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South Africa stay top as Steyn reaches landmark

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Fast-bowler becomes second South African to take 400 Test wickets as Bangladesh kept in check on opening day.

Fast bowler Dale Steyn (3-30) and part-time offspinner JP Duminy (3-27) led the charge, sharing six wickets [AFP]

Fast bowler Dale Steyn (3-30) and part-time offspinner JP Duminy (3-27) led the charge, sharing six wickets [AFP]

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Fast-bowler Dale Steyn became the second South African to take 400 Test wickets as his efforts ensured Bangladesh were kept in check on the opening day of the second Test.

Steyn (3-30) and part-time offspinner JP Duminy (3-27) led the charge, sharing six wickets, as the hosts reached 246-8 at stumps.

Bangladesh made decent progress despite Steyn reaching the 400-wicket milestone, dismissing opener Tamim Iqbal early to leave Bangladesh 12-1. But the Proteas turned the match by claiming five wickets for 92 runs in the last session.

Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim was the highest scorer with 65. Mominul Haque scored 40 while Shakib al Hasan and Mahmudullah contributed 35 each.

Fresh from a rain-hit drawn first Test which was largely dominated by the hosts, Bangladesh was unfazed by the early dismissal of Tamim, their most successful batsman at the moment.

Imrul Kayes and Mominul Haque shared 69-run partnership to back the side until Duminy halted the progress with a double strike, dismissing the pair in consecutive two overs.

Mominul was undone by the extra bounce as he attempted a late-cut while Kayes misjudged the length to be hit in front.

Mominul hit six fours in his 87 balls while Kayes sent the ball three times across the boundary rope.

Rahim and Mahmudullah combined for 94 runs to frustrate the South African bowlers. But the last session proved to be decisive for the visitors, whose fast bowlers found the reverse swing in the dry surface to unsettle the Bangladeshi batsmen.

Scorecard:

Bangladesh 246-8  (Rahim 65, Duminy 3-27)

BCCI refuses to revoke ban on cricketers

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New Delhi: The BCCI Wednesday made it very clear that it was not having second thoughts on revoking the ban on former India pacer S Sreesanth and spinner Ankeet Chavan in the wake of a Delhi Court dropping all charges against them in the IPL 2013 spot-fixing case.

All the 36 accused persons including Sreesanth, Chavan and Ajit Chandila were discharged in the IPL-6 spot fixing case by Patiala House Court last week but the Indian board had refused to lift their ongoing ban.

The Kerala Cricket Association had made a plea to the BCCI for allowing Sreesanth to play again but Thakur said there will be no rethink on the life ban of the two cricketers.

“The earlier decision of BCCI’s disclipinary commitee ban on this case will stay on,” Thakur told reporters.

“Disciplinary proceedings are different, criminal proceedings are different. The action taken in the past were based on the disciplinary action for the indiscipline of these players, reports submmitted by the the anti-corruption unit. So the same decision of ban will continue on these players,” he added.

All the three accused cricketers had to spend time in jail during the course of investigation. Of the three, Sreesanth and Chavan are currently serving life bans imposed by the BCCI after the scandal shook the high-profile league, while Chandila’s hearing is still on.

Bengaluru beat Puneri Paltan, Bengal lose three on the trot in PKL

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Kolkata: Bengaluru Bulls staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Puneri Paltans 31-26 while hosts Bengal Warriors lost to Dabang Delhi 21-32 in Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) matches at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.

The triumph helped Bengaluru retain third place with three wins from four games, whereas Paltan remain last in the leaderboard with four consecutive losses.

Bengal slumped to their third consecutive loss and have only one win from five games while Delhi jumped ahead of their opponents to the fourth place with two triumphs from three outings.

In the first contest, Paltan were quick off the blocks, racing to a 4-0 lead courtesy successful raids from skipper Wazir Singh and Tushar Patil and the defence too played its part in holding onto raiders.

But Bengaluru charged back into the match through their captain Manjeet Chillar who with his all-round performance made sure his side was breathing down the neck of its rival.

Bengaluru raider Ashish Chhokar was at the top of his game too as he stormed into the opponents half and clinched six points till the breather.

Wazir collected a few more points ensuring Paltan did not crumble under pressure and at half-time, they led 13-12.

It was again a tight contest after the break but Bengaluru, with more consistency, moved ahead and had a 27-19 lead at the 32nd-minute mark.

