B'desh to host Zim in Feb-March
Dhaka: Bangladesh will host Zimbabwe in an int’l series in Feb-March, B’desh Cricket Board said on Sunday. The series will kick off with a one-off Test in Dhaka on Feb 22, and will also include three ODIs and two T20Is.The three ODIs will be held in the port city of Chittagong on March 1, 3 & 6. The tour will wrap up with two T20Is in Dhaka on March 9 &11.
Yuvraj, Akram to play in relief match
Sydney: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh and Pakistan fast bowling great Wasim Akram on Sunday became the first players outside Australia to confirm their availability for the charity cricket match organised to raise funds for the bushfire victims. Australia's prolific Test opening duo of Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden are also set to reunite after the latter's name was added to the squad list. They’ll be joined by Australian men's team greats Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin, Mike Hussey, Ponting, Warne, Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Langer, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and Alex Blackwell.
Fed Cup matches moved out of China
New Delhi: The Indian Fed Cup team on Sunday heaved a sigh of relief after the ITF shifted the Fed Cup matches from the Coronavirus-hit China to Kazakhastan but the side is likely to compete without Sania Mirza, who has aggravated a calf-injury. Concerned for its players' health due to a medical emergency in China, AITA had written to the ITF, requesting the world governing body to consider either shifting the venue or postponing the tournament, originally scheduled in Dongguan from February 4. After rejecting their request twice, the ITF finally shifted out of China.
indian mean’s TT team's Olympic bid ends
Gondomar: The Indian men's table tennis team's quest for an Olympic berth ended in disappointment after it suffered a 1-3 defeat to Czech Republic in a play-off match of the qualifying event. The loss significantly reduced India's chances of qualifying for the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo. The Indian team will now hope to make the cut during the Asian Olympic qualification tournament to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from April 6 to 12.
