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Sanwar Hossain was cleared to play for Bangladesh against Australia in the three-match ODI series despite being reported to the International Cricket Council for having a suspect bowling action. However, he runs the risk of being no-balled if the umpires feel that he is throwing the ball.Hossain was reported by David Shepherd, Rudi Koertzen and SteveDavis, the three umpires at the second Test at Cairns, after they reviewed tape of his bowling action. The issue is now under the ICC’s jurisdiction and over the next six weeks Hossain and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will have the opportunity to work on any areas of concern.”Hossain will be able to continue to play during this time,” the ICC said yesterday. “But the bowler remains subject to being called on the field by an umpire in accordance with the laws of the game”. With Shepherd to officiate in all three one-dayers, and Davies to stand in the second match, Hossain will be under scrutiny. The on-field umpires can no-ball him for chucking and repeated offences could see him taken out of the attack.Hossain’s questionable delivery is a back-hander similar to one used by Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan. Muralitharan, whose action has repeatedly been questioned, has been cleared on a number of occasionsbecause of his flexible elbow. But Hossain’s copycat delivery looks as if it involves a straightening of the arm as he flicks the ball out of his hand.Hossain is at stage one of the ICC’s process for dealing with suspect actions, which allows him to continue to play while working withadvisers to be appointed by his home board and a human movement specialist from an ICC panel. This stage will last up to six weeks.At that point a detailed report will be submitted to the ICC.If Hossain’s action is not remedied in the next six weeks and he isreported again, he could risk a formal hearing and could be banned for 12 months under the ICC guidelines.

Victoria faces a big test of character if it is to save its Pura Cup cricket match after Tasmania batted itself into an almost impregnable position in Hobart today.At stumps on day two, Tasmania was 6-435 with a first innings lead of 296.Its overwhelming position was built on a Michael Dighton century and big half centuries by Daniel Marsh, Shaun Young and wicketkeeper Sean Clingeleffer.The Victorian attack, minus the injured Damien Fleming, laboured long and hard to keep the Tasmanian scoring rate under control on a sullen first day of summerwhen a cold and swirling wind dislodged bails and sent rubbish skidding across the ground.Dighton and Marsh laid the foundation, batting through the rain-shortened morning session and well into the afternoon.Dighton, who had scored only 23 runs in four previous innings after being recruited from Western Australia, hit 126 in 319 minutes with 18 fours and a six.He was marooned on 90 for 37 minutes in an innings punctuated by elegant drives and sweetly timed flicks off his pads.With regular No.3 Michael Di Venuto due to return from injury, Dighton’s form gives Tasmania some needed competition in the top order.Marsh, who was once regarded as a spinner who could bat but now holds his position almost entirely through his batting, deserved his century.But he fell, from his first seriously false stroke, for 97 – an innings built largely on his powerful cutting.After Marsh and Dighton, having put on 184 runs, went in successive overs to the second new ball, Young and Clingeleffer continued the Victorian torture.They batted until deep into the evening, adding a further 119 runs before Young lofted a drive off part-time spinner Brad Hodge and went for 70.Clingeleffer batted on, steadily blossoming after a scratchy start, to finish on 73.In his last three first class innings he’s amassed 242 runs without being dismissed and has given Tasmania a batsman of quality at No.7.He’ll resume in the morning with Damien Wright on 16.

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November 14-18, 2015
Start time 0930 local (0400GMT)4:01

Manjrekar: India may leave out a seamer to pick Rohit Sharma

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While Bangalore is set to break a 100-year-old rain record for the month of November, South Africa are facing their worst drought in more than two decades. What an apt metaphor that is for the status of the ongoing series. The hosts are swimming through calm waters, after their success in the first Test while the visitors are negotiating choppy seas of spin even as they are parched for players.This is only the second Test but already South Africa have a fourth injury on their books. After JP Duminy and Morne Morkel had to sit out in Mohali with a hand and quad problem respectively, and Dale Steyn suffered a groin injury mid-Test, now Vernon Philander has been ruled out of the series with torn ankle ligaments. That the majority of the wounded are South Africa’s premier pacemen tells you the seriousness of the predicament they find themselves in. Their team balance has been thrown as they grapple with how to accommodate enough batsmen and enough spinners while still maintaining their firepower.India do not have the same concerns. Although their batting underwhelmed in Mohali, it came good when it needed to and their bowlers drowned out any concerns by overpowering the opposition. They made full use of the home advantage India are using as their 12th man, which allows them more flexibility in team composition terms. They may still relook at the length of their batting line-up, especially as the remaining matches may not all be as low-scoring as the first one was, but will still feel they have the upper hand in the series. All South Africa are hoping is that it will rain sometime soon.

