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Haq, Malik steer Pak to 193-run lead
Surgery was last option: Tendulkar
‘Frustrated’ Harbhajan called for throwing
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Keep faith in youngsters, Ganguly tells Glamorgan
Mongia shines as Leicestershire thrash Somerset
BCCI to take up joint bid proposal
Chappell to arrive around June 15
Book on corruption in Indian cricket
‘Govt not pursuing ground transfer case’
Sania sails into second round
PCA awards for Dharmani, Chohan
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Haq, Malik steer Pak to 193-run lead
Kingston, June 6 Inzamam, makeshift opener Shoaib Malik, who also made 64, and Younis Khan’s 43 lifted Pakistan to 223 for four yesterday after starting their second innings 30 runs behind. Pakistan bowled the West Indies for 404 earlier. West Indies seamer Corey Collymore, following his seven-wicket haul in the first innings, threatened to slice through the Pakistanis again when he claimed three for 36 — the first 10-wicket haul by a West Indian against Pakistan, and the first for Collymore in his 16-Test career. He should also have had the prize wicket of Inzamam in a probing spell early in the final session. But after claiming Malik and Asim Kamal in the same over, Collymore’s induced thick edge off Inzamam at 119-3 was grassed by wicketkeeper Courtney Browne. Pakistan’s most experienced batsman then set about making the West Indies pay with some aggressive strokeplay, and he and deputy Younis shared a stand of 75 which ended half an hour before the close. Earlier, the West Indies stretched their overnight score of 275-4 to 404 all out. Brian Lara, who resumed on 125, went on to 153 and fellow left-hander Wavell Hinds compiled 63 to boost the effort. Lara brought up his 16th score of more than 150 with his 20th boundary, and the pair’s stand of 51 gradually gave the West Indies an edge. Pakistan were handicapped by the official removal of ace leg spinner Danish Kaneria from the attack for running on the pitch three times. Scoreboard Pakistan (1st innings) 374 West Indies (1st innings) Gayle c Akmal b Razzaq 33 Smith b Razzaq 25 Sarwan c Kaneria b Shabbir 55 Lara c Akmal b Shabbir 153 Chanderpaul c Akmal Hinds c Hameed b Afridi 63 Browne c Akmal b Shabbir 0 Powell c Akmal b Shabbir 14 Best b Afridi 18 King lbw b Afridi 0 Collymore not out 2 Extras:
(3-b, 7-lb, 1-w, 2-nb) 13 Total: (all out) 404 Fall of wickets:
1-48, 2-59, 3-205, 4-275, 5-326, 6-326, 7-356, 8-385, 9-393. Bowling:
Rana Naved 6-0-50-0, Shabbir 22-4-64-4, Razzaq 23-4-83-2, Kaneria 28.5-7-94-1, Afridi 13.1-3-51-3, Malik 19-2-52-0. Pakistan (2nd innings) Malik c Browne Hameed c Smith Younis c and b Gayle 43 Kamal lbw b Collymore 0 Haq not out 64 Afridi not out 16 Extras:
(2-lb, 3-w, 5-nb) 10 Total: (4 wickets) 223 Fall of wickets:
1-66, 2-119, 3-119, 4-294. Bowling: Powell 16-0-73-0, Best 5-0-30-0, King 10-1-47-0, Collymore 11-2-36-3, Gayle 10-2-35-1.
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Surgery was last option: Tendulkar
Mumbai, June 6 Speaking to reporters at the airport’s international terminus here, Tendulkar said when everything else failed, he went in for the surgery. He had been operated upon at the St Elizabeth Hospital in London and would be out of action for at least 16 weeks. Tendulkar, whose stitches had still not been removed, said the doctors had told him that recovery would take between 14 and 16 weeks. Tendulkar had been troubled by the tennis elbow injury since September, 2004, and though he had played a few matches in between, the injury kept cropping up, forcing him to go under the surgeon’s knife.
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‘Frustrated’ Harbhajan called for throwing
London, June 6 Harbhajan, playing for Surrey, was no-balled by umpire Peter Willey on the last day of the four-day match against Warwickshire at Whitgift on Saturday. After taking just one wicket all day — on a pitch offering some turn — Harbhajan threw a half-tracker at Michael Powell and the ball sailed over the batsman and the wicketkeeper over the boundary. Following a consultation with his partner, the umpire signalled six no-balls. The England and Wales Cricket Board
(ECB) confirmed that the bowler was no-balled for throwing, adding that it was probably out of frustration and the matter would not be investigated any further. “I can confirm that Harbhajan Singh was no-balled by Peter Willey, the square-leg umpire, for deliberately throwing the ball, an action by the bowler that was probably due to frustration,” ECB’s Cricket Operations Manager Alan Fordham said. “It should be regarded as a one-off incident and there will be no investigation, either by the ECB or by anyone else,” he said. The bowler, whose ‘doosra’ was reported by match referee Chris Broad during the Indo-Pak series, had arrived late at Surrey due to the controversy and was playing his first-ever match for the county. It was a frustrating day for Harbhajan, who felt that he had Warwickshire captain Nick Knight caught at second slip when the batsman had made 27, but umpire Jones ruled that the ball had deflected off Knight’s boot. With Powell and Alex Loudon sharing an unbeaten 131 for the fourth wicket, the champions secured a draw.
