BCCI Backs Players! Refuses to Accept Norms!

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has set the for a fight with the cricket's governing body--ICC on the doping norms for players.

Now, ICC has to wait till the next meeting with Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA), other World Players' Associations and officals of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

Indian players are also not happy with the norms as it conflicts with the security policy of the players!

The Indian players in the list are: (Men) Dhoni, Harbhajan, Gambhir, Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel, Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag, Yuvaraj Singh, and Zaheer Khan; (Women) Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj.

Munaf Patel fined!

In the Irani Cup final, on Day 3 Rest of India fast bowler Munaf Patel had an altercation with Chopra of Delhi. This forced Delhi skipper Virendra Sehwag to intervene who was also abused by Munaf.

Subsequently Sehwag lodged an official complaint with the match referee. It was said that Sehwag returned to Delhi at the end of day 3 though Delhi is still batting at 113 for 3 chasing 378.

Match Referee Jadeja enquired and said to have sent the report to BCCI. The unofficial news is that Munaf Patel found guilty and was fined 75% of his match fee.

This is not the first time the pacer is involved in an incident like this. He was found guilty of verbally abusing Gamini Silva after the umpire turned down the leg before wicket appeal.

Jadeja said, "Delhi was represented by coach Vijay Dahia, while Rest of India was represented by Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Munaf."

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Sehwag walks out of Irani on Day 3!

Sehwag, skipper of Delhi team playing against the Rest of India team in the Irani Cup went home at the end of Day 3 though Delhi were still playing at 113 for 3.

It was said that the trip was already planned due to his personal reasons, but other sources had a different story to say.

They said there was a rivalry between Munaf Patel and Sehwag and in protests of that, Sehwag returned to Delhi.

Munaf Patel had a altercation with Delhi opener Chopra. Sehwag interevened and Munaf abused Delhi skipper as well. This forced Delhi skipper to lodge an official complaint with the match referee R R Jadeja.

This was the reason stated for Delhi captain to walk out of the match mid-way. Others said that he was going to personal work which was already planned and he was calm and cool when checking out of the hotel. So, there is no walk out here!

Only Sehwag knows the reason!

Indian Squad: Sachin and Harbhajan in; Yuavaraj and Pathan dropped!

The Indian team Test Squad was announced. The team is touring Sri Lanka starting July for 3 Test Matches and 5 ODIs. As expected, Sachin has returned from injury. He played against South Africa in the first test and did not play the in remaining two tests. He has made another come back from the injury.

Harbhajan, who was banned for slapping Sreesanth in the IPL match, also made a come back.

Dhoni, who opted to take rest is also sitting out and will be back for the ODI. So, he is not available for half of the tour.

The other top stars of Indian cricket, Dravid, Ganguly and Laxman also part of the test side.

Yuvaraj Singh and Irfan Pathan were dropped for their poor form in Asis Cup. Also, they did not contribute in the South African tour.

Rohit Sharma and Ojha were given the chance this time.

The Squad:

Anil Kumble (Captain), Virender Sehwag (Vice Captain), Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Sourav Ganguly, Harbhajan Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Zaheer Khan, VVS Laxman, Pragyan Ojha, Munaf Patel, Parthiv Patel, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, RP Singh, and Sachin Tendulkar

PCB Unhappy with Pakistan Team!

The letter sent by PCB chairm Ashraf has clearly stated that the PCB is not happy with the performance of the team against India. The letter said that the defeat of 140 runs is a devastating defeat and should have never happened.

It questioned the committement, fire, dedication of the captain, coach and other team players.

They wanted the team to improve the performance in the next match.

BCCI Warns Sehwag

The BCCI has sent a warning letter to Sehwag not to comment openly on the BCCI policies especially on selection of the team. In an interview, Sehwag said that the selectors should consider the recent IPL performance before selecting the team for the tri-series and Asia cup.

Niranjan Shaw confirmed that a warning letter has been sent to Sehwag. The letter mentioned that the board was not happy with his attitude and he has again commented publicly about the selection policies. No player has the right to comment on it as it is the responsibility of the selection committee. The letter asked Sehwag not to indulge in these kinds of activities in future.