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Ashes-2013 India huff and puff chasing small total |
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Bravo takes blame for West Indies ouster
Cold war brewing between BCCI and CSA over Lorgat?
Ponting hits century in final first-class game The best movie India will see this year : Jeev Milkha
Shane Warne in Hall of Fame
Red Bull change pitstop procedures
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Ashes-2013
Agar shared a record last-wicket partnership of 163 with Phil Hughes to give Australia a lead of 65 and England stumbled to 11 for two in their second innings at tea. England had dominated the first part of morning session when Australia collapsed to 117 for nine before 19-year-old Agar and Hughes changed the course of the match. Agar's innings was the highest score by a number 11 in tests and Hughes made an unbeaten 81.
England fast bowler James Anderson earlier produced an inspired display of swing bowling as Australia, after resuming on 75 for four, lost five wickets for nine runs and the hosts looked poised to lead by around a hundred on first innings. Steve Smith became the first player to pass fifty in the match and had moved on to 53 when he tried to drive Anderson through extra cover and nicked a catch to wicketkeeper Matt Prior, sparking a flurry of wickets. Graeme Swann produced a ripping off-break to bowl Brad Haddin for one, Peter Siddle edged Anderson through to Prior and Mitchell Starc went the same way for a duck. James Pattinson was trapped lbw by Swann for two and Australia were reeling. But Agar showed great composure in only his 11th first-class match, driving Swann over long-off for six and pulling Steven Finn for two fours as the last-wicket pair brought up their fifty partnership off only 60 balls.
He dispatched Swann for another six over long-on and Hughes joined the party after passing his fifty, smashing Stuart Broad for three fours in an over. England took the extra half hour before lunch but they could not capture the final wicket, Agar and Hughes bringing up their century partnership shortly before the interval.
But he heaved Broad into the leg-side and was caught by Swann on the mid-wicket boundary before leaving the field to a standing ovation. England openers Alastair Cook and Joe Root played cautiously in the face of tight Australian bowling and Root, on five, was unlucky to flick Starc through to wicketkeeper Brad Haddin down the leg-side. Jonathan Trott was then trapped lbw by Starc's next delivery, sent back to the pavilion following an umpire referral after being initially given not out. Cook was unbeaten on four at tea with England trailing by 54 runs. Scoreboard England 1st innings Extras: (b 6, lb 5, w 8, nb 2) 21 Bowling:
Pattinson 17-2-69-3 Australia 1st Innings Extras: (lb 15) 15 Bowling:
Anderson 24-2-85-5 England, in their second innings , were 49 for 2 till the last reports came in. — Reuters
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India huff and puff chasing small total
Port of Spain, July 11 India, in reply, had trudged to 112 for 3 after 28 overs. Rohit Sharma , with a patient half-century, was anchoring India’s chase. Earlier, sent into bat, Sri Lanka were sitting pretty at 171 for two in the 38th over, but lack of application on the part of their batsmen saw them being packed off with seven balls left in their innings. Ravindra Jadeja was the most successful Indian bowlers, returning figures of 4/24 while there were two wickets apiece for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma and R Ashwin. Earlier, the in-from Bhuvneshwar made use of seaming conditions to send back Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene. Incidentally, the duo had punished India with a double-century partnership in the match Bhuvneshwar was dropped from. Sri Lanka then rode on Kumar Sangakkara (71) and Lahiru Thirimanne's 122-run partnership for the third wicket to stage a fightback before their innings disintegrated. Thirimanne scored 46 off 72 balls while Sangakkara got his runs in 100 deliveries. From a comfortable position with about 12 overs to go, Sri Lanka were left licking their wounds at 193 for seven in the 46th over when skipper Angelo Mathews got out. None of the last six batsmen could reach double figures. — PTI Scoreboard Sri Lanka Extras: (B-4, LB-6, W-13) 23 Bowling:
Kumar 8-4-24-2
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Bravo takes blame for West Indies ouster
Port of Spain, July 11 On Tuesday, India beat Sri Lanka by 81 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method to eliminate the West Indies from the final race. "Obviously it (being captain) is a big responsibility and the performance of the team reflects on the captain," Bravo told reporters here. "No one is shying from the success of the team and I am gonna try my best all the time to make sure that winning factor and that winning attitude is instilled into the entire team. I myself , whether it is due to injury or slow over rates, have some key things I need to work on as a leader. It is a new form to me, a new role so I have to get accustomed to it and address it as quickly as possible," he said. — PTI
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Cold war brewing between BCCI and CSA over Lorgat?