Raider Rajesh Mondal and Joginder Narwal combined with Dharmaraj Cheralatan to make sure they logged precious points for Bengaluru, even substitute Rakesh Narwal had three touch points to his credit.

Seeing the game going out of their grasp, Wazir again tried to take the game by the scruff of the neck as he along with Amit Rathi pulled back a few points and inched closer to Bengaluru.

Bengaluru, however, did not choke and held onto their lead till the end, winning the match 31-26.

In the last game of the night, Delhi surged ahead at halftime leading 15-10 against Bengal.

Delhi’s star raider Rohit Kumar Choudury made all the difference in the first 20 minutes of the game as he bagged six points including a bonus.

Bengal too had their moments as captain Dinesh Kumar and South Korean recruit Jang Kun Lee ventured into the opponent half successfully.

Locked at 5-5 in the 14th minute, Choudury was inspirational as he landed his palm on the middle line even after he was grabbed by three defenders. Warriors defender Nilesh Shinde suffered a blow to the head and had to be stretchered off the playing surface.

On the other side, Delhi captain Ravinder Pahal was brilliant in his defensive duties.

Bengal suffered another heavy jolt as Dinesh limped off the mat after halftime.

Empty, unsuccessful raids eventually made the hosts pay as Delhi clinched the game quite easily.

(IANS)

Delhi court dismisses allegations against Sreesanth, two others

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New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday discharged three accused cricketers, including S. Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan.
All the 36 accused persons including former India capped cricketer S Sreesanth were discharged in the IPL-6 spot fixing case by a Delhi court.

Other two prominent IPL players -Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan who were on bail were also discharged in the case in which six persons including underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel were declared proclaimed offenders.

All are discharged (from the case), Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna said while pronouncing the order. The case was today put for order on framing of charges against the 36 accused persons who were on bail.

Sreesanth, 32, broke down on hearing the order while the other accused including the players present in the courtroom started hugging each other.

Sreesanth said “at last justice has been done to him, adding, God willing, I will be able to return to cricket. I have no regrets, no complaints.

The court had on May 23 reserved for today the order on framing of charges in the case. Special Cell of Delhi Police had named 42 accused in the case in its charge sheet out of whom six are absconding.

Police had told the court that properties of Dawood and Shakeel in Mumbai have already been attached in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case and that they have not visited India since 1993.

Police had informed the court that Dawood had properties in his name at Dongri in Mumbai whereas Shakeel owned properties in Nagpada there.

The court had earlier issued non-bailable warrants against Dawood and Shakeel, Pakistan-based Javed Chutani, Salman alias Master and Ehteysham, who all are considered to be Dawood’s associates.

The police had filed a 6,000-page charge sheet against various accused in the case. It had also filed supplementary charge sheet later on. The court had granted bail to Sreesanth, Chavan and other accused for lack of evidence against them under the provisions of stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).

Other accused, including Chandila, were also granted bail later on by the court. The police, in its charge sheet, had claimed that Dawood and Shakeel, who have been controlling the fixing and betting market in cricket in India, were behind IPL spot-fixing.

(Agencies)

Pro Kabaddi: Telugu Titans beat Bengal Warriors

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Kolkata: Telugu Titans came out on top of Bengal Warriors in a Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) encounter that had forutnes swinging like a pendulum at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here on Thursday.

Last two raid points from Rahul Chaudhuri and a tackle made all the difference as the visitors edged past the Kolkata-based franchise 32-30.

With the win, Titans remain second on the leader board, collecting three wins from as many games whereas Warriors are still fourth, managing only one win from three outings.

The Titans were off to a steady start as they pocketed three consecutive points, but the Warriors roared back into the contest with successful raids from skipper Dinesh Kumar.

Kumar was well supported by South Korean recruit Jang Kun Lee who tried being cheeky and was smart with his little toe flicks.

The Titans too had their moments in the first half as their allrounder Deepak Nivas Hudda – adjudged best defender of the match – later collected eight points for his team.

But it was Lee – declared best raider – again who gave the home side the advantage in the last few seconds of the first half as he collected three touch points from a raid.

At the breather, Warriors led 16-10.

The Titans were quick off the blocks again amassing four consecutive points. Warriors responded with Lee pocketing two more but the rivals kept on coming at them.

