The Cabinet Mission sent in March 1946 by the Government of Clement Attlee cleared the path towards freedom, but that process would prove tumultuous, with large-scale communal riots in Calcutta that August giving a taste of what was to come a year later when the country was partitioned. That was still a time when the Nation was nearing pangs of birth, but Cricket was still important for the British;undeterred by war and despite the continuing domestic unrest, an Indian team sailed for England ~ it turned out to be the last team from undivided India to tour Britain.Iftikhar Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi, who had made his debut for England during the infamous Bodyline Series of 1932-33, was now leading the nation of his birth. The Indian cricket board had voted to give him captaincy over Vijay Merchant by ten votes to eight !!~ a Captain selection by votes !- part of that team was the famous all rounder. Have seen Ashok Mankad play at Marina; hewas one of the great cricketing brains in India, especially leading Mafatlals in Buchi Babu Trophy.His fatherMulvantrai Himmatlal Mankadknown as Vinoo Mankad, themore illustrious taking 162 wickets and scoring 2109 runs in Tests is the man in news often.Ashok Mankad did not succeed in a big way, though immensely talented.His brothers Rahul Mankad and Atul Mankad were also first class cricketers.He was married to Nirupama Mankad who was a former Asian Tennis champion. Their son Harsh was a member of Indian Davis Cup team. Cricket Australia will consider sanctions on a number of players from the Under-19 squad after a post on Instagram by batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk invited comments that seemingly mocked non-native English speakers. The image Fraser-McGurk posted of himself batting and captioned "Quarter Finals here we come" shortly after Australia's victory over England prompted a series of replies from team-mates, which have subsequently been removed and commenting has been disabled. Jake Fraser-McGurk will not take any further part at the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa and return home instead as a precautionary measure after being scratched on the face by a monkey at a nature reserve while on a team outing in Kimberley. Australia's dreams of winning the title for a fourth time ended after they went down to India, and Fraser-McGurk had a particularly forgettable time of it, run-out first ball - without facing a ball - in Australia's unsuccessful chase of 234. The incident at the nature park took place when the team took a break following their last-ball win over England on January 23, and after consultation with medical staff and family members, "it was deemed necessary for Fraser-McGurk to return to Australia for precautionary treatment within seven days of the accident.".. at the time of posting this, Australia needs another 32 runs in 16 balls with 4 wickets in hand against Afganishtan. In the U19 World Cup Semis – Indians play Pakis while Kiwis would play Bangladesh- both the matches would be played at at Potchefstroom.Kartik Tyagi, the right-arm quick’s 4 for 24 helped India knock Australia out of the Under-19 World Cup in the quarterfinal stage and keep alive the team's hopes of defending their title. Despite half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Atharva Ankolekar, India's 233 was competitive without being commanding. They needed something special with the new ball against a team that had chased 250-plus in their previous game, against England. It was Tyagi's opportunity to shine. There was a bonus wicket first ball as Jake Fraser-McGurk ran himself out, but then Tyagi took center stage. The Australian captain Mackenzie Harvey was trapped lbw and Lachlan Hearne bowled with an inswinging yorker, all in one over, to leave Australia three down after six balls. Tyagi later picked up a wicket each in his next two spells, all of top-six batsmen. When Tyagi was 11, his father and uncle realised he was going nowhere with his studies, and that he had to find a career elsewhere. One thing his father did not want was for his son to be what he was - a farmer. In fact, Tyagi was kept so far away from it that he doesn't even remember what his father cultivates.There are many youngsters in the present bunch who have come up from very poor family background. In an earlier match, electing to bat - Afghanistan started well but stuttered. Their captain Farhan Zakhil received two early reprieves, after which he batted defensively to top score with 40, but the others didn't tread the same degree of caution. By the time Afghanistan's legspinner Shafiqullah Ghafari was introduced into the attack, Pakistan's openers had knocked off more than 25% of the target. Noor Ahmed, their wicket-taking option, came into the attack when Pakistan were already at 60 for no loss.
