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One more feather in the cap for V Kohli – becomes the third batsman to score 4000 plus runs while chasing in the annals of one day games

One more feather in the cap for V Kohli – becomes the third batsman to score 4000 plus runs while chasing in the annals of one day games

V Kohli became the third batsman in the history of one day games to compile 4000 plus runs while batting second and winning the game that is while chasing. He reached the milestone when he was on 81 not out during the course of  his knock of 82 not out at Dambulla against Sri Lanka on 20 Aug 2017. Others are – SR Tendulkar {5490} and RT Ponting {4186}. The performance of these three batsmen are tabulated below

No Player Team Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 0
1 SR Tendulkar Ind 127 124 25 5490 134 55.45 14 31 6
2 RT Ponting Aus 111 104 31 4186 126 57.34 08 29 6
3 V Kohli Ind 067 064 24 4001 183 100.02 16 18 3

 

MS Dhoni on the threshold of a world record for most stumping dismissals in the history of one day internationals

MS Dhoni on the threshold of a world record for most stumping dismissals in the history of one day internationals

MS Dhoni effected one stumping in this game – SL Malinga was stumped off YS Chahal for 8 – which gave him an aggregate of 98 stumping dismissals in one day games. He needs one more stumping dismissal to equal KC Sangakkara’s 99 dismissals and two more dismissals would fetch him 100 stumping dismissals. If he effects two more stumping dismissals he would earn the distinction of becoming the first ever wicket keeper to effect 100 stumping dismissals in the history of one day games.

 

First one day at Dambulla – India won by nine wickets

First one day at Dambulla – India won by nine wickets

PWH de Silva, MVT Fernando and PADLR Sandakan became the 121st, 122nd and 123rd Sri Lankan cricketers to appear in a one day game against India. YS Chahal and KL Rahul became the 140th and 141st Indian cricketers to appear in a one day game against Sri Lanka

India won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 262nd occasion of India doing so in one day games. It also provides the 44 such occasion against Sri Lanka in one day games

India won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 262nd occasion of India doing so in one day games. India has won 149 games on such occasions. It also provides the 44 such occasion against Sri Lanka in one day games. India has won 28 games against Sri Lanka on such occasions.

N Dickwella scored 64 in this game to provide the 30th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India in a one day game. He became the seventh Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman to score a fifty against India.

N Dickwella became the fourth wicket keeper opening batsman to score a fifty against India. Others are – RS Kaluwitharana, KC Sangakkara and TM Dilshan. The performance of these four batsmen are detailed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 RS Kaluwitharana 53 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 28 Aug 1996
2 KC Sangakkara 138* 1 v India Jaipur 31 Oct 2005
3 TM Dilshan 61 1 v India Bulawayo 30 May 2010
4 N Dickwella 64 1 v India Dambulla 20 Aug 2017

MS Dhoni effected one stumping in this game which gave him an aggregate of 98 stumping dismissals in the annals of one day games. He needs one more stumping dismissal to equal KC Sangakkara’s 99 dismissals and two more dismissals would fetch him 100 stumping dismisssals. If he effects two more stumping dismissals he would earn the distinction of becoming the first ever wicket keeper to effect 100 stumping dismissals in the history of one day games.

V Kohli registered his 72nd fifty in one day games when he scored 82 not out in this game.He now stands fifth in  the list of  Indian batsmen who have scored most fifties in one day games. Others to have scored more fifties than V Kohli are – SR Tendulkar {145}, R Dravid {94}, SC Ganguly {93} and MS Dhoni {73}. V Kohli became the 16th batsman in the annals of one day games to score 72 plus fifties.

S Dhawan’s 132 not out in this game provide the 250th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in one day games. It also provides the 72nd occasion of Indian batsman scoring a century on away soil.

S Dhawan’s 132 not out in this game provide the 130th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in one day games. It also provides the 38th occasion of Indian opening batsman scoring a century on away soil

S Dhawan’s 132 not out in this game provide the 48th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a century in one day games. It also provides the 16th occasion of Indian batsman scoring a century on away soil

S Dhawan’s 132 not out in this game provide the 24h occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century in one day games against Sri Lanka.  It also provides the tenth occasion of Indian opening batsman scoring a century on away soil.

India became the first team in the annals of test cricket to score 250 centuries. Australia stands second in the list with 207 centuries to its credit.

RG Sharma was dismissed run out for 4 in this game to provide the 130th occasion of an Indian opening batsman dismissed run out in an one day game.

