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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Kambli denies remarks against Sachin, BCCI
Kambli also said he did not say anything against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
'I have not said anything against Sachin or BCCI. When you watch the show you will see what I have said,' Kambli told reporters here.
'Sachin is a very close friend and he knows that Vinod can never say such things. My family is shattered and so is his. I can understand what Sachin must have gone through if he has come to know of it. I can never say anything like this against him,' Kambli said.
Asked whether he has spoken to Tendulkar to clear all doubts, Kambli said: 'I have not got a chance to speak to Tendulkar. He is in London.'
'I have played cricket for 18 years and I have represented my country. Why would I say anything against BCCI. I have not said anything against the board,' he clarified. 'I do not need any publicity that I will do all this.'
A media report said that on a TV show that goes on air this week Kambli said that 'Tendulkar did not lend a helping hand during my downward spiral.' It also quoted the left-hander as reportedly saying: 'I always felt discriminated against by the cricket board because of my caste and colour.'
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Pakistan lose Colombo Test too, Sri Lanka lead 2-0
Pakistan collapsed to 320 in their second innings, losing their last nine wickets for just 35 runs.
Sri Lanka needed 171 runs to win, which they scored losing three wickets. Malinda Warnapura scored a quickfire 54 off 56 balls, his seventh Test half-century.
Pakistan were all out for 90 in the first innings, but fought back to bowl Sri Lanka out for 240. Fawad Alam and captain Younis Khan then staged a remarkable turnaround in the second innings with a record 200-run partnership.
Fawad hit 168 while Younis scored 82, but the captain's dismissal while playing a reverse sweep off part-time spinner Tharanga Paranavitana Tuesday prompted a dramatic collapse. From 285 for 1 Pakistan were all out for 320 all out with spinner Rangana Herath taking five for 99.
Sri Lanka took 32 overs to clinch the series with one Test remaining.
Sri Lanka's reply got off to a solid start as left-hander Warnapura reached his half-century from 44 deliveries.
Sangakkara (46) and Mahela Jayawardene (37 not out) led the home side to victory.
It is Sri Lanka's first home series win over Pakistan and they will target a 3-0 whitewash in the third Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club here from July 20.
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Pune to host junior world volleyball tourney
Sixteen teams will be participating in the tournament, which will be played at the Balewadi Sports Complex and final the will be held Aug 9. Pune is the second Indian city to host the tournament after Vijaywada in 2005.
Hosts India have been put in Group A with Tunisia, Belarus and the US. Defending champions Iran, China, Egypt and Belgium are in Group B while Argentina, France, Cuba and Greece are in Group C. Brazil, Russia, Canada and Poland are in Group D.
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Flintoff doubtful for rest of Ashes
Flintoff, who has been bowling only since June 11 after injuring the same knee playing in the Indian Premier League in April, twisted the joint in the field during the draw with Australia in Cardiff and now faces renewed speculation about his future.
Team officials insisted the scan was merely precautionary but the addition of Steve Harmison to an enlarged 14-man squad did little to dampen fears that the latest in a long line of niggles could rule Flintoff out for the summer.
'Andrew is experiencing soreness and swelling in the knee which he twisted while in the field and he will be reassessed by the medical staff over the next 48 hours,' Geoff Miller, the national selector, was quoted as saying in the Guardian Tuesday.
'It's not the pain he had before when he had his real problems with the knee -- it's new pain. We won't rush it. We regard Andrew too highly to do that. We know how much passion he has to play for England and in the Ashes so we would not rush that situation.'
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Sanjay, Tanveer shine for Standard Club
Impressive bowling efforts by Sanjay Kumar ( 4 for 18) and Tanveer Khan ( 3 for 14) went a long way as their team Standard Cricket Club defeated Jyoti Cricket Club by six wickets in their league match of the Ratan Lal Sharma Memorial Monsoon Cricket League at Pt. RB Tiwari Stadium, Lucknow on Monday.
The tournament is being organised under the auspices of Cricket Association Lucknow (CAL).
Batting first, Jyoti Club scored 84 runs losing all its wickets in 25 overs in the 30-overs-a-side match. Salman Umar (20) and Akhilesh Pandey (18) were the main run-getters. Sanjay Kumar bowled with good vision and took four wickets giving away 18 runs while Tanveer Khan took three wickets conceding 14 runs.
In reply, Standard Club romped home after attaining the set mark in 11.5 overs with six wickets to spare. Abhishek Saini with 34 was the top run-getter. Mohsin Khan and Faisal Khan took two wickets each.
Another league match of the same tourney played at Northern Railway Stadium between LDA Coaching Centre (LDACC) and Avadh Sky Sports Academy could not be completed due to rains and points were split between the two teams with each team getting 1 point.
