JAMMU | THURSDAY | JULY 15, 2021 JB SPORTS JAMMU BULLETIN 9 They are the best we have, we need to keep back- ‘Italy players insisted on open bus tour ing them: Afridi after Pakistan’s 0-3 loss to England after Euro 2020 triumph despite COVID risk’ KARACHI,JUL 14: than by playing with an attacking authority in Rome. He said Former Pakistan Shahid intent,” especially in the white-ball the bus and fans were already waiting for the players to Afridi has come to the support of the formats. Afridi noted that Pakistani appear and that refusing to beleaguered national side after it was players are good at either attacking or use an open-top vehicle could whitewashed by a second string blocking and maybe there’s a need to have risked public distur- England team in the ODI series. find a middle way, especially in the bances. Piantedosi said the Afridi, one of the most popular ODI format. Afridi also felt that the Italian football federation Pakistan cricketers, said in a video present Pakistan team had the poten- (FIGC) had agreed to hold a message shared by the Pakistan tial to match the exploits of the Younis controlled ceremony in one of Board media department that Khan-led 2009 side which won the central Rome’s major there was a need to keep the players World T20 in England in 2009. He squares, the Piazza del Popolo, but then changed its motivated and hungry for success. said he felt this because since the mind and reiterated a request “We need to support the players in World T20 is taking place in the UAE MUMBAI,JUL 14: the final at Wembley Stadium to use the open bus. In a state- tough times, as a cricket fan and for- where Pakistan have played a lot of Italian team players over- in London. Rome prefect ment, FIGC said it had mer player,” he said one day after the cricket with success against some of rode police objections in tak- Matteo Piantedosi told daily always acted responsibly but Foundation signed the leading teams in the world. “In the ing an open bus tour through newspaper Corriere della after consultations with Rome another two year deal with the PCB to UAE, we have a very good record and the streets of Rome after their Sera that players Giorgio authorities it decided not to be their charity partner. Afridi who have done very well against some top- Euros 2020 victory, even Chiellini and Leonardo disappoint fans who had represented Pakistan in 27 Tests, 398 ranked teams and that augurs well for though this had been forbid- Bonucci “resolutely” told come to celebrate the team. ODIs and 99 T20Is in a 20-year-long the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. den for fear of spreading police officials they wanted However, scenes of the “Azzurri” team bus plough- performed consistently in recent to support the players in tough times, Spinners and batters will have a COVID-19 infections, the an open bus tour after an international career, felt the players ing slowly through overflow- need the support of the fans and critics times, in fact, some of them have been as a cricket fan and former player. “I prominent role to play in the UAE capital’s prefect said. institutional ceremony with Thousands of euphoric fans state authorities. “At that ing crowds fuelled fears of performing for a considerable time can accept the team losing as long as conditions. “If the ball starts to when they are down after a poor per- thronged the centre of Rome point we had no choice but to fresh COVID-19 outbreaks in formance. “At present, the players period. “These are our best players, they fight it out on the field. I feel that reverse, then we have the potential of on Monday afternoon to hail acknowledge the situation the capital, after the govern- representing the Pakistan national they are the ones whose talent we have cricket has changed a lot in recent being the very best, if we play to our coach Roberto Mancini and and handle it in the best pos- ment removed most restric- team are the best we have in terms of to utilise. We need to keep them moti- years. Now, attack is the best defence strength, we have a good chance of his team after their triumph sible way,” said Piantedosi, tions it had enforced to keep talent and ability. These players have vated and hungry for success. We need and there is no way to succeed other winning the tournament.” over England on penalties in who is the top public security contagion under control. Misbah-ul-Haq says 0-3 series loss to sec- ‘Why are they playing?’: Former AS Roma sign goalkeeper Rui ond string England side has ‘unsettled’ team stars slam Pakistan cricket Patricio from Wolves for €11.5 million third match we had a total we MUMBAI,JUL 14: should have defended but Serie A side AS Roma has overall it is very disappoint- team after England whitewash signed goalkeeper Rui ing from a bowling point of NEW DELHI,JUL 14: Patricio from Premier view and especially our field- The Pakistan cricket League club ing standards. We dropped team has come under Wolverhampton simple chances,” Misbah harsh criticism after Wanderers, the two clubs rued. The head coach conced- England completed a said on Tuesday, with the ed that the series results clean sweep of the three- former paying an initial fee showed that while England match one-day interna- of €11.5 million ($13.54 had the luxury of strong tional series on Tuesday. million). bench strength, Pakistan James Vince posted his The Portugal interna- lacked in this area. “First of maiden international tional has been Wolves’ all England has a great back to help England mainstay in goal, missing up and the luxury of a strong to a three- win only two Premier League pool of players we don’t over the men in green. games in his three-year have. England had choices for Vince scored 102 from stint and keeping 37 clean KARACHI,JUL 14: Misbah told a virtual press this series and we have limita- 95 balls as a depleted sheets. He was also in tions at certain positions Beleaguered Pakistan head conference. “I don’t know England lineup chased down 332 at Edgbaston with two overs Portugal’s Euro 2020 especially in the middle order coach Misbah-ul-Haq on why the team was totally off- to spare. Most of England’s first-choice ODI lineup had to iso- squad that was knocked spaces where no one has set- Wednesday admitted that the color in this series and lost its late after a COVID-19 outbreak just over a week ago following out in the last-16. 