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Ashwin spins it India’s way
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Wasn’t easy to bowl out NZ twice: Dhoni
Skipper Taylor admits Kiwis will have to learn how to play spin
McCullum reprimanded for dissent
For third time, India are U-19 champions
Captain’s diary: Unmukt’s scribbles may be published
Patiala pacer Sandeep owes it to hard work
Amritsar rejoices in Kamal Passi’s success
Faridkot has two reasons to cheer about
Other states should follow Haryana: Saina
Chandhok’s team ends 7th
Cameroon crush Nepal
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Ashwin spins it India’s way
Hyderabad, August 26 Ashwin's 6-54, his second six-wicket haul in the match, and left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha's 3-48 bundled the visitors out for 164 in their second innings, giving India a 1-0 lead in the two-test series. The 25-year-old Ashwin, who took six for 31 in New Zealand's first innings, grabbed 12 wickets for 85 runs in the match, the best by an Indian bowler against New Zealand in a test. The Indian spin duo once again shared nine wickets as they had done in the first innings when New Zealand were bowled out for 159. "This performance is very satisfying," India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said during the presentation ceremony. "There was a bit of turn but it was a wicket where you had to keep coming at the batsmen, bowling in the right areas.” "With the batsmen deciding 'I'm not going to take you on', it was very difficult to get them out. Bowlers were patient, that was very important,” the Indian captain added. "We were also battling the weather because we never knew how many overs we'll get. That was the main reason why we wanted the opposition to follow on," Dhoni said. After a barren, rain-shortened morning session, India picked up five wickets in the afternoon session and completed the formalities soon after returning from the tea break. Resuming on 41 for one, Brendon McCullum (42) and Kane Williamson (52) batted resolutely in the first session to deny the hosts a breakthrough. New Zealand captain Ross Taylor, who was clean bowled trying to shoulder arms to Ashwin, said the team needed to find a way to handle the off-spinner better. "We showed in periods that we could survive. The way Kane and Brendon batted showed rest of the batters that it could be done," Taylor said. "We could not put enough pressure on the Indian bowling line-up. We need to learn how to play Ashwin and... play him a lot better. "We will be a lot better side come Bangalore." Umesh Yadav, the only Indian paceman to grab a wicket in the first innings, got McCullum lbw to end the second-wicket stand of 72. McCullum was unhappy with the decision as he thought the ball had touched his bat before hitting the pad and trudged off shaking his head and muttering to himself, and earned a reprimand at the end of the day’s play. The dismissal opened the floodgates as New Zealand lost their last seven wickets for just 26 runs. Ojha got his second wicket of the innings by bringing Williamson's resistance to an end after the batsman had completed his half-century. The start of play was delayed for the third day in a row due to morning showers. Most of Saturday's play was washed out due to a heavy downpour. The second and final test of the series will be played in Bangalore from Friday. — Agencies Scoreboard
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Wasn’t easy to bowl out NZ twice: Dhoni
Hyderabad, August 26 "It was a hardworking wicket, it was difficult to get them (New Zealand) out. We were also battling the weather and were never sure how many overs we would get to bowl at them. That was also a reason why we made them follow on," Dhoni said during the post-match presentation. The skipper also lauded the effort of the fielders and insisted that the team is committed to improve the fielding standards. "The catching was brilliant, Viru pa (Virender Sehwag) got some very good catches and (Virat) Kohli was equally good on the field. It is something we want to continue," he said. India, after posting 438 on the board in their first innings, dismissed New Zealand twice to inflict on them an innings and a 115-run defeat. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a brilliant 159 to help India cross the 400-run mark before Ravichandran Ashwin ran through the Kiwi batting order, returning career-best match figures of 12/85. "Pujara batted well. It was important for Pujara as he was coming after an injury. He is someone who is used to playing long innings. He has a good temperament and can play for long periods and the stroke-makers can play around him," he said. — PTI
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Skipper Taylor admits Kiwis will have to learn how to play spin
Hyderabad, August 26 “We couldn't sustain ourselves, the Indian bowling showed us a masterclass. We need to learn how to play Ashwin. We would be a lot better side come Bangalore," the New Zealand captain said at the end of the match. Asked whether not playing a practice match before the start of the series proved decisive, Taylor said, "We have come over here in 2010 and drew the first two games without a practice match, we can't use that as an excuse." The New Zealand captain said that they will have to sort out their batting ahead of the next match and added there was also some room for improvement in the bowling department. “(Brendon) McCullum and (Kane) Williamson played very well. Myself included, and a few other batsmen need to put up more of a fight," Taylor said. — Reuters After India won the toss and chose to bat, Cheteshwar Pujara was the architect of India's big first innings total as he made his first Test century, 159. New Zealand were routed for 159 in the first innings (61.3 overs) as the two lead Indian spinners took nine wickets - R Ashwin ending up with 6/31 and P Ojha with 3/44. New Zealand were made to follow on and they fared no better the second time, being bowled out for 164. Ashwin took 6/54 in the second innings and Ojha 3/48. Kane Williamson top-scored with 52. At 98/1, they seemed to be fighting but lost nine wickets for 66 to lose by an innings and 115 runs.