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In the spotlight

It can be lonely being a seamer in a spinner’s game but Ishant Sharma has found a way. He plucked 13 wickets at 23.23 in Sri Lanka in August – which included his 200th Test wicket – to usher India to a series win and he will be back to lead the attack at home. Ishant was suspended for one match after having too much too say too often to the Sri Lankan batsmen which will only add to the spice of the contest against South Africa, a team he would want to improve his record against. Ishant has 20 South African wickets from eight previous Tests against them at an average of 47.95 – his worst against any opposition.On the occasion of his 100th Test, all eyes would be trained on AB de Villiers who is also South Africa’s most in-form batsman. De Villiers was their only player who had some measure of the slow Mohali surface, where he showed composure and class even as the spinners ran riot. He has already scored more than 1000 runs in ODIs this year and is in fine form across formats. Coupled with his intention to do “whatever it takes” to get South Africa back into the game, all indications are that we can expect something big from de Villiers at his adopted home ground.

Team news

Ishant has served his suspension and should slot straight back into the XI, probably at Varun Aaron’s expense. India’s insistence on five bowlers will mean Umesh Yadav operates as the other seamer alongside three specialist spinners, and the net sessions also suggested so. Captain Virat Kohli said on Friday “don’t be surprised if Gurkeerat plays very soon.”India: (probable) 1 Shikhar Dhawan, 2 M Vijay, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Virat Kohli (capt), 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Wriddihiman Saha (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Amit Mishra, 9 R Ashwin, 10 Umesh Yadav, 11 Ishant SharmaWith Vernon Philander ruled out of the series and Dale Steyn out of the match, South Africa will be down to just one of their premier pacers in the fit again Morne Morkel, who will lead the attack. Kagiso Rabada and Kyle Abbott, who flew in as Philander’s replacement on Thursday “will be ready” according to Hashim Amla, are the only other two seam-bowling options. That will leave them with space for only one specialist spinner because JP Duminy is certain to be back after recovering from a cut on his hand. Duminy will ensure the batting line-up is lengthened with seven specialist batsmen in the team and will have to bowl offspin to provide South Africa with another slower-bowling option.South Africa: (probable) 1 Dean Elgar, 2 Stiaan van Zyl, 3 Faf du Plessis, 4 Hashim Amla (capt), 5 AB de Villiers, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Dane Vilas (wk), 8 Simon Harmer/Kyle Abbott, 9 Kagiso Rabada 10 Morne Morkel,11 Imran Tahir

Pitch and conditions

Rain over the last week has meant the pitch has not had an opportunity to bake but K Sriram, the curator, has calmed concerns of an undercooked surface. He began preparation on November 1 from under a tent. The grass covering is set to disappear before the match starts but it could be the overhead conditions which may have more of an impact. Dense cloud cover and high humidity could mean swing through the air. Wet weather is predicted for the middle three days of the match with the first and last day forecast as dry.

Stats and Trivia

• India have won their last seven home Tests, three behind their longest winning streak of 10 triumphs on the trot at home between December 1988 and November 1994.
• South Africa have never won an away series after being 1-0 down, but they have managed three series victories after falling behind at home: against West Indies in 2007-08; against India in 2006-07 and against NZ in 1994-95.

Quotes

“As a team, we’ve all enjoyed the fact that AB is playing his 100th game. We’ve celebrated that and hopefully AB gets onto the park tomorrow and has a wonderful game for us and we win the Test match. That would be an ideal game for him and for us. It’s great to have him playing his 100th game and for us to have something to celebrate but in terms of it taking our focus off the game, I dont think it has.

