Vijay Shankar, Aparajith in TN team
Chennai: All-rounder Vijay Shankar and Baba Aparajith returned to the Tamil Nadu team which will take on Mumbai in a Ranji Trophy Group "C" match to be played in Mumbai from October 24. Shankar and Aparajith, who were part of the India "A" squad that played the visiting New Zealand "A" in a limited-overs series, had missed the first two games and would bolster the side that would be without the services of stumper Dinesh Karthik, who is on national duty. Test opener Murali Vijay, who missed the second match against Tripura owing to a neck spasm, is back in the squad. All-rounder R Ashwin, who has not been picked in the India team to take on New Zealand in a three-match ODI series, would spearhead the spin attack, which also includes Rahil S Shah, M S Washington Sundar and R Sai Kishore.
Sarfraz turns down bookie’s offer
Karachi: In a shocking revelation, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has disclosed that he turned down a lucrative offer from a bookmaker in Dubai during the ongoing ODI series against Sri lanka and reported the matter to the anti-corruption and security unit officials. The incident has shaken the Pakistan team management and anti-corruption and security officials travelling with the team in the UAE, as they felt that the bans imposed on batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid latif for spot-fixing in Pakistan Super league might have stopped such moves. Incidentally the man who made the verbal offer to the Pakistani captain is based in Dubai and is learnt to be known to the players.
Perera to lead Sri lanka Twenty20 squad
Sharjah: All-rounder Thisara Perera will lead a 15-man Sri lankan squad for the three-match Twenty20 series against Pakistan announced on Saturday, the last of which will be played in lahore. The Sri lankan team will return to Pakistan for the first time since gunmen attacked their bus in lahore in March 2009, forcing international teams to shun tours of Pakistan over security fears. The first two matches will be played in Abu Dhabi on October 26 and 27 before the Sri lankan team tours Pakistan in a fly-in, fly-out arrangement of 24 hours. The last match will be played in lahore on October 29.
India's Amjyot enters 2017 NBA G league Draft
New Delhi: Indian basketball player Amjyot Singh has entered the player draft for NBA's G league to be held here. Amjyot is an alumni of the ludhiana Basketball Academy that has trained top players, such as Satnam Singh Bhamara, Amritpal Singh and Jagdeep Singh. One hundred and forty-six players are eligible to be selected in the 2017 NBA G league Draft, which will take place later Saturday. No trades will be permitted during the four-round draft and only players signed to an NBA G league Standard Player Contract are eligible to be selected.