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Handscomb has had his technique picked apart by India, but Australia may want a fifth-bowling option for Melbourne anyway

ESPNcricinfo staff18-Dec-2018The immediate Test future of Peter Handscomb remains the main selection debate for Australia after they named an unchanged 13-man squad for the final two Tests against India at Melbourne and Sydney.Chris Tremain, who was part of the squad leading into the series, was released before the Perth Test and the selectors have not felt the need to make any changes following Australia’s 146-run victory which levelled the series.Peter Siddle is retained as the back-up pace option to the main three quick men with the big decision heading into Melbourne whether allrounder Mitchell Marsh is recalled in place of the struggling Handscomb who has made 34, 14, 7 and 13 in the series.It is less about the low scores for Handscomb more the manner of dismissals, with his technique being given a working over by India’s quicks as it was by England’s in last year’s Ashes. In the second innings at Perth he was trapped lbw by a full delivery from Ishant Sharma having previously twice edged behind, albeit he fell to a wonderful Virat Kohli catch on the opening day of the second Test.Coach Justin Langer said the challenge for Handscomb was to escape the “noise” which comes with a high-profile Test series but added he had started conversations with him about his method.”There’s areas he can improve and every one of our players can improve,” Langer told . “Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, they’re all working so hard on their game. What’s hard is you come into an environment like this and then there’s so much spotlight on your game. So it’s just another distraction for him.”The only thing I’ve spoken to him about so far is I wonder if he’s watching the ball because there’s times where he was playing back to balls he could’ve played forward to, forward to one he could’ve played back to. That’s the toughest thing about Test cricket, concentrating on the next ball, and when there’s all this noise and distraction, that’s the courage and skill of Test cricket.”Looking ahead to the third Test and the consideration of including Marsh as a fifth bowling option, regardless of the form debate around Handscomb, Langer said that the MCG pitch would be the greatest consideration in varying the balance of the team, but he did not have any concerns about the workload of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.”We’ll look at the wicket, as there’s been a lot of talk about this wicket, there’s been a lot of talk about the MCG wicket after last year. In terms of the quicks, I think they’re all going beautifully at the moment, they’ve bowled a lot of overs but we’ve got a decent rest and all three of those guys super professional so they will be raring to go.”Conditions are going to be different at the MCG than they were here and then in Sydney. We will have to pick what we think is the best combination to win both of those Tests. If it’s this XI then great. But if we have to make some changes I am sure will talk about that at some stage.”Squad Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Shaun Marsh, Tim Paine, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc

BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary says the Committee of Administrators is against divergent opinions

Nagraj Gollapudi17-Mar-20184:23

Ugra: CoA’s approval of player contracts first step in this transfer of power

A day after the Committee of Administrators (CoA) annulled all the powers of the BCCI’s office bearers, the board’s acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary has challenged the decision, questioning whether the committee had the legal powers to issue such directives. In an email sent on Friday, Choudhary has accused the CoA of attempting to “gag” the office bearers of their fundamental rights while granting itself “cardinal” rights to “supplant” the board’s administrators.Choudhary said it was “praiseworthy” of the CoA to list excerpts from the court order “purportedly” concerning its appointment on January 30, 2016, on reasons why it was equipped with powers to issue the fresh directives on Thursday. The CoA promptly responded to Choudhary, saying it would stick to the directives issued two days back.Choudhary said, as per his reading of the twin court orders from last January, that it was clear that the CoA was appointed to carry on an “expeditious” implementation of the Lodha Committee recommendations and hence had been assigned supervisory powers of the management and administration of the board.”The supervision part was only for the interim period and what is cardinal to the whole scheme is that the Hon’ble Apex Court was clear that the office bearers not only existed while you thought and believed they did not, they must discharge their responsibilities,” Choudhary said in his email.According to Choudhary, when it appointed the committee, the court was clear that the CoA had a “very limited and defined” role while the BCCI would “function” through its office bearers. Choudhary chided the CoA, saying it was attempting to “undermine” the role of the office bearers despite the court having blocked such a move in the past.”The scheme does not even remotely suggest that the CoA could supplant the office bearers or the General Body of the BCCI. Yet right from day one, as has been demonstrated, the entire effort seems to be directed at ousting the office bearers, preventing the office bearers from functioning and repeatedly enjoining the court to do away with them which further strengthens the view that rather than implementation of the reforms your interest lies elsewhere.”One of the directives issued by the CoA was that the office bearers could not utilise board money to pay for individual petitions in the court concerning the ongoing hearing on the BCCI implementing a new constitution which would include the reforms finalised by the Lodha Committee.By “suppressing” the office bearers, the CoA, Choudhary said, was only wanting to eliminate all contrary opinion in the BCCI. The timing of the CoA’s latest diktat also bothered Choudhary, considering the court is likely to resume the hearing soon.”There is now a further confirmation of your long standing effort to continue to run down the office bearers by going so far as even preventing them from appearing in Court through their counsels effectively gagging even their fundamental rights and ensuring that there is no contrary viewpoint before the Hon’ble Court,” the email read.PTI

