Reacting to India’s complaint on his action, Pakistani bowler Saeed Ajmal said that after playing at the highest level for so long, things like these do not bother him, says a report in Hindustan Times. “After playing for so many years, these things do not put pressure on me anymore. This is not the first time questions have been raised about my action. The ICC (International Cricket Council) said there was nothing wrong with my action even during the England series. So why should anyone question that?”
“The last match Virat (Kohli) played an exceptional knock. He won't be able to repeat that every time. Who knows, in the next match I can bag five wickets. I'm confident we will win in the final if we play India,” Ajmal said after a long practice session by the Pakistan team.
Meanwhile Lalit Modi, the sacked commissioner of BCCI-controlled Indian Premier League, was in a London court on Tuesday, attempting to convince the judge to set aside an earlier judicial order declaring him to be bankrupt, reads a report in The Times Of India.
Modi is learnt to owe £65,000 to the Page Group, an international security and risk assessment company, as fee for services rendered to him in 2010, adds the TOI report.
“It’s unfortunate that we have come to this situation but Mr Modi gave us no other option,” said Stuart Page, the company’s chairman, adding, “We gave Mr Modi a number of security services in relation to threats against him and his family. We submitted a number of invoices which were not paid.”
However, Modi denied the allegations saying, “Until the order was served, I was completely unaware of any outstanding monies. I’ve not seen any previous demand. But since it came to my attention, I even offered to lodge the sum being claimed with the court pending clarity. But for some reason that was refused by the company concerned.”
Deep in the confines of a cancer clinic in Boston and with the unspoken background of mortality weighing down upon them,
Meanwhile writing about Yuvraj Singh’s fight against cancer, Indian Express in a report says that a patient and a doctor (Lawrence H Einhorn) used their respective life stories to inspire each other.
“The patient suffering from a rare form of cancer, talked about his heroic World Cup journey and a cricketing career that’s largely been considered an underachievement. The doctor, Lawrence H Einhorn, shared stories of another of his patients, legendary cyclist Lance Armstrong. In the process, an American oncologist learned about cricket while a cricketer learnt to fight the toughest challenge in his life with a stride and a smile — learning a little bit about the Superbowl too.”
“I learned a great deal about cricket from Yuvi. As you probably know, this is not a sport that has enjoyed popularity in the US,” Einhorn told The Indian Express. Yuvraj is said to have told him about a certain Sachin Tendulkar, his high point of his six sixes in Durban and last year’s World Cup where he shrugged off past form and led India to the trophy on little more than self-belief. That mental strength, said Einhorn, would later help him to battle cancer.
