“Marnus looked the most tentative out of all the batters in Perth. Yes, it was high quality bowling on a difficult wicket, but he needs to find a way to turn it around,” Ponting was quoted as saying by the ICC Review.
According to multiple sources, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi, who is currently in the UAE, lobbying for Pakistan’s cause, has put forward a list of conditions, in a bid to help Pakistan retain the hosting rights of the marque tournament.
The first day of the two-day pink ball game between India and the Australian Prime Minister's XI was washed out due to rains. A steady drizzle bedding in from almost 10am right through to about 5.30pm ensured there was no chance of play during the day at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.
Morrisville Samp Army started in a decent manner as the openers Sharjeel Khan, who hails from Pakistan, and South Africa's Faf du Plessis stitched a partnership of 40 runs for the first wicket.
Arsenal’s attention now switches to West Ham United at the London Stadium and the boss is eager to keep the confidence high as Arsenal head into their third London derby of the campaign.
Real Madrid travels to San Sebastian on Saturday to face Real Sociedad in the fifth round of games in La Liga in a game that will be influenced by a long list of injuries for both sides.
Blame it on the inclement weather, poor drainage facilities, shortage of ground staff and an ill-equipped Greater Noida stadium, the first ever Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand was expectedly abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Led by ace drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh, defending champions India will enter the match as table toppers, having convincingly won all their four Asian Champions Trophy games so far.
India A rode on an excellent opening partnership between half centurions Mayank Agarwal (56) and Pratham Singh (59 not out) to reach 115 /1 and more importantly extended their overall lead to 222 runs at stumps on the second day of the Duleep Trophy Round 2 match against India D
Sportzon, in collaboration with the Ponty Chadha Foundation, is organising the tournament which will feature the participation of 16 esteemed corporate teams vying for the coveted trophy.
