Former Australian Umpire: Ban Harbhajan Singh for life
Lou Rowan the former Australian Test Umpire has said on Wednesday that there should be a life ban on the Harbhajan Singh for slapping Indian team-mate Sreesanth..
Lou Rowan said in his statement, “Harbhajan Singh doesn’t belong to the game of cricket. He has shown he is no good. They should just get rid of him from the sport”.
Rowan, who stood in 25 Tests between 1963 & 1971 has said Harbhajan comes across as a rogue player in whatever he ….
Umpire Ameesh Sahiba suspended for two matches after “Sree provoked” remark
Ameesh Sahiba an umpire has been suspended for two IPL matches on Tuesday for talking to the media regarding the Harbhajan-Sreesanth slap row & has been asked to answer the showcause notice served to him by BCCI within 48 hours.
Ameesh Sahiba was officiating the Mumbai vs Mohali match during which Mumbai Indians stand-in skipper Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth.
Earlier in the day, Umpire Ameesh Sahiba has claimed that Sreesanth had provoked other players during the match. Sahiba said that Sreesanth had commented ….
Indian offspinner Harbhajan Singh banned for 11 IPL matches
Harbhajan Singh has been banned for 11 IPL (Indian Premier League) matches on Monday. This judgment came after he had pleaded guilty for slapping Sreesanth, before an IPL disciplinary hearing conducted by match referee Farokh Engineer. Harbhajan Singh, had carried a letter, which he presented before the commission. He also expressed regretted for his actions which hurt Sreesanth’s feelings.
The temperamental off spinner already admitted to the media persons of getting physical with Sreesanth. Slapping a fellow player constitutes a Level ….
Mahendra Singh Dhoni rewards Green Park pitch curator
Mahendra Singh Dhoni the captain of Indian Cricket team has sent a note of thanks & Rs 10,000 to Green Park stadium’s pitch curator for preparing the turning track that helped the hosts clinch the series-levelling win over South Africa in the third Test in Kanpur.
Curator Shiv Kumar said he was pleasantly surprised to receive a personal note of thanks & the cash reward from the stand-in Test skipper after the hosts beat the Proteas inside three days on a ….
Mohammed Azharuddin injured after accident in Mumbai
Mohammed Azharuddin the former captain of Indian cricket team was injured after his car collided with a state transport bus in Navi Mumbai on the outskirts of the metropolis on Sunday, Police said on Monday.
An official of Police said that the driver of the Honda City car was also injured. The accident occurred when Azharuddin, along with his two children, was going via Palm Beach Road towards Uran Phata.
A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus dashed against his vehicle. A ….
India vs Sout Africa, India won the Match
India has won the third & final test match against South Africa at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur on Sunday. India has beat South Africa by 8 wickets to clinch the Kanpur Test & level the series square 1- 1. After this win, Team India have leveled the Future Cup series and retained their position in the ICC Test rankings.
Detailed Scores:
South Africa 1st Inning: 265/10.
ND McKenzie = 36 runs.
GC Smith = 69 runs.
HM Amla = 51 runs.
JH Kallis = ….
Team India announced for third test against South Africa
Indian cricket team for the third & final cricket Test against South Africa to be played in Kanpur from April 11 has been announced on Sunday.
Pacer Munaf Patel will play the third test match. Patel replaced R P Singh in the squad announced in Ahmedabad on sunday.
Anil Kumble & Ishant Sharma, who are nursing injuries, will undergo a fitness test on April 10 before the final 14 is decided for the match. Off-spinner Ramesh Powar has been drafted in as ….
India vs South Africa, India lost the second test match
India has lost the second test match against South Africa at Ahmedabad. South Africa won by an innings & 90 runs. India won the toss & elect to bat first in second test match.
Anil Kumble the captain of Indian cricket team was not happy with the pitch.
India second inning: 328/10.
V Sehwag = 17 runs.
W Jaffer = 19 runs.
R Dravid = 17 runs.
VVS Laxman = 35 runs.
SC Ganguly = 87 runs.
MS Dhoni = 52 runs.
A Kumble = 5 runs.
IK Pathan = ….
Sachin Tendulkar will not play Third test also
Sachin Tendulkar the master balster will not play the third test match against South Africa. Sachin Tendulkar, nursing a groin injury, being ruled out of India’s third & final cricket Test.
An official of Police said that the BCCI Tendulkar, who sustained the injury during the drawn series opening Test at Chennai, had not recovered sufficiently to play in the third Test from April 11-15 at the Green Park Stadium in Kanpur.
The senior official of BCCI said inhis statement, “Sachin Tendulkar ….
India vs South Africa, India all out at 76
India had make a score of in first inning against South Africa in second test match at Ahmedabad. Anil Kumble the captain of Indian cricket team was not happy with the pitch. India were rocked by the tearing fast deliveries from Makhaya Ntini & DW Steyn as the pacer steamrolled past the willows of the top order batsmen with ease. Makhaya Ntini clean bowled southpaw ….