The relationship between the CoA and the three office bearers comprising CK Khanna (acting BCCI president), Anirudh Chaudhry (treasurer) and Choudhary has always been tense. The differences have been so entrenched that the CoA has already twice asked the court to remove the office bearers in its seven status reports. In the latest report, the CoA told the court that the tenure of all three office bearers had expired on March 2 as per the existing constitution of the board and they should be replaced with immediate effect.In the past month both Choudhary and the CoA have been involved in a bitter to-and-fro. The CoA chairman Vinod Rai took strong exception to Choudhary initiating a dialogue on India playing their inaugural day-night Test, potentially during the home series against West Indies later this year. Rai asked why the CoA was bypassed and placed the issue on hold until further deliberations were held between all stakeholders.Last week Choudhary challenged the CoA’s decision to approve the new player contracts despite not having the consent of the board’s finance committee, the primary authority as per the board’s rules. Choudhary said the office bearers had not been taken into confidence during the process of finalising the contracts.Choudhary said in its attempt to take “ownership” of the board, the CoA had even ignored the general body, which so far had been the main decision-making body in the BCCI, while taking several decisions which could have huge financial implications. “The clear thought of the COA is of having ownership of the organisation with its assets and liabilities dehors (foreign to) the members who actually form the Board,” Chaudhary said in his email. “Several decisions having huge financial implications on the BCCI, which under the rules and regulations of the BCCI can be taken only by the general body of the BCCI have been taken by the CoA and thus in effect the CoA has even supplanted the general body of the BCCI.”The player contracts and the media rights for Indian cricket, which are set to be sold via an e-auction for the first time, were among the examples Choudhary cited in his email of the CoA taking unilateral decisions without consulting the office bearers and while bypassing the BCCI general body. “Revision of salary of the BCCI staff, grant of increments to the staff even before they were due, new categorisation of players and finalising the players contracts, change of procedure for auction of media rights, are only of few of such decisions which were entirely within the domain of the general body of the board.”

Ranjit Fernando has been appointed to replace Charith Senanayake as the manager of the Sri Lanka team for the tours of South Africa and Australia

Andrew Fidel Fernando08-Dec-2016Former wicketkeeper-batsman Ranjit Fernando has been appointed manager of the Sri Lanka team for the tours of South Africa and Australia. Fernando will replace Charith Senanayake, who held the position for most of this year.Fernando’s appointment is one of three changes to Sri Lanka’s support staff. Neither long-time physiotherapist Steve Mount, nor fielding coach Nick Pothas, will be with the Test side in South Africa. Mount, SLC’s secretary has confirmed, will end his tenure with the team on December 15, while Pothas has been temporarily reassigned to the Under-19 squad as it prepares for the Youth Asia Cup at home.The board has appointed Ajantha Wattegama in place of Mount, and Manoj Abeywickrama as fielding coach, though these appointments are not understood to be permanent. Both these men had already been on the board’s payroll.Though the board has said Senanayake’s replacement is part of a “rotation policy”, and that he remains a board employee ostensibly until the end of his contractual term next September, its relationship with Senanayake appears to have deteriorated. Senanayake himself has expressed surprise, disappointment and concern over his sudden removal.”We in the organisation – the board and executive committee members – have brought in a policy where we appoint a manager on a rotational basis; on a tour-by-tour basis,” SLC CEO Ashley de Silva said. “Not only the manager, but the other support staff will also be appointed on a rotational basis.”The rotation policy, the board says, has been adopted in order to groom homegrown talent for long-term work with the national team. However, the board has also perceived the existing support staff’s supposed over-familiarity with the players also to be a concern.Fernando, the new manager, meanwhile, has served in that capacity before, and has a reputation for being one of the most knowledgeable and even-handed figures in Sri Lanka cricket.Sri Lanka depart on December 10 for their tour of South Africa, where they will play three Tests, three T20s and five ODIs there.

