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The board announced a bonus for the two senior selection committees for the impressive performances of the men’s and women’s teams in recent times

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Aug-2017The BCCI will award INR 15 lakh each to the members of the men’s and women’s senior selection committees for having selected “good teams”. The decision was communicated at the end of the meeting between the board’s office bearers and the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) in Delhi on Wednesday.”They have been rewarded for selecting good teams,” CoA member Diana Edulji told reporters.The men’s selection committee, headed by MSK Prasad and comprising Sarandeep Singh and Devang Gandhi, has overseen a fruitful period for India since its appointment in September last year. During the last 12 months, India registered Test series wins in West Indies and at home over New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia, before sealing the ongoing series in Sri Lanka 2-0. India also had a good run in limited-overs cricket, winning home series against New Zealand and England, and being runners-up at the Champions Trophy in June.The Hemalata Kala-led women’s panel, which includes Lopamudra Banerjee and Shashi Gupta, has also enjoyed much success over the last year. Mithali Raj’s team won the Asia Cup and the Quadrangular tournament featuring South Africa, Ireland and Zimbabwe, before making the final of the World Cup in June.In other developments, the question of India’s participation in the Olympics, Edulji said, would be decided by the BCCI’s general body. The other point of discussion was the revision of domestic players’ wages for which Edulji said BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhary was entrusted with firming up the modalities of the revised arrangement. The matter would be taken up during the CoA’s next meeting on August 23 in Mumbai. On the subject of payment of former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin’s pending dues, Edulji said it had been referred to the board’s general body. She also said that the legal team was studying Sreesanth’s case after the Kerala High Court overturned his life ban imposed by the BCCI.

Wahab Riaz’s spell at Essex has been cut short by two games after he was required to join up with Pakistan’s training camp ahead of Test series against England

ESPNcricinfo staff23-Jun-2016Wahab Riaz’s spell at Essex has been cut short by two games after he was required to join up with Pakistan’s training camp ahead of Test series against England. The news is a further blow to Essex’s NatWest T20 Blast campaign, after Adam Milne’s involvement in the second half of the group stage was ruled out by injury.Wahab had signed as Essex’s second overseas player – alongside Jesse Ryder – for the first seven games of the Blast, with Milne expected to replace him for the final seven. New Zealand quick Milne suffered a hamstring tear during the IPL, in which he played one game for Royal Challengers Bangalore, and subsequently required surgery on a shoulder injury.Essex are currently bottom of the South Group, having won one out of five games in the Blast, and have been looking for a replacement overseas signing.Although Wahab only managed to take four wickets in five matches, at an average of 46.50 and with an economy of 9.45, he said he had enjoyed his time at Chelmsford. He could return if Essex manage to turn things around and reach Finals Day.”Wonderful to be a part of the Essex team,” he said. “I have enjoyed it a lot there, it’s been fun with these guys, everyone really supportive and treated me well. I’ve learnt a lot about how to bowl in these conditions, so hopefully the experience I am taking from Essex I will try to put into my Test bowling.”Pakistan’s Test squad are currently based at Hampshire’s Ageas Bowl, where they will undertake a two-week conditioning camp before the first tour game against Somerset on July 3.Essex’s coach, Chris Silverwood, added: “It is a shame Wahab’s spell has been cut short. Obviously we understand that his international commitments come first and that is the risk you take when signing international quality players. We thank Wahab for his efforts and his commitment to the club during his spell.”

Kaushal Silva’s 80 and 77 from Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka finish the second day of the second Test with a lead of 166 runs

The Report by Rachna Shetty26-Jun-2015
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAngelo Mathews held Sri Lanka’s innings together after a wobble in the second session•AFP

