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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has rejected a request from the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) to reschedule two of its home domestic games due to the threat of Cyclone Dana. The CAB had urged BCCI to defer their Ranji Trophy and U-23 Col CK Naidu Trophy matches against Kerala and Railways, respectively, scheduled to be played this week in Kolkata and Kalyani, according to a report in ESPNcricinfo.
All-rounder Washington Sundar justified his selection with a career-best 7/59 to help India bowl out New Zealand for 259, but the hosts lost skipper Rohit Sharma early in their first innings when stumps were drawn on day of the second Test, here on Thursday. India crawled to 16 for one in 11 overs with Yashasvi Jaiswal (6 not out) and Shubman Gill (10 not out) at the crease, trailing by another 243 runs in the first innings. Tim Southee cleaned up Rohit for a nine-ball duck, forcing the hosts to be extra cautious with the debacle of first innings in the Bengaluru Test still fresh in the mind.
The India-Pakistan clash in the women's T20 World Cup here on October 6 set a new record for the highest attendance at a group stage match in the history of the showpiece, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday. The match at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, which India won by six wickets, was watched by 15,935 spectators. "The India versus Pakistan match at the Dubai International Stadium on 6 October set a new record for the highest attendance at a group stage match in Women's T20 World Cup history," the ICC said in a statement.
A delay in arrival of packaged water bottles caused a melee at the MCA stadium during the second India-New Zealand Test in Pune with some fans raising slogans against the host association, which later apologised for the lapse. The Test that got underway this morning had a turnout of around 18,000. With a large part of the stands in the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium without roofs, fans, who sat under the sun, rushed to water stations after the end of the first session's play only to find water not being available at the booths.
The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Wednesday withdrew the Indian team from the World Championship, conveying to world governing body, UWW, that the sports ministry is interfering with its autonomy. The senior World Championship in 12 non-Olympic categories is scheduled to be held in Tirana, Albania from October 28. The WFI had recently announced selection trials for the U23 and World Championship, which was challenged as contempt of court by the protesting wrestlers who questioned the legality of the selection by the suspended federation.
When Washington Sundar was picked over Kuldeep Yadav for India's second Test against New Zealand in Pune, a lot of experts were unhappy over the choice. By the end of the New Zealand innings, however, there were no doubts that the move was perfect. Off-spinner Washington Sundar took seven wickets as India dismissed New Zealand for 259 on day one of the second Test in Pune on Thursday. Washington repaid the faith shown in him by the team management with career-best figures in his fifth Test. New Zealand's last seven wickets fell for 62 runs.
In a game in which India had generated seven penalty corners and one penalty stroke, the side's inefficient finishing saw them lose 0-2 to Germany at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium. Head coach Craig Fulton believes the side did play well but the missed chances 'came back to burn' the home side. "We were not fluid up front. We created enough chances, so that was good, we created enough penalty corners, but if you do not take your chances then it comes back and burns you and it was not to be upfront on Wednesday and hopefully, we will get a result tomorrow," said Fulton after the match.
Former Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal announced her retirement on Thursday, ending a glittering 16-year career during which she became an inspiration for her phenomenal rise from a small town in Haryana where her father worked as a cart-puller.