RG Sharma was dismissed run out for 4 in this game to provide the fifth occasion of his being dismissed run out while opening the innings in a one day game.

No Runs Pos Dismissal Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 18 1 run out 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 05 Dec 2013
2 0 1 run out 1 v South Africa Melbourne 22 Feb 2015
3 124 1 run out 1 v Australia Brisbane 15 Jan 2016
4 91 1 run out 1 v Pakistan Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
5 4 1 run out 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 20 Aug 2017

RG Sharma became the tenth Indian opening batsman to be dismissed run out on five or more occasions. The following table lists all the ten opening batsmen.

No Player Mat Inns NO Dis Runs HS Ave C HC 0
1 SR Tendulkar 26 26 0 26 1432 141 55.07 5 7 0
2 SC Ganguly 18 18 0 18 646 100 35.88 1 4 3
3 V Sehwag 16 16 0 16 771 116 48.18 2 3 1
4 K Srikkanth 10 10 0 10 236 065 23.60 0 3 2
5 NS Sidhu 07 07 0 07 202 079 28.85 0 1 1
6 G Gambhir 06 06 0 06 370 102 61.66 1 3 0
7 SM Gavaskar 06 06 0 06 186 090 31.00 0 2 0
8 RJ Shastri 06 06 0 06 262 109 43.66 1 2 0
9 M Prabhakar 05 05 0 05 106 067 21.20 0 1 1
10 RG Sharma 05 05 0 05 237 124 47.40 1 1 1

S Dhawan and V Kohli added 197 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket to provide the 395th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games. It also provides the 51st occasion of Indian batsmen posting an unfinished partnership in one day games.

India occupies the first place in both these parameters – number of partnerships and number of unfinished partnerships. In fact, India is the only team to post 50 plus unfinished partnerships in the history of one day games.

S Dhawan and V Kohli added 197 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket to provide the 67th occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games against Sri Lanka. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting an unfinished partnership in one day games against Sri Lanka.

India’s 67 three figure partnerships represent the most number of three figure partnerships posted by a team against Sri Lanka in one day games. Next best is Pakistan’s 55 three figure partnerships. .

S Dhawan and V Kohli added 197 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket to provide the 23rd occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in one day games against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.. It also provides the seventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting an a three figure partnership for the second wicket in one day games against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. All the seven occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, V Kohli 2 197* 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 20 Aug 2017
2 MS Dhoni, G Gambhir 2 188 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 05 Feb 2009
3 V Kohli, V Sehwag 2 173 1 v Sri Lanka Hambantota 21 Jul 2012
4 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 2 134 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 Jul 2004
5 G Gambhir, SK Raina 2 113 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 28 Jan 2009
6 MS Dhoni, SR Tendulkar 2 110 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2009
7 G Gambhir, V Kohli 2 105 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 28 Jul 2012

S Dhawan and V Kohli added 197 runs in an unfinished partnership for the second wicket to provide record partnership by Indian batsmen for the second wicket in one day games against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka.  The previous best was 188 runs between MS Dhoni and G Gambhir at Col-RPS on 05.02.09. Both the occasions are listed below

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S Dhawan, V Kohli 2 197* 2 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 20 Aug 2017
2 MS Dhoni, G Gambhir 2 188 1 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 05 Feb 2009

India won this game by nine wickets to provide the 18th occasion of India winning a one day game by exact nine wickets. It also represents India’s first nine wickets win against Sri Lanka in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 9 wickets 039 v Australia Jaipur 16 Oct 2013
2 India won 9 wickets 115 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 01 Aug 2013
3 India won 9 wickets 127 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 20 Aug 2017
4 India won 9 wickets 090 v Kenya Kolkata 31 May 1998
5 India won 9 wickets 025 v Ireland Belfast 23 Jun 2007
6 India won 9 wickets 046 v England The Oval 24 May 1986
7 India won 9 wickets 114 v Bangladesh Chittagong 27 Oct 1988
8 India won 9 wickets 107 v New Zealand Nagpur 31 Oct 1987
9 India won 9 wickets 133 v Bangladesh Sharjah 05 Apr 1995
10 India won 9 wickets 117 v England Birmingham 02 Sep 2014
11 India won 9 wickets 045 v Zimbabwe Harare 11 Jun 2016
12 India won 9 wickets 059 v Bangladesh Birmingham 15 Jun 2017
13 India won 9 wickets 150 v Zimbabwe Kanpur 11 Dec 2000
14 India won 9 wickets 187 v U.A.E. Perth 28 Feb 2015
15 India won 9 wickets 079 v Bangladesh Chandigarh 25 Dec 1990
16 India won 9 wickets 142 v Zimbabwe Harare 24 Jun 2001
17 India won 9 wickets 063 v New Zealand Vadodara 04 Dec 2010
18 India won 9 wickets 168 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 24 Jul 1997

India won this game by nine wickets with 127 deliveries to spare to provide the 10th occasion of India winning a one day game by exact nine wickets with 100 plus deliveries to spare. All such occasions are listed below.

