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Shahadat Hossain was sent back to jail after completing a three-day remand in Dhaka on Tuesday

Mohammad Isam13-Oct-2015Bangladesh fast bowler Shahadat Hossain was sent back to jail after completing a three-day remand in Dhaka on Tuesday. Dhaka Metropolitan magistrate Kazi Kamrul Islam denied him bail after the probe officer Shafiqur Rahman, the officer-in-charge (investigation) of Mirpur model police station, appealed for the cricketer’s confinement during investigation of a case filed against him for allegedly torturing a housemaid.He was arrested on October 5 after he surrendered before a Dhaka court and had sought bail. His wife was arrested the day before from her father’s house.On September 6, the case had been filed against the couple under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. The 11-year old girl was found by a journalist in Mirpur and was taken to the police station where the case was filed, and she was sent to the Dhaka Medical College for treatment.

A round-up of matches of the Campus Cricket World Final 2012-13 played on April 5

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Apr-2013A late charge from the University of Moratuwa middle order was not enough to haul in the tall total set by DAV Chandigarh, who have booked a place in the Campus Cricket final, with a 16-run win in the first semi-final. Chandigarh made 210 for 4, batting first at the Premadasa Stadium, thanks to an impressive start and an explosive finish. Wicketkeeper batsman Gaurav Tandon made 53 from 33 deliveries after arriving at the crease in the third over, and put on 81 runs in 48 balls alongside opener Jaskaran Singh, who made 47 from 32 balls.Once both batsmen had departed, Chandigarh were well on the way to a large total, and heavy hitting from Gurinder Singh, who struck five sixes and five fours in his unbeaten 60 from 25 balls, ensured his side crossed 200. His unbeaten fifth wicket partnership with Simran Singh was worth 86 runs from 42 deliveries. Of the Moratuwa bowlers, only Sahan Perera emerged from the onslaught with respectable figures, having taken 2 for 29 from his four overs.Early wickets of Chandigarh’s opening batsmen then nearly scuppered the chase inside the Powerplay, as Moratuwa sunk to 26 for 4 in the fifth over, and then 53 for 5 in the eighth. However, a valiant sixth wicket stand between Randika Perera and Rumesh Madhushanka, who put on a tournament-high 141 together, revived Moratuwa’s hopes. Randika made 72 not out, from 47 balls and Madhushanka hit 69 from 39, bludgeoning five sixes and six fours. Despite their heroics, Chandigarh had got too far ahead in the game by the time their resistance began, and Moratuwa only made 194 from their 20 overs.Karachi University then confirmed themselves as the other finalists, as they brushed aside Great Britiain Combined University Team by 76 runs, in the second semi-final. Batting first, a half-century to opener Faraz Ali helped set a strong foundation for Karachi, before Nabeel Khalid and Shahzaib Khan made useful contributions from the lower-middle order, to help Karachi score 154 all out in 20 overs. Simon Watkins was the best of Great Britain Combined’s bowlers, taking 4 for 27 from his four overs.In response, Great Britain Combined lost opener Harry Bush on the first ball of the innings, and it hardly got better from there. Chris Wakefield and Luke Blackaby began a recovery, but could not sustain their innings long enough to make a difference, and after their demise, the remainder of the batting order succumbed quickly. Shahzaib Khan and Mirza Jamil took three wickets apiece, to help dismiss the opposition for 78, in 15 overs.

A round-up of the third day of the fourth round of Pentangular Cup matches

ESPNcricinfo staff14-Feb-2012The contest between Baluchistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPP) finally began after two rained-out days at the Arbab Niaz Stadium in Peshawar. After KPP were inserted, Yasir Hameed scored a fluent 150, while Adnan Raees hit an unbeaten fifty to help KPP along to 265 for 4 at stumps, with one day to play. Baluchistan’s Ahmed Raza did most of the damage, picking up three wickets with his left-arm spin.At the Sind v Federal Areas match at the Rawalpindi Stadium, it was another wet day with no play possible.