Kaushal Silva’s 80 and 77 from Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews helped Sri Lanka finish the second day of the second Test with a lead of 166 runs. The hosts will, however, be disappointed with a few of their dismissals on the day, which held them back from a more dominating performance. For Pakistan, Yasir Shah was the best bowler, picking up 5 for 95 – his second, successive Test five-for – and crossing a few personal milestones on the way.Mathews was the common thread between two partnerships that stabilised Sri Lanka after wobbles had threatened to erode the advantage of a lead. In the first session, Mathews and Silva came together after Kumar Sangakkara and Lahiru Thirimanne had been dismissed within a short span of time. The pair added 72 for the fourth wicket, seeing the side through to a crucial period of play before lunch, and then capitalising on the loose deliveries on offer from a Pakistan attack that had to shoulder the extra burden of Wahab Riaz’s absence.It was Mathews’ partnership with Dhammika Prasad, however, that was far more crucial for Sri Lanka. The lead had been gained but the advantage seemed to be slipping away when Silva, Dinesh Chandimal and Kithuruwan Vithanage were dismissed for an addition of 11 runs to the score. Mathews, himself, received a few reprieves. He came close to being run-out for 25 in the 69th over when a throw from an off-balance Yasir Shah bought him time. He was dropped on 32 when Yasir Shah couldn’t hold on to a top-edge at mid-on, and then poor communication resulted in Silva’s run-out.He then had to watch as Dinesh Chandimal and Kithuruwan Vithanage played poor shots to fall quickly before Prasad held steady at the crease after surviving an lbw appeal off his first ball. The onus of scoring rested largely on Mathews, but Prasad didn’t hold back on poor deliveries, even stepping out to Babar to score a four over mid-off. By the time the partnership was broken Prasad had contributed 35 runs to Mathews’ 36. That partnership helped Sri Lanka’s lead swell from 64 to 137.Mathews, who came into bat a few overs before lunch, started off with a four off Yasir, using his wrists to play against the turn and he steadily accumulated runs, seeing Sri Lanka through a tricky period before lunch. He favoured the legspinner’s bowling, taking four of his eight boundaries off Yasir, including a powerful reverse-sweep, where he dragged the ball from outside leg stump and played it past point. He even came down the track to Junaid Khan, drilling it straight down the ground for a four.Unfortunately for Sri Lanka, both batsmen were dismissed in successive overs. Prasad was trapped plumb in front by Mohammad Hafeez, while Mathews became Yasir’s 50th Test wicket. The Sri Lanka captain was hit on the pads by a quicker delivery that stayed straight and kept low. He reviewed the on-field umpire’s call, but replays showed there was no inside edge. That wicket helped Yasir become the fastest Pakistan bowler to 50 Test wickets. Soon after, he got rid of Tharindu Kaushal to overtake James Anderson and Stuart Broad as the top Test wicket-taker in 2015 with 24 wickets.The five-for was also a just reward for long spells of bowling, a burden that all Pakistan bowlers had to bear after Wahab was ruled out of the Test due to a knuckle fracture he suffered on the first day. Yasir bowled 34 overs in the day, Babar bowled 25 and Junaid Khan bowled 17.2 overs. Mohammad Hafeez who did not bowl during Sri Lanka’s session on the first day, pitched in with ten overs and took Prasad’s wicket.Resuming from an overnight score of 70 for 1, Sri Lanka were cautious in the first session as Kumar Sangakkara and Silva strove to negate any early-morning advantage the Pakistan bowlers might have. There was little on the track, however, and the first wicket of the day came against the run of play, after the pair had settled down.At the start of the 44th over, Sangakkara made it back to the striker’s end just in time to avoid being run out after a misunderstanding with Silva. When Babar tossed the ball up, Sangakkara stepped out and his lofted shot was held by Asad Shafiq at long-on, who completed an overhead catch.Babar came close to another breakthrough, when Thirimanne turned the ball to Azhar Ali at short-leg. The fielder couldn’t hold on to the catch, but the drop did not prove too costly for Pakistan, as Thirimanne fell to a similar shot off Yasir Shah only three overs later.Silva’s confidence grew as the session progressed. He brought up his half-century with a square-drive off Junaid Khan and he pushed Sri Lanka into the lead with another four off Babar, this time a pull through midwicket. He was finally dismissed for 80, stranded mid-pitch after a poor call while batting with Mathews.

For the first time since readmission, the majority of South Africa’s television viewers could be left without any live Test cricket on their screens for the 2012-13 season