No Team Result Margin BR Opposition Ground Start Date
1 India won 9 wickets 187 v U.A.E. Perth 28 Feb 2015
2 India won 9 wickets 168 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 24 Jul 1997
3 India won 9 wickets 150 v Zimbabwe Kanpur 11 Dec 2000
4 India won 9 wickets 142 v Zimbabwe Harare 24 Jun 2001
5 India won 9 wickets 133 v Bangladesh Sharjah 05 Apr 1995
6 India won 9 wickets 127 v Sri Lanka Dambulla 20 Aug 2017
7 India won 9 wickets 117 v England Birmingham 02 Sep 2014
8 India won 9 wickets 115 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 01 Aug 2013
9 India won 9 wickets 114 v Bangladesh Chittagong 27 Oct 1988
10 India won 9 wickets 107 v New Zealand Nagpur 31 Oct 1987

England batsmen and opening batsmen scoring double centuries against West Indies in a test innings

England batsmen and opening batsmen scoring double centuries against West Indies in a test innings

AN Cook’s 243 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Nottingham provided the eleventh occasion of an England batsman scoring a double century against West Indies in a test innings. It also provides the sixth occasion of an England opening batsman scoring a double century against West Indies in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

ENGLAND BATSMEN
No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 EH Hendren 205* 3 Win Port of Spain 01 Feb 1930
2 A Sandham 325 1 Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
3 L Hutton 202* 2 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
4 L Hutton 205 2 Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
5 PBH May 285* 3 Win Birmingham 30 May 1957
6 TW Graveney 258 1 Win Nottingham 04 Jul 1957
7 DL Amiss 262* 3 Win Kingston 16 Feb 1974
8 DL Amiss 203 2 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
9 RWT Key 221 1 Win Lord’s 22 Jul 2004
10 KP Pietersen 226 1 Win Leeds 25 May 2007
11 AN Cook 243 1 Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
ENGLAND OPENING BATSMEN
No Player Runs Inns Oppn Ground Start Date
1 A Sandham 325 1 Win Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 L Hutton 202* 2 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1950
3 L Hutton 205 2 Win Kingston 30 Mar 1954
4 DL Amiss 262* 3 Win Kingston 16 Feb 1974
5 DL Amiss 203 2 Win The Oval 12 Aug 1976
6 AN Cook 243 1 Win Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
AN Cook emulates L Hutton in scoring four double centuries while opening the innings for England

AN Cook emulates L Hutton in scoring four double centuries while opening the innings for England

AN Cook of England registered his fourth double century as an opening batsman when he scored 243 against West Indies at Nottingham in the ongoing test. He became the second England opening batsman to score four double centuries after L Hutton. The following table lists the feats of these two opening batsmen who have accomplished the feat

1 AN COOK OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 235* 2 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
  2 294 2 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
  3 263 1 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  4 243 1 1 v West Indies Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
2 L HUTTON OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 364 1 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 206 1 2 v New Zealand The Oval 13 Aug 1949
  3 202* 1 2 v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
  4 205 1 2 v West Indies Kingston

30 Mar 1954

 

 

AN Cook of England joins the elite list of opening batsmen who have scored four or more double centuries

AN Cook of England joins the elite list of opening batsmen who have scored four or more double centuries

AN Cook of England registered his fourth double century as an opening batsman when he scored 243 against West Indies at Nottingham in the ongoing test. He became the sixth opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score four or more double centuries. The following table lists all the six opening batsmen who have accomplished the feat