West Indian fans may not see or hear a ball on the tour of Zimbabwe. Two days before the start of the five-match one-day series, uncertainty surrounds live television coverage and no radio commentary appears to be available.SportsMax, the Jamaica cable company that holds television rights for West Indies overseas tours, is trying to finalise last-minute arrangements to facilitate the broadcast, and managing director Oliver McIntosh said yesterday a decision would be made today. In his estimation, it stood at a “50-50″ chance that the matches would be shown on their channel which is beamed to 18 islands across the Caribbean.”The issue that we faced is extremely short notice. If we carry it, it will be more for content and less for commercial purposes. It is essentially a cost to carry it,” McIntosh told the Nation from his office in Kingston. “There are also issues picking up signals from Zimbabwe that we’ve experienced in the past and we’re trying to make sure that if we do carry it, there are no issues. The video satellite and link-up is not as easy from Zimbabwe as it is from say Australia or South Africa.”While the tour of Zimbabwe was always part of the ICC’s calendar, there were doubts over whether it would have proceeded on the grounds of safety, security and food integrity in the African nation. The West Indies Cricket Board finally provided confirmation of the tour on November 6 when it also said it would continue to monitor the situation in Zimbabwe.”It’s about 50-50. The problem is the lateness of the tour,” McIntosh said. “The announcement of it was very late. It is tough. We already have our content and spending set for the year. This is a cost venture.”Radio coverage also seems a no-no for the tour in which the other matches against Zimbabwe are on December 2, 5, 7 and 9.Caribbean Media Corporation CricketPlus producer Adriel Richard said itwas not in a position to provide coverage because it does not hold rights for either radio or television.While uncertainty hinges on the Zimbabwe tour, SportsMax will carry live television coverage of the West Indies’ tour of South Africa that includes three Tests and five ODIs from December 26 to February 3, while CMC will also have live ball-by-ball radio coverage from the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation.

Piyush Chawla, the Uttar Pradesh legspinner, has been chosen to lead the 16-man India Under-19 squad to New Zealand and Malaysia this month.The U-19 side will play three ‘Tests’ and three one-day matches against New Zealand before heading to Malaysia for six one-dayers, two each against the England, Sri Lanka and Malaysia U-19 teams.Chawla led the side which comprehensively beat Pakistan in September 2006, winning both the Tests and all four ODIs. He himself had a good series with the ball getting eight wickets in the Tests and 10 in the ODIs. Tanmay Srivastava, the Uttar Pradesh left-hand batsman, also had a good tour with a half-century and a double-century in the Tests. Tanmay was also part of the India Blue side for the Challenger Trophy, that ushered in India’s domestic season, in October.Missing from the squad list is Cheteshwar Pujara, 18, who also toured Pakistan. Pujara is currently playing for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy and made a century each against Tamil Nadu and Delhi last month.The selectors have decided that six members from the squad, which has six batsmen, four medium pacers, two spinners, two allrounders and two wicketkeepers, will return home after the New Zealand tour and six fresh players will join the squad in Malaysia.Squad to tour New Zealand: Piyush Chawla (capt), B Sumanth, Tanmay Srivastava, Ravi Teja, Ajinkya Rahane, Gaurav Chabra, Ishant Sharma, Sumeet Sharma, K P Appanna, V Yo Mahesh, Omkar Gurav (wk), Sarabjeet Singh (wk), Dhaval Kulkarni, Virat Kohli, Abu Nacheem, Ravindra JadejaReplacement six for Malaysia: Sourav Tiwari, Ishwar Chaudhary, Swapnil Singh, Sunny Sohal, Anoop Revankar, Amanpreet Singh

Andrew Hall, the South Africa and Lions allrounder, was found guilty on December 8 by Michael Kuper, an advocate, at a disciplinary hearing which was held at the head office of the United Cricket Board of South Africa in Johannesburg.Hall was charged with breaching the rules and code of conduct of the South African board during the Standard Bank Cup match between the Lions and Dolphins at the Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on December 2, 2005.Hall was charged and found guilty of contravening two clauses:Clause (1.2): Players and team officials must at all times accept an umpire’s decision and must not show dissent at an umpire’s decision.Clause 1.5 (1.5.2): Participants shall not engage in unbecoming or detrimental conduct which could bring them, the board or the game of cricket into disrepute.He was suspended for one match and hence is not eligible for the Standard Bank Cup match between the Lions and Warriors at Johannesburg on December 9.

