Australia's Starc sets ODI 100 wicket record

COLOMBO: Australian paceman Mitchell Starc on Sunday claimed his 100th one-day international wicket in his 52nd ODI match, beating the previous record set by Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq of 100 wickets in 53 matches.

Starc dismissed Dhananjaya de Silva during the first match in the ODI series against Sri Lanka to reach the milestone.

The left-armer earlier bowled opener Kusal Perera with the fourth ball of the match, after Australia elected to bowl first at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium.

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Starc also overtook former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee, who reached the mark in 55 ODIs.

The 26-year-old paceman from New South Wales, who made his debut against India in 2010, claimed 24 wickets in the just-ended Test series, which saw Australia whitewashed by the home side.

Starc has taken a total of 115 wickets in 28 Test matches.

Shoaib Akhtar injured during program shoot in India

NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar reportedly met an accident on the sets of program ‘Mazaak Mazaak Mein’, where he is featured as one of the judges.
According to reports, the fast bowler got injured while riding a bike on the sets of the show.
He was shooting for the show Mazaak Mazaak Mein when the accident happened. The former cricketer had some break time and decided to try hands on one of his crew members’ bike.

The Times of India reported that a digging work was going on near Reliance studios (Filmcity) and while driving, Shoaib’s bike slipped over an iron ply which was placed over dug up portion on the road. Reportedly, Shoaib sustained some injuries.

 

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ICC ponders two divisions for Test cricket in radical shake-up

 Governing body proposes promotion and relegation in Test cricket
 ICC wants to counter Tests’ loss of relevance and end fixture uncertainty
The International Cricket Council is considering a radical proposal that would see Test cricket split into two divisions with promotion and relegation between them, and places granted to two new nations

India, Pakistan meet in another one-off contest

The teams trained with a glint in their eyes. The media swarmed around them, hoping to pick up on something; anything that can be used to enhance coverage. Smartly-dressed security personnel were out on patrol; ten of them to one player from either XI. No one wanted to slip up and everyone was excited. India-Pakistan cricket was in the air.

As has happened in the past, political tension between the two countries had sidelined a bilateral series that was supposed to take place in December 2015. So here in Bangladesh they meet and add to a series of one-off contests dating back to the 2013 Champions Trophy in England. The last time India and Pakistan played a bilateral series was in 2012-13 - two T20Is and three ODIs.