Umar Akmal not given Central Contract; Sarfraz Ahmed promoted in Category A
July 12, 2017 19:51 ISTThe younger Akmal was sent back home from the ICC Champions Trophy in England after failing a fitness test just before the tournament.
The younger Akmal was sent back home from the ICC Champions Trophy in England after failing a fitness test just before the tournament.
The Lodha Panel in its recommendation initially wanted a steering committee with GK Pillai, Mohinder Amarnath, Diana Edulji and Anil Kumble.
Coming back from a four-month layoff after a shoulder injury, the Karnataka-born batsman has been named in India's 15-member Test squad for Sri Lanka tour which starts on July 26 in Galle.
Eight matches would be played in Chennai from July 13 to 20 before the league moves to Delhi (July 21 to 25). The final leg would be held from July 26 in Mumbai.
Shastri will be assisted by Veteran India pacer Zaheer Khan as the bowling coach and current India A and Under-19 coach Rahul Dravid as overseas batting consultant.
Skipper Mithali Raj has gone past England's Charlotte Edwards' tally of 5992 runs in 16 fewer innings. Mithali's average of 51.37* is significantly higher than Edwards' 38.16.
India's new head coach Ravi Shastri said the decision on Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh's future will be taken purely on the basis of performance and fitness.
Sri Lanka Cricket has named Dinesh Chandimal as the new test captain while opener Upul Tharanga will be in charge of the team in the shorter formats.
Highlights, India vs Australia, ICC Women's World Cup 2017: Player of the match - Meg Lanning (76) and Ellyse Perry (60) lead Australia to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over India in Match 23 of ICC Women's World Cup 2017.
Wimbledon 2017: Djokovic, a three-time Wimbledon champion and 12-time Grand Slam winner, initially expressed his disappointment with the court condition following a third-round victory over Ernests Gulbis on Saturday.
The sixth-seeded Johanna Konta was the first British woman to reach the quarterfinals at the All England Club since Jo Durie in 1984. She is now the first since Wade in 1978 to reach the semifinals.
Magdalena Rybarikova reached the semifinals at the All England Club on Tuesday, beating CoCo Vandeweghe 6-3, 6-3 and improving her record on grass to 18-1 this season.
The COA also informed that BCCI is yet to appoint an Ombudsman since September 2016. An Ombudsman is necessary for dealing with cases of Conflict of Interest.
For Ravi Shastri, it will be a sweet homecoming - his third stint with the Indian cricket team.
Lonwabo Tsotsobe is the seventh player to be banned after the CSA last year imposed a 20-year ban on Gulam Bodi, who admitted charges of contriving or attempting to fix matches in the same competition.
Ravi Shastri's first mentoring stint with Team India was way back in 2007 when he was made the team manager on the tour to Bangladesh in the wake of Greg Chappell's controversial exit.
Angelo Mathews has stepped down as Sri Lanka captain after the morale-shattering series defeat against Zimbabwe where the Islanders lost the five-match ODI rubber 2-3.
Former India skipper Ravi Shastri appointed as head coach of Team India, Zaheer Khan to handle the responsibility of bowling coach.
Right back defender Dani Alves has snubbed Manchester City to join the Les Paresiens on a two-year deal and is currently in Paris for his medicals.
The seven-time Grand Slam winner will next face either the winner of Simona Halep or Johanna Konta match on Thursday in the semifinal of Wimbledon 2017.
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