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MELBOURNE : Big Bash League franchises looking to bolster their spin attack will be spoilt for choice after South African Imran Tahir, Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya and Afghan Mujeeb Ur Rahman entered the draft pool on Wednesday.
One of the men right at the forefront of setting up this league is none other than one of South Africa and the world's greatest Test captains - Graeme Smith. The 41-year-old took some valuable time out to speak to TOI. Excerpts from an interview:So much is happening in the world of cricket right now, and much of it is centered around the new T20 leagues coming up. South Africa has made a terrific statement by getting six IPL franchises on board, finding a great window and signing up some really big names…Yes, and we're very excited. We've been working tirelessly behind the scenes for a while now in setting this up. And now we're public with six very strong team owners who've invested in the league and South African cricket. It's not just the credibility that these team owners bring to the league that's important, but sustainability is hugely important too for a league of this kind. The partners who've come on board are key to that. All of this has been very exciting for us and now it's about delivering on the league itself. The pressure points for setting that all up and getting ready for January, as you can imagine, is quite extensive. We'll be working with everybody to have it ready in time. What do we expect? For the cricket to be competitive. If that happens, the fans are going to love it and it'll be massive.
The Indian contingent added two more gold medals on Day 5 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. The women's four team first won a historic gold in the lawn bowls event, and this was India's first-ever medal in the sport. Sometime later, the men's table tennis team also returned with a gold medal. The mixed badminton team won a silver medal after losing the final against Singapore.
India had a brilliant Day 5 of the ongoing Commonwealth Games as India first won a gold in the women's four lawn bowls event, and this was the country's first medal in the sport. A few hours later, the men's table tennis team brought the top laurel home after defeating Singapore in the men's table tennis team event. Weightlifter Vikas Thakur also won silver in the men's 96kg category. The Indian badminton side also won a silver medal in the mixed team event after coming up short in the final against Singapore.
Commonwealth Games here as it added four more medals to its tally, taking the total to 13 - 5 gold, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals. The quartet of Lovely Choubey, Rupa Rani Tirkey, Pinki and Nayanmoni Saikia created history by bagging the country's first ever medal in the sport of lawn bowls, beating South Africa (17-10) in the final of the Women's Fours event. Meanwhile, Vijay Thakur continued the medal rush by the weightlifting contingent by clinching a silver medal in the men's 96kg category final. The lifters have so far contributed eight medals to India's tally at the ongonig Games.
In fairytale finish, beat South Africa 17-10 in the finalBIRMINGHAM: Lawn Bowls probably became the most searched word across search engines on Tuesday. The nuances may have eluded many, but in Lovely Choubey, Pinki Kaushik Singh, Nayanmoni Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey, Indian moms and moms-in-law were seeing themselves and perhaps nodding at that never-bending truism, that when a group of women get together, great things happen. CWG 2022, Day 5: AS IT HAPPENEDAs the foursome in Birmingham ambled through the Victoria Park turf to a fairytale gold, the 17-10 scoreline over South Africa concealing the many bumps in the final, with it came the realisation of this genteel sport that mocks at ageism and doesn't scream for gym-toned physiques. What it calls for, instead, is poise, a steady hand and that slowing down of time that only age and experience bring.
England's Lionesses lift Euros trophy at Trafalgar Square
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia have suffered a major injury blow ahead of the start of the Rugby Championship with key back Samu Kerevi ruled out for the remainder of the season by a knee injury.