The ‘Baby’ Blues have struck again, this time cruising past the Queensland Bulls by 17 runs at the Gabba – the final scoreline flattering the hosts who were never really in the contest during the second innings

The Bulletin by Andrew Fuss24-Jan-2011
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsSean Abbott pulled off an outstanding catch in addition to taking three wickets as the Blues’ teenagers shone in the field•Getty Images

The ‘Baby’ Blues have struck again, this time cruising past the Queensland Bulls by 17 runs at the Gabba – the final scoreline flattering the hosts who were never really in the contest during the second innings.On a pitch on which 160 looked like it would be a par score, the New South Wales Blues won the toss and had no hesitation in batting first. The visitors, however, battled to find the boundary and found themselves reeling at 5 for 72 in the 13th over, having broken the record for the lowest number of runs scored in the Powerplay during the season – 1 for 30.Moises Henriques (34 off 27 balls) and Man-of-the-Match Ben Rohrer (47 off 25) then joined forces for a handy 44-run partnership to give the Blues some hope of a respectable total.It was Rohrer – the only batsman to look comfortable on an, at times, two-paced pitch – who did the most damage, helping his side take 38 off the final three overs to reach 7 for 140.The Bulls’ big hope in the run chase – the dynamic Chris Simpson – started terribly, connecting with the ball just once (a top-edged six over third man) in the first ten deliveries he faced, including seven missed pull shots.Captain Stuart Clark (1 for 13) and teenager Patrick Cummins (3 for 24) were superb, bowling the visitors into a commanding position before another teenager, Sean Abbott (3 for 15), finished the hosts off with some good stump to stump bowling to tear through the middle order.Cummins, 17, looks to be a future Australia paceman and was unlucky not to have more economical figures; most of the runs off his bowling coming from edges through the slips.In a sign of just how poorly the Bulls did with the bat, it was No. 10 Nathan Rimmington who top scored for them, blasting his way to 24 off just 11 balls in the final overs.Queensland will play their second game in two days when they host Western Australia in what has now become a knockout match, before they travel south to face New South Wales again on Saturday.

The PCB remains tight-lipped about the nature of charges laid against senior players and the procedure followed in punishing them

Osman Samiuddin11-Mar-2010A day after carrying out the most comprehensive player cull in Pakistan cricket in recent memory, the PCB remains tight-lipped about the nature of charges laid against senior players and the procedure followed in punishing them.Seven senior players were punished by the board following an inquiry committee report into a disastrous tour of Australia. Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Shoaib Malik were handed bans, while the Akmal brothers and Shahid Afridi were handed fines.But concerns have been raised about the legal process followed in handing out the punishments and the lack of information on the charges. Calls have been made to make the complete report of the inquiry committee public but the board is unwilling to do so.

Ijaz Butt, speaking to the BBC

On coach Waqar Younis’ limited options
We have no dearth of players, young ones, up and coming and under consideration. We will, as normal, be announcing 15 players, as required by the ICC and keep five players on standby. He won’t be handicapped.
On Rana Naved-ul-Hasan’s ban
He should have asked the committee, he had long sessions with the committee. It told him what was wrong. This is not something we want to [do] to create alarm among other players. It was something that was confidentially taken up with him. Without any charges, we are not taking any [player] out of the side. There are definitely positive charges.
On Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan
When one was captain he threw the other out, when the other was the captain he threw the other man out in spite of the fact that they would have been selected. Things of that sort. This is only one instance I am quoting to you. The committee also reported in detail that this is the effect [on the team]. But we haven’t fined these two gentlemen on anything. For the [World] Twenty20, they will not be considered

“It is a confidential report and not one for public consumption,” Ijaz Butt, chairman PCB, told Cricinfo. “If a certain level of people ask we will give them, but essentially this is a confidential report.”Butt insisted, however, that the committee – the composition of which has also been criticised – had carried out its objectives fairly. “We have given everyone a fair hearing,” he said. “The committee has spoken to many people, almost all of those concerned, we have collected evidence, everything has been done properly and all of it is documented and is available. It was a very thorough and comprehensive report. We have given details in the press release.”Butt was unwilling to comment on individual charges, such as the one-year ban on Naved, who had no previous disciplinary transgressions, or the nature of charges against Younis, Yousuf and Malik. Because of the lack of details, there remain concerns that the punishments are of an arbitrary and inconsistent nature. But the board says the players were punished not under the code of conduct that governs central contracts, but under the “inherent powers” of the board.”The punishments are not given under the central contracts code of conduct,” Taffazul Rizvi, the board’s legal advisor and a member of the six-man inquiry committee, told Cricinfo. “These are under the inherent powers of the PCB. The disciplinary policy of the board applies to all players who play for Pakistan, not just those on central contracts and that’s what has taken effect here.”The players can appeal against the punishments, Rizvi confirmed, though he clarified that is not a right the board gives, but an intrinsic right of the punished in any matter. “That is their fundamental right, it isn’t the board’s to give.” None of the players has yet issued a public response.Those who have criticised the PCB have also asked why no action has been taken against the board hierarchy or whether any will. Butt’s response was only that “some action has already been taken.”