Andhra 116 and 133 for 4 (Pathak 59*, Kulkarni 4-32) trail Mumbai 515 by 266 runs
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Andhra hurtled towards defeat as Nilesh Kulkarni helped Mumbai into a strong position at the end of the third day’s play. Andhra were 133 for 4, following on, and were still 266 runs adrift of Mumbai’s first-innings score. Kulkarni, the left-arm spinner, picked up all four second-innings wickets. Andhra began their second innings well, with Amit Pathak and LNP Reddy defying the bowlers. Pathak was unbeaten on 59, while Reddy made 33, the only other meaningful contribution of the innings. But an outright loss was still the strongest possibility for Andhra, who have one more day to bat out just to secure the draw.Madhya Pradesh 296 for 4 (Dholpure 107) trail Karnataka 619 for 5 dec by 323 runs
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Sachin Dholpure’s century kept Madhya Pradesh’s hopes up at the Chinnnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. At the close of the third day, Madhya Pradesh had reached 296 for 4 in response to Karnataka’s mammoth 619 for 5 declared. While Amay Khurasiya, the captain, fell to Chandrashekar Raghu without adding to his overnight score of 45, Dholpure cashed in. He scored 107 with 18 fours before being caught behind off Stuart Binny. With one day to play, the game is heading for a draw, and all honours go to Karnataka.Uttar Pradesh 132 and 163 for 2 (Raina 89*, Yadav 51) beat Assam 184 and 107 by 8 wickets
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Uttar Pradesh completed an 8-wicket win over Assam at the Kamla Club ground in Kanpur. They began the day on 77 for 1 needing a further 82 runs to secure victory. In the end Suresh Raina ensured that there were no hiccups. He scored 89 not out with 15 fours and 1 six off 11 balls in the company of Jyoti P Yadav (61) and steered Uttar Pradesh to a comfortable win.Bengal 161 for 3 (Gavaskar 68*) and 298 lead Gujarat 361 by 98 runs
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Having conceded the crucial first-innings lead to Gujarat at the Kanchanjungwa Krirangan ground in Siliguri, Bengal restored some pride with a healthy second-innings reply. They reached 161 for 3, and have an overall lead of 98 runs. Rohan Gavaskar did the bulk of the scoring, reaching 68 not out batting at No. 4. Deep Dasgupta kept him company on 36.Hyderabad 231 and 170 (Sanclecha 5-46) beat Maharashtra 83 and 233 (Jadhav 124, Singh 6-87) by 85 runs
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Hyderabad clinched an 85-run win against Maharashtra inside three days. After they were skittled out for just 83 in the first innings Maharashtra struggled to catch up. A fighting 124 by Dheeraj Jadhav, the left-handed opening batsman, delayed the inevitable, but was not enough to stave off defeat. Narender Pal Singh, the medium-pacer, was the most effective bowler claiming 6 for 87.Delhi 216 and 101 for 1 (Dhawan 55) lead Railways 201 by 116 runs
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Delhi’s bowlers did a fine job in bowling out Railways for just 201, thereby taking a slender 15-run first-innings lead. Railways, who began the third day on 147 for 5, were in with a good chance of overhauling Delhi’s poor score of 216. However, Amit Bhandari (3 for 55) and Sanjay Gill (3 for 48) bowled well enough to knock Railways over for just 201. Then, Delhi piled on the agony, reaching 101 for 1 at close.Punjab 175 and 370 for 4 (Mongia 108, Dharmani 92*, Kakkar 90*) lead Baroda 155 by 390 runs
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Punjab rode on the high of securing the first-innings lead and clattered 370 for 4 in their second dig. The Baroda bowlers were first sent on a leather hunt by Dinesh Mongia who scored 108. Pankaj Dharmani (92*) and Ankur Kakkar (90*) were both on the verge of reaching three figures when the day’s play ended. Punjab now have a big lead of 390 runs with one day to play.

