Cricket round-up

Stuart broad opts out of IPL
PACER Stuart broad has refused to join the growing list of England cricketers seeking lucrative Indian premier league deals as he wants to focus his energies on international assignments like the ashes. “It’s good opportunity for players but its good opportunity for us. We’ve got a very important summer and this is a decision Stuart has made and we must respect that,” England team managing director Hugh Morris said.

Symonds likely to escape suspension
ANDREW Symonds is likely to escape suspension and only be fined for his radio rant against New Zealand player Brendon McCollum as cricket Australia will treat him as a first-time offender in the hearing of Thursday. “Symonds has never been reported for a breach of the code of behaviour. This will be treated as a stand-alone incident,” a CA spokesman said.

Modi booked for forgery in Rajasthan
POLICE have initiated an inquiry into an alleged forgery case against BCCI Vice president Lalit modi and two other in Nagaur. According to the police, one Rupa raj Jat ahs filed a complaint which has claimed that to become RCA president modi had purchased a piece of land in September 2004 in order to show his residency in the city. However, the registry of the purchased land carried fake signatures of modi as he was not present in the city when the registry was done, it noted.

Hogg slams oz for ‘living in denial’
FORMER Australian pacer Rodney Hogg has lambasted Ricky ponting’s men for “strutting around like peacocks” and “living in denial” about their fall from top “I don’t think they realize where they are. They have been strutting around like peacocks, but they’ve been living in denial, “Hogg wrote in a newspaper.

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