Officials from the BCCI are due to meet with members of the WICB in Florida on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the possibility of staging a series of T20 internationals at the Central Broward Regional Park in Florida next month

Peter Della Penna27-Jul-2016Officials from the BCCI are due to meet with members of the WICB in Florida on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the possibility of staging a series of T20 internationals at the Central Broward Regional Park in Florida next month.According to Duncan Finch, Broward Parks & Recreation Manager, WICB officials contacted him to discuss the availability for potentially hosting two-three T20Is in Florida at the conclusion of the ongoing four-Test series between West Indies and India, which is scheduled to end in Trinidad on August 22.”We had an email inquiring about late-August availability of the stadium by representatives of the WICB last week,” Finch told ESPNcricinfo. “We have August 24 to 27, and they were asking about Sunday, August 28, as well. We would have to cancel a small event to give them the Sunday.”Sources have also confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that the WICB has reached out to the ICC for sanctioning permission to host the games in the USA. In 2012, the West Indies board had to go through the USA Cricket Association as the home governing body in America to receive approval to play two T20Is against New Zealand. That power, however, was stripped from USACA as part of the ICC’s decision to suspend the American board in June 2015. If an agreement can be reached, these would be the first Full Member matches in the USA since that 2012 series.The Florida facility will host six Caribbean Premier League games between July 28 and 31. The USA national team is also due to hold selection trial matches from August 1 to 3 to help finalise a 14-man squad for WCL Division Four in October. The square itself only contains four pitches, two of which are being used as center practice wickets for the CPL and the other two reserved for the six CPL matches, which could pose a challenge in terms of making sure there is a wicket prepared to a suitable standard at the stadium should an agreement be reached between the BCCI and WICB. However, the Lauderhill facility is the only ICC-certified ODI stadium in the USA, making it the only possible venue in the country to stage a potential T20I series.While no other cricket is scheduled to be held there until November, the facility is regularly rented out to FC Barcelona, who conducted a series of camps at the facility immediately prior to the CPL. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers, a second division US soccer franchise, also recently signed a contract to make the Central Broward Regional Park their new home stadium and training facility.The Strikers’ first game at the CBRP is August 20 with the next fixture after that scheduled for August 31. Though the cricket square was dug up three years ago and moved 20 yards north to protect it from being damaged by soccer use, the Strikers games could pose problems for maintaining the outfield, which was in poor condition following the FC Barcelona camps in late June and early July. CBRP ground staff have worked around the clock over the past week to improve the state of the outfield leading into the CPL games beginning on Thursday.

A round-up of all the Group B Ranji Trophy matches on November 25, 2015

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Nov-2015
ScorecardFile photo – Shardul Thakur’s unbeaten 38 and his 68-run stand with Iqbal Abdulla helped Mumbai clinch a thriller•PTI

Mumbai scaled down 280, their highest successful chase away from home in Ranji Trophy history, against Madhya Pradesh in Indore to seal a quarterfinal berth. 19-year old Jay Bista, playing in only his second first-class game, set the tone for the chase with an aggressive 74. While they wiped out 173 in the morning session, the loss of five wickets including that of Bista and Shreyas Iyer, the highest run-getter this season, tilted the balance of the match.When Nikhil Patil was dismissed, Mumbai were in danger of losing the match as they were reduced to 215 for 7. But Iqbal Abdulla (39) and Shardul Thakur (38) rallied together by sharing an unbroken 68-run stand to see the team through to their fourth win this season. The efforts of the duo reduced Jalaj Saxena’s four-wicket burst in the second innings and match haul of 9 for 155 to second best as the game finished in the final session.With 17 points in seven matches, MP need to beat Andhra outright at home while hoping for a host of other results to go their way if they are to secure a berth in the knockouts.
ScorecardAnureet Singh was the star with the ball as Railways ended a disappointing season with a 148-run over Andhra at the Karnail Singh Stadium in Delhi. Chasing 273, Andhra were bundled out for 123 in the second session, with Srikar Bharat top-scoring with 32. While Anureet ended with 4 for 32 to go with his three wickets in the first innings, Ashish Yadav, the left-arm spinner, had three scalps.Railways added 10 runs to their overnight score of 194 for 8 before being bowled out as B Sudhakar, the left-arm spinner, finished with five wickets to throw open the possibility of another thriller. But that was nipped in the bud by the Anureet-Yadav duo as Andhra slumped to 66 for 5. As it turned out, they didn’t recover from there. With 10 points in seven outings, Andhra need at least a first-innings lead in their final game to avoid being relegated to Group C.
ScorecardNo play was possible for the third straight day in Tirunelveli due to torrential rain and wet outfield, thereby denying both sides an opportunity to press ahead. While one point from the clash is unlikely to affect Gujarat too much, Tamil Nadu will need not just an outright win, but also a host of other results to go their way if they are to secure a knockouts berth. Uday, Mandeep consolidate Punjab’s lead

