Sports, Cricket, 18th Nov 2019, News & Stories from India

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Sports Cricket 18 Nov 2019

Sports, Cricket, 18 Nov 2019

Cricket Australia (CA) on Monday handed a one-year ban to Hobart Hurricanes player Emily Smith for breaching their Anti-Corruption Code. (Photo:Twitter)

Cricket Australia bans Emily Smith for one year

Smith will be ineligible to participate in any form of cricket for a period of one year, with nine months being fully suspended.

18 Nov 2019 8:33 PM

Australian captain Tim Paine has said the upcoming test series against Pakistan and New Zealand may be the last time he captains the side at home as he enters the twilight of his career. (Photo:AFP)

Captain Tim Paine says Australia's home summer may be his last

Paine was named captain after former skipper Steve Smith was handed a one-year ban in March 2018 for ball tampering.

18 Nov 2019 7:12 PM

Australia batsman Steve Smith said that the West Indies player Nicholas Pooran will learn from his mistakes after the International Cricket Council (ICC) handed him a four-match suspension for ball-tampering. (Photo:AFP)

Nicholas Pooran will learn from his mistake: Steve Smith on ball-tampering

The incident took place during the third ODI against Afghanistan.

18 Nov 2019 6:55 PM

Rajat Sharma assumed the charge of the office of president of Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Monday after ombudsman Justice (Retired) Badar Durrez Ahmed put his and other officials' resignations on hold and asked them to continue in their respective roles. (Photo: File)

Rajat Sharma takes up charge as DDCA president after ombudsman's order

Earlier on Saturday, Sharma, after resigning from the post, said that it would serve as a warning bell for the stakeholders of DDCA.

18 Nov 2019 6:02 PM

For quite some time, Gautam Gambhir has been slamming the former Indian skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni for his decisions, which cost the former Indian cricketer his place in the Indian squad. After lambasting the 2011 World Cup winning captain for his rotation policy, the BJP MP now has come out with a new revelation, stating that the veteran wicket-keeper batsman intentionally told him to go after his personal milestone, so that the left-hander batsman fails to reach the landmark. (Photo:Twitter)

Gautam Gambhir reveals MS Dhoni’s advice had got him out during 2011 WC final

Despite performing so well in both the finals, Gambhir was eluded by the Man of the match (MoM) award during both the finals.

18 Nov 2019 5:55 PM

Former Australia captain Steve Smith, who was banned for a year for ball-tampering, says he does not feel hard done by despite a much lighter sanction handed down to West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran for the same offence. (Photo:AFP)

Steve Smith shrugs off Nicholas Pooran's light ball-tampering ban

Pooran was given a four-game ban during the third one-day international against Afghanistan.

18 Nov 2019 4:34 PM

England’s Jofra Archer says it has been a challenge adjusting to the Kookaburra ball ahead of Thursday’s first test against New Zealand but hopes a bit of pace off the surface at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui will help level the playing field. (Photo:AFP)

Jofra Archer takes aim at Kookaburra ball before NZ test

Archer made his test debut in the Ashes series against Australia earlier this year, taking 22 wickets in four matches.

18 Nov 2019 4:04 PM

Former Indian cricketer Madan Lal on Monday said that the pink ball Test between India and Bangladesh will be a challenge for the batsmen but it will be fun for the bowlers. (Photo:Twitter)

Challenge for batsmen, fun for bowlers: Madan Lal on pink-ball Test

Lal is also very optimistic about the day-night Test as he called it a 'really good move'.

18 Nov 2019 3:43 PM

With Australia retaining the Ashes earlier this year, England, under new coach Chris Silverwood, have embarked on a two-year project to reclaim the urn in 2020-21. (Photo:AP)

Joe Root's England to examine new philosophy in New Zealand Test series

Silverwood has advocated a more conservative approach to test cricket, with skipper Joe Root emphasizing the importance of patience.

18 Nov 2019 3:35 PM

Recently, Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has revealed some shocking facts about the issue. Moreover, Hafeez also slammed all the Pakistani players, who were involved in spot-fixing. (Photo:Screengrab/Youtube)

Mohammad Hafeez makes shocking claims, says he once played with spot-fixers: watch

The 39-year-old also admitted that it was wrong of him to play with them, but he could not have done much about it.

18 Nov 2019 3:14 PM

Fast bowler James Pattinson has left the Australia camp in Brisbane and will return to his home state Victoria in the wake of his one-test ban for personal abuse of an opponent. (Photo:AFP)

Aussie pacer James Pattinson to return home after abuse ban

Pattinson was handed the ban when he admitted abusing a Queensland player during a domestic match last week.

18 Nov 2019 1:50 PM

Fast bowler Peter Siddle believes that if he keeps on performing well in the domestic tournaments, he may don the white jersey for Australia again. (Photo:AFP)

Peter Siddle looks to domestic games for Test return

Siddle was overlooked for Australia's Test squad against Pakistan last week.

18 Nov 2019 1:39 PM

Ahead of India's first day and night Test match, batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is finding it difficult to keep his eyes away from the pink ball. (Photo:Twitter)

Cheteshwar Pujara gets glued to pink ball ahead of India's first-ever Day-Night Test

Pujara took to Twitter and shared a picture of him practising with a pink ball under lights.

18 Nov 2019 12:22 PM

Bangladesh pacer Abu Jayed is aiming to bowl like Mohammed Shami, whose heroics helped India defeat the former's side in the first Test match. (Photo:AP/AFP)

Maybe I could bowl like Mohammed Shami: Abu Jayed

Jayed's biggest achievement in the match was getting the wicket of India skipper Virat Kohli which he termed as a 'dream come true'.

18 Nov 2019 12:08 PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan has advised sacked Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed to focus on domestic cricket to get back to the national team. Khan, the patron-in-chief of Pakistan Cricket Board and a former captain, also backed the appointment of Misbah-ul-Haq as head coach and chief selector. (Photo:AFP)

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan advises Sarfaraz Ahmed to play domestic cricket to get national call

The wicket keeper-batsman was removed as captain and dropped from the team in all three formats by the PCB last month.

18 Nov 2019 11:57 AM

Australia's Steve Smith is 'feeling good' ahead of the first Test match against Pakistan. (Photo:AFP)

Steve Smith is 'feeling good' ahead of first Test against Pakistan

The first Test match will begin from November 21 and Smith said that he will practice leaving the ball for the next few days.

18 Nov 2019 11:47 AM

The Delhi and Districts Cricket Association (DDCA) ombudsman Justice (Retired) Badar Durrez Ahmed ordered Rajat Sharma and other officials to continue in their respective roles at the DDCA in the interest of the game and fixed November 27 as the date for further hearing of complaints in the matter. (Photo: Twitter)

DDCA ombudsman asks Rajat Sharma, others to continue discharging their duties

Soon after the resignation of DDCA President Rajat Sharma, several other members also stepped down from their respective posts.

18 Nov 2019 11:15 AM

Indian attack gives no leeway

The team balance, on these slower surfaces would be based on the right combination of spin and pace.

18 Nov 2019 2:21 AM

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