New Delhi, July 11 Lorgat is among the three contenders short-listed by CSA for the post and technically the favourite given his administrative experience in international cricket but the BCCI's opposition could go against him. There have been reports that the Indian Cricket Board has threatened to pull out of the upcoming tour to South Africa if the former ICC CEO is appointed as CSA's CEO, something that was confirmed by the CSA's independent director Norman Arendse earlier. BCCI apparently did not have the best of equations with Lorgat during his ICC stint. No BCCI official in India was willing to speak openly on the issue, but a top Board functionary said that the BCCI would prefer if Lorgat was not selected for the post. The BCCI is also miffed with the CSA for announcing the itinerary of the upcoming series without consulting it. India is opposed to the seven-match ODI series announced by CSA. Some of the other contenders for the job are Bheki Shongwe, MD of Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa's current football champions, university professor Denver Hendricks and head of Kagiso media Murphy Morobe. But given that none of them have any experience of cricket administration, makes Lorgat a strong contender if not for the BCCI's opposition. CSA ready to address concerns
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has expressed its willingness to deal with any disagreement from its Indian counterpart over the schedule of matches on India's tour for the upcoming series starting in November. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reportedly wants changes to fixtures already released by CSA, with BCCI interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya saying that India is unhappy with the uneven gaps between the three tests. Possible reasons for conflict
1. Haroon Lorgat, as the ICC CEO, was in favour of uniform implementation of the DRS — something the BCCI continues to oppose till date. 2. During the 2011 World Cup, the ICC shifted India-England match out of Kolkata to Bangalore, citing lack of preparedness. That decision apparently didn't go down too well with the BCCI. |
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Death of a cricketer: Failure in the sport, depression pushed Yogendra over the edge
Gwalior, July 11 On June 23, his birthday, Yogendra sent a text massage to his sister-in-law, asking why no one was wishing him. Three day later, he hanged himself with his mother's saree in a tiny room of his house here. Yogendra played in the Ranji Trophy for Tripura. Over the last six years, Yogendra is the third Ranji Trophy player to commit suicide. Like the others, 28-year-old Yogendra, a wicket-keeper batsman, has been going through financial problems, depression, alcoholism and, of course, the pain of being a failed cricketer. Of all sportspersons, it seems that cricketers are most vulnerable to suicide. It's difficult to account for this, but there seems to be compelling evidence to back this theory. Cricket historian David Frith has detailed suicides by over 150 professional cricketers in his book, the Silence of the Heart. He says that cricket is "unique in its propensity to take over a man's psyche”. It seems to have happened to Yogendra, who did not have a strong financial background. “We helped him financially. Sometime we sent him wicket-keeping gloves because he didn't have the money,” Mohammad Arif, Maharashtra Ranji Trophy player and a close friend of Yogendra's, says. “He had a dream to get a job and play for his state. He came back from Tripura but there were already established wicketkeepers in Madhya Pradesh. Later he got selected for a lower division, but failed to get in the XI. After that he was a changed man.” Yogendra's older brother Gajender, himself a former under-19 cricketer for MP, is a sad man. “He used to say, bhaiya, no matter you couldn't but one day I will play for India," says Gajender. "As long as he was playing cricket, he was happy. But the last few years, we don't know what exactly happened to him.” “Whenever he asked for money, I used to send it to him. I have seen him nervous, but he never opened up,” says Mahinder, another brother who is a cricket coach in Jabalpur, says. Gajender too had dreamt of playing for India. After his failure, he told his brothers to give up the game. “Gajender bhai used to scold us to forget cricket, that it would kill our future, as it did to him,” Mahinder says. After failing to get into the MP team, Yogendra took to drink. "He started drinking like mad," says Arif. "Morning or afternoon, he was always drinking. He never discussed his problems." Yogendra died a lonely death, and was not discovered for very long. “I was told that he was in depression and some external forces also controlling him,” Om Prakash, investigating officer from Kotwali Thana, says. “Our report says that he had been hanging for about 26 hours… There were rat bites on his body.” Last year Vishal Sharma, who played for Jammu Kashmir, killed himself after his marriage failed and he become alcoholic. In 2007, Utter Pradesh Ranji player Ram Babu Pal, 35, committed suicide because of "poor mental health." The same year, Subhash Dixit, 22, who once captained the junior Indian team and under whom Irfan Pathan played, took his life by jumping to his death from the sixth floor of a building. The same year, Manish Mishra, a UP cricketer, killed himself after failing to make it to the Uttar Pradesh Ranji Trophy team. Cricket — it thrills some, it kills some.
