WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2019 16 Indian selectors get cash bonus for historic Bahrain crash out Australia tour AFP | New Delhi Son Heung-min’s South Korea seal win over Bahrain and place in Asian Cup quarter-finals he selectors who chose the Indian who had only conceded twice at Tcricketers to tour Kim Jin-su header in an Asian Cup game since 2011 Australia recently have been • -- the 2015 final, which they lost awarded almost $30,000 first period of extra time 2-1 to Australia after extra time. each as a bonus for picking gives South Koreans Hwang Ui-jo nearly snatched the history-making squad. a 2-1 win in Dubai the victory in injury time, when India clinched their first a defensive mix-up put him one- Test series in Australia in AFP | Dubai on-one with Sayed Shubbar Ala- 71 years before claiming wi, but he spooned his shot wide another historic first with to set up the additional 30 min- a 2-1 win in the one-day in- on Heung-min’s South Ko- utes of play. ternationals. The Twenty20 rea needed an extra-time South Korea’s first goal had series ended in a draw. Swinner to beat Bahrain 2-1 been their only shot on target The squad captained by as they stumbled into the Asian but they looked determined to Virat Kohli -- who won Cup quarter-finals in uncon- put that right and substitute Lee three top International vincing fashion yesterday. Seung-woo should have done Cricket Council awards on Kim Jin-su’s diving header better when he was set up in the Tuesday, the first player at the end of the first extra pe- box by Son’s strong run. ever to do so -- ended the riod proved the difference as Bahrain goalkeeper Alawi tour without losing a series, the two-time champions met withdrew with an apparent a first on Australian soil. unexpected resistance before hamstring injury but one of the The Board of Control for winning in Dubai. first tasks for his replacement, Cricket in India awarded But Paulo Bento’s side, run- Abdulkarim Fardan, was to pick the players and coaches ners-up in 2015 and one of the the ball out of the net. cash bonuses after the his- favourites for the title, survived Substitute Kim Jin-su found toric win, but followed up to reach the last eight. time and space to steady him- with a two million rupee Tottenham star Son took a Jung Woo-young of South Korea and Mohamed Al Romaihi of Bahrain battle for the ball self and drive home a header ($28,000) reward for each boot to the head as he weath- But from the half-hour Son Hee-chan, who snaffled the easy el with 13 minutes remaining from Lee Yong’s cross, a goal selector. ered some robust challenges in started to make his presence chance. when Mohamed Al Romaihi which the team celebrated by “The five men have played a first half which South Korea felt with some typically direct South Korea threatened to smashed in the rebound from holding up the 16 shirt of injured a crucial role in picking a dominated with 73 percent of running which caused panic in run riot after the break before Mahdi Al-Humaidan’s shot. Newcastle United midfielder Ki balanced Indian squad and possession. the Bahrain defence. Bahrain hit back and it took a The goal stunned South Korea, Sung-yueng. offering the team manage- Bahrain nearly stunned the South Korea broke the dead- magnificent flying stop from ment enough options to Koreans with Mohamed Mar- lock two minutes from half- Kim Seung-gyu to keep out Ja- Asian Cup work around different com- hoon’s stinging early shot as time, when Son laid off to Lee mal Rashed’s thumping effort. South Korea 2 - 1 Bahrain binations,” Indian cricket South Korea took time to settle Yong whose cross was parried And against all expectations, administrator Vinod Rai Qatar 1 - 0 Iraq into their rhythm. by the goalkeeper to Hwang Bahrain were suddenly lev - *Scores as of closing said in a statement. ‘Very very happy’ Kohli sweeps top ICC awards AFP | New Delhi ndia captain Virat Kohli said Iyesterday he was “very very happy” after becoming the first-ever player to clinch all three top honours, including cricketer of the year, in the International Cricket Council awards. Kohli, who recently led India to their maiden Test and one- day series triumph in Australia, was also voted the Test and ODI men’s player of the year as the cricket’s world governing body India’s captain Virat Kohli (R) gestures as the India team celebrates their series announced its annual honours, win on the fifth day of the fourth and final cricket Test against Australia chosen by former players and veteran journalists. Kohli was picked to skipper “This is well deserved recog- “It feels amazing. It’s a re - the ICC Test and ODI teams of nition for an extraordinary tal- ward for all the hard work that the year for the second year ent,” ICC chief executive David you do throughout the calendar running. Richardson said of Kohli. year. I feel really grateful and “His regard for the game and very, very happy with the team Ponting’s footsteps particularly for Test cricket is doing well at the same time my- Kohli became only the second also recognised and appreci- self performing,” Kohli said in a player after Australian great ated. He is passionate in his statement. Ricky Ponting to retain the support of the longest form of “Having recognition at the prestigious Sir Garfield Sobers the game and its continued im- global level from the ICC is Trophy -- given to the cricketer portance.” something you feel proud of of the year. Australia opener Aaron Finch as a cricketer because you un- He was the unanimous choice won the T20 performance of derstand that there are many for the award, with South Afri- the year award for the second players playing the game.” can fast bowler Kagiso Raba- time for his 172 -- the high - The 30-year-old Kohli, who da coming second in both the est-ever individual T20 score is married to Bollywood actress cricketer of the year category -- against Zimbabwe in Harare Anushka Sharma, has reached and the Test player of the year. last July. superstar status in cricket-mad India’s Rishabh Pant was India, after first coming into the named emerging player of the limelight when he led the South year, while Scotland batsman Asian nation to victory in the Callum MacLeod took home 2008 Under-19 World Cup. the associate cricketer of the He was the top Test and ODI 1,322 year trophy. batsman in 2018, scoring 1,322 Test runs were scored The 21-year-old Pant became Test runs at an average of 55.08 by Virat Kohli, at an the first Indian wicketkeeper -- including five centuries -- average of 55.08 -- to score a Test century in Eng- and 1,202 runs at 133.55 in ODIs, including five centuries, land, and equalled the record with six centuries. to become the top Test for the most catches taken in He also scored 211 runs in 10 batsman in 2018 a Test, with 11 in Adelaide in Twenty20 matches. 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