Firdose Moonda19-Dec-2012For the first time since readmission, the majority of South Africa’s television viewers could be left without any live Test cricket on their screens for the 2012-13 season. The national broadcaster, the SABC, has decided it will only air Twenty20s and ODIs and show highlights packages of up to two hours from the upcoming Tests against New Zealand.This comes after it was revealed that the SABC was under financial constraints, which led it to consider not broadcasting any cricket this summer. Cricket South Africa and the SABC were engaged in talks early this week to negotiate and reached a compromise where the free-to-air channel paid ten times less this season compared to last.In a press release, CSA said it hoped that the following series against Pakistan, which includes three Tests, five ODIs and two T20Is, “will be shown by the SABC in its entirety”. The first of two Tests against New Zealand begins on January 2.”It is a huge disappointment for us that the Tests matches won’t be shown live although we are pleased the other games will,” Jacques Faul, CSA acting chief executive told ESPNcricinfo. “We want to grow the game and the communities we want to reach out to will not have access to the matches.”Although CSA sold production rights for home internationals to subscription channel SuperSport, it still controls the broadcast rights. The package it sold to SuperSport excludes the free-to-air rights, which CSA holds back for the SABC. “Even though it means we get less money from those rights we carve them out so we can get the free-to-air broadcast,” Faul said.Last season, the SABC reportedly paid in the range of R30 million (US$3.5 million) to broadcast matches. CSA initially offered the SABC a deal for about half that but it was rejected. It has since had to resort to an even lower rights fee, partly because the parties ran out of time to negotiate further. The first match of South Africa’s home summer, a T20 international against New Zealand in Durban will be played in two days’ time and CSA were anxious for the deal to be sealed.It has, however, led CSA to question its arrangement with the SABC going forward. “We will definitely assess our relationship with them in future because we do not want to do business like this,” Faul said.CSA’s only other option would be to look at an arrangement with e.tv, the other non-subsciption channel in the country. International cricket matches played in South Africa are regarded as “listed sports events” by the Independent Communications Authority, which means they must be available on free-to-air television.Despite those regulations, the SABC does not believe it has failed its remit. “The decision to broadcast these matches is a clear indication that we take our mandate seriously and we are cognisant that the public of South Africa deserve to see their cricket team,” it said in a statement.Cricket is the second-most popular sport in South Africa and almost five times as many people watch T20 and ODI matches on the SABC compared to SuperSport. Almost seven times more watch Test cricket on the national broadcaster and those could now face a blackout on live coverage. SuperSport will continue to show all matches live and the SABC’s main sports radio station, 2000, will provide live ball-by-ball commentary at all the games.

A round-up of the action from the third day of the third round of matches from the Ranji Trophy Elite 2011-12

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Nov-2011Seamers Jaydev Unadkat and Sandip Maniar put Saurashtra on top against Punjab, laying the stage for what could end up being a comprehensive win in Mohali. Staring at a first-innings score of 542, Punjab were in trouble at the start of the day, resuming their innings on 59 for 3. They found themselves in deeper trouble shortly after, slipping to 60 for 5. But Mandeep Singh and Amitoze Singh came to their rescue, adding 121 for the seventh wicket with half-centuries but their efforts weren’t enough. Too much damage had been inflicted early in the innings, and the deficit seemed insurmountable. Mandeep remained unbeaten on 85 but Unadkat polished off the tail to finish with 6 for 87.Punjab were bowled out for 278, conceding a lead of 264 and there was more trouble in the second innings. Maniar was the wrecker-in-chief this time round, nipping out three wickets to reduce Punjab to 44 for 4 after they followed on. To make matters worse, batsman Karan Goel had to retire hurt. With three points virtually in the bag, Saurashtra will be aiming for an outright win tomorrow.

Haryana captain Amit Mishra led by example to give his team a significant first-innings lead at the Moti Bagh Stadium, and his batsmen extended it to 363 with three wickets remaining at stumps. Baroda, having bowled out Haryana for 390 on the second day, were sitting pretty coming into today’s play, at 104 for 1. Opener Aditya Waghmode and Rakesh Solanki struck half-centuries and promised to lay the foundation for a lead, but the innings fell apart. Medium-pacer Harshal Patel broke the stand and Baroda slipped to 171 for 7. Mishra helped wrap up the innings, dismissing a well-set Pinal Shah for 35, and ensuring a lead of 176. Haryana began poorly in the second innings and left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh picked up four wickets, but Abhimanyu Khod made 71, supported by Sunny Singh’s 44. Mishra himself was unbeaten on 28 at stumps, and may look to eliminate any chances of Baroda pulling off a surprise in the chase.

Centuries from Mohnish Mishra and Naman Ojha put Madhya Pradesh in an excellent position to overhaul Bengal‘s first-innings score of 496 at the Jadavpur University Complex in Kolkata. MP were well-placed at 136 for 1 at the start of the day, and they consolidated that thanks to a stand of 199 between Ojha and Mishra. Ojha made his fifth first-class century, Mishra reached his fourth. Each hit a six and struck 29 fours between them in a stand that lasted 70 overs. There was a scare for MP when they lost Ojha and captain Devendra Bundela in quick succession, but Mishra and S Abbas Ali added an unbeaten 48 to finish the day on 344 for 3, still 152 adrift.