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McCullum reprimanded for dissent
Hyderabad, Aug 26 The incident happened after the first delivery bowled by Umesh Yadav in the 46th over of New Zealand second innings. McCullum, who was batting on 42, was adjudged LBW by umpire Steve Davis but TV replays showed that the ball hit the pads after an inside edge off the bat. Acording to a media release by the ICC, "McCullum was found to have breached Article 2.1.3 of the code of the code which relates to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match." After India won the Test by an innings & 115 runs, which has given the home side a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series, the opener admitted to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction offered to him by Chris Broad of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees. As such, there was no need for a formal hearing. Explaining his decision, Mr Broad said: "I understand New Zealand had an uphill task and Brendon was leading his side's fightback. But his actions, after he was given out, were unacceptable as the ICC code clearly states that whatever may be the situation, you have to always respect and accept an umpire's decision." "Brendon is one of the seniormost professionals on the circuit and as such, there is a greater degree of responsibility on his shoulders. Unfortunately, his actions today went beyond what would be deemed acceptable." The charge had been laid by the on-field umpires Ian Gould and Steve Davis, both from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. — Reuters
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For third time, India are U-19 champions
Townswille, August 26 Courtesy a magnificent unbeaten 111 by Unmukt and his unbroken partnership of 130 runs with wicketkeeper Smit Patel, India overhauled the competitive target of 226 on a bouncy strip with 14 balls to spare. It was one of the best centuries one could have witnessed at the junior-level as Unmukt hit seven fours and as many as six sixes during his 130-ball knock. He completed his century with a six over extra-cover off Alex Gregory but the celebrations were muted. The skipper knew that the job was only half done. Finally, when Smit, who hit an effective 62, slog-swept off-spinner Ashton Turner towards deep mid-wicket for a four a number of Indian supporters rushed to the ground along to celebrate with the team. Though four wickets were lost in the chase, it never looked like an uphill task for the Indians, who were subdued in the middle overs but accelerated towards the end to get to the target with ease. After Prashant Chopra was out chasing a delivery down leg-side of Mark Steketee without troubling the scorers, Unmukt and in-form batsman Baba Aparajith (33) took the attack to the opposition. The duo added 73 runs for the second wicket, playing the Aussie pace trio of Steketee, Joel Paris and Gurinder Sandhu with ease. Unmukt was phenomenal in the closing stages, hitting a couple of glorious sixes off Sandhu’s bowling. The first was over long-off while the second looked even more spectacular as he presented the full face of the bat with a nice follow through. Aparajith, on the other hand, hit a nice hook shot off Paris and some lovely cover drives that pierced the field. However, Sandhu had the last laugh when he forced Aparajith to drive on the up and the catch was brilliantly taken by Ashton Turner at short-cover. — PTI
Dhoni congratulates juniors
The first thing Dhoni did was to congratulate the Unmukt Chand-led side who defeated Australia in the final in Townsville by six wickets today. “First of all congratulations to the U-19 World Cup team, Unmukt Chand batted really well," Dhoni said. Chand led from the front with a magnificent hundred as India Under-19 team lifted their third World Cup title after beating defending champions Australia. This was Indian colts' first triumph after Mohammed Kaif and Virat Kohli led their respective teams to victory in 2000 and 2008 editions respectively. Scoreboard India (Under-19) |
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Captain’s diary: Unmukt’s scribbles may be published
“If my son can bat for three hours, I can do this much to support him," a proud father of the India U-19 captain declared as he distributed sweets for waiting journalists. An economics teacher with Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, senior Chand would tell you that how his son was a bit different from the boys of his age even when he was just in school. “We never told him but he developed a habit of maintaining a diary from the age of nine from 2002. He would write about his game, his mistakes and has maintained that habit even now that he has started playing first-class cricket. He plans to write on his cricketing journey till U-19 World Cup," Chand said, showing the diary to the scribes. It's not often that one gets a chance to peek into a cricketer's personal world but courtesy Unmukt's father, the journalists did get a chance. In one of the pages, little Unmukt had jotted down his experiences of facing Brett Lee during a promotional event in Modern School (Barakhamba Road), where he studied from 8th to 12th standard. The item was titled "My Clash with Brett Lee" where he had written how he was one of the five students chosen to face Lee. He also wrote how Lee smoothly increased his pace and about his classmate Dhruv Chandra being the best batsman on the day. There was another page where he has written how he shouldn't have got run-out during an U-16 match. Penning down their thoughts don't come easily to Indian sportspersons of current age but flipping through the 'Captain's Diary', one would be compelled to say that Unmukt certainly is a chip off the old block. — PTI
