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Agartala: Former India cricketer Nikhil Chopra on Monday said that the Indian team's prominent players should participate in the domestic tournaments to encourage budding cricketers.

"Prominent national team players must participate in the domestic tournaments so that the budding cricketers get the opportunity to pick up tips from them," Chopra told the reporters at the Agartala Press Club, where he was invited to attend a Quiz Completion on World Cup-2011, organised by 'Daily Desher Katha'.

Chopra said that the BCCI should formulate guidelines to bring the national players to domestic tournaments.

Lauding the role of the National Cricket Academy and regional cricket academies in developing cricket, Chopra said there is no dearth of good quality spinners at the national level....more    

BCCI withdraws threat to pull-out of Australia tour

Melbourne: Former International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed feels that although decision to curtail the number of teams for the next World Cup to 10 is justified, the Associate nations should get a chance to qualify for the two spots during the 2015 edition Down Under. Speed feels the developing cricketing nations like Ireland and the Netherlands "should have the right to challenge for the last two spots." The...  

'Aussies shocked to find Indians can talk back'

Sydney: Ricky Ponting's nine-year tenure as Australia's captain might end after the World Cup as Cricket Australia (CA) is divided over retaining him as skipper for next month's tour of Bangladesh. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that as Ponting prepares to lead his team against India in Thursday's quarter-final in Ahmedabad, the 36-year-old faces a big a battle to hold on to his job. The Daily quoted a CA official...