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Kohli is in Ganguly mould: Coach
New Delhi, July 11 “Virat is an aggressive player by nature. He is someone who always likes to attack and take the opposition head on which is also reflected in his captaincy. For me, Virat belongs to the Sourav Ganguly 'School of captaincy' which is to attack the opposition from the word 'go'," Sharma said. Just like any concerned coach, Sharma is also aware that aggression should be blended with caution which is the hallmark of a good captain. “I am all for aggressive captaincy but I believe that he should also know the line that one shouldn't overstep. If he does that, then I come into picture to make him aware,” Sharma analysed. Kohli, in his maiden stint as India captain has led the team to the final of the tri-series in West Indies but his coach doesn't want his ward to be pushed into the hot seat. “Dhoni is an exceptional captain and I believe that Virat still has a lot to learn from Dhoni although no two persons are the same and their thought process is bound to be different. I feel that till Dhoni is playing, he is the best man to lead India and Virat will certainly get it when his turn comes around,” Sharma opined. However the former first-class cricketer doesn't believe that age should be a criteria while selecting a captain. “Age has got nothing do with captaincy. It's more about how good one is when it comes to analysing match situation, reacting to it and also about leading from the front with good performances.” The coach also believes Virat has come of age in the past couple of years and is more confident about his game. “He had some problems but that was way back in 2008 during IPL 1. After that, he understood his mistakes and also worked hard on his game. He has matured and that's for everyone to see," Sharma concluded. — PTI
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Ponting hits century in final first-class game London, July 11 The 38-year-old had reached the landmark of 24,000 first-class runs at the start of his second innings. — PTI
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The best movie India will see this year : Jeev Milkha Chandigarh, July 11 And even though he is missing all the accolades that ‘Bhag Milkha Bhag’ is receiving all over the world, he is proud to be able to emulate the dedication and hard work that his father set the standards for as one of country’s best athlete. “I saw an uncut version of the film in India. I think Farhan Akhtar has done an excellent portrayal of my father. The film has been beautifully made and is very well directed and will definitely receive a lot of awards this year. I think it is inspirational and has a good message for the youth,” said Jeev from Scotland. Jeev thought the movie was quite moving, with moments when it was difficult to control oneself. “This is probably one of the best movies in India this year and hats off to the entire team for doing such a great job. This is the first such movie made on a living legend and it is well-timed and will hopefully inspire not just sportsmen but the entire community with the message that one can achieve anything through hard work,” he added. Meanwhile, Milkha Singh, at the premier, said the movie had been made excellently and no one could say that Farhan wasn’t Milkha Singh after watching the movie. “I have no doubt that this movie will inspire many more Milkha Singhs in the future.” Also known as the Flying Sikh, Milkha Singh finished a close fourth in the Rome Olympics in 1960. “This is a big week for the family,” said Jeev who is missing the premieres as he’s busy defending his title in Scotland. Jeev has started his title defence well and is tied for eighth place. Hopefully, he will continue to maintain this form and give his father one more reason to be proud of him.