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Patiala pacer Sandeep owes it to hard work
Patiala, August 26 “I have worked hard for this day and being the winner in the world is a completely different feeling altogether. I remember cycling my way to the ground and today when I have made India proud, my determination to continue bowl well has found a new dimension”, Sharma told The Tribune over phone even as his teammates were heard celebrating in the background. “I thank my coaches and my parents for their support throughout.” Beginning from a humble background, now featuring in an advertisement for sporting gear, Sharma’s journey has been exciting but very hard. “From training at the Government Multi Purpose School, where he learnt his cricket basics, to the Indian side, my brother has worked very hard as he had to face many hardships due to our economical condition,” said, Jeevan, Sandeep’s first cousin who was celebrating at a local hotel following the win. Some five months ago, the Indian U-19 team was in Australia for the Quadrangular Series and the Patiala boy was the lead attacking bowler for his side, taking a four-wicket haul in the final against the hosts. With eight wickets in four matches, Sandeep had emerged as the top wicket-taker for India, positioning himself as India’s top hope for the World Cup, and he did not disappoint. Sandeep’s father is away in Patna today even as his mother and three brothers celebrate their son’s newly found stardom. “We are very happy, he has made the entire nation proud. We did what best we could and he has gifted us all with a super performance,” said Mainawati, Sandeep’s mother. A few days before his departure for the World Cup, he told The Tribune that the whole team had learnt a lot from the last Aussie tour. “Though we struggled a bit in the start, we slowly gained confidence and adjusted to the bouncy and quick tracks,” he had said. The India U-19 team has had a good run in the last one year. Having won back to back quadrangular series in India and Australia, the Indian colts were declared joint winners in the Asia Cup in Malaysia with Pakistan a month back. Having made his Ranji Trophy debut for Punjab in 2011, Sandeep felt that he has evolved as a cricketer and wants to use the experience and confidence to become the best he can.
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Amritsar rejoices in Kamal Passi’s success
Amritsar, August 26 Relatives and friends thronged the house and congratulated Kamal’s father Kewal Krishan and mother Sunita for the victory, and the Passi family distributed sweets in celebration. Right-hand batsman and right-arm medium-pacer Kamal has made his place in the national u-19 team with consistent performances. Kewal Krishan said he was happy that Kamal has realised the dream of his grandfather Mangal Das Passi, a groundsman at the Gandhi Cricket ground. He said he learnt that the BCCI had announced a cash prize of Rs 20 lakh each for the members of the Indian team and hoped it would help the youngsters improve their game. An employee of the Hindu College, Kewal said the family would try to provide the best facilities and coaching to Kamal in his quest to play for the country at the senior level. He said the government and the Punjab Cricket Association must help groom and develop the three Punjab players who are part of the winning team. Kamal’s best of 24, blitzed off five balls, and a career-best 6 for 23 had put India on course for the quarterfinals of the Under-19 World Cup. He found a place in the the India Under-19 team after progressing through age-group cricket in Punjab. He played for the state U-15 team in 2007, the U-16s the following year, and the U-19s in 2009. At the U-19 level he has performed at the state level for two years and his first U-19 game for the country was during the Quadrangular Series involving India, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Australia in Visakhapatnam in September 2011, said Kewal. He added: “Kamal had taken five wickets in three matches and made six runs with two not outs in the lower order.” Kamal is the youngest in the family after three sisters and was the first to play cricket in the family. “He was born and brought up at the Gandhi Cricket ground and playing cricket came naturally to him. Undoubtedly, coaches honed his skills and chiseled him to deliver results,” Kamal’s mother Sunita remarked.
