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Pallekele, Sep 4 (Ians) Mohammed Shami replaces Jasprit Bumrah in India’s playing eleven as captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bowl first against Nepal in their Asia Cup Group A match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, here on Monday.

India need to win Monday’s match to progress to the Super Four stage of the competition. Shami’s inclusion in the playing eleven comes after Bumrah flew back home for the birth of his son Angad.

“We batted in the last game. We want to see what the bowlers have in offer for us. I don’t know about the weather. We just want to have the bowlers to have a game under the belt.”

“The way we batted under pressure, Hardik and Ishan batted brilliantly. Ishan showed a lot of maturity and took the game on as well. Good signs for us. It’s another important game for us,...

Pallekele, Sep 3 (Ians) The Asia Cup Group A match between India and Nepal at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Monday will also mark India’s Javagal Srinath officiating in his 250th men’s Odi match as a member of the Icc Elite Panel of Match Referees.

A former India fast bowler who finished with 236 wickets in 67 Test matches and 315 wickets in 229 ODIs, Srinath was a member of the team that reached the final of the Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2003. He became an Icc Match Referee three years later.

On Monday, Srinath will become the fourth match official to reach the milestone of 250 ODIs as a match referee after Ranjan Madugalle, Chris Broad and Jeff Crowe. Srinath said to the Icc that he was privileged to have officiated in so many matches at the international level.

“It feels great to be reaching this milestone as a match referee.

Dubai, March 28 (Ians) Sri Lanka have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee and docked a point in the ongoing Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League cycle for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first Odi against New Zealand in Auckland.

Jeff Crowe of the Icc Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Dasun Shanaka’s side was ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration for the game played on Saturday.

In accordance with Article 2.22 of the Icc Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

In addition, as per Article 16.12.2 of the Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League Playing Conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short.

New Delhi, Feb 3 (Ians) South Africa have been fined 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against England in the third Odi in Kimberley on Wednesday.

Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Icc Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after South Africa were ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.

In accordance with Article 2.22 of the Icc Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

In addition, as per Article 16.12.2 of the Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League Playing Conditions, a side is penalised one point for each over short. Consequently, South Africa will lose one point from their points tally in the Super League standings.

Dubai, Aug 31 (Ians) India and Pakistan have been fined 40 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in their Group A match of the Asia Cup 2022, the International Cricket Council (Icc) said on Wednesday.

Jeff Crowe of the Icc Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanctions after Rohit Sharma and Babar Azam’s sides were ruled to be two overs short of their respective targets during Sunday’s match after time allowances were taken into consideration.

“In accordance with Article 2.22 of the Icc Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 percent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time,” the Icc said in a statement.

Both captains pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

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Dubai, March 24 (Ians) New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Jamieson has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the Icc Code of Conduct during the second One-Day International against Bangladesh in Christchurch on Tuesday.

Jamieson was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the Icc Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match", the International Cricket Council (Icc) said in a statement.

In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Jamieson, for whom it was the second offence in a 24-month period, taking his cumulative demerit points to two.

The incident occurred in the 15th over of Bangladesh's innings when Jamieson reacted angrily to the TV umpire's decision ruling Tamim Iqbal's return catch had not been taken cleanly by Jamieson.

Jamieson admitted the offence and...

Wellington, March 5 (Ians) New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the Icc Code of Conduct during the third T20I against Australia in Wellington. Southee was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the Icc Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match".

In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Southee, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period. Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty of 50 per cent of a player's match fee, and one or two demerit points.

The incident occurred in the first over of the match on Wednesday. The Icc deemed that Southee had "shouted at the umpire in a disrespectful manner" after a Lbw review taken against Australia opener...

Russell Crowe has been hard to miss since breaking out as the tough-yet-likable Bud White in 1997's "L.A. Confidential."

In the years following, the international star has racked up countless achievements, most notably his Oscar-winning performance in Ridley Scott's "Gladiator" (2000), and has cemented his status as one of Hollywood's top leading men. The actor steps back into antiquity again this Friday, as he teams up with Darren Aronofsky to portray Biblical patriarch Noah in, well, "Noah," a film already shrouded in controversy.

From his days as "Russ le Roq," to his jaw-dropping smoking habits, here are 19 things you probably don't know about Russell Crowe.

1. Contrary to popular belief, the actor was born in New Zealand, not Australia. Crowe did move to Australia as a young boy, however.

2. Both of his parents were movie-set caterers, and his father also managed a hotel. Crowe's maternal grandfather was a cinematographer, who...

Details have emerged about the wedding of Hollywood star Russell Crowe and girlfriend Danielle Spencer on Monday - and it was a lavish celebrity studded affair. The couple exchanged vows in the specially rebuilt chapel on his ranch in Nana Glen. As they said, "I do" hundreds of white balloons were released into the air. Guests included Gladiator director Ridley Scott, tycoon Peter Holmes, cricketers Jeff Crowe and Shane Warne, and New Zealand singer Wendy Matthews, who sang "The Water Is Wide" during the ceremony. Telegrams of congratulations were sent in by absent guests Catherine Zeta-Jones and her husband Michael Douglas as well as American President George W. Bush. Crowe and Spencer handed out photos for free to the assembled press after the ceremony in an attempt to stop intrusion. They then went on to the reception which featured performances from Crowe's band 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts and ABBA tribute act Bjorn Again. An insider says, "Danielle and Russell were dancing the whole time. The party went on past three in the morning." Crowe refused to say where he and his bride would have their honeymoon, saying, "We'll see out April."...