Some of the best cricketers of their time have played at Trafalgar Road. Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd and Wasim Akram are merely three of them. Now Hashim Amla has joined an august company.

Paul Edwards at Southport24-May-2015
ScorecardBilly Godleman led Derbyshire’s strong start to the day before they were pegged back•Getty Images

Some of the best cricketers of their time have played at Trafalgar Road. Viv Richards, Clive Lloyd and Wasim Akram are merely three of them. Now Hashim Amla has joined an august company. Yet when South Africa’s Test captain comes to reflect on his career, it is unlikely that either an appearance on this ground or a three-hour innings of 69 will feature among his most treasured recollections.Folk round here will remember it, though. They still talk about famous matches and performances at outground venues; they know that such memories will keep them warm when various types of winter arrive.Amla’s innings may also have more material consequence for Derbyshire’s fortunes in this game. By the time a good length ball from Kyle Jarvis nipped back a shade and beat his attempted drive, the willowy right-hander had guided his team watchfully from 155 for 2 to 301 for 7. He had done this not with a fusillade of boundaries but with an understated watchfulness, as if determined to demonstrate that his two-match deal to play for Derbyshire was a wise piece of business.Of course, while Amla has nothing at all to prove to the cricket world at large, the good citizens of places like Sandiacre or Ilkeston may still need convincing that such a short-term arrangement is wise. He had, after all, made only 21 runs in two visits against Northamptonshire. Well Amla certainly earned his corn on Sunday and his efforts helped take Billy Godleman’s side to a rather prosperous 335 for 9 at close of play.Given that they had been 238 for 2 just before tea, this might not seem like unbounded riches but this Southport pitch is renowned as one that takes spin. Indeed, the ball was soon turning slowly for Lancashire offspinner Arron Lilley, who bowled 11 overs from the Grosvenor Road End before lunch. Both sides have selected a couple of slower bowlers and nothing has yet happened to suggest that was foolishness.But what was less commendable was the overall standard of Lancashire’s seam attack in the morning session. When Godleman marked his first match as Derbyshire skipper by winning the toss and opting to bat, he was probably thinking of the game’s fourth afternoon rather than the opportunity to gallop along at nearly four an over in the first morning.Yet that was exactly what he and Ben Slater achieved as they took advantage of Jarvis and Tom Bailey’s wayward length and direction to score 129 without loss on a chastening morning for both Steven Croft’s seamers and a crowd which grew rapidly as brightness replaced early rain.Both openers batted very well in what were still testing conditions. Slater, who had scored 296 championship runs before this match, added 69 more before he edged Bailey to Paul Horton at slip when trying to remove his bat from the ball. Three overs later Godleman’s polished innings of 79 ended when he steered Jarvis straight to Karl Brown in the gully.By now the bars and hospitality areas were filling up nicely and most of the spectators responded warmly to Lancashire’s improved fortunes. Although Amla and Chesney Hughes put on 83 for the third wicket to take their side to a more than promising position, batting was never as simple a matter as it had been made to seem when Godleman and Slater had been making hay.And once Hughes had nicked Bailey to Alex Davies when he had made 37, the initiative in the day shifted to Lancashire’s bowlers. In the fifth over after tea, Simon Kerrigan had Scott Elstone and Shiv Thakor leg before with successive deliveries. Neither batsman could have any complaints. Elstone was beaten on the back foot and Thakor was caught in headlights by a delivery of full length.Further riches followed with the new ball and by now the corporate guests were in fine, if rather incoherent, voice. Harvey Hosein spooned Jarvis to Jordan Clark at cover point and David Wainwright was beaten by Bailey’s pace. Then Amla made perhaps his second error in 126 balls and Jarvis knocked back his off stump. A day that had begun with Bailey and Jarvis being driven and cut for a lucky bag of boundaries ended with both bowlers collected three wickets.Clark accounted for Tom Taylor in the last over of the day and most of the spectators drifted loudly home. For their part, the worthy officials of Southport and Birkdale Cricket Club took a deep breath or two. They have been preparing for this match since December in these parts and they are determined to bust a gut to get things as right as they can. It isn’t always easy but batsmen like Amla make the labour worthwhile.