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Faridkot has two reasons to cheer about
Faridkot, August 26 Gurinder is the son of Hardialeana’s Iqbal Singh Sandhu, who migrated to Australia about three decades ago. Prashant’s father Shiv Chopra is a cricket coach who moved to Solan in Himachal Pradesh in 1979 after getting a job there as a cricket coach. Former education minister and senior Congress leader Avtar Singh Brar and his family in Faridkot were glued to the TV sets to watch the performance of Gurinder Sandhu. Iqbal Singh is a maternal nephew of Brar’s. Gurinder’s two uncles, Sukhdev Singh and Charanjit Singh, keenly watched every ball he delivered. And they were not alone -- there was an announcement from the gurudwara in Hardialeana in the morning, asking all the residents to watch the live telecast of the match. In Faridkot, once the Indian team stormed to victory, crackers were burst to celebrate the win, and also to commemorate Prashant’s performance earlier in the tournament. In the final, he didn’t do much, getting out without scoring. The house of Prashant’s two uncles in Faridkot, Shiv Chopra and Ved Prakash Chopra, had a high number of visitors and every visitor was excited and anxious about the fate of the Indian team after Prashant’s early loss. But it all ended well, in celebrations.
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Other states should follow Haryana: Saina
Gohana, August 26 "Haryana government provided great facilities to its athletes to prepare for the London Olympics. If other states can follow Haryana's footsteps, I think we can win 25 to 30 medals at Rio in 2016," Saina said on the sidelines of a function organised by Haryana government for their Olympians. The state government had promised Rs 2.5 crore each for gold medal winner, Rs 1.5 crore for silver and Rs 1 crore for bronze medal winner at the London Games. Over 10,000 people were present at the function. "It feels great to be honoured in front of my own people. I would like to thank the state government for this. I will try to bring more glory for the country," a jubiliant Yogeshwar said. Real estate company DLF Ltd presented cars to all 19 athletes from the state. London medal winners - Saina Nehwal, Yogeshwar Dutt, Sushil Kumar and Gagan Narang received a swanky Audi Q5 car each from the company. While rest were given Maruti SX4 by the Vice Chairman Rajiv Singh. Olympic bronze medallist Gagan Narang today said that other State Governments should learn from Haryana as it was doing so much to encourage and provide support to the players. He called upon other state governments to follow the Haryana model. Narang was talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of State Level Felicitation function organized in Gohana today where cheques worth Rs. 6.65 crore were presented the four medal winners and 15 other Haryana players, for bringing laurels to the state in the Olympic games. Narang said that he was feeling great to see the convergence of huge crowd to welcome the players. He said that he could not believe that these people had come to honour them. On being asked about his future plans, he said that he wanted to set up a shooting academy in the State so that maximum number of shooters from Haryana could represent the country in the Olympic and other prestigious competitions. — PTI
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Silverstone, August 26 Chandok of India set the fourth fastest timing of the first practice and clocked 1: 46.491 while in the second session Brabam was the fastest with a timing of 1:47: 715 helping the team finish at the seventh fastest team in the free practice. The team completed more than 400km over the day. After a refuel, Karun came back later in the afternoon and focused more on race preparation with longer runs on used tyres. — PTI
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New Delhi, August 26 Merime Vigny Kologny and Aleix Bertin scored a brace each to lead Cameroon's goal rush, while defender Momaso Joseph netted the fifth to make it a massacre of the innocents. After their tough 2-2 draw against Syria, the African soccer power needed to come back in a big way to assert their class. And they did precisely that with two goals each from Merime and Bertin, who scored once each in either half. Merime and Bertin scored in the 12th and 40th minute. — TNS
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Patiala, August 26
Amritsar, August 26
The residence of the Passi family in New Pawan Nagar area here erupted in celebrations as soon as the news of the Indian Under-19 cricket team’s victory over Australia trickled in. All-rounder Kamal Passi was part of the Indian u-19 cricket team.
Faridkot, August 26
Gohana, August 26
Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not forget to congratulate the India colts for winning the Under-19 World Cup.
New Delhi, August 26