Andrew Symonds, the ace Australian cricketer may be very good with the game but it takes more than that to play international cricket. The Player was sent back from Darwin during the home series against Bangladesh after his deliberate absence at the compulsory team meeting to go fishing. Ever since, the cricketer is in great soup coz as a result of such arrogant behavior he was not included in the Australian Test Team to play in India.

A prize money of Rs 13.720 crore was announced by the Indian Cricket League (ICL) for its October edition of Twenty20 championship. The second season of ICL began with a glittering ceremony on October 10 and will witness 41 matches at Hyderabad, Panchkula, Gurgaon and Ahmedabad.

A fine knock of 85 by Junaid Siddique and an unbeaten 60 by skipper Mohammad Ashraful guided Bangladesh to their first win over New Zealand in a one-day international on Thursday. 

Chasing a victory target of 202 in 50 overs, Bangladesh reached their target in the 46th over with seven wickets in hand. For his match winning knock, opening batsman Siddique was named as the Man of the match. Skipper Ashraful hit five fours and a six in his 56-ball innings. He added 109-runs for the third-wicket with Siddique.

The new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ijaz Butt said that if the security situation in the country doesn’t improve then the team may have to play home games at the neutral venues. 

In his first media briefing, Butt said, “The holding of the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan depends on the security condition of the country and if the current situation prevails further we may consider the option to play on alternate venues.” 

He further added that he will attend an ICC meeting next month and address the security issues. 

The Aussie skipper, Ricky Ponting scored a century in the recent match in India and it is his 36th century by the player. He is satisfied over his success in the battlefield. Ricky said that he has a poor record in India and he tried to change the perception with hard work and will power.

The Australian player has played eight Tests on Indian grounds and his highest score was 60 so far. He said that he did his best to get victory. Harbhajan Singh has dismissed Ricky Ponting eight times but this time he failed to deter him in the battlefield.

With two days left for commencement of Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG), Pune Police is tightening up the security. The Police on Thursday announced certain conditions to enter the CYG zone. One will have to leave all gadgets behind even eatables while entering the arena. 

Commissioner of Police, Satyapal Singh at a Press Conference said, “People will not be allowed to bring cameras and mobile phones into the games venue. Even though the entire complex has a Wi-Fi connection for security reasons, only game officials, police personnel and the media personnel will be allowed to carry laptops to the venue.”