Hyderabad will not host any matches in the upcoming Champions League T20, due to security reasons

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Sep-2013Hyderabad will not host any matches in the upcoming Champions League T20, due to security reasons. The 12 qualifiers and group matches scheduled to be held in Hyderabad will be shared by Mohali, Ranchi and Ahmedabad.The qualifying matches on September 17, 18, 20 and a Group B double-header on September 24 will now be played in Mohali. Ranchi will host a double-header on September 28 while Ahmedabad will host a double-header on September 30.Last week, Andhra Pradesh state police said that they would not be able to provide adequate security for the matches as they clash with the Ganesh immersion festival. The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) had stated that the question mark over security was only restricted to the qualifiers and they were confident the police would provide adequate security for the group games.

Altered schedule

• September 17 – Faisalabad Wolves v Otago/ Kandurata Maroons v Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mohali

• September 18 – Kandurata Maroons v Otago/Faisalabad Wolves v Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mohali

• September 20 – Faisalabad Wolves v Kandurata Maroons/ Otago v Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mohali

• September 24 – Brisbane Heat v Titans/Trinidad & Tobago v Qualifier 2, Mohali

• September 28 – Titans v Qualifier 2/ Brisbane Heat v Chennai Super Kings, Ranchi

• September 30 – Titans v Trinidad & Tobago/ Brisbane Heat v Qualifier 2, Ahmedabad

However, the decision to shift all the games may have been taken due to the Hyderabad police being non-committal.”Police had said that they will not be able to provide security for the qualifiers due to Ganapati immersions. And for the league games, they would take a call based on the prevalent situation,” MV Sridhar, the HCA secretary, told ESPNcricinfo.”So it was up to the CLT20 governing council to take a call.”This isn’t the first time Hyderabad has been stripped of matches in recent years. In the 2010 IPL, all of Deccan Chargers’ home games were played at Nagpur, Cuttack and Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium due to political agitations in the state.

Jonny Bairstow, who made an eye-catching debut for England in the final ODI against India in Cardiff, has been named the Cricket Writers’ Club Young Cricketer of the Year for 2011

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Sep-2011Jonny Bairstow, who made an eye-catching debut for England in the final ODI against India in Cardiff, has been named the Cricket Writers’ Club Young Cricketer of the Year for 2011. Bairstow, 21, received the award at the club’s 65th anniversary lunch at Lord’s just three days after his unbeaten 41 from just 21 balls helped England to a six-wicket win.Bairstow’s show-stopping debut capped a memorable season in which he scored 1,213 first-class runs at 48.52 for Yorkshire and the England Lions – converting his maiden century against Nottinghamshire in May, the first of three this summer, into 205. He garnered nearly double the number of votes as runner-up Chris Woakes.He also beat Hampshire spinner Danny Briggs, who was named in England’s Twenty20 squad to face West Indies later this week, and Leicestershire’s James Taylor, the 2009 winner, to the award.Bairstow’s inclusion in England’s plans – and his nerveless display of crisp hitting on debut – has created fierce competition for places in the limited-overs middle order. While he may struggle to make a spot his own, particularly once Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen return, Bairstow has drawn praise from both his coach and captain for a sterling start to his international career.”I can’t remember a debut like that,” said England coach Andy Flower. “It was very clean and impressive hitting. Not many people can strike it as cleanly as that. Not many people are that talented. He should be very proud of his performance and it is great to make an impact in international cricket straightaway, but let’s all keep level heads about it. Talk is cheap, but he did it with his actions, and he will continually be asked questions to repeat his performances out there in the middle when the pressure is on.””What a way to make an international statement,” added one-day captain Alastair Cook, himself a former recipient of the Young Cricketer award, after Bairstow’s debut knock. “I think we’ve just found a player. I don’t want to heap too much pressure on him, but to make your debut like that and go and play in such a controlled but positive way was incredible. The lads looking around in the dressing room were saying we’ve just found one. All credit to Jonny for that. It’s never always going to be plain sailing, but he looks like an outstanding prospect.”Bairstow, whose father David was a former England wicketkeeper himself, is the ninth Yorkshireman to win the Young Cricketer award – following Fred Trueman (1952), Phil Sharpe (1962), Geoff Boycott (1963), Chris Old (1970), Ashley Metcalfe (joint winner, 1986), Richard Blakey (1987), Chris Silverwood (1996) and Adil Rashid (2007). This is the 62nd year in which the award, restricted to England-qualified players under the age of 23 on May 1, has been presented.