The Cabinet Mission sent in March 1946 by the Government of Clement Attlee cleared the path towards freedom, but that process would prove tumultuous, with large-scale communal riots in Calcutta that August giving a taste of what was to come a year later when the country was partitioned. That was still a time when the Nation was nearing pangs of birth, but Cricket was still important for the British;undeterred by war and despite the continuing domestic unrest, an Indian team sailed for England ~ it turned out to be the last team from undivided India to tour Britain.Iftikhar Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi, who had made his debut for England during the infamous Bodyline Series of 1932-33, was now leading the nation of his birth. The Indian cricket board had voted to give him captaincy over Vijay Merchant by ten votes to eight !!~ a Captain selection by votes !- part of that team was the famous all rounder. Have seen Ashok Mankad play at Marina; hewas one of the great cricketing brains in India, especially leading Mafatlals in Buchi Babu Trophy.His fatherMulvantrai Himmatlal Mankadknown as Vinoo Mankad, themore illustrious taking 162 wickets and scoring 2109 runs in Tests is the man in news often.Ashok Mankad did not succeed in a big way, though immensely talented.His brothers Rahul Mankad and Atul Mankad were also first class cricketers.He was married to Nirupama Mankad who was a former Asian Tennis champion. Their son Harsh was a member of Indian Davis Cup team. Cricket Australia will consider sanctions on a number of players from the Under-19 squad after a post on Instagram by batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk invited comments that seemingly mocked non-native English speakers. The image Fraser-McGurk posted of himself batting and captioned "Quarter Finals here we come" shortly after Australia's victory over England prompted a series of replies from team-mates, which have subsequently been removed and commenting has been disabled. Jake Fraser-McGurk will not take any further part at the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa and return home instead as a precautionary measure after being scratched on the face by a monkey at a nature reserve while on a team outing in Kimberley. Australia's dreams of winning the title for a fourth time ended after they went down to India, and Fraser-McGurk had a particularly forgettable time of it, run-out first ball - without facing a ball - in Australia's unsuccessful chase of 234. The incident at the nature park took place when the team took a break following their last-ball win over England on January 23, and after consultation with medical staff and family members, "it was deemed necessary for Fraser-McGurk to return to Australia for precautionary treatment within seven days of the accident.".. at the time of posting this, Australia needs another 32 runs in 16 balls with 4 wickets in hand against Afganishtan. In the U19 World Cup Semis – Indians play Pakis while Kiwis would play Bangladesh- both the matches would be played at at Potchefstroom.Kartik Tyagi, the right-arm quick’s 4 for 24 helped India knock Australia out of the Under-19 World Cup in the quarterfinal stage and keep alive the team's hopes of defending their title. Despite half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Atharva Ankolekar, India's 233 was competitive without being commanding. They needed something special with the new ball against a team that had chased 250-plus in their previous game, against England. It was Tyagi's opportunity to shine. There was a bonus wicket first ball as Jake Fraser-McGurk ran himself out, but then Tyagi took center stage. The Australian captain Mackenzie Harvey was trapped lbw and Lachlan Hearne bowled with an inswinging yorker, all in one over, to leave Australia three down after six balls. Tyagi later picked up a wicket each in his next two spells, all of top-six batsmen. When Tyagi was 11, his father and uncle realised he was going nowhere with his studies, and that he had to find a career elsewhere. One thing his father did not want was for his son to be what he was - a farmer. In fact, Tyagi was kept so far away from it that he doesn't even remember what his father cultivates.There are many youngsters in the present bunch who have come up from very poor family background. In an earlier match, electing to bat - Afghanistan started well but stuttered. Their captain Farhan Zakhil received two early reprieves, after which he batted defensively to top score with 40, but the others didn't tread the same degree of caution. By the time Afghanistan's legspinner Shafiqullah Ghafari was introduced into the attack, Pakistan's openers had knocked off more than 25% of the target. Noor Ahmed, their wicket-taking option, came into the attack when Pakistan were already at 60 for no loss.