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Keep faith in youngsters, Ganguly tells Glamorgan
London, June 6 Addressing the Glamorgan youngsters, Ganguly, who joined the club as its second overseas recruit, said, “I firmly believe that if you keep working hard, you will get your results as hard work never goes unpaid.” Sharing his experiences with Team India, Ganguly said, “My success as Indian captain is partially because I have been blessed with a very good bunch of cricketers like Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar, but also I must give a lot of credit to the selectors as they persisted with me and the boys when we were not doing so well and now we are getting results.” A staunch opponent of the chopping-and-dropping exercise, Ganguly advised the county to adopt take a similar attitude. “They have to identify good, young talent as I am a firm believer that class is permanent, but it needs to be nurtured in the correct way. Then the youngsters must be backed 100 per cent, but they should be given a couple of seasons for them to do the job,” he said. Underlining the importance of a good dressing room ambience, the elegant southpaw, now going through a bad patch, said, “I suppose my secret to captaincy is not only to build a good team around me, but have a healthy atmosphere in the dressing room, because I enjoy a fantastic relationship with the Indian boys, which has worked.” Recalling his ups and downs, Ganguly said, “I went on the tour to Australia in 1991 and I did not play any cricket. I was young, so I did not really think much about life, but when I came back into the side five years later, I had matured. The time away had taught me that when opportunities arose, I had to grasp them. I did so at Lord’s, scoring a century.”
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Mongia shines as Leicestershire thrash Somerset London, June 6 Mongia, who came into bat with his team in slight trouble, played an aggressive knock, hitting seven fours and one six before being caught by Sanath Jayasuriya off the bowling of medium-fast bowler Gareth Andrew. The left-arm spinner then came to the rescue of the team once again, with Somerset well placed at 101 for 2, to get the prize wicket of South African captain Graeme Smith, who scored 61 valuable runs and trigger a collapse. Off spinner Jeremy Snape assisted the Indian well, taking three for 41 in his nine overs. However, other Indians playing in the county — Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan — ended on the losing side while the match between Sourav Ganguly’s Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire was abandoned due to rain.
Pathan did his best with the ball but failed to guide Middlesex to victory in a thrilling encounter against Essex. The Indian, who failed with the bat after being promoted to one down as a pinch hitter, bowled a brilliant first spell to reduce the opponents to 49 for 2 while chasing a target of 244. The left-arm seamer ended with figures of 3-42 but did not get any assistance from others as Essex overhauled the target with just one wicket in hand and a ball to spare. Harbhajan had an ordinary outing as he gave away 59 runs in his nine overs and claimed just one wicket as Warwickshire scored a mammoth 309 for 8 in 45 overs against Surrey. The Indian also failed with the bat, scoring just one run after facing four balls as his side slumped to 260 all out and lost by 49 runs.
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BCCI to take up joint bid proposal
New Delhi, June 6 “We will definitely be discussing all the factors, including an option of a joint bid in the near future. But so far, we have not yet discussed the technical details of the bid,” BCCI Secretary S.K. Nair said over phone. “One thing is sure, we are keeping all options open,” he said, when asked about PCB Chairman Shaharyar Khan’s proposal for a joint bid. Shaharyar said yesterday that Pakistan preferred a joint bid for 2011 as it would make for a unique event. “We will definitely like to be equal partners of the 2011 World Cup and if we decide in London for a joint bid, the event will become a unique tournament as it will have four partners,” he said. Asked about the support staff for new coach Greg Chappell, Nair said the BCCI was in constant touch with the Australian legend, but declined to give any details. It is learnt that Chappell had asked for the services of Dr Charles Krebs, a kinesiologist, to work on the fitness of the players. Applied Kinesiology is a system that evaluates structural, chemical and mental aspects of health using manual muscle testing.
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Chappell to arrive around June 15
Mumbai, June 6 “We will have a discussion with him and his support staff (including physio John Gloster and trainer Gregory King) before finalising everything,” Nair said. The former Australian captain would spend time with wards of the National Cricket Academy at Bangalore, the BCCI Secretary said.
