India recorded their first series triumph on New Zealand soil in 41 years though rain denied them a deserving victory in the third Test on Tuesday.
Rain played spoilsport in India's push for a 2-0 series win on the fifth and final day and the hosts escaped with a draw after they were down 281 for eight in the post-lunch session in chase of a near impossible 617 for a win.
The visitors will have to be content with a 1-0 victory in the three-match Test series after India won the first match in Hamilton by 10 wickets and drawing the second in Napier.
Despite the draw, India ended their long wait of 41 years to win a Test series in New Zealand after Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi-led side drubbed the Kiwis 3-1 in 1968.
India started on a poor note in the second ODI at Indore. After a crushing victory over in England in the first ODI, India has been a favorite for the second ODI.
With India at 29/3, all the expectations are on Yuvi now. If you can recall, Yuvraj Singh had scored hooping 138 not out, leading India to their crushing victory over England.
BCCI is taking steps to make team selectors accountable. To make selectors more
accountable, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday decided
to put national selectors on its payroll.
Senior selector will be paid INR 2.5 Million and junior selctors will be getting INR 1.5 million. The selectors cannot hold any other position on BCCI. This indeed is a good step in theory.
One thing and main thing I wonder is how it is going to make them more accountable. Is it that by paying them hefty salary they wouln't ask for under the table cuts?
On the contrary, I think, that they would become even more corrupt, now that employees of BCCI. It would be their right to take bribes now. Would you audience agree with me?
If BCCI is serious about making selectors accountable, they should impose penalties along side hefty salaries when selectors make mistakes. You are right, how would any one know if they made any mistakes - there are not measuring criteria.
BCCI, if you are reading this article of mine, please have criteria to measure selctors success or failures in order to impose penalty.
Rumors are that England has been planning to start its own competing Champions league to be held in Abu Dhabi.
Due to a stupid rule (being proposed by IPL) that any league/country that has players who played for ICL, will automatically be banned from participating in Champions League. Cricket Australia, Cricket South Africa have already showed their willingness to participate in Champions League expected to be played in India suring September/October time frame.
Usage of drugs or doping has been increasing in all walks of sports. Cricket is no exception to it. Performance enhancement drugs being used to perform better and be focused. There is hardly any popular sports where a player has not used drugs.
IPL doping test results are out. It may have come as a surprise that Asif tested positive. Asif, a Pakistani player, played for Delhi Daredevils during the initial IPL season.
Though Asif has denied the charges, it would be investigations that would dig out the actuality.
