Qplay: sachin recruits sehwag, tharoor rues his retirement & more

1. BCCI REFUSE TO GET INVOLVED IN MISHRA ISSUE, “AWAIT DETAILS” On the day Indian team member Amit Mishra got arrested and subsequently got released on bail for allegedly harassing a woman

in Bengaluru last month, senior BCCI member and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla said the board was simply looking into the matter and waiting for details before taking any action. > The moment

 we get details, we will look into it. Police is doing > their job. We will find out whether the person (Mishra) concerned is > responsible for the crime or not. When we get the exact 

details, > then only a decision will be made. Unless BCCI takes a decision, > selectors can pick him. The question (of eligibility) arises only > when BCCI takes a decision. Rajeev

Shukla, Senior BCCI Member 2. SHASHI THAROOR WRITES ON SEHWAG’S SILENT GOODBYE > Comparisons are invidious, but Sehwag gave just as much pleasure as > Tendulkar, if not more, to as 

many millions. And his achievements > are to some degree even greater than Tendulkar’s: he is the only > Indian to score a triple-century in cricket (he got four scores > higher 

than Tendulkar’s highest), a record strike-rate, and a > talent for winning matches off his own bat, while so many of > Tendulkar’s masterpiece innings culminated in an Indian defeat. 

I > don’t begrudge Tendulkar’s triumphant farewell in the slightest; > I just don’t think Sehwag deserved his own cursory dismissal. Shashi Tharoor on The Quint The Congress MP and

cricket enthusiast further writes a list of suggestions to the BCCI on ways to pay tribute to the dashing opener. Read the complete piece here. 3. MUMBAI CURATOR SUDHIR NAIK LODGES COMPLAINT

AGAINST RAVI SHASTRI The Mumbai Cricket Association’s managing committee will discuss Wankhede Stadium curator Sudhir Naik’s complaint of verbal abuse against Indian Team Director Ravi

Shastri on October 30 in Mumbai. > We will look into the details of Team Director (Shastri) allegedly > confronting curator of Wankhede Stadium yesterday. We had done the > same in 

(sic) Australia (without referring to incident of apparently > Kohli and Indian journo). Same yardstick will be applied. Anurag Thakur, BCCI Secretary Shastri did not like the flat track

that was produced by Naik for the final India-SA ODI and he apparently expressed his displeasure at the nature of the strip. The Team Director allegedly used some harsh words and Naik also

reacted sharply. 4. SEHWAG TO JOIN GANGULY AND LAXMAN IN TENDULKAR’S ALL-STARS LEAGUE Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag, who announced his retirement from international cricket last week,

is the latest high-profile name to join Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne’s All-Stars T20 league in the United States. The All-Stars matches will be played on November 7 in New York,

November 11 in Houston and November 14 in Los Angeles respectively. To catch pictures of Sachin Tendulkar in action in the nets once again, click here. 5. HOLDERS CHELSEA CRASH OUT WITH

ARSENAL IN LEAGUE CUP Defending League Cup champions Chelsea have been knocked out of the Capital One (League) Cup fourth round following a shootout defeat by Stoke City on Tuesday, while

Arsenal suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat at second tier Sheffield Wednesday. Mourinho’s side lost 5-4 in the shootout, with key playmaker Eden Hazard missing the all-important fifth spot

kick for his side. First-half goals from Ross Wallace and Lucas Joao stunned Arsenal, who lost momentum following a double substitution. Oxlade-Chamberlain left the field in the fifth minute

clutching his hamstring and his replacement Walcott lasted 13 minutes before being withdrawn. They lost the match 3-2 to Sheffield. Published: 28 Oct 2015, 6:56 AM IST