1 MS ATAPATTU OF SRI LANKA
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 223 2 1 v Zimbabwe Kandy 07 Jan 1998
  2 216* 1 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 18 Nov 1999
  3 207* 1 1 v Pakistan Kandy 28 Jun 2000
  4 201* 1 1 v England Galle 22 Feb 2001
  5 201 1 2 v Bangladesh Colombo (SSC) 06 Sep 2001
  6 249 1 2 v Zimbabwe Bulawayo 14 May 2004
2 V SEHWAG OF INDIA
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 309 2 1 v Pakistan Multan 28 Mar 2004
  2 201 2 2 v Pakistan Bengaluru 24 Mar 2005
  3 254 1 2 v Pakistan Lahore 13 Jan 2006
  4 319 2 2 v South Africa Chennai 26 Mar 2008
  5 201* 2 1 v Sri Lanka Galle 31 Jul 2008
  6 293 2 2 v Sri Lanka Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 2009
3 GC SMITH OF  SOUTH AFRICA
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 200 1 1 v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
  2 277 1 1 v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
  3 259 1 2 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
  4 232 2 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
  5 234 2 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
4 AN COOK OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 235* 2 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
  2 294 2 2 v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011
  3 263 1 2 v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
  4 243 1 1 v West Indies Birmingham 17 Aug 2017
5 CG GREENIDGE OF WEST INDIES
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 214* 1 4 v England Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
  2 223 1 1 v England Manchester 26 Jul 1984
  3 213 1 1 v New Zealand Auckland 27 Feb 1987
  4 226 1 3 v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
6 L HUTTON OF ENGLAND
  No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
  1 364 1 1 v Australia The Oval 20 Aug 1938
  2 206 1 2 v New Zealand The Oval 13 Aug 1949
  3 202* 1 2 v West Indies The Oval 12 Aug 1950
  4 205 1 2 v West Indies Kingston 30 Mar 1954
Couple of more T20 records for CH Gayle

Couple of more T20 records for CH Gayle

CH Gayle became the fourth cricketer in the history of T20 games to play 300 games. He achieved this distinction when he appeared for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots against Trinidad Knight Riders on `14.08.2017 in the ongoing CPL. Others to appear in 300 plus T20 games are KA Polllard {380}, DJ Bravo {350} and DR Smith {300}. It is interesting to note that all these four cricketers are from West Indies.

 

Player Mat Runs HS Ave C Wkts BBI Ave 5 Ct St
KA Pollard 380 07468 089* 30.73 00 234 4/15 23.70 0 216 0
DJ Bravo 350 05325 070* 24.88 00 375 5/23 23.84 1 178 0
CH Gayle 300 10252 175* 39.89 18 077 4/22 30.42 0 074 0
DR Smith 300 07015 110* 26.07 03 102 4/08 27.95 0 127 0

 

CH Gayle’s T20 career batting figures read thus

 

Player Span Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave C HC 50+ 0 4s 6s
CH Gayle 2005-2017 300 295 38 10252 175* 39.89 18 62 80 17 782 750

 

He has represented the following teams in the T20 tournaments played across the globe – Barisal Bulls, Barisal Burners, Chittagong Vikings, Dhaka Gladiators, Jamaica, Jamaica Tallawahs, Karachi Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore Qalandars, Lions, Matabeleland Tuskers, Melbourne Renegades, PCA Masters XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Somerset, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Stanford Superstars, Sydney Thunder, West Indians, West Indies, Western Australia

 

CH Gayle has scored 782 boundary fours and 750 boundary sixes in his career as of 14.08.17. He earned the distinction of becoming the only batsman in the history of T20 games to score 750 plus boundary fours and 750 boundary sixes


He holds the record for most runs by a batsman, the record for the highest score in T20 games, the record for most centuries, most half centuries and most fifties

Starc out : Faulkner, Christian in for India series

Starc out : Faulkner, Christian in for India series

Faulkner and Christian back for limited-overs series in India

Mitchell Starc will miss Australia’s limited-overs tour of India due to a slower-than-expected recovery from an injury to his right foot.

Australia’s selectors have named a 14-man ODI squad and a 13-man T20 group for the tour, with the uncapped Hilton Cartwright in line for a one-day debut and fast bowler Jason Behrendorff a chance of making his Australia debut in T20s.

Notably, Tim Paine was preferred as wicketkeeper in the T20 side ahead of Matthew Wade, while there was also a T20 recall for allrounder Daniel Christian, who last played for Australia in 2014.

Fellow allrounder James Faulkner has returned to the ODI squad, along with spin-bowling allrounder Ashton Agar, and fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile, who is returning from a back injury.

“Nathan brings raw pace to the side with good variation,” national selector Trevor Hohns said. “It is great to see him back from injury and we are hopeful he will have a big impact in this series.

