BCCI accept Kumble's idea

BCCI has acknowledged the proposal put forth by Karnataka Cricket Association president, Anil Kumble, to take in three warm-up games in their series vs Australia. Kumble's proposal to twine in two more first-class games to the one that is previously scheduled ahead of the opening Boxing Day (Dec 26) Test at Melbourne came at the Board's working committee meeting in Mumbai on Monday. "Kumble said that if only one first-class game is set, only 11...

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Not play Ashraful, Razzak as Bangladesh bowl

Zimbabwe will locate Bangladesh a target for the first time in the ODI series after they were sent in to bat on a cool and somewhat cloudy day in Harare. With some early wetness on offer and a tinge of green on the pitch, Bangladesh's bowlers will be hoping to make use of any backing early on. Both teams have gone with an extra seamer with Nazmul Hossain coming in for Abdur Razzak. Zimbabwe has left out Ray Price and brings in Kyle Jarvis, who...

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India's selection policy to be scan

The Srikkanth-led selection board is set to come under the scanner during BCCI's AGM on September 19 and 20. "It would be determined at the AGM," was the terse reply from BCCI secretary and president-elect N Srinivasan. According BCCI constitution, the term for a national selector is for four years with a chance of addition at the end of the third year. Barring North Zone's Yashpal Sharma who has finished four years, West Zone's Surendra Bhave,...

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Onions replaced of Chris Tremlett injured

Graham Onions will be a part of the England squad for the fourth Test at The Oval, after Chris Tremlett was ruled out and James Anderson emerge as a new wound worry. Anderson's leg injury is describe at this stage as "minor", but his unavailability would obviously be a major blow to England's hopes of closing out a 4-0 whitewash of India. Twenty-eight-year-old Onions has not played a Test match since New Year 2010, mostly because of a long-term...

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