‘can look at alternatives for Dhoni’
Pallekele: Chairman of selectors MSK Prasad on Monday said that former skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future is being discussed at selection meetings but they will look at alternatives only if the Jharkhand dasher doesn't deliver. Prasad was asked about Dhoni and he replied:"Discussions happen about everybody. It is not just MS. When we pick, when we talk about combinations, we talk about everybody. You will also see in times to come." Asked about Dhoni's future, the chairman said: “You never know. We don't say it is an automatic thing (selection) but we will see. We are all stakeholders. We all want the Indian team to do well. If he is delivering, why notIJ If he is not, we will have to look at alternatives."
sl clears 1st pak tour since 2009
Colombo: Sri lanka's cricket board has approved a tour to Pakistan, eight years after a deadly militant attack against the team brought top international games there to a standstill, officials said on Monday. Sri lanka Cricket chief Thilanga Sumathipala said after a security assessment, the team had been cleared to play three Twenty20 internationals including "at least one" in lahore, scene of the 2009 attack which left eight people dead. leading cricket nations have shunned playing in Pakistan since the 2009 assault, in which gunmen ambushed the Sri lankan team bus en route to the lahore stadium.
Ashwin set for maiden county stint
Pallekele: Premier India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is set for his maiden county stint later this month, with an eye on the tour of England in 2018. MSK Prasad, chairman of selectors, on Monday confirmed that Ashwin has been cleared by the BCCI to play for Worcestershire after not being included in the side for the limited-overs series against Sri lanka. Batsman Cheteshwar Pujara too will return to the county circuit with Nottinghamshire as he is free from national duty after the completion of the Test series here on Monday. "Cheteshwar Pujara and R Ashwin will be playing county cricket. Ashwin is part of other formats too, so it is a blessing in disguise for both of them because we will have a full fledged tour of five Tests in England next year," said Prasad here.
FC Goa sign Sergio Juste Marin
Pretoria: India A are on the verge of losing the first unofficial 'Test' match against South Africa as they struggled to reach 192 for six chasing an uphill victory target of 447 at stumps on the third day. Ankit Bawne (46, 82), who looked set was out of the last delivery of the day, giving a return catch to pacer Junior Dala. India A require 255 runs on the final day with only foir wickets in hand. The India A batsmen were not ready to spend time at the crease as none of them save Bawne were ready to show patience. South Africa A had declared their second innings at 220 for 5.
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