http://www.rediff.com/cricket/index.html India's largest news and entertainment service online. en-us Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:30:06 GMT Copyright: (C) 2008 Rediff.com India Limited. All Rights Reserved. http://www.rediff.com/uim/red_log.gif http://www.rediff.com/ 144 28 Visit rediff.com http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01ranji-round-up.htm A round-up of the third day's action of the Ranji Trophy Super League matches on Monday. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01england-agree-to-chennai-mohali-tests.htm The two-Test series between India and England has been rescheduled and will be played at Chennai (December 11-15) and Mohali (December 19-23), the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Monday. BCCI secretary N Srinivasan said England have agreed to resume their tour of India that was halted after the first five ODIs were completed following the terror attacks in Mumbai. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01who-has-been-hit-for-max-sixes-in-tests.htm Ross Smith, an Australian cricket statistician, has done a lot of research on this subject. As per his figures, Australia's Shane Warne has been hit for maximum sixes -- 170, followed by Muttiah Muralitharan (158). Harbhajan Singh (111), Anil Kumble (109) and Daniel Vettori (102) are the other bowlers to concede 100 sixes off their bowling. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01india-drops-to-third-spot-in-icc-test-rankings.htm South Africa has moved back ahead of India in the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship table after its comprehensive defeat of Bangladesh over two Tests. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01mohali-likely-to-replace-ahmedabad.htm Mohali has emerged as a front-runner to host one of the two cricket Tests instead of Ahmedabad as top BCCI and England and Wales Cricket Board officials were engaged in discussions to take a final decision on England's return to play the series. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01bangladeshs-razzak-suspended.htm Bangladesh's Abdur Razzak has been suspended from bowling in international cricket, pending fresh assessment of his action by the International Cricket Council. Razzak was reported for suspected illegal action, exceeding the 15-degree permitted under ICC regulations, by on-field umpires Daryl Harper and Asoka de Silva after the second Test between Bangladesh and New Zealand in Dhaka on October 29. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01swann-too-reluctant-to-tour-india.htm After Steve Harmison and Andrew Flintoff, England spinner Graeme Swann too has developed cold feet and is reluctant to tour India following the terror strikes in Mumbai. Swann said though he has full faith on security adviser Reg Dickason, who is yet to give a go-ahead to the tour, he is not particularly keen on returning to India for the two-match Test series. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01england-criticised-for-dropping-tour.htm England's cricketers were guilty of employing double-standards for quitting their tour of India because of security fears, former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson said on Monday. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01shaharyar-tells-India-to-be-fearless.htm Former PCB chief Shaharyar Khan feels if Pakistani cricketers could brave threats during their 1999 tour of India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men can also do the same and come for the Test and ODI series in Karachi next year. http://www.rediff.com/rss/redirect.php?url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/dec/01australia-complete-clean-sweep-over-new-zealand.htm Australia completed a clean sweep in the Test series against New Zealand as the hosts beat the Kiwis by an innings and 62 runs in the second Test at Adelaide on Monday.