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Tendulkar upset over logo issue
LONDON: Sachin Tendulkar has expressed deep anguish at being singled out for the oversize logo on his bat when others are flaunting the rule.On the eve of India8217;s match against Australia, the Indian star received a warning from the International Cricket Council ICC.
His agent Mark Mascarenhas described the ICC act as insulting and discriminatory. 8220;It8217;s a disgrace the ICC discriminated against Sachin, who should have been resting rather than being bothered by such trivia.8221;He, asserted that 8220;a lot of others have far bigger logos on their bats.8221;
Members peeved
LONDON: With the rest of the ground virtually sold out, there were scores of empty seats in front of the famous Lord8217;s pavilion on Wednesday because of a protest by members of the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC against their own committee.
Angry at being forced to buy tickets at a club they technically own, the members made their protest by either staying away from the Australia-Zimbabwe game orwatching the game from the bars.
8212; Agencies
