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How BCCI figured Prithvi Shaw's suspension
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Tuesday, 30 July 2019 11:55
The BCCI has suspended Test opener Prithvi Shaw for taking a banned substance Terbutaline under the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code. The suspension is backdated from the day of the collection of the urine sample, from February 22 this year, and will expire on November 15. Let us look at how the BCCI arrived at the sanction and what are…
Inept Bangladesh under pressure to avoid clean sweep
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Tuesday, 30 July 2019 08:19
Big pictureWith the series decided, the stakes may be lower, but both teams still have much to play for. For Bangladesh, after the first two games, more than the losses itself, it's the manner of the defeats that would leave them stewing.They've been plagued by poor fielding, inconsistent bowling, and wasteful batting, and in the process, they have let a…
Widening gulf in women's game exposed by England's Ashes thrashing
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Tuesday, 30 July 2019 10:05
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone. Silence the pianos, and with muffled drum, Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.The inquest into England women's thrashing by Australia is in full swing, and the tone is predictably funereal. It would hardly be an Ashes drubbing without much weeping and…
Kapil Dev-led CAC in conflict of interest?
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Tuesday, 30 July 2019 09:37
Does the Kapil Dev-led Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), which will pick the head coach for the Indian men's team, suffer from conflict of interest? This question has been posed both internally within the BCCI as well as through an external complainant. Justice DK Jain, the ombudsman-cum-ethics officer of the board, has been asked to take the final call before the…
Joe Denly prepares for 'biggest challenge' in new role as England's number four
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Tuesday, 30 July 2019 10:17
Like mayflies and First World War pilots, the lifespan of an England top-order player has looked painfully short in recent times. Increasingly, Andy Warhol's suggestion that everyone would have their 15 minutes of fame seems to have had England opening batsmen in mind. Most candidates in the county game have had a go - 13 of the most recent 30…
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Resilient Jhye Richardson raring to go again
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