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Former Australian bowler and influential coach Bruce Yardley died today at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer. Playing at a time when the Test landscape was dominated by fast bowlers, Yardley started out as a medium-pacer himself before switching to off-spin midway through his career and earned his Test debut for Australia at the age of 30. Using a distinctive long run-up better associated with pace bowling and employing his middle finger rather than his index finger to get the ball to turn, Yardley went on to take 126 wickets for Australia in 33 Test matches. Yardley coached Sri Lanka team in the late 1990s.
Karachi
Imran Khan worried about Pakistan’s WC preparation
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan today expressed concerns over the preparations of the national team for the upcoming ICC World Cup in the United Kingdom. The World Cup-winning captain also expressed reservations over the selection process of the national team during a meeting with the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Ehsan Mani, and other top officials of the board in Islamabad.
New Delhi
Savita to lead India in Malaysia tour
Goalkeeper Savita will captain the Indian women’s hockey team for the five-match series against Malaysia starting April 4. Savita will stand in for regular skipper Rani Rampal, who is nursing an injury. The eight-day tour to Kuala Lumpur will have defender Deep Grace Ekka as Savita’s deputy. Dragflicker Gurjit Kaur has been given a rest.
Cape Town
Semenya says ‘no threat’ to women’s sport
Double Olympics 800m champion Caster Semenya says she is “no threat” to women’s sport and that recent comments from International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Sebastian Coe have reopened old wounds. Semenya is awaiting a Court of Arbitration for Sport verdict on her appeal against an IAAF regulation that says female athletes classed as having differences in sexual development (DSDs) gain an unfair advantage due to their higher testosterone levels, though only in races between 400 and 1,000m. The Court had been due to announce its decision on Tuesday but has postponed it until late April. Semenya, in a statement through her lawyers, said: “The scars Ms Semenya has developed over the past decade run deep.” — Agencies
Mohsin, Ayush steer Ravi Brothers to victory
New Delhi: A five-wicket haul by leggie Mohsin Khan (5/34) and a fine half-century by Ayush Doseja (55) enabled Ravi Brothers Cricket Club beat Jordan International Cricket Academy (JICA) by 30 runs in the inaugural match of the 29th All-India Om Nath Sood Memorial Cricket Tournament at the Mohan Meakins Ground in Ghaziabad on Wednesday. Batting first Ravi Brothers scored 241/8 in 40 overs. In reply, JICA were all out for 211 runs in 38.1 overs. TNS
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