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In a move that would please the first-class cricketers, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has in-principle agreed to have contracts for them. "This decision was taken at the recent Apex Council meeting and it will be the same like the way BCCI has it. The modalities will be worked out by the Association's Cricket Improvement Committee (CIC)," a senior MCA official said.
Wriddhiman Saha on Saturday was granted the NOC (No Objection Certificate) by Cricket Association of Bengal, ending his 15-year association, which ended under acrimonious circumstances. Saha, a veteran of 40 Tests, who will turn 38 in October, was categorically told by Indian team management that they don't want an aged second wicketkeeper. Since then Saha had been critical of BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and also at the beginning didn't have charitable things to say about head coach Dravid.
Virat Kohli is going through a lean patch off late and he has failed to score a century in international cricket since November 2019. In the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test against England, Kohli was dismissed for 11 by Matthew Potts in the first innings. However, the right-handed batter has won a lot of applause for driving the India Test team and how he successfully managed to lead them. Former England captain Michael Atherton on Saturday talked about what would be the great legacy of Kohli and how he hopes that the Indian batter rediscovers his "best form".
Rain had led to early Lunch and delayed resumption on Day 1 of the rescheduled 5th Test between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham and the weather is expected to interrupt play on Day 2 as well. As per Accuweather, Birmingham is expected to be partly cloudy with showers during the first hour of scheduled play, and then stay cloudy. Showers are again expected at 3 pm local time (7:30 pm IST). Play was extended by half an hour on Friday and the same may happen on Saturday as well if rain interrupts the match.
Batter Travis Head said his off-spin is going to be worked into Australia's strategy for the second Test against Sri Lanka after he bagged an unlikely four wickets in the series opener. Head, a left-hand batter and an occasional bowler, returned figures of 4-10 to match lead spinner Nathan Lyon's second innings wicket haul in Friday's three-day thrashing of the hosts at Galle. The middle-order batter was only declared fit just ahead of the first Test after he missed the fifth one-day international due to a hamstring injury.
Stuart Broad on Saturday became the third pacer in Test cricket history to claim 550 wickets. He dismissed Mohammed Shami on Day 2 of the ongoing rescheduled fifth Test match between India and England at Edgbaston in Birmingham to register the record. The right-arm England pacer needed just one wicket to reach the milestone when he had entered the game but he remained wicketless on Day 1 despite bowling 15 overs. It was in his 16th over of the match and the first on Day 2 when Broad finally got a wicket.
Budding Bengal cricketers are all set for an English makeover. Under a partnership, British Council will train them to develop their verbal communication skills and etiquette. The move comes at a time when young Indian cricketers are increasingly getting exposed to international players and coaches with growing number of leagues in the country and across the world. Cricket Association of Bengal president Avishek Dalmiya hopes the collaboration with British Council will empower young players from the state "both on and off-the-field".
Australian spinner Ashton Agar was on Saturday ruled out of the second Test in Sri Lanka after failing to recover from an injury. The tourists, led by Pat Cummins, are 1-0 up in the two-match series after crushing Sri Lanka in the opening Test. Agar, a left-arm spinner, suffered a side strain in the one-day internationals last month and will be replaced by Jon Holland in the squad for the final Test starting Friday.