A career can end in many ways. Some prefer a planned exit, others an impromptu departure. Some retire too quickly, others too slowly. Some Asian cricketers drag out their demise, eking out every morsel of acclaim and monetary reward. The bigger they come the slower they fade. Kapil Dev and Javed Miandad are two prime examples. This is not just an Asian trait, but it certainly runs more strongly in our blood.Such dithering can become a little bothersome for a cricket board intent on a clearout. What to do with a great cricketer who won’t let the fat lady sing? The answer is genius in its simplicity: announce a farewell match and stop the debate. The question is, why has nobody thought of it before? And the man with a chance to go down in history as a pioneer is Waqar Younis.Waqar has had some difficulty in the last few months. He hasn’t quite got the message. After Pakistan’s abysmal World Cup performance it seemed inevitable that he would retire from international cricket. Indeed, if Pakistan were to fail in the World Cup, a bad failure probably suited the purposes of the Pakistan Cricket Board best. Off the record, Pakistan officials will admit that it was a relief – they now had a mandate for change.Instead Waqar vowed to fight for his place, with a return to county cricket as part of his comeback plan. But in the meantime Pakistan’s young fast bowlers have rendered Waqar obsolete. And the recent public tiff between Waqar and Shoaib Akhtar underscores the painful tussle between old warhorses and young bucks that has paralysed Pakistan cricket over the last year. In offering Waqar a farewell home game against South Africa the message from the Pakistan Cricket Board is clear and simple: thank you and goodnight. The subtext is that this is Waqar’s best chance of a dignified exit, whereas the alternative is adding his name to the long list of great Asian cricketers who have departed with acrimony.It is touching too that this planned farewell will be hand in glove with Wasim Akram’s. Together they formed the most potent fast-bowling partnership in the history of Asian cricket, perhaps in world cricket. Together they will reward their fans with a final hurrah. Wasim, as ever, has shown a shrewder touch. Sensing that the mood was against him, Wasim announced his retirement and was instantly rewarded with a farewell game. During the NatWest Challenge in England I asked Wasim if he thought he should be playing. His reply? “I’ve had my time. It is time for the youngsters to enjoy themselves in the middle.”Waqar should have taken a hint from Wasim’s retirement. Now the ignominy of having a farewell game foisted upon him can only be surpassed if he refuses to accept this unique offer. Waqar’s glittering career has brought many records. But there are no more on the horizon, except the dubious one of the first forced farewell. Waqar has still not accepted the Pakistan board’s proposal. He should. The selectors have said goodnight to Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram. Against South Africa in Pakistan it will be time for thank you.Kamran Abbasi, born in Lahore, brought up in Rotherham, is deputy editor of the British Medical Journal.

The naming of Australian Rob Smith is one of the features of the State Otago Volts cricket side for the first two rounds of the State Championship, beginning next Monday.Smith (27), a right-arm leg-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman, has a solid playing pedigree.A member of the extended Queensland Bulls squad two seasons ago, Smith has also been part of the New South Wales squad, a second XI player for the English county Glamorgan and a talent scout for the Queensland Under-17 squad.A first-grade player for 10 years, Smith has taken 257 senior club wickets at 27.7 and scored 834 runs at an average of 18.In seven matches for the New South Wales Colts he took 26 wickets at 21.3 and in five games for the Queensland and New South Wales second XIs he secured 11 wickets at 26.A former league player in the United Kingdom, Smith’s best season (1998) saw him secure two hat-tricks and record a best bowling return of 7-6 for Bridgend.Smith is a qualified teacher and is completing a Masters in Sports Marketing and Management.

Former tennis star Ashleigh Barty has turned her hand to cricket, signing with the Brisbane Heat for the inaugural Women’s Big Bash League season this summer. Barty, 19, reached the doubles finals at Wimbledon, the US Open and Australian Open with partner Casey Dellacqua in 2013 and has competed in the singles at all four grand slams, but walked away from tennis last year.Barty approached Queensland Cricket earlier this year to enquire about making a switch to cricket and she has since then joined Western Suburbs in the Brisbane Women’s Premier Cricket competition. Last weekend she top scored in her first T20 game with 63 not out from 60 balls, as well as taking 2 for 13 from four overs.Barty has been training alongside the Queensland Fire squad since July, having become interested in a switch to cricket when she addressed the Southern Stars team as part of their winter training programme earlier this year. She said she was drawn to cricket as a team sport as compared to tennis.”It is tough when you’re by yourself and I think that’s why team sport is so appealing,” Barty told reporters in Brisbane on Wednesday. “I’m still connected very much to tennis and everything it has to offer. It’s been a part of me since I was four years old and is never going to leave me.”There’s never a lonesome moment on the [cricket] field if you’re struggling. There’s 10 other girls that can help you out and get you through the tough times.”Queensland Fire coach Andy Richards was impressed by the “transferable skills” Barty brought to cricket from her tennis background, and predicted she could be a future Australia representative if she pursued cricket seriously.”Her skill from the first time she picked up a bat was outstanding from a coach’s perspective,” Richards said. “She never missed a ball in her first session. She’s probably hit more balls than most of our cricket players coming through.”It might not have been a cricket ball, but it’s a ball at 120kph plus an hour. That’s what attracted me as a coach to her as a player, her ability to pick up things really quickly.”