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Kittel pips Cavendish again to take stage 12
Tours, July 11 Kittel, who won the first and 10th stages, stayed behind the Briton's wheel in the final straight and went past Cavendish at the very last moment. Slovakia's Peter Sagan took third place at the end of a 218-km flat dash from Fougeres. Britain's Chris Froome avoided a late pile-up in the bunch and retained the overall leader's yellow jersey. Dozens of riders were involved in the crash but as it occurred inside the last three kilometres all were credited with the winner's time. Froome's team mate Edvald Boasson Hagen was one of those who crashed and was holding his shoulder when he crossed the line. "He is being examined by the doctor. I don't think he has a broken collarbone but he's hurting," said Team Sky manager Dave Brailsford, adding that a decision on whether the Norwegian would start the 13th stage would likely be made in the morning. It is the second time in this year's race Kittel has beaten Cavendish in a sprint. Another specialist, German Andre Greipel, did not contest the finale having been held up behind the crash. Five men formed an early breakaway to open a nine-minute gap but the sprinters' teams reeled them in with five kilometres left. Both Kittel's Argos-Shimano and Cavendish's Omega Pharma-Quick Step teams took the front to lead their sprinters. Kittel, with no lead-out man left, took Cavendish's wheel and perfectly timed his final effort. "It's crazy, I'm speechless. My team really worked well today," he said. Results
STAGE XII Overall leaders
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Dubai, July 11 Warne becomes the 69th male member of the Hall of Fame, and joins fellow 2012-13 inductees Brian Lara of the West Indies, England’s Enid Bakewell and former Australia team-mate Glenn McGrath in being recognised by the ICC and the living members of the Hall of Fame. Lara and Bakewell were inducted in September last year at the ICC Awards in Colombo and McGrath during the Sydney Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in January this year. Warne represented Australia in 145 Tests between 1992 and 2007, claiming 708 Test wickets at an average of 25.41. He was the first cricketer to reach 700 Test scalps. He also played in 194 ODIs, claiming 293 wickets at an average of 25.73 and was part of the Australian team that won the World Cup in 1999 at Lord’s against Pakistan alongside fellow Hall of Famers Glenn McGrath and Steve Waugh. His performance at the match saw him named Player of the Final after he concluded the game with match figures of 9-1-33-4. “I’m very honoured and proud to be announced as an inductee into the ICC Hall of Fame later this month and I’d like to thank the voting academy very much for even considering me. I’m looking forward to celebrating my induction with my friends and family in front of the crowd at Lord’s during the second Ashes Test,” Warne said. — PTI
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Red Bull change pitstop procedures
London, July 11 A investigation carried out by the team in the wake of the Nuerburgring incident found that Webber's car was released prematurely because a 'go' signal was sent accidentally by the right rear wheel man. The report, sent to all teams and the governing FIA, revealed that the right rear nut cross-threaded as the wheel went on during a German Grand Prix pitstop that lasted less than three seconds. When the mechanic with the wheel gun removed the nut to put another on, the gun slipped in his hand and he accidentally depressed a trigger that sent a 'go' signal to the man on the front jack. The car was then cleared to leave the pits even though the rear wheel was unattached. Red Bull said they would revise the design of the wheelgun to ensure that, if it accidentally rotated in the mechanic's hands, the 'go' signal could not be sent by accident. The front jack man would also be instructed to hold the car, in the event of any problem, until receiving a clear signal that all wheels had been changed. British cameraman Paul Allen, working for Formula One Management, suffered a broken collarbone and fractured ribs after being hit in the back by the bouncing 10kg wheel. The incident has led to a clampdown on access to the pit lane during the race weekend. The International Automobile Federation decreed this week that media would be restricted to the pit wall and only authorised team personnel and event marshals would be allowed in the pitlane during qualifying and the race. The BBC reported that FOM has subsequently told broadcasters the measures will also apply to all free practice sessions on safety grounds. — Reuters
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Nottingham, July 11
India benefited immensely after Sri Lanka’s middle and lower-order batsmen committed hara-kiri, which saw the team lose eight wickets for just 30 runs before being bundled out for 201.
An inspired Jeev Milkha Singh carded a five-under-par 67 in the first round at Castle Stuart Golf Links as he began his title defence at the Scottish Open.
Nottingham, July 11
Agar reached his half century with a two off Anderson, getting to the landmark off exactly 50 balls including one six and seven fours.
The pair continued to flay the England attack in the afternoon and Agar, having passed the previous highest score by a number 11 in a test of 95, looked poised to reach his century.
