI: Former India cricketer and suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad has decided to file a writ petition in the Delhi High Court, demanding the appointment of an independent administrator and a time-bound SIT probe against the alleged financial impropriety in Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).
Azad said his petition will also be against the Central and state government, CBI and the BCCI besides all current and former officials of the DDCA including finance minister Arun Jaitley, who headed the body for a long time. "Once Justice Mukul Mudgal's second report on DDCA is submitted, we will attach it with our writ petition demanding appointment of an administrator. We would also demand a time bound SIT probe on mismanagement that has been going on in the state association," Azad told reporters here.
DDCA in HC for to hold ind-sl t20
NEW DElHI: The Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the municipal corporation to issue them a provisional occupancy certificate to hold a T20 match between India and Sri lanka at Ferozshah Kotla stadium here. The matter was mentioned before a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Sanjeev Sachdeva which listed the matter for hearing tomorrow before the appropriate court. Advocate Sangram Pattnaik, appearing for DDCA, mentioned the application and sought an urgent hearing saying if the cricketing body does not get all the clearances for the match, then BCCI could shift the venue from Ferozshah Kotla.
Fernando in sl squad for t20s vs india
colombo: An injury-hit Sri lanka on Thursday recalled veteran fast bowler Dilhara Fernando in the Dinesh Chandimal led national squad for the three-match T20 International series against India, next month. India will host Sri lanka for a three-match series starting on February 9 in Pune, followed matches at Delhi and Visakhapatnam on Feb 12 and 14 respectively.
‘Spidercam will be used in WT20’
mumbai: The controversial spidercam, which has been criticised by India's limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, would be used during the upcoming World T20 Championship but it won't disturb play, ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson said on Thursday. "Yes, we are going to use spider cam during the World T20 championship. We will make sure it does not interfere with play. We have guidelines for its usage," said Richardson.
Sindhu moves to No.11 in BWF ranking
new delhi: Riding on her title-triumph at the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold, India's P V Sindhu on Thursday jumped one place to be just outside the top 10 in the latest BWF ranking here on Thursday. Sindhu, who made a resounding start to the new season by winning the Malaysia Masters last Sunday, is now at the 11th spot with 54,380 points in the women's singles ranking, where Saina Nehwal holds second position. In men's singles, Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy were static at No. 9 and 20 respectively but Parupalli Kashyap improved a place while Ajay Jayaram slipped four places to be at No. 25 spot. Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa were steady at No. 14.