The members council presided over the financial corruption in CSA's professional arm in 2009 that led to the Nicholson investigation. The buck for the financial and governance calamities that have engulfed CSA since 2017 also stops with the members council. Even so, Yacoob expected it to do the right thing this time: "I have no doubt that the members council is not going to come to the negotiations with any ulterior purpose. I think they will come in genuinely and we will have a bona fide debate. But the complication is that an independent board does in a sense result in a reduction of the powers of the members council in some ways." … [Read more...] about Australia’s South Africa tour still on, but could be complicated
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‘A BIG SALUTE to our cricketing soldiers’
Ahmad Mehdi: That many tours India took down under (throughout my childhood and teenage years), from 1985 onwards, the outcomes were extremely painful and depressing due to various forms of drubbing we received at the hands of the formidable Aussies, but today was different as we savour the defeat of a full strength Australian team at the hands of "INDIA A" and that too in a full fledged Test series . . . The pain and agony of those defeats have been replaced by pride and pleasure, congratulations team India we are SUPREMELY PROUD OF YOU ! … [Read more...] about ‘A BIG SALUTE to our cricketing soldiers’
Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test: Anderson replaces Broad in Galle as England eye Sri Lanka whitewash
- England have lost only one of their Tests since the start of 2020 (W7, D2) and are undefeated in their last six of that stretch (W4, D2) – the last time they went on a longer unbeaten run was a 13-Test span (W7, D6) from November 2012 to August 2013. … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test: Anderson replaces Broad in Galle as England eye Sri Lanka whitewash
Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test: Joe Root says SL series will help English batsmen in long term
"It didn't quite fall for them this time but they are quick and smart learners who will be looking to turn things round in the next game," he added. England defeated Sri Lanka in the first Test by seven wickets on Monday. However, the Root-led side had witnessed a wobbly start to their second essay before Jonny Bairstow and Daniel Lawrence shared an unbeaten 62-run stand to help them secure a 1-0 lead. … [Read more...] about Sri Lanka vs England 2nd Test: Joe Root says SL series will help English batsmen in long term
India Says Russia’s Far East ‘Important’ to Its Indo-Pacific Strategy
Indian delegates attending the first-ever Track 2 trilateral dialogue with their counterparts from Russia and Japan have labelled Russia’s Far East region as “important” for its Indo-Pacific outlook, T.C.A. Raghavan, director general of the government think tank the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), has told Sputnik. … [Read more...] about India Says Russia’s Far East ‘Important’ to Its Indo-Pacific Strategy