Kohli, Sachin comparison unfair, says Yuvraj

New Delhi

Yuvraj Singh feels India Test captain Virat Kohli is the best batsman of this generation but he finds it unfair to compare him with Sachin Tendulkar. The veteran left-hander feels it will take a lot more hard work from the Delhi lad to match the maestro's legacy. Yuvraj said Kohli and South African AB de Villiers are the best batsmen of the generation and hoped the former becomes a great player for India. “I think 100 centuries are too far away to think about (at the moment),” Yuvraj said when asked if Kohli would reach Tendulkar's milestone of 100 international tons. “Tendulkar was a great player and great ambassador of India, it's going to take a lot (of hard work) for Kohli to come in comparison with that,” he said. 

London

Fleming to become next MCC president 

Former England all-rounder Matthew Fleming is all set to become the next president of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The 51-year-old will take up the post on October 1 this year. He was nominated by the current president Roger Knight at the MCC's Annual General Meeting, which took place on Wednesday at Lord's in London. Currently the chairman of cricket, having been elected in October 2013, Fleming will be the youngest MCC president in 36 years, since Peter May served in 1980. “I would like to thank Roger Knight for nominating me to succeed him as the MCC president. I am very honoured and very humbled to be asked to follow in the footsteps of some of the most extraordinary people ever involved in the game,” Fleming, who played 11 ODIs for England in the late 1990s, said.

Karachi

Law turns down Pakistan coaching job offer   

Pakistan’s hunt for a new coach continues to face hurdles as their top choice — Australian Stuart Law — has turned down the position, expressing his inability to join the team immediately. The Pakistan Cricket Board said it will try to convince Law or choose from Englishman Andy Moles and Australian Test batsman Dean Jones. — Agencies