Delhi put up a better performance with the bat in their second innings but Tamil Nadu were still in with a good chance of pulling off a win at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Starting the day on 281 for 8, a lead of 69, Tamil Nadu lasted another 25 runs. Among the two wickets they lost was Abhinav Mukund, who was caught behind for 99. They finished with a lead of 94. In response, Delhi began well with the openers Unmukt Chand and Shikhar Dhawan adding 68. But they soon slipped to 70 for 3, Yo Mahesh dismissing Chand and captain Mithun Manhas in quick time. Milind Kumar and Yogesh Nagar stepped up, each hitting half-centuries, but were unable to push on. By the close, Delhi were 233 for 5, only 139 ahead though they’ll be encouraged by the ongoing 40-run stand between Pawan Negi and Puneet Bisht.

Karnataka are on the verge of picking up three points against Mumbai at the Brabourne Stadium after reducing them to 354 for 8 on day three. Mumbai finished the day 281 runs behind. Read the full report here.

Uttar Pradesh batted determinedly in their pursuit of a first-innings lead against Orissa at the Veer Surendra Sai Stadium in Sambalpur. Opener Tanmay Srivastava led the charge with 115 in a knock that included 14 fours. Former UP captain Mohammad Kaif made 88, and the pair added 191 for the second wicket following the early loss of Amir Khan. However, both fell in quick succession, in consecutive overs, and UP were soon 214 for 3. But Prashant Gupta and Parvinder Singh were unbeaten on 35 and 39 respectively, and took UP to stumps at 287 for 3, 195 behind Orissa.

Railways had the better of day three against Rajasthan at the Karnail Singh Stadium in Delhi but a difficult task awaits them on the final day. Half-centuries from opener Shivakant Shukla and captain Sanjay Bangar, and important contributions from the rest, took them to 274 for 4 in the first innings but they are still 247 behind Rajasthan. Shukla added 83 with Shreyas Khanolkar and 68 with Bangar before being dismissed. Bangar put together 89 with Yere Goud, who was unbeaten on 35. Vivek Yadav grabbed the three wickets that fell today but Goud and Mahesh Rawat were involved in a stand of 28 by the close, of which Rawat made 26. Can Railways overhaul Rajasthan’s first-innings score or can Rajasthan bowl them out? There’s also the possibility of Railways batting the day out without taking a lead, ensuring the teams share points.

Round-up of the first day of the third round of the Ranji Trophy Super League

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Nov-2010

Group A

Munaf Patel sliced through the Uttar Pradesh batting line-up•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Delhi’s trio of fast bowlers blew away table-toppers Gujarat for 71 on a rain-hit first day at the Feroz Shah Kotla. The young Delhi pace attack – Sumit Narwal, Pawan Suyal and Pradeep Sangwan – needed only 21 overs to knock over Gujarat, who chose to bat on winning the toss. It was a bad start for Gujarat, losing both their openers in the first three overs. Gujarat captain Parthiv Patel didn’t last long either, giving wicketkeeper Puneet Bisht the second of his five catches, after making 8. No. 3 Niraj Patel top-scored with 21 quick runs, but was bowled by Sangwan with the score on 35. Gujarat staggered to 60 for 5, and worse followed as they lost their remaining wickets in 34 deliveries. Suyal finished with four wickets, while Sangwan and Narwal picked up three each. Delhi reached 39 for 0 in the nine overs before rain forced play to be abandoned.Tamil Nadu, currently in second spot, showcased their batting strength by posting 243 for 2 against bottom-placed Saurashtra in Rajkot. A Saurashtra attack missing fast bowler Jaidev Unadkat, who has been called up to the Indian squad for the third Test against New Zealand. Tamil Nadu opener Abhinav Mukund and No. 3 Arun Karthik both made their first centuries of the tournament to put their side in a strong position. After Tamil Nadu chose to bat, Saurashtra fast bowler Sandip Maniar removed S Anirudha in the third over, but there were no more breakthroughs for 56 overs as Mukund and Karthik added 194 runs. They were finally separated by a run-out, after which Mukund and S Badrinath guided Tamil Nadu till bad light called off play with 17 overs still remaining.Another team which are hot on Gujarat’s heels, defending champions Mumbai, also had a good start to their third-round match, bowling Railways out for 201 at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Left-arm spinner Iqbal Abdulla was the most successful bowler, bagging four tail-end wickets, but fast bowler Rohan Raje made more of an impact, taking the first three wickets by the eighth over. The start of the match had been delayed for half an hour by a wet pitch and Raje exploited the conditions once Mumbai won the toss. His burst left Railways reeling at 16 for 3, but thanks chiefly to Prashant Awasthi’s 61, they recovered to 162 for 5. Awasthi was then bowled by Abdulla, and Railways’ final five wickets fell for 41. Mumbai then lost the wicket of Onkar Gurav while reaching 42 at stumps.It was a much more even contest at the Eden Gardens, where Bengal finished the day on 257 for 5 against Assam. After choosing to field, Assam had the better of the first half of the day, reducing Bengal to 126 for 5 despite Manoj Tiwary’s 50. It was Bengal who dominated the rest of the day, though, as two players with international experience, Wriddhiman Saha and Laxmi Ratan Shukla, made unbeaten half-centuries to deny Assam any more inroads. The pair added 131 for the sixth wicket to level the game by stumps.