Orla Prendergast claims three wickets as hosts subside once again at Chelmsford

ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay13-Sep-2025The Blaze 59 for 0 (S Bryce 33*) beat Essex 211 (Smale 41, Prendergast 3-43) by 35 runs (DLS) Orla Prendergast led the wickets charge as The Blaze won a rain-affected encounter with Essex at Chelmsford to book a home semi-final at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.Prendergast took 3 for 43, including a momentum shifting double strike to help bowl out the hosts for 211. Her efforts were ably supported by Lucy Higham’s 2 for 33 and some outstanding out-fielding, typified by Kathryn’s Bryce’s run-out of Ariana Dowse.Six of Essex’s batters reached double figures, but only Sophia Smale (41) got beyond 40, Jo Gardner making a run-a-ball 36. The pair added 52 for the seventh wicket after the hosts collapsed from 104 for 2 to 133 for 6.Blaze openers Sarah Bryce (33 not out) and Georgie Boyce had knocked 59 off the target in 11.2 overs when the weather closed in.Dowse and skipper Grace Scrivens gave the hosts a a solid start, the former caressing one through the covers and driving another square for four. Scrivens reached 16 before mishitting a half-tracker from opposite number Kirstie Gordon to square leg and a brilliant pick up and throw from Katherine Bryce ran out Dowse for 20.The response to the double setback was good with Lissy Macleod (30) and Lancashire loanee Liberty Heap (33) targeting the straight boundaries in a stand of 59 at almost a run a ball. Essex looked poised to push on, but Heath’s demise, top edging a short one from Prendergast to midwicket sparked a mid-innings slump.Flo Miller was another Prendergast victim and when Higham sent Macleod packing courtesy of a stunning caught and bowled, three wickets had fallen for six runs in 16 balls.Higham then bowled Amara Carr with a beauty, before Smale and Gardner rallied the home side’s flagging effort, the latter striking the ball powerfully back past the bowler in the mid-on/mid-off arc.But before they could entertain hopes of a score of 250, Prendergast splayed Gardner’s stumps and thereafter only Smale who was last out held up The Blaze for long.The bad weather was closing in by the time The Blaze began their reply, Sarah Bryce and Georgie Boyce immediately showing aggressive intent. Bryce hit Gray for the only six of the match while Boyce three times struck the ball firmly to the fence along the floor.By the time rain drove the players from the field enough overs had been completed to constitute a match and The Blaze were a mile ahead on the DLS and looking forward to a semi-final.

The RCB batter was upset at his dismissal against KKR because he felt the delivery should have been a no-ball

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Apr-20243:16

Explaining the new technology for tracking no-balls for height

Virat Kohli has been fined 50% of his match fee for breaching the IPL’s code of conduct during RCB’s match against KKR at Eden Gardens on Sunday.Though the IPL statement did not specify why Kohli was being fined, it is likely to do with his reaction to his dismissal for 18 off 7 balls, in the third over of RCB’s chase of 223.Related

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Kohli was caught and bowled off a high full toss from Harshit Rana, having played the ball well outside his crease. It was a slower delivery that seemed to be dipping on the batter, even though it was above the waist height when Kohli made contact with it. He felt the delivery should have been called a no-ball, but the new Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology to determine such decisions ruled it as a legal delivery.According to the technology, the ball would have passed the batter at 0.92 metres from the ground if Kohli was upright at the crease. The height of Kohli’s waist had been measured beforehand at 1.04 metres, which means the ball would have passed below his waist had he been on his crease and not outside it, making it a legal delivery.Kohli was unhappy with the decision and was seen expressing his displeasure to the on-field umpire, along with the non-striker Faf du Plessis, who also thought it should have been a no-ball for height.To remove the subjective element in adjudicating no-balls above the waist this season, the IPL introduced technology to measure the height of the delivery as it passes the batter at the crease. That is then measured against the toe-to-waist height of the batter when in an upright position, which is recorded in advance. If the height of the ball is more than the recorded height of the batter’s waist, then it is declared a no-ball. Otherwise it’s a fair delivery.In this case, the projected trajectory of the delivery would have taken it 0.12 metres below Kohli’s waist had he been upright on his crease.”Obviously, the rules are the rules,” RCB captain du Plessis said after the game. “Virat and myself at that stage thought that possibly the ball was higher than his waist. I guess they measure it on the popping crease. In those situations, you’ll always have one team that’s happy and one team that doesn’t feel like it’s quite the right decision. But that’s just how the game works.”RCB went on to lose the game against KKR by one run, and are bottom of the points table with only one win in eight games.

