New Delhi
West Indies mystery spinner Sunil Narine has again been reported for a suspect bowling action by the on-field umpires during Kolkata Knight Riders' away IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 22. The two on-field umpires who reported Narine for "suspected illegal action" are Richard Illingworth and Vineet Kulkarni. "As per the provisions of the IPL Suspected Illegal Bowling Action Policy, Narine will still be eligible to bowl in forthcoming matches and may request a biomechanical analysis of the deliveries in question at the ICC and BCCI accredited testing facility, the Sri Ramachandra Arthroscopy and Sports Science Centre (SRASSC) in Chennai," BCCI scretary Anurag Thakur said.
Kolkata
Ganguly to donate his pension to Ankit’s family
Sourav Ganguly has decided to donate his one-year pension to the family of late Ankit Keshri, the 20-year-old cricketer who died on Monday after getting injured on the field of play The former India captain will donate his pension to a special fund, to be exclusively utilised for cricketers who get injured while playing, from next year. The CAB finance committee has proposed to donate Rs 10 lakhs to Ankit's family.
Dhaka
Bangladesh trounce Pakistan in T20 match
Pakistan's miserable tour of Bangladesh continued as the hosts recorded their first-ever Twenty20 win over the rivals with a seven-wicket romp. Debutant seamer Mustafizur Rahman took two for 20 in four overs as Pakistan, electing to bat after winning the toss, were restricted to 141 for five at the Sher-e-Bangla stadium. Shakib Al Hasan and Sabbir Rahman then plundered unbeaten half-centuries as Bangladesh, cheered from the stands by PM Sheikh Hasina, surpassed the target in the 17th over. Brief scores: Pak: 141/5 (Mukhtar 37, Musafizur 2-20) lost to Bangladesh : 143/3 (Shakib 57*, Sabbir 51*) by 7 wkts.
Shanghai
Kapur slips to tied 15th after two closing bogeys
Shiv Kapur was left ruing his back-to-back bogeys in the final holes on back nine as he fall behind to tied 15th at the midway stage of the Volvo China Open. Kapur, who was going steady at two-under through 16 holes and was inside top 10, finished with a even-par 72 that saw him placed at tied 15th after being seventh at the end of the opening day. SSP Chawrasia, however, fell by the wayside after a second successive 76 and missed the cut. Frenchman Julien Quesne continued his fine form to establish a one shot lead over his fellow Frenchman Alex Levy and America's Peter Uihlein heading into the weekend at the Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club.
New delhi
ONGC in semifinals
A sparkling knock by former Delhi Ranji player Mayank Tehlan 65* (5x6s, 7x4s; 28b) and fine bowling by UP left arm spinner Praveen Gupta (3/16) helped ONGC beat IAF by 99 runs to enter the semifinal of 25th All-India Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament at RSKP Grounds. Brief Scores: ONGC: 271/6 in 40 overs (Tanmay 67, Mayank 65*, Sandeep 53) bt IAF: 172 a ll out in 31 overs (S.R.Swain 55, Saurav 33, Khalid 32, Praveen 3/16). — Agencies