“James Faulkner is a solid one-day campaigner and is very familiar with subcontinent conditions, coming off a very good tour of Sri Lanka last year. We hope that he will take his chance in returning to the one-day side. Hilton is an aggressive striker of the ball and we think his game will be well suited to the transition to short-form cricket.”

National T20 selector Mark Waugh said: “The overall standards being set in the BBL and also the IPL are very high and the players selected have impressed in these tournaments. Jason [Behrendorff] has been a stand-out performer for the Scorchers for a number of seasons and deserves his chance at this level.

“Dan [Christian] is a very experienced allrounder who can be a very dangerous batsman. He had a solid IPL season this year and we believe his bowling will be well suited to the conditions we will face in India. Tim Paine has been called-up following his successful home T20 international and Big Bash campaigns.”

Paine made his international return in February this year, playing a series of home T20s against Sri Lanka while the Test squad was already in India, and these marked his first international games for nearly six years.

Starc suffered stress fractures of the foot during Australia’s Test tour of India earlier this year, and upon returning from the Champions Trophy in England it was discovered they had not fully healed. He was left out of Australia’s Test squad to tour Bangladesh, with the intention of being fit for the series in India, but Australia are now targeting the Ashes for his international return.

“Mitchell Starc has been excluded from the two squads as he continues his return from a right foot injury,” team physio David Beakley said. “We have recently reviewed the progress of Mitchell’s right foot injury and the healing process has been slower than we would have liked.

“Consequently, in order to ensure his best possible preparation for the Ashes, he will be unavailable for the tour of India and will continue his rehab in Australia with an aim to have him play for New South Wales in the domestic one-day cup.”

The tour of India will take place between September 17 and October 13.

ODI squad: Steven Smith (capt), David Warner, Ashton Agar, Hilton Cartwright, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Patrick Cummins, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade (wk), Adam Zampa

T20 squad: Steven Smith (capt), David Warner (vice-capt), Jason Behrendorff, Dan Christian, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Patrick Cummins, Aaron Finch, Travis Head, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Tim Paine (wk), Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa

Article Courtesy – ESPNCricinfo.com

 

CoA launches scathing attack on BCCI

CoA launches scathing attack on BCCI

Mincing no words: The CoA report, submitted by members Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji, said the BCCI and its affiliated associations had been in contempt of the Supreme Court. | Photo Credit: AFP
Seeks directions to remove the current office-bearers for ‘flouting the orders with impunity’

The latest status report by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) has not only questioned the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s efforts and intentions in implementing the Supreme Court-ordered reforms but also sought directions to remove the current office-bearers for “flouting the orders with impunity”.

The fifth status report, submitted on Wednesday by CoA members Vinod Rai and Diana Edulji, has pulled no punches in stating that the BCCI and its affiliated associations were not interested in implementing any of the reforms because of vested interests and had been in contempt of the SC.

“The current office-bearers of the BCCI have demonstrated scant regard for the directions issued by the CoA and continue to flout the same with impunity. Since the previous president and secretary (Anurag Thakur and Ajay Shirke) had been removed (in January 2017) for failing to implement the reforms mandated by the (SC) judgement despite a period of six months having elapsed, it is only fair that the current office-bearers be treated in the same manner (and) cease and desist from being associated with the workings of the BCCI,” the CoA has stated in its scathing report.

The CoA minced no words that the BCCI was in contempt of the SC. “Describing these issues (the reforms) as “impracticable” or “difficult” is nothing short of a gross abuse/contempt of the court order and ought to attract appropriate consequences,” it said.

Seeking further directions from the SC for the implementation of the reforms, the CoA sought revision of electoral rolls in States under the supervision of an administrator and a forensic audit of each association.

“The CoA submits that, unless the SC issues appropriate directions, the judgement of this court will remain a writ in sand and the implementations of reforms mandated will never see the light of the day,” it wrote.

More charges

That’s not all. The CoA also accused certain individuals of “treating State associations as personal fiefdoms” with vested interest in maintaining the status quo and feared they might “make changes to the membership to ensure they continue to remain in control.”

“It is clear that the BCCI members have no desire to implement the reforms… because they are aware that once reforms are implemented at the BCCI level, it is only a matter of time before the member associations will be required to adopt measures relating to transparency and accountability, specially in respect of the funds they receive from the BCCI. Those who have been occupying positions for a long time have a vested interest in ensuring this doesn’t happen,” it claimed.

