PRITHVI BACK IN TRAINING AFTER ANKLE INJURY
NEW DELHI: Prithvi Shaw has returned to training after recovering from the ankle injury that ruled him out of India’s historic Test series triumph in Australia. The 19-year-old, often compared to Sachin Tendulkar, has been batting in the nets at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore ahead of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 tournament. The Mumbai batsman scored a century on his Test debut against the West Indies in October, but he then missed India’s first Test series win in Australia after injuring himself in a warm-up match. “I felt sad as it was a good opportunity for me to play the quality Australia bowling line-up. I was a bit upset,” he said. Shaw landed awkwardly while attempting a catch during a warm-up game in Sydney, and left the tour to undergo rehabilitation. Shaw, who has played two Tests, became the youngest
Indian to score a century on debut when he hit 134 in Rajkot at 18 years, 10 months and 25 days.
Lanka minister calls for change in Board statute
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Sports Minister Harin Fernando on Friday said he would soon present before the Parliament a plan to change the constitution of the nation’s cricket board (SLC) in a bid to streamline its governance. Fernando said he had consulted greats Mahela Jayawardena, Kumar Sangakkara, Muttiah Muralitharan and Sidath Wettimuny in making the plan. “I will be putting it before the Cabinet next week for approval and later to the Parliament,” Fernando told reporters. The current voting structure of SLC has come under scanner after interested businessmen are found to manipulate the process in their bid to control the richest sporting body of the island nation. There have been allegations of vote buying by interested groups. The SLC is set to hold its next elections for appointment of office bearers next week. Two candidates who had filed nominations to contest elections have been rejected. They have threatened to take legal action which could mean a court order to stay the poll process scheduled for Feb 21.