LDACC piled up 193 runs losing four wickets in the given 30 overs. Sufiyan Khan (89 not out) and Manoj Singh (54 not out) performed well with the bat.
Avadh Sky Sports Academy was at 81 for no loss in the 15th over when the match had to stopped due to rains. Arjun Kumar (58 not out) and Nilendra Pratap Singh (20 not out) batted responsibly for the t eam.
Brief Scores:
(at Pt. RB Tiwari Stadium):-
Jyoti Club: 84 all out in 25 overs (Salman Umar 20, Akhilesh Pandey 18; Sanjay Kumar 4 for 18, Tanveer Khan 3 for 14, Harivansh 2 for 20);
Standard Club: 86 for four in 11.5 overs (Abhishek Saini 34, Rohit Yadav 19, Harivansh 15; Mohsin Khan 2 for 17, Faisal Khan 2 for 18).
(at Northern Railway Stadium):-
LDACC: 193 for four in 30 overs (Sufiyan Khan 89 not out, Manoj Singh 54 not out, Zeeshan Khan 17; Nilendra Pratap Singh 2 for 40);
Avadh Sky Sports Academy: 81 for no loss in 15 overs when match had to be stopped due to rains (Arjun Kumar 58 not out, Nilendra Pratap Singh 20 not out).
Bridge tourneyDS Tandon and Dr DC Gupta bagged the top honors in the IMP pairs event held at Lucknow Club as a part of a weekly bridge tourney.Fifteen pairs played 11 rounds of 2 boards each.
DS Tandon and Dr DC Gupta won the IMP pairs with a good score and margin. The distinction of giving away the least number of IMPs (23) went jointly to them and B Prasad and RA Siddiqui. HP Misra and JR Gupta lost 8 IMPs in the last round to slip from second to fourth place.
The Results:
1. DS Tandon and Dr DC Gupta 54; 2. Shantanu Rastogi and Kamal Agarwal 36; 3. B Prasad and RA Siddiqui 32; 4. JR Gupta and HP Misra 30.8.
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DAV College authorities put cricket offline from PU inter-college tournament
The impossible has happened. For decades the powerhouse of cricket, the place where the likes of Kapil Dev, Yuvraj Singh, Ashok Malhotra, Dinesh Mongia and Yograj Singh grew up and fine tuned their cricket, the DAV College-10 has decided to shut the cricket shop and withdraw their team from participating in the Panjab University Inter-College cricket competition this year.
The decision will not only disappoint the cricket lovers, it will also leave the upcoming cricketers of the college in a lurch. Without participation in inter-college, these players cannot be considered for the Inter-University competitions.
According to sources, the DAV authorities arrived at this decision following DAV Management Committee's decision to grant limited budget to the college for sports, which will affect lot of games including cricket as it is a team game.
Reacting to this announcement, a cricketer, on the condition of anonymity said, "Cricketers seek admission in DAV College due to the fact that this college is considered to be a cricket nursery. We cannot imagine cricket being scrapped from the annual inter-college competition. If our team does not take part in the inter-college, we are not eligible to appear for Panjab University cricket team. It is utter anarchy. Our careers will be affected. Moreover, emotions are attached to PU inter-college."
Another player said, "The issue is very big. We can't just sit back and listen to the authorities like this. I cannot be wasting one year without taking part in the PU inter-college or inter-university tournament. We will come together and raise our voice against the decision and request the college authorities to roll back their decision. Cricket comes naturally to the college. It is our pride."
The college Principal, BC Josan was unavailable for his comments.
After this decision, the college cricketers including the college student leaders and local cricketers will stage a strike at the college gate on Tuesday morning showing their anger over the decision.
DAV College finished dismal fourth in the last PU inter-college tournament. It is quite visible that DAV College which used to dominate in cricket has been quite wayward in the last few years. Not only cricket, their entire sports graph has been going down as after winning the prestigious Shadi Lal Trophy for consecutive 37th time, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College-26 outplayed the DAV College this year.
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Work on MCA's international cricket centre commences
Sumedha Earth Movers commenced the levelling and excavation work on the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) international centre at Village Gahunje on Saturday.
The main contract, expected to be finalised by August 2011, and the tenders of the final construction issued, the 44,000-seat stadium designed by leading architects from the UK will be completed in time to host an event in the forthcoming World Cup in the subcontinent in April 2011, a release said.
The project, managed Hopkins Architects, has Tata Consulting Engineers as its engineering consultants. The levelling and excavation will be completed in around three months. MCA officials, MLA Vilas Lande and other members of the Gahunje Gram Panchayat attended the commencing ceremony, said the release.
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