Read More: India vs South Africa, India all out at 76India won the toss & elect to bat first
India won the toss & elect to bat first in second test match against South Africa on April 3, 2008 at Ahmedabad. Anil Kumble the captain of Indian cricket team is not happy with the pitch.
Squads:
Virendra Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Jaffer, Saurav Ganguly, V.V.S Laxman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Anil Kubmle, Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, R.P singh & Shreesanth.
South Africa: Neil McKenzie, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Ashwell Prince, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Morne Morkel, Paul Harris, Dale Steyn, Makhaya ….
PCB banned Shoaib Akhtar for five years
The 32 years old Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has been banned for five years for violating a code of conduct at a disciplinary committee hearing on last Tuesday. He was accused for talking with the media.
The charges were laid after the controversial paceman criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for double standards in awarding the central contracts in January this year.
In October last year Shoaib Akhtar was ….
Mohammad Kaif in place of Sachin tendulkar for Ahmedabad test
Sachin Tendulkar will not play the second test match against South Africa on April 3, 2008 at Ahmedabad. Indian cricket team captain Anil Kumble had revealed that the Little Master had “aggravated” a niggle (groin strain) during the Chennai Test.
He said that Sachin Tendulkar`s repeated trips to the dressing room through the day were due to an upset stomach & also a “slight groin strain” & had hoped that he will recover in time.
Sachin Tendulkar will replace by the Mohammad ….
India vs South Africa first test match draw
The first Test between India & South Africa ended in a tame draw in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. It was a match that the bowlers would like to erase from their memory as quickly as possible.
South Africa ended their second innings at 331/5 with Neil McKenzie remaining unbeaten on 155. For India, Harbhajan Singh took eight wickets in the match off an astonishing 78.5 overs.
South Africa 1st Inning = 540/10.
India 1st Inning = 627/10.
South Africa 2nd ….
India vs South Africa, India 627 all out
Inda has made a score of 627 in first innings in the first Test match against India in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.
Detailed score:
Jaffer = 73 runs.
Virendra Sehwag = 319 runs.
Sachin tendulkar = 0 runs.
Rahul Dravid = 111 runs.
Saurav Ganguly = 24 runs.
R.P Singh = 0 runs.
Anil Kumble = 3 runs.
Harbhajan Singh = 0 runs.
MS Dhoni = 24 runs.
VVS Laxman = 39 runs.
Wathc live test match of India vs ….
India 547/4 at lunch, Sehwag & tendulkar dismissed
Inda has made a score of 547 at lunch in the first Test match against India in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. India on Saturday had lost his fourth wicket in the form of Sourav Ganguly as he went trying to cut a flatter delivery of the back foot, in process edging it into the hands of wicketkeeper Mark Boucher who took a brilliant catch. VVS Laxman is the ….
Read More: India 547/4 at lunch, Sehwag & tendulkar dismissedFormer BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya arrested & got bail
Jagmohan Dalmiya former BCCI chief has been arrested on Wednesday. However, the arrest was of only academic interest as he was granted bail immediately. Three years after he was voted out of the BCCI, Jagmohan Dalmiya who is battling a court case on charges of misappropriation of funds has been arrested on Wednesday.
The Mumbai Crime Branch filed the chargesheet against him in a local court on Wednesday. The Crime Branch wass acting on a case which was filed by the ….
South Africa won toss elect to bat first
South Africa’s cricket team captain Graeme Smith won the toss & decided to bat first in the first Test match against India in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday.
Experts believed that batting first on this track is a sensible decision because India have two spinners & the pitch turn later in the Test. Anil Kumble also said it would have been ideal to bat first but he’s hoping his new-ball ….
Indian cricket team announced for Chennai test series
Indian cricket team has been announced on Tuesday for test series played to be in Chennai.
Virender Sehwag & Sachin Tendulkar will play while Irfan Pathan will not play the series. Jaffer & Saurav Ganguly will also play in Chennai test. V.V.S Laxman, M.S. Dhoni & Rahul Dravid are in the team.
Harbhajan Singh & Anil Kumble two spinners are selected for the team. R.P singh & Shreesanth are selected as fast Bowlers.
Squads:
Virendra Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Jaffer, Saurav Ganguly, V.V.S Laxman, Mahendra ….
Sunil Gavaskar is all set to quit ICC post
Sunil Gavaskar, a celebrated right hander who has more 10,000 Test runs under his belt, is all set to step down as ICC’s cricket committee chairman after the governing body asked the former Indian captain to give up his other job of a commentator & columnist, which is in “direct conflict” with his duties in the ICC.
The issue was raised in the ICC’s executive committee meeting in Dubai last week where members felt Gavaskar’s dual roles were in conflict with ….