HAFEEZ SET TO UNDERGO TEST ON MODIFIED ACTION
KARACHI : Senior Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez is set to undergo a bowling assessment test by the ICC later this month. A 12-month ban on Hafeez from bowling in international cricket expired on July 12 and as per ICC rules and regulations governing bowlers who have been suspended from bowling due to illegal bowling actions, Hafeez is now eligible to appear in a bowling assessment test.
Saqlain’s inputs will help England batsmen: Yousuf
KARACHI : Former Pakistan captain Muhammad Yousuf believes that England’s decision to hire the services of former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq as a spin consultant for the second Test at Old Trafford will pay them dividends. “Saqlain was one of the best spinners I saw and it is a good move by England as their batsmen had no clue about Yasir Shah in the first Test,” Yousuf said on Friday.
Tendulkar to fly to Rio; meet Olympic squad
NEW DELHI: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar will travel to the Rio Olympics after being invited by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach along with other eminent global personalities. Tendulkar, who is an Indian Olympic Association goodwill ambassador, will leave for the Brazilian city on August 2 and also meet the Indian contingent during his trip.
Karnataka body postpones AGM after SC view
BENGALURU: The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) postponed its AGM and Managing Committee polls scheduled on August 7 after the Lodha Committee recommended a freeze on elections in the Indian Cricket Board.