ashwin regains 2nd spot in rankings
dubai: Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin regained the second spot in the bowlers' list while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja continued to hold on to the top spot in the latest Test rankings announced by the ICC here on Tuesday. Ashwin, who is on 849 points, climbed one spot, pushing Sri lanka captain Rangana Herath to the third position. India pacer Mohammad Shami has gained one slot to be ranked 23rd. The latest rankings take into account performances in the first Test at Galle in which India defeated Sri lanka by 304 runs on Saturday and the ongoing series between England and South Africa.
ranji back to old format with tweak
kolkata: The BCCI has decided to scrap the controversial neutral venue format in the Ranji Trophy after just one season, following criticism from leading domestic players including India opener Abhinav Mukund. The 2017-2018 Ranji Trophy starts October 6 and the decision to revert to the home-and-away format was taken by the BCCI technical committee headed by former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Another notable decision taken was dividing 28 teams into four groups of seven instead of usual three groups.
First wins for UP, Gujarat in PKl
hyderabad: UP Yoddha and Gujarat Fortune Giants tasted their first victories in the Pro Kabaddi league as the former crushed Telugu Titans 31-18 while the latter pipped Dabang Delhi 26-20, here on Tuesday. Iranian defender Fazel Atrachali marshaled the defence and scored four points for Gujarat. For Dabang Delhi, it was a night to forget as their skipper Meraj Sheykh drew a blank. In a low-scoring first half, it was Gujarat who dominated the proceedings and led 8-4 after 17 minutes. Gujarat earned a technical point in the 19th minute and followed it up with an all out in the 20th minute and ended the first half leading 15-5.
India A defeats afgans by 113 runs
New Delhi: Skipper Manish Pandey continued his good form as India A outclassed Afghanistan A by 113 runs to record their second victory in the tri-nation One-day series here on Tuessday. In what turned out to be an authoritative batting display, India A piled up a commanding 322 for 5, riding on half-centuries from Pandey (86 off 87) and Rishab Pant (60 off 59). Krunal Pandya played a fiery cameo, smashing 48 off 27 balls to make a significant contribution. Chasing a stiff target, Afghanistan batsmen got starts but they could not capitalise and lost.