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Book on corruption in Indian cricket
New Delhi, June 6 The latest addition to this genre of books, “Indian Cricket and Corruption”, written by veteran journalist K. R. Wadhwaney, peeps into the murky world of cricket corruption. The author poses a relevant question to the “superstars and stars”, to whom the book has been “dedicated”, as “what have they contributed to their schools, colleges, universities, clubs, states and country which have made them what they are today?”. Perhaps nothing, other than milking them for their own benefit. The author has touched upon every topic on cricket corruption, ranging from the Abhijit Kale episode (the Mumbai Ranji player had alleged that he had bribed national selectors to get a place in the Indian team), the unexplained accidental death of World Tel boss Mark Mascarenhas to illegal trafficking of players to foreign countries in the name of cricket tours by crafty club officials. |
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‘Govt not pursuing ground transfer case’
Shimla, June 6 Addressing a press conference here today, he said the previous BJP regime had taken up the matter at the topmost level and Mr George Fernandes, the then Defence Minister, had acceded to the state’s request. However , no progress had been made since the change in political set-up in the state as the Congress government had put the issue on the backburner. Thakur said his association would construct a world-class cricket stadium by investing over Rs 20 crore once the ground was transferred. He said being the state headquarters, Shimla needed sports infrastructure not only for cricket but also for others sports. Keeping this in view, the association planned to provide facilities for table tennis, badminton and other games, too, along with cricket. Regarding efforts to promote cricket in the state, he said the association had decided to set up 80 coaching centres at the block and village levels. The district associations had been asked to identify places where sufficient number of players (25 to 30) were interested in the game. Regarding the controversy caused by the Sports Act implemented in Himachal Pradesh and other states, he said the BCCI had at its recent meeting decided to oppose the law. It had made it very clear that players from the states which tinkered with the existing set-up of cricket associations under the new law would not be allowed to participate in various tournaments and they would also not be provided any funds by the board. The association had already challenged the Act in the High Court, he said. |
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Sania sails into second round
New Delhi, June 6 Sania crushed Claudine Schaul of Luxumbourg 6-2, 6-0 in the first round of the Tier III grasscourt event and a tune-up to the Wimbledon Grand Slam Championships beginning on June 20. The 18-year-old Indian had lost to Jankovic in the third round of the Dubai Open after upsetting US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia. Jankovic, seeded three here, got a first round bye. Sania, who was out of action for almost a month after the Dubai tournament, failed to make an impression in the claycourt events, including the French Open as she slipped to 75 in the latest WTA rankings.
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Sania placed 75th
New Delhi, June 6 The Hyderabadi girl, placed 70th in the previous rankings, could not make a memorable comeback from an ankle injury and failed to qualify for the Strasbourg event. The first-ever Indian woman to get a direct entry to a Grand Slam event, Sania’s campaign in the French Open was cut short. She crashed out of singles in the first round and could not go beyond the second round in doubles. With 458.25 rank points, Sania finished 75th, according to information received here.
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Ronaldinho powers Brazil to victory
Porto Alegre (Brazil), June 6 Ronaldinho, the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year, had a superb game and was often in the heart of the action apart from converting two first-half penalties. Brazil are now going into their match against arch-rivals Argentina in Buenos Aires on Wednesday in good spirits though that cannot be said for their opponents, whose unbeaten run ended with a 2-0 away defeat to Ecuador on Saturday. Argentina lead the 10-nation South American World Cup qualifying table with 28 points and Brazil now have 27 points from their 14 matches. The top four qualify automatically with the fifth-placed team playing off with the Oceania winners. Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira went ahead and included 21-year-old Santos striker Robinho, as well as Inter Milan’s Adriano, and Ricardo Oliveira was left on the bench. Robinho benefited from the absence of Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo, who asked Parreira to be left out because of his recent separation from fiancee Daniella Cicarelli.
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Bryant rallies to win golf title
Toronto, June 6 Three-time Memorial champion Tiger Woods, playing his first event since his record run of 142 consecutive PGA Tour cuts ended at the Byron Nelson Championship three weeks ago, rebounded with a solid performance to bolster his US Open preparations. Woods carded a final round 68 to finish in a tie for third with Bo Van Pelt and Jeff Sluman at 12-under 276. Even par through the front nine, Bryant mounted a determined charge at the turn with four birdies, but sealed the victory with a gritty 15-foot par putt on the last after his tee shot had found a hazard to leave Couples needing a birdie to tie. Along with the $990,000 purse, the victory carried a special bonus for the 42-year-old journeyman, earning him a spot in the US Open at Pinehurst in two weeks’ time. It was the second win in nine months for Bryant, who won his maiden title at the Texas Open last September, rewarding his resilience in a career disrupted by two elbow and shoulder operations that has limited him to only six full seasons since 1991.
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PCA awards for Dharmani, Chohan
Mohali, June 6 The chairman of the technical committee adjudged the Patiala Cricket Association as the Best Cricket District for 2004-05. The committee also discussed rules for determination of age of players participating in different tournaments, besides making amendments to some PCA tournament rules to remove ambiguities. |
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