ASHWIN TAKES 3 ON COUNTY DEBUT
Worcester: Ravichandran Ashwin, who started his maiden county stint for Worcestershire on a decent note taking 3/94 and scoring 36 against Gloucestershire, wants to play all the four games even though he might get called up for the limited overs series against Australia. With the selectors wanting Ashwin to play a major role in next year's five-Test series against England, the BCCI is likely to allow the Tamil Nadu off-spinner to miss the upcoming limited-over series against Australia. "I could be called to play in the Australia series," Ashwin told ESPNcricinfo. "But I have indicated to Bumpy (Steve Rhodes, the Worcestershire direct of cricket) that I will be available for all four games. As of now, there are no communication channels (with BCCI) open but they will be shortly, so I will probably get a clearer idea after the Sri lanka series," he said.
RAINA IS INDIA BlUE’S CAPTAIN FOR DUlEEP TROPHY
new delhi: Suresh Raina has been named captain of the India Blue team for the Duleep Trophy, which will be held in Kanpur and lucknow from September 7 to 29, providing him a platform to make a return to the Indian team. Raina, who has not played an ODI since October 2015, was ignored for the ongoing limited overs series against Sri lanka. Another prominent name that will feature in the domestic event is Murali Vijay who will turn up for India Green, which will be captained by Parthiv Patel. Abhinav Mukund, who played the Galle Test against Sri lanka, will lead India Red.
GIBSON lEAVES ENGlAND TO BECOME SA COACH
london: Ottis Gibson has agreed to step down from his role as England bowling coach and become South Africa's new head coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Wednesday. Gibson, who took up his current role in 2015, will leave after England's third and final Test against West Indies next week. He succeeds Russell Domingo, whose contract with Cricket South Africa expired after South Africa's 3-1 Test series defeat in England earlier this month.
U MUMBA BEAT HARYANA 38-32 IN PKl
Mumbai: Captain Anup Kumar and raider Shrikant Jadhav combined to score 14 points as U Mumba beat Haryana Steelers 38-32 in a Pro Kabaddi match here on Wednesday. Haryana Steelers paid the price for their lacklustre first half performance and their defence also struggled to score points. Anup Kumar scored eight points for U Mumba whereas Vikas Kandola took nine points for Haryana Steelers. U Mumba now have 24 points from 10 games and are fourth in Zone A whereas Haryana Steelers are fourth with 23 points from seven games. U Mumba went into the break leading 20-15 and held on strongly as they did not allow Steelers to make a comeback.