Two Former Cricketers With Nearly 100 Tests… — and 5 more from the cricket world
2 short reads across Cricket World: Two former cricketers, each of whom has played nearly 100 Te • Gautam Gambhir Earns High Praise From Ex…
Quick sweep of stories worth flagging — each summarised in a line.
• Two Former Cricketers With Nearly 100 Tests Each Decline BCCI Offer To Join Selection Panel. BCCI had invited applications for the vacancy in its men's selection committee and the deadline for which ended on October 14.
• Gautam Gambhir Earns High Praise From Ex-India Star: 'Even If He Is Wrong...'. Mohammad Kaif backed Gautam Gambhir's faith in young cricketers, saying that the India coach stands by those he believes in and remains the best guide for the next generation.
• BCCI Shortlists 15 Names For Junior Men's Selection Committee. Praveen Kumar and Sudip Tyagi, along with former India and Mumbai spinner Ramesh Powar, are among the 15 candidates shortlisted for the BCCI's junior men's selection committee.
• Schutt's Brisbane heroics push case for T20I recall.
• Australia whitewash pushes Bangladesh down to ninth. Bangladesh suffered another setback following their eight-wicket defeat to Australia in the third and final WODI in Brisbane on Wednesday, slipping two places to ninth in the latest ICC Women’s ODI rankings.
• In another high-scoring match, Windies firepower wins the day.