With the home side ahead 19-18, Warriors star raider Sunil Jaipal accounted for three off the rival players in a “super raid” collecting four precious points.

However, the Titans with their never say die attitude, rallied back, courtesy some superb defending and dashy raids from Prashant Rai K. and Hudda.

With Titans leading by a point, Lee once again came to the forefront with a few good points including a “super raid”.

But Chaudhuri settled the issueby dragging two defenders to the middle line.

(IANS)

Pro Kabaddi: Bengaluru beat Patna, Warriors edge past Pink Panthers

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Kolkata: A last ditch attempt from the defence ensured Bengal Warriors full points against title holders Jaipur Pink Panthers, while Bengaluru Bulls were runaway winners opposite Patna Pirates in two back-to-back games of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 2 at the Netaji Indoor Stadium here on Wednesday.

The locals won 28-26 in the match watched by a crowd of around 5,000 people.

Bengaluru on the other hand won 31-26 defeating the Pirates with ease.

The win propelled the hosts to the fourth position on the league, while the Panthers are a rung below with two back-to-back losses.

The win for the Bulls in the second match made sure they were in the third position with two wins from three outings.

With only seconds left on the clock, Warriors had to pin down the raider and they did so with some style bagging three points, and with it, the contest.

It was neck and neck in the first half, with the home team giving the defending champions a run for their money.

However, Jasvir Singh — the star raider for the Panthers — did much of the work for his team with his dashy movements and prolific leg-swings that helped the visitors open up a 15-12 lead at half time, as their owner Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan seemed content.

The second half was enthralling too as the Warriors made it a point to not budge an inch which reflected in their performance as former captain Nilesh Shinde clinched seven tackle points.

Warriors’ skipper Dinesh Kumar joined in the act getting important points for his side as he raided the opponent half and looked to salvage in desperation whatever points he could.

But it took a team effort from the Warriors in the dying seconds of the game to pull off the miraculous victory after being behind for much of the game.

In the second encounter, the man who made the difference for Bengaluru was Manjeet Chhillar, their captain and allrounder, who raided and defended with equal panache to clinch 4 raid points and 7 tackle points for his side and was adjudged the player of the match.

Earlier, former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly sang the national anthem in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who inaugurated the city leg of the Kabaddi League.

“They have to take a bit of ‘panga’. We have won both the IPL and the ISL and I hope we win the kabaddi title too,” said Ganguly, expressing support for Bengal Warriors.

The prolific left-handed willower also batted for the success of the league and congratulated the official broadcaster for their efforts.

“I have not played kabaddi much, but I’ve seen a few matches. It provides a good platform for domestic players.”

Banerjee termed the sport her “favourite game”.

(IANS)

Virat Kohli to lead India for Sri Lanka tour

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The BCCI national selection committee, along with Test captain Virat Kohli, right, and BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur, second from right, at a meeting in New Delhi on July 23, 2015 to announce the squad for the three-Test tour of Sri Lanka. Photo: Facebook.com/IndianCricketTeam

The BCCI national selection committee, along with Test captain Virat Kohli, right, and BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur, second from right, at a meeting in New Delhi on July 23, 2015 to announce the squad for the three-Test tour of Sri Lanka. Photo: Facebook.com/IndianCricketTeam

New Delhi: The BCCI’s national selection committee on Thursday made just one change to the Indian Test team for the upcoming three-Test tour of Sri Lanka, giving 32-year-old leg-spinner Amit Mishra a Test cap after four years.

Mishra, whose last of his 13 Test matches was against England at The Oval in 2011, earned a recall to the squad as a replacement for Karn Sharma, who fractured a finger in his left hand before the side’s recently concluded tour of Zimbabwe.

After returning to the Test team after two years in the one-off match against Bangladesh, Harbhajan Singh will continue his comeback in the five-day format in the series beginning on August 12. Singh and Mishra will act as support cast for lead spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.

Despite new Test skipper Virat Kohli’s backing of pace to get the job done even on sub-continent pitches — three pacers figured in the drawn game in Fatullah — Sri Lanka has always favoured spinners. Pakistan leggie Yasir Shah’s brilliant performance in the series win over the hosts would only have convinced chief selector Sandeep Patil and company.

