Monthly Archives: September 2009

Yuvraj was supposed to captain the side and the BCCI said a new skipper would be named soon.Apart from this, Bhuvneshwar Kumar will replace an injured Irfan Pathan in the Rest of India side that will play Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai in the Irani Cup game in Nagpur from October 1 to 5, the BCCI said in a statement.Yuvraj had fractured his right hand finger during a training session at the ongoing Champions Trophy in South Africa, forcing him to return home. Continue reading →

India’s ICC on-field International Panel umpires Amish Saheba and Shavir Tarapore are in the nine-member umpires panel which would do duty in the USD six million tournament along with compatriot Sanjay Hazare, a media release said today.Missing from the list of umpires is ICC Elite Panel umpire Simon Taufel, who had won the Best Umpire award of the world governing council for the last five years running.The other umpires who would be seen in action in the 12-team tournament are: Daryl Harper (Australia), Rudi Koertzen (South Africa), Billy Doctrove (West Indies), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Brian Jerling (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zimababwe)."We’re thrilled to have appointed some of the world’s most experienced and well-respected umpires and match referees to officiate," said CLT20 chairman Lalit Modi.Matches in the tournament that would see three IPL franchise teams – Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers and Delhi Daredevils – in the fray would be held at Hyderabad, Bangalore and Delhi. Continue reading →

Yawar Saeed, the manager of the Pakistan team, said from Johannesburg that Asif was tested randomly last week by the anti-doping ICC officials and reports this morning confirmed that he had cleared the test."There is more good news for Asif as the tour selection committee has decided to play him against Australia. It will be his first international match for Pakistan since April last year," Yawar Saeed said.The match, to be played later today, is crucial from India’s viewpoint as Pakistan’s defeat would spell their ouster from the elite event.Saeed said the tour selectors had decided that it was the best time to give Asif a chance after he remained out of action for such a long time."The match will allow us to assess his match fitness and if he makes a strong comeback also give us more bowling options for the knockout stage of the tournament," he stated. Asif completed a 12-month ban on September 22. He was handed the ban after flunking a dope test during the inaugural edition of the IPL. PTI Cor AT AT 09301230 DELHI Continue reading →