West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said his team is prepared to face the challenges posed by Sri Lanka ahead of the first Test starting at Galle on Monday

Sa'adi Thawfeeq14-Nov-2010West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said his team is prepared to face the challenges posed by Sri Lanka ahead of the first Test at Galle starting on Monday.”Sri Lanka is a place where lots of runs have been scored. If you look at the last few series played here, the batsmen have scored the runs. It looks like a very good wicket. In Sri Lanka the ball also spins so we have to take that into account and plan accordingly,” said Sammy who will be making his debut as West Indies Test captain.He was disappointed that West Indies were denied much-needed practice out of the three-day game which was washed out by bad weather after the first day, but added, “We put in some good work coming from Barbados and even the opportunities we have got here to practice our guys have worked hard. We are ready to go out there and face the challenges Sri Lankans pose.”Sammy felt the presence of Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, the only two members of his team to have played Tests in Sri Lanka, gave his side important experience. “They have played here before and we are sharing information and getting as much information as possible to compete well in this series.”We want to play according to our strength. The management and coaching staff will meet and we’ll select the best team to pose a challenge to Sri Lanka,” Sammy said. “I am not predicting anything, our guys are confident and they know the task ahead.”It’s not easy to beat Sri Lanka here. Not only West Indies but most teams find it. We are confident that if we put in hard work we can be consistent in our performance. Like you saw Sri Lanka just won in Australia and they’ve never won in Australia. It’s a motivation for our guys to come up with some consistent performances.”Sammy said that it was a massive honour for him to captain West Indies. “West Indies cricket carries a great history and a legacy. To lead any West Indies team is exciting. I know the players and they have prepared mentally and physically to take up the challenge. We are quite excited and looking forward for tomorrow.”

Bawne had refused to leave the field after his dismissal against Services, causing a 15-minute delay

Shashank Kishore23-Jan-2025Maharashtra batter Ankit Bawne has been handed a one-match suspension for dissent. The decision was communicated to the team ahead of the side’s Ranji Trophy sixth round Group A fixture against Baroda in Nashik.Bawne’s refusal to leave the field after being given out in their fifth-round game against Services, prior to the white-ball season, created a flutter, even though there appeared to be conclusive evidence that the ball had bounced before Shubham Rohilla completed the catch at slip off left-arm spinner Amit Shukla.Bawne, who was the stand-in captain in that game, couldn’t opt to review the decision as the match was only on a livestream and not televised, which meant there was no infrastructure for DRS to be in place. His refusal to leave the field led to play being suspended for nearly 15 minutes, before the game resumed upon the intervention of match referee Amit Sharma and Maharashtra coach Sulakshan Kulkarni.Related

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After the incident, Kulkarni had lashed out at the umpiring standards in domestic cricket. “Players are subject to fines and reprimand, what about proper assessment of umpires,” he had said. “Why do the same erring umpires continue to officiate and play spoilsport? When there are blunders of this nature, the anger is justified.”At the time, Maharashtra’s regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, too, had posted replays of the dismissal. Gaikwad was playing for India A in Australia at the time.Bawne has been Maharashtra’s leading run-scorer this season, with 361 runs from five matches at an average of 51.57. He has scored one century and two fifties.Maharashtra are second from bottom in Group A and are already out of the reckoning for a playoff berth as they can reach a maximum of 22 points. As things stand, there are already two teams in the pool – Baroda and J&K – with more points.