The big news: Supreme Court acts tough

The Chief Justice of India TS Thakur on Tuesday dismissed a review petition filed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India asking the Supreme Court to recall its verdict approving the Justice RM Lodha reforms. “We have examined the grounds urged in support of the prayer for review. We find no error apparent on the face of the record to warrant recall of our order dated July 18, 2016. The review petitions are, accordingly, dismissed,” a bench of Chief Justice T S Thakur and Justice SA Bobde were quoted.

The BCCI is opposing few clauses of the Lodha reforms that include age and tenure caps for top officials and one-state-one-vote. The Apex Court also postponed the hearing on the BCCI-Lodha matter to Thursday.

Other top stories:

  1. South African speedster Dale Steyn is targeting June 2017 for a comeback, which could mean he will only turn out for South Africa during their tour to England next year. Steyn was ruled out for at least six months after breaking a bone in his right shoulder during the second day of the Perth Test last month against Australia.
  2. The fifth and final Test match between India and England in Chennai is set go on as per schedule, said Tamil Nadu Cricket Association secretary Kashi Viswanathan. The Test, scheduled to begin on December 16, was under threat after Cyclone Vardah lashed the coastal city on Monday. However, the Chepauk Stadium was ready to host the marquee game, despite some damage to stadium structure.
  3. Indian captain Virat Kohli rose one spot to a career-best second position among Test batsmen in the latest International Cricket Council player rankings issued on Tuesday. Kohli is currently ranked second in the One-Day International batting rankings and first in Twenty20 Internationals. He trails Australia captain Steve Smith by 11 points.
  4. India’s Harmanpreet Kaur, on Tuesday, powered her team Sydney Thunders to an eight-wicket win over Melbourne Stars with an inspiring all-around performance. Kaur took 4/27 with the ball and then hit a quick-fire unbeaten 30 off 21 balls to win the “Player of the Match” award in her second match of the league.