The cause for CoA’s harsh words was the Special General Meeting of the BCCI on July 26 that saw the State associations resist the adoption or implementation of the reforms, as recommended by the Justice Lodha committee, and indicate their inability to do so any time in near future.

“The SC order (of July 24) was deliberately and completely misconstrued by the BCCI general body during the SGM… first, the BCCI CEO (Rahul Johri) and other administrative staff were asked to leave the meeting on the basis that they were not office-bearers… it appears the intention was also to ensure that the CoA would not receive a first-hand account of the proceeding… Even fundamental issues such as conflict of interest rules and appointment of ombudsman were not implemented. The decision to ask the CEO and other staff to leave was preplanned and orchestrated. It is obvious that the whole idea was to stonewall the fundamental core of the reforms and make the same a dead letter,” the report stated.

Double standards

Highlighting the double standards adopted by the BCCI, the CoA claimed that, “If the court’s direction that only office-bearers can attend the meeting applied to BCCI as well, then the two vice-presidents who attended the meeting (T.C. Mathew and Goutam Roy) should have also been asked to leave because the definition of office-bearers in the existing BCCI constitution does not include VPs”.

The administrators also listed examples of the BCCI’s complete disregard to the CoA’s directions. “The CoA had, on June 16, suggested the names of six retired judges of SC and requested the BCCI general body to appoint one of them as ombudsman… no appointment was made at the SGM. The CoA had, on June 13, sent a copy of the new BCCI Conflict of Interest rules to the constituent members [but] the SGM failed to adopt the same. It also failed to adopt the new fund disbursement policy in line with the recommendations,” it said.

By Uthra Ganesan and Vijay Lokpally – Article Courtesy – The Hindu dated 16th August 2017

Most consecutive boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya joins the elite list of batsmen

Most consecutive boundary sixes in a test innings – HH Pandya joins the elite list of batsmen

HH Pandya of India scored three consecutive sixes of the bowling of PM Pushpakumara in the third test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to become the 12th batsman in the annals of test cricket  to score three or more consecutive sixes  in a test innings. He became the ninth batsman to score three consecutive sixes in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Batsman Sixes Runs Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
1 Shahid Afridi 4 103 Harbhajan Singh Pak Ind Lahore 2006
2 Kapil Dev 4 077* EE Hemmings Ind Eng Lord’s 1990
3 AB de Villiers 4 163 AB McDonald SAF Aus Cape Town 2008/09
                 
4 WR Hammond 3 336*   J Newman Eng NZl Auckland 1932/33
5 ST Clarke 3 035* Mohammad Nazir Win Pak Faisalabad 1980/81
6 WJ Cronje 3 082   Muttiah Muralitharan SAF Srl Pretoria 1997/98
7 TG Southee 3 020   Zulfiqar Babar NZl Pak Dubai 2014/15
8 NJ Astle 3 222   Andy Caddick NZl Eng Christchurch 2002
9 JH Kallis 3 054  Graeme Cremer SAF Zim Cape Town 2005
10 MS Dhoni 4 069 Dave Mohammad Ind Win Antigua 2006
11 BC Lara 4 216 Danish Kaneria Win Pak Multan 2006
12 HH Pandya 3 108 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored three consecutive sixes of the bowling of PM Pushpakumara in the third test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to become the third Indian batsman in the annals of test cricket to score three or more consecutive sixes in a test innings. He became the first Indian batsman to score three consecutive sixes in a test innings which was a three figure innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Batsman Sixes Runs Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
1 Kapil Dev 4 077* EE Hemmings Ind Eng Lord’s 1990
2 MS Dhoni 4 069 Dave Mohammad Ind Win Antigua 2006
3 HH Pandya 3 108 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017

 

HH Pandya of India scored three consecutive sixes of the bowling of PM Pushpakumara in the third test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to become the second batsman in the annals of test cricket  to score three or more consecutive sixes  in a test innings against Sri Lanka. WJ Cronje has score three consecutive boundary sixes off M Muralitharan at Pretoria in 1997-96 in his  knock of 82.  HH Pandya  became the first batsman to score three consecutive boundary sixes in a test innings against Sri Lanka which was a three figure innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No Batsman Sixes Runs Bowler Team Oppn Ground Season
6 WJ Cronje 3 082   Muttiah Muralitharan SAF Srl Pretoria 1997/98
12 HH Pandya 3 108 PM Pushpakumara Ind Srl Pallekele 2017