Teenage legspinner will become England’s youngest men’s debutant

Vithushan Ehantharajah15-Dec-2022Rehan Ahmed will become England men’s youngest Test debutant after being named in the XI for Karachi*. Ahmed comes in as one of two changes, alongside the returning Ben Foakes, as England look to complete a 3-0 series sweep.Ahmed, the 18-year-old legspinning allrounder, was added to the squad during the pre-tour camp in Abu Dhabi. He has not been directly involved in the first two Tests but has been a regular substitute fielder, in particular in the Rawalpindi Test when Liam Livingstone suffered a tour-ending knee injury.Ahmed came close to the XI for that first Test when left-arm spinner Jack Leach’s participation was thrown into doubt after he was struck down by a virus that infected half the squad. Leach pulled through and, along with the offspin of Joe Root and Will Jacks, has provided the slow-bowling options on two flat pitches.Livingstone’s injury, however, means that Ahmed is the only wristspinner in the squad. His work in the nets continued at Karachi’s National Stadium on Thursday, when he and the other alternates underwent a training session while those who played a part in the series-sealing 26-run win in Multan were given the day off to rest or play golf.Related

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Stokes’ confirmed England’s team a day out from the final Test, with Ahmed and Foakes replacing Will Jacks and the rested James Anderson. Foakes’ return behind the stumps will allow Ollie Pope to focus on batting at No. 3.Speaking at the team hotel in Thursday, Stokes insisted that handing Ahmed his first cap would be a decision based on ability rather than an act of charity. His selection at the age in of 18 years and 126 days means he will surpass the long-standing record held by Brian Close (18 years and 149 days) as England’s youngest male Test player.”We’ve been thinking about it,” Stokes said. “We can’t go into too much detail until me and Baz [Brendon McCullum] have had a look at the wicket.”When we spoke about having Rehan into the squad, it was more than just bringing him in and integrating him into the squad. We did speak about us having no issues with selecting him if we felt it was the right option. I don’t think this is a case of, if he was to play, of giving caps away. We picked him in the squad not just because of his talent, but because we thought it would be a good opportunity to play if we thought it was necessary.”A maiden international cap ends a breakthrough year on a high for Ahmed. It began with 12 wickets during the Under-19 World Cup in February as England finished runners-up to India. A first-class debut in Division Two of the County Championship came in May, and he ended the summer with a maiden five-wicket haul and century against Derbyshire. In between whiles, he training alongside England’s white-ball squads during their series with India and South Africa, and played five matches for Southern Brave in the Hundred.Though Ahmed was not originally in the 15-man squad selected for this first series back in Pakistan since 2005, but his addition was not as last-minute as it seemed. The prospect had been floated in the initial selection meeting with two primary takeaways: the importance of insulating Ahmed from outside pressure, particularly from the media, and that head coach McCullum wanted to see and work with Ahmed first before taking him on tour.That opportunity came during the training camp, and McCullum was suitably impressed by both Ahmed’s ability and mentality. Though he did not enjoy the best time with the ball in the England versus England Lions warm-up match, conceding 73 in eight wicketless overs, he provided a snapshot of his pluck with the bat, striking 26 from 10 deliveries for the Lions.He has continued to make an impression over the last few weeks. And it was instructive that, when asked of what he has made of the youngster, Stokes admitted he isn’t sure which of Ahmed’s two suits is his strongest.Ahmed was an integral member of the England team that reached the Under-19 World Cup final this year•ICC via Getty

“I’m struggling to work out what he is, whether he’s a batter or a legspinner, which is I guess good, because it shows how much talent he’s got. We got snippets of what he can do with the bat in that warm-up game briefly.”But having a wrist-spinner is always exciting, especially for England, but it’s not getting too carried away with the potential that he has, because he is only young, and you’ve still got to nurture talent, even how exciting it is.”It is worth noting that Ahmed will be the first player from a minority background selected under Stokes’ captaincy. All nine XIs selected previously have been exclusively white.English cricket is currently enduring a period of introspection around race, with Azeem Rafiq saying the sport is in denial about racism during his DCMS committee hearing on Tuesday. The new year will see the delayed Cricket Discipline Commission hearing into allegations of racism against Rafiq’s former county, Yorkshire, along with recommendations to the ECB from the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) to improve equality around race, gender and class.A lack of diversity around the England team is primarily a reflection of issues further down the chain. When asked about the issue, Stokes said he believed cricket was an inclusive sport but acknowledged Ahmed could inspire future generations.”Whenever I have been asked about this, I have always felt cricket is a very inclusive sport,” he said. “Certainly, in my time in the England team you have been selected on your skills as a cricketer first and foremost. That still should be the way going forward regardless of your beliefs or what you look like or anything like that. If you’re good enough to represent this country, you’re going to get picked.”Players especially like Rehan, he could be an unbelievable example to set to younger kids who want to come up. They may have maybe heard about what’s happened in cricket recently [but] he can be seen an example of ‘no, we’ve got this 18-year-old hopefully a potential superstar, why can’t I be that?’ But English cricket to me has always been if you’re good enough, you’re going to get selected and I don’t see it being any different going forward.”*December 16, 08.15 GMT – This story was updated with confirmation of Ahmed’s debut