Patil emphasised that fitness and form rather than age — Mishra is 32 and Harbhajan 35 — would influence the thinking of his panel. “The policy which the selectors have adopted in the last three years is to go by fitness and form…Karn has still not recovered from the injury. It is the same with Mohammed Shami,” Patil told a media conference. Shami has not played since he underwent knee surgery following the World Cup.

“Mishra was always in the scheme of things,” he said. The leg-spinner though has been playing ODIs, playing his last game in October. However, his Test career never took off, and the 43 wickets in 13 games at an average of 43.30 show he has not grabbed the few chances that came his way.

Kohli and Ravi Shastri will continue as captain and team director, respectively. Young Karnataka opener KL Rahul, who missed the Bangladesh Test because of dengue, is back as expected, especially after scoring a fine 96 in the first India A ‘Test’ against Australia A in Chennai on Wednesday.

Patil insisted that the squad — seven batsmen, a lone wicketkeeper, four pacers and three spinners — was chosen keeping the Sri Lanka conditions in mind. “Our job is to give the right combination,” was his comment when asked about Kohli’s focus on pace over spin.

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has not been included in the team. On the possible inclusion of former opener Gautam Gambhir, Patil told a news conference, “No, he was not discussed.”

While Kohli has insisted on sheer pace doing the damage, MS Dhoni was unsparing about Umesh Yadav’s poor spell following the last ODI in Bangladesh, where India lost the series 1-2. Dhoni’s insistence on line and length rather than speed and waywardness seem to be sending some message. Patil said the senior leader had every right to air his opinion in public while acknowledging that change of guard will bring a different outlook. “Dhoni is entitled to his views,” Patil said.

The selection committee could not escape questions about the recent verdict of the Justice Lodha committee suspending IPL franchises Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings and the subsequent formation of a BCCI working group to study the ruling.

“Teams are not terminated, just suspended. We have formed a committee to look into it,” said BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur.

India team for Sri Lanka Tests: Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul, Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mishra, Varun Aaron, Harbhajan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav.

(Agencies)

Tamim, Mahmudullah push Bangladesh towards lead

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Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah did not take many risks, preferring to chip away at Bangladesh's deficit © AFP

Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah did not take many risks, preferring to chip away at Bangladesh’s deficit © AFP

Chittagong: Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah scored half-centuries to give their team hope of taking a first-innings lead over South Africa on the second day of their opening test at Chittagong on Wednesday.

Opening batsman Tamim (57) fell in the second session while Mahmudullah (67) was out just before rain stopped play with Bangladesh on 179 for four, trailing South Africa by 69 runs.

Captain Mushfiqur Rahim (16) and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan (one) were unbeaten for Bangladesh, who have lost all of their previous eight meetings against the world number one-ranked test side.

Resuming the second day on 7-0 after bundling South Africa out for 248, Bangladesh lost two wickets in quick succession and were forced to consolidate against a probing attack.

Imrul Kayes (26) and Tamim did well to see off the opening burst from the South African fast bowlers to take their team to 46-0 before an innocuous delivery from part-time medium pacer Stiaan van Zyl brought the first breakthrough.

Kayes lost his balance against a delivery down the leg side and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock completed a smart stumping.

Number three batsman Mominul Haque (six) fell three overs later when he was bowled after missing an arm-ball from off-spinner Simon Harmer to leave the hosts floundering at 55-2.

Tamim and Mahmudullah, however, pegged the tourists back with a watchful third-wicket stand of 89 that ended when the former was bowled out by part-time spinner Dean Elgar.

Bangladesh staved off the pace trio of Dale Steyn Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander for most of the day but it was the latter who dismissed Mahmudullah near the close to somewhat spoil an otherwise satisfying day for the hosts.

Heavy rain forced the players off four balls after Philander struck and, though there was a restart, only one ball was bowled before another downpour washed out 25 overs of the day’s play.

Writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Greg Stutchbury and Ken Ferris.

(Reuters)

Zimbabwe down India by 10 runs, level series 1-1

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Harare: A gritty Zimbabwe overcame a below-par India by 10 runs to draw their two-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series at the Harare Sports Club here on Sunday.

Opener Chamu Chibhabha’s fighting knock of a 51-ball 67 lifted Zimbabwe to 145/7 in 20 overs. In reply, India managed only 135/9 in the allotted 20 overs to lose their second T20I match.