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Leaders Baroda began their match in style, knocking over Uttar Pradesh for 190 in Vadodara. Two players who impressed in Baroda’s previous match, Munaf Patel and Yusuf Pathan, shared nine wickets to bundle out UP. Yusuf, fresh from a hurricane 195, polished off the UP lower-order to collect his eighth five-wicket haul, while Munaf ripped through the top-order, reducing them to 46 for 4. UP recovered through a 94-run partnership between Parvinder Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, which was snapped when Munaf had Bhuvneshwar bowled for 47. Parvinder went on to make 85, but he received little support from the tail. Baroda reached 59 for 1 in the 18 overs before stumps.In the battle between two teams at the bottom of Group B, Himachal Pradesh made slow and steady progress to finish the first day against Punjab on 256 for 4 in Dharmasala. Their openers, Bhavin Thakkar and Sangram Singh, typified HP’s approach, crawling to 77 at just more than two runs an over. Both were dismissed in the space of three overs and HP slipped to 82 for 2, but half-centuries from Vinit Indulkar and Paras Dogra kept Punjab at bay for 31 overs. Again, HP lost both settled batsmen within a short span before Manvinder Bisla, who came into prominence as an opener for Kings XI Punjab, made an unbeaten 34 to guide the home side to stumps.In a match where less than a session of play was possible on the first day, Karnataka were in a bit of bother against Haryana in Rohtak. Bad light cost 21 minutes of play before lunch, by when Joginder Sharma, who played a pivotal role in India’s World Twenty20 victory in 2007, took three wickets to leave Karnataka at 84 for 3. The visitors will be comforted by the fact that they have their two most important batsmen, Robin Uthappa and Manish Pandey, still at the crease. No play was possible after lunch due to persistent rain.

Grant Elliott has expressed his keenness to make a bigger contribution with the ball in the second Test against Pakistan in Wellington

Cricinfo staff30-Nov-2009New Zealand allrounder Grant Elliott has expressed his keenness to make a bigger contribution with the ball in the second Test against Pakistan in Wellington. Elliott bowled just two overs in New Zealand’s 32-run win in Dunedin due to his knee injury, leaving Shane Bond, Daniel Vettori, Iain O’Brien and Chris Martin with an additional responsibility to fill in for the fifth bowler.Vettori had admitted the extent of the workload the four bowlers had to bear, in having to bowl out Pakistan twice, was huge. New Zealand can expect the physical demands of winning the next Test to be greater, especially as their bowlers are recovering from injuries. Bond is missing the big toe-nail on his left foot, Vettori is nursing an injured shoulder and O’Brien is awaiting scans on his dislocated finger.”It definitely hurts me not being able to do that (bowl) because you saw how hard the bowlers toiled,” Elliot told . “It’s tendonitis. I’ve just been battling with that a bit. I had it in Wellington but hopefully I can take a load off the bowlers. It’s about (bowling) loads and how the inflammation is at the time. It has good days and bad days.”Eliott has managed just two wickets at an average of 66 in Tests but has bowled more often, and has had more success, in the ODI format, taking 17 wickets at 22.11. While establishing himself as a solid middle-order batsman in limited-overs cricket, Elliott is still fighting for a long-term slot in Tests. “It’s runs and wickets at the end of the day,” he said. “For me, every Test innings I play I’m looking to establish my position and stamp my authority on the game. Hopefully it will be in this Test.”The second Test begins on December 3.

The former Mumbai captain represented the state in first-class cricket for over a decade in the 1960s and 70s but is best remembered as a Mumbai selector and administrator

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Feb-2025Milind Rege, the former Mumbai captain, died of a heart attack on Wednesday just days after turning 76.Rege took 126 wickets with his offbreaks in 52 first-class matches between 1966-67 and 1977-78. He also scored 1532 runs at an average of 23.56 in those games. After his playing career, Rege was associated with Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) in various capacities, including selector and chief of selector in separate stints.He was one of the Mumbai selectors when a young Sachin Tendulkar was added to the Ranji Trophy squad in 1988. In 2006, he backed Mumbai’s use of a video analyst in domestic cricket, one of the earliest to use the then-fledgling tool in the sport.