An unbeaten knock of 41 runs by Sarabjeet Singh saw an exciting win for Chandigarh Lions over Mumbai Champs in the ICL T20 match at the LB Stadium here. 

Singh came as a rescuer for the Lions who were struggling after losing six wickets while chasing a victory target of 136 set by the Champs. His 41 not out off just 22 balls included three huge sixes.

NKP Salve Challenger Series, which is due from October 23 to 26 in Cuttack, announced its plans as to which cricketer will hold the responsibility of leading the teams India Blue, India Green and India Red. 

The BCCI secretary, N Srinivasan on Sunday said, “We have decided to name Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif and S Badrinath as captains of India Blue, India Green and India Red teams respectively.”

Newly appointed said that he wants to have good relations with the influential Indian cricket board.

Addressing the media persons here on Friday, Butt said that if Pakistan wants to remain strong in the International Cricket Council (ICC), then it would have to seek the help of BCCI. He is expected to meet the new president of the Indian Board Shashank Manohar on the sidelines of the ICC executive board meeting in Dubai next week. 

He is quite optimistic that his meeting with the Indian president would be productive for the cricket of Pakistan. 

Pakistan beat hosts Canada by 35 runs in their opening match at the Al Barakah Twenty20 Canada Cup tournament here.

Electing to bat first, Pakistan scored 137 for the loss of seven wickets in their quota of 20 overs. Opening left hand batsman Salman Butt scored an impressive 74 from 56 balls which included six boundaries and three huge sixes. From Canada, both Harvir Baidwan and Umar Bhatti took three wickets each. 

Here’s a good news for the Indian badminton fans. In the latest badminton rankings, Indian national champion Chetan Anand has reached the 22nd place, up by eight places. 

Last week, in a thrilling tussle Chetan win his maiden Grand Prix title in Bitburger Open badminton tournament at Saarbruecken in Germany. He also won the Czech International title last month and now has a tally of 35750 points in the rankings released yesterday.