Pakistan cricket has suffered because of no international cricket at home: Mushtaq

Sri Lanka fined 20 percent match fees for maintaining slow over-rate in second ODI vs India

Sri Lanka have been fined 20 percent of the match fees during the second ODI against India in Colombo, the ICC said in a statement. Captain Shanaka pleaded guilty and accepted the proposed sanction so there was no requirement of any formal hearing. “Ranjan Madugalle of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Dasun Shanaka’s side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration,” the ICC statement said. In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time. In addition, as per Article 16.12.2 of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League Playing Conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, Sri Lanka will lose one point from their points tally during the Super League. The home side suffered a defeat in the second ODI as India took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The visitors were chasing 276 in 50 overs and were reduced to 193/7 in the 36th over when Deepak Chahar chipped in with an unbeaten stand of 84 runs with Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Chahar hit his career-best 69* off 82 deliveries during the course as India went over the line by 3 wickets in the last over. The two sides will now meet each other in the third and final encounter at the same venue on Friday (July 23, 2021). The Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian side is expected to test their bench strength in this game.

Don't take foreign coaches too seriously urges Venkatesh Prasad

Former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad has slammed former Indian coach Greg Chappell and has urged the Indian cricketing circle to not take the foreign coaches too seriously. Hailing Deepak Chahar for his heroics with the bat in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka, Prasad said that this was the same player who was rejected by Greg Chappell when Chahar was a budding cricketer trying to set his feat in the game. Chappell had asked Chahar to chose a different profession as he felt he was not capable enough of making a career in the game. Deepak Chahar who is primarily a swing bowler managed to get India over the line in the 2nd ODI against Sri Lanka courtesy a sensational knock of 69. "Deepak Chahar Was rejected by Greg Chappell at RCA for his height and told to look at a different occupation. And he single-handedly won a match with not even his primary skills. Moral of the story - Believe in yourself and don't take overseas coaches too seriously," Prasad tweeted. "There are off-course exceptions but with such wonderful talent in India, it's time that teams and franchisees consider having Indian coaches and mentors as much as possible," he further added. Chappell’s coaching stint with the Indian team from 2005 to 2007 remains one of the most controversial coaching tenure ever. While India won 17 consecutive games while chasing under Chappell, he was shown the exit door after India’s ouster from the 2007 World Cup in the group stage. Meanwhile former cricketer and a current analyst Aakash Chopra had als said during an episode of Aakash Vani on Facebook that Chahar was rejected by Chappell during his early days. "Chahar's story is very exciting. When he was younger, he used to practice in Rajasthan in Hanumangarh, he met Gregg Chappell – the director of the Rajasthan Cricket Academy at that time, who told him to leave cricket. Chappell told him to leave cricket not because he wouldn't get selected into the academy but he told him that he would never become a cricketer himself," he had said during the show.

Oval Invincibles vs Manchester Originals: When & where to watch match LIVE, Probable XI, Fantasy XI

The inaugural edition of ‘The Hundred’ competition began on Wednesday with the match between the Oval Invincibles women’s team and Manchester Originals women’s team. The men’s tournament will now begin on Thursday (July 22, 2021) with Oval Invincibles locking horns with Manchester Originals at The Oval. Both the sides have some big names in the line ups and with the likes of Sam Curran, Sam Billings, Sunil Narine, Jos Buttler and Carlos Brathwaite featuring in the tournament, a high-voltage drama is expected to take place. Match Details Match: OVL vs MCR, 1st Match, The Hundred Mens Competition 2021 Date: Thursday, July 22, 2021 Time: 11:00 PM Venue: Kennington Oval, London Oval Invincibles Squad Rory Burns, Colin Ingram, Jason Roy, Laurie Evans, Sunil Narine, Sam Billings, Jordan Clark, Sam Curran, Sandeep Lamichhane, Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Brandon Glover, Nathan Sowter, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Curran, Reece Topley, Alex Blake Manchester Originals Squad Colin Munro, Philip Salt, Carlos Brathwaite, Colin Ackermann, Tom Lammonby, Sam Hain, Jos Buttler, Fred Klaassen, Tom Hartley, Lockie Ferguson, Richard Gleeson, Matthew Parkinson, Joe Clarke, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Overton, Steven Finn The match would be live on the FanCode app in India. Pitch Report The batsmen might get some assistance at The Oval considering the shorter boundaries around the park. Moreover, there is almost no chance of rain as well. But the spinners might get something from the pitch in the middle overs as the game progresses but if you win the toss, elect to bat first. Probable XI Oval Invincibles Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Sam Billings, Sunil Narine, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Saqib Mahmood, Colin Ingram, Reece Topley, Will Jacks, Nathan Sowter Manchester Originals Jos Buttler, Philip Salt, Joe Clarke, Colin Munro, Sam Hain, Steve Finn, Matthew Parkinson, Ollie Robinson, Jamie Overton, Carlos Brathwaite, Lockie Ferguson Fantasy XI Jos Buttler (VC), Sam Billings, Jason Roy, J Clark, Colin Munro, Sam Curran (C), Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley, Steven Finn, Lockie Ferguson

Rishabh Pant rejoins team after completing mandatory isolation, available for opening Test

In what comes a huge relief to the UK bound Indian squad, first-choice wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant has fully recovered from COVID-19 and has joined the squad back in Durham after completing his mandatory self-isolation period. The swashbuckling left-handed batsman who had tested positive for the deadly virus on 8th July hasn’t travelled with the rest of the team to Durham. The Indians are currently competing in a three day first-class game against a County Select XI in the lead up to the five-match Test series against England starting from 4th August. The news of Pant’s return to the squad was revealed by BCCI through a tweet via their official Twitter handle. Pant was slated to end his isolation period on 18th July subject to clearing two negative COVID-19 tests. Pant didn’t join the team back immediately after the end of his isolation and KL Rahul donned the keeping gloves in the first-class game. Meanwhile barring Pant, four other members were also put into isolation. The likes of Wriddhiman Saha, standby opener Abhimanyu Easwaran and bowling coach Bharath Arun had to self-isolate themselves after training assistant Dayanand Garani tested positive for COVID-19 and they were identified as close contacts. Coming back to the practice match, India batted well to post 311 after batting first on the back of a brilliant century from the blade of KL Rahul. They skittled out the County XI for just 220 runs on Day 2 of the three-day match with Umesh Yadav bagging three and Mohammed Siraj scalping a couple.