Rest of squad take PCR tests ahead of Thursday’s game against Manchester Originals

Matt Roller09-Aug-2021Two players in Northern Superchargers men’s squad in the Hundred have returned positive lateral flow tests, casting doubts on the viability of their fixture against Manchester Originals on Thursday.The Superchargers squad took PCR tests on Monday after the two unnamed players returned positive lateral flow tests, with results expected to come back late on Monday night.ESPNcricinfo understands that the Superchargers believe they have followed the Hundred’s Covid-19 regulations and are hopeful that they will be able to field a side on Thursday evening, though the team is not expected to comment publicly until Tuesday morning.There were fears that the Hundred would be significantly affected by positive Covid tests after several county cricketers were forced to self-isolate in early July, but only one player – Steven Mullaney – has had to isolate in the competition to date.Three members of Trent Rockets coaching staff, including men’s coach Andy Flower, tested positive in the first week of fixtures, while Shane Warne, London Spirit men’s coach, has also been self-isolating after testing positive.Players and support staff in the tournament have not been subjected to a strict bio-bubble but have been asked to minimise social contact and, for example, to avoid eating indoors at pubs and restaurants.According to the tournament’s playing conditions, if any group game is cancelled, the final table will be decided on a points-per-game basis. The Superchargers are sixth after two wins, three losses and a no-result in their first six games and unlikely to qualify for the knockout stages. The Originals, their opponents on Thursday, are fourth, two points off leaders Trent Rockets with a game in hand.

In 1999, Waugh had dropped Warne for the final Test against West Indies with the series on the line

ESPNcricinfo staff19-May-2020Last week ESPNcricinfo published a stats piece about run-outs, with the top figure being that Steve Waugh had been involved in the most of any player during an international career – and that on 73 occasions it was his partner who ended up walking back.There were a host of other interesting nuggets, but this is the one that caught the attention. And it reignited a 21-year-old grudge.After some encouragement through social media, Rob Moody, who has been a saviour to many cricket fans during the Covid-19 lockdown, was persuaded to edit together a video of the 73 times Waugh’s partner was run-out. After 24 hours of work, he got the majority of them in an hour-long compilation. A great bit of a fun content (which also showed many of the run-outs were hardly shockers). And then things really took off.Shane Warne noticed the stat and Moody’s work, and couldn’t help but comment. “Wow! So S Waugh was involved in the most ever run outs in test cricket (104) & ran his partner out 73 times – is that correct? Mmmmmmmmm”, Warne tweeted. He then he added: “For the record AGAIN & I’ve said this 1000 times – I do not hate S Waugh at all. FYI – I picked him in my all time best Australian team recently. Steve was easily the most selfish cricketer that I ever played with and this stat…….”Waugh the most selfish cricketer? This goes back a long way, to 1999 in fact when Waugh dropped Warne for the final Test of the series against West Indies in the Caribbean. Australia were 2-1 down, Warne had endured a poor series – figures of 2 for 268 as Brian Lara dominated – and he was left out in favour of Stuart MacGill and Colin Miller. Australia won the match to level the series and retain the Frank Worrall Trophy, but Warne never moved on.”I lost a bit of respect for him after that. I believe he should have backed me – as I always believe the art of captaincy is to support your players and back them every time,” he wrote in his autobiography. “This gains the respect from the players and makes them play for you. He didn’t, it’s history, but I never found it easy with him after that.”Warne’s latest reaction sparked analysis and comment. Waugh, himself, gave a brief response to the and .”People keep saying it’s a feud,” Waugh said. “But to me, a feud’s between two people. I’ve never brought into it, so it’s just one person.”His comments are a reflection of himself, nothing to do with me. That’s all I’d say.”Warne has confirmed he is planning a tell-all documentary about his life. Wonder if we’ll hear this story again?