Robin Uthappa’s breezy knock of a 25-ball 42 gave India immense impetus but the visitors were reduced to 69/5 in nine overs. Stuart Binny (25), debutant Sanju Samson (19) and Axar Patel (13) gave India a lot of hopes but their contributions were not enough.

Zimbabwe came into the match desperate to salvage some pride as they were blanked 0-3 in the One-Day International (ODI) series and also lost the first T20I by 54 runs.

They found their hero in right-hander Chibhabha, who registered his fourth T20I fifty and waged a lone battle as Indian bowlers took wickets at regular intervals to keep the hosts in check. The 28-year-old in-form batsman completed his half-century in 38 deliveries and hit nine fours during his stay.

Chibhabha, who scored two fifties in the three-match One-Day International (ODI) series, and Hamilton Masakadza (19) started positively. But India drew the first blood when Masakadza edged a medium-pacer Sandeep Sharma-delivery to wicketkeeper Robin Uthappa off the second ball of the third over.

Later, medium pacer Mohit Sharma reduced Zimbabwe to 2/48 in the sixth over by getting rid of Sikandar Raza (8), who captained the hosts after regular skipper Elton Chigumbura got injured. The right-handed batsman played but not with enough force to beat Samson at deep third man.

Chibhabha found support from Sean Williams (17) and they managed a 37-run third-wicket partnership that ended when the left-hander offered a return catch to young left-arm spinner Axar Patel.

The hosts’ innings struggled even in the death overs with Charles Conventry (4) failing to trouble the Indians as he was ruled leg before wicket (LBW) against all-rounder Binny. Chibhabha also perished, being bowled by medium fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Bhuvneshwar repeated his act when he dismantled the stumps of Craig Ervine (7). Lower-order bat Prosper Utseya (1) was dismissed by Mohit.

For India, Bhuvneshwar and Mohit took two wickets each, while Binny, Sandeep and Axar picked a wicket apiece that helped the visitors restrict Zimbabwe to 145/7.

In reply, India got off to a poor start, losing openers Ajinkya Rahane (4) and Murali Vijay (13) early. While skipper Rahane ran himself out, Tamil Nadu star Vijay was bowled by leg-spinner Graeme Cremer, who also removed Manish Pandey (0).

Karnataka batsman Uthappa found boundaries at will even though others were failing. He hit nine fours before offering a return catch to left-arm spinner Williams. Middle-order batsman Kedar Jadhav (5) found himself short of the crease at the bowler’s end while taking a Binny’s double. Taurai Muzarabani’s direct throw from deep mid-wicket forced India to slump to 69/5 in ninth over.

Thereafter, Binny (24) and young Kerala wicketkeeper-batsman Samson (19) forged a 36-run stand for the sixth wicket to revive India’s hopes.

But Cremer struck again, taking his third wicket as Binny offered a catch to Chibhabha. Axar and Samson did their best but it was not enough.

For Zimbabwe, Cremer was the pick of the bowlers as he gave away only 18 runs while taking three wickets in four overs. Christopher Mpofu, Williams and Muzarabani picked up a wicket apiece that forced India to complete the tour with a solitary loss.

(IANS)

Sourav Ganguly in panel to study Lodha Committee ruling

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Mumbai: The Indian cricket board on Monday named a working group comprising Sourav Ganguly, Rajeev Shukla, Anurag Thakur and Anirudh Chaudhry to study the Lodha Committee verdict and prepare the road map for the future of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Anurag Thakur, BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry and former India captain Sourav Ganguly will share their recommendations with the IPL Governing Council (GC) within six weeks. All four are members of the IPL GC. “In accordance with the decision of the IPL GC to implement the Lodha Committee report, the four members will constitute the working group which will prepare the road map for the forthcoming edition of the IPL and related matters,” Thakur said in a statement.

“The committee will be assisted by BCCI legal advisor U.N. Banerjee. The committee will share their recommendations with the GC within a time frame of six weeks after consulting all the key stakeholders.” Shukla said the four-member group’s report to the IPL GC will then be forwarded to the BCCI working committee which will take the final decision in the matter. The IPL GC, at an emergency meeting here on Sunday, decided to abide by the Lodha Committee verdict and form a panel to study the ruling suspending two franchises and banning two team officials.

The Lodha Committee, headed by former Chief Justice of India R.M. Lodha (retired), on July 14 suspended IPL franchises Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for two years while banning respective team officials Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra from any cricketing activity for life.

(IANS)

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