0-3 thrashing at the hands of a momentum but it is a very tled down for a while.” the Sri Lanka series. Pakistan’s abysmal performance in the Roma, which finished back-up England team in the worrying sign for me as head Misbah said this was one seventh in Serie A last sea- ODIs has unsettled the team coach. “How can one defend reason why Pakistani selec- series led to former spinner Danish Kaneria lashing out at the and left him “very worried”. such a performance. No one tors and management were team. “It seemed like Pakistan’s B-Team was playing against son, has hired former Pakistan was whitewashed can defend our performance ready to try players based on England’s A-Team and were brutally thrashed, whitewashed 0- Spurs boss Jose Mourinho help the team,” he said. newly promoted and help- in the three-match series with and I think as a team we are performances from the 3. Where has Pakistan’s performance gone? No doubt Babar for the upcoming season. After two seventh-placed ing the club to achieve two the biggest blow coming on all responsible be it the play- or on Azam has gained his form but what about bowling? Former Patricio said he was look- finishes, Wolves finished seventh place finishes,” Tuesday when it lost after ers, coaches or support staff,” the basis of one or two match- Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar was distraught and in his ing forward to playing 13th last season, with man- Wolves technical director scoring 331. “We were satis- he stated. England announced es. He said it was not an ideal assessment said, “Such a poor performance. Neither they can under the Portuguese ager Nuno Espirito Santo Scott Sellars said. fied that we were on the right a overhauled 16-member situation to be in but the bowl nor field well and take catches. Why are they even play- manager. leaving the club at the end “He’s been a fantastic track after doing well in the squad for the series after process to build a pool of reli- ing cricket? Why are they up to ruin the Pakistan cricket team?” “In Jose Mourinho we of the season to join servant to the club, but it’s recent series but this series Covid-19 cases in its original able players was on. Misbah Kaneria said in his latest YouTube video. “It’s a shameful per- are talking about one of the Tottenham Hotspur. a fantastic opportunity for has unsettled us. It looks like squad forced the players into also defended the perform- formance. Our board is average. It brings average people, the greatest coaches in the “(Patricio) has been part him to experience a new we are standing from where quarantine. “We just couldn’t ance of his team insisting this management is average so obviously, they are going to build an world and I am excited to of the best years of the club in a new league, and a we started but we have to find handle the conditions in the same outfit had done well in average team. You can’t expect extraordinary things from aver- start working with him and club’s recent history… good move for everybody a way to move forward,” first two matches and in the recent series. age people. It’s wrong for you to expect. doing everything I can to coming to us when we were involved.” Usain Bolt describes racist abuse of England sweep Pakistan with England trio as ‘horrible’ and ‘unfair’ James Vince’s century in 3rd ODI JAMAICA,JUL 14: added. BIRMINGHAM,JUL 14: skier with 29 still required. Eight-time Olympic cham- “It’s football, you win England completed a 3-0 Craig Overton (18 ) pion Usain Bolt told Reuters some, you lose some and it’s sweep of Pakistan in their and Brydon Carse (12 not that racism has no place in tough for you to lose. I’ve one-day international series out) finished things off. football or in society after gone through it with my after James Vince’s century England chose to bowl first three England players faced team, but I won’t curse any- led the hosts to a three-wicket and Pakistan’s innings was online abuse following their body or try to put them down victory on Tuesday. Vince’s built on Babar’s partnership penalty shootout defeat to when it comes to race or any- first international hundred led of 179 with Mohammed Italy in the Euro 2020 final thing. We are all going to be England as they chased down Rizwan, who scored 74 from upset when you miss a penal- on Sunday. England trio 332 at Edgbaston and over- 58 balls. Babar reached three ty, but when it gets to race Marcus Rashford, Jadon figures in 104 balls, getting Sancho and Bukayo Saka, then, it’s going to be a prob- came a 158 by Pakistan cap- who missed their spot kicks lem you understand,” added tain Babar Azam. Vince’s 102 there with two boundaries in in the shootout, were targeted Bolt, who won 11 world from 95 balls led a makeshift three balls by pulling Carse online in the wake of championship gold medals. side after England’s entire (5-61) with authority and then England’s defeat.“You can “It (racial abuse) was very first-choice ODI squad had to middling a compact cut shot. be upset at a person for miss- unfair and I can’t believe this isolate after a COVID-19 out- order so I was delighted I got without doubt one of the best Rizwan reached a half-centu- ing because we are human, and 200m double at three tough to see these things. As is where football is headed, break just over a week ago another opportunity.” The 30- days I’ve had,” he said. ry in 42 balls and hit his 158 but if you’re going to bring consecutive Olympics from an African and a Black per- I’ve loved football through following the Sri Lanka year-old Vince said scoring a England was 165-5 in the from 139 balls. England got race into it, then it has no 2008 to 2016, described the son, I can tell it must be my entire career, I’ve fol- series. “I wasn’t sure it was hundred for his country “was 24th before Vince shared a the long-awaited third wicket place in football or just in racial abuse directed at the rough on them and you can’t lowed all these players so it going to come. There was one of my dreams growing stand of 129 with Lewis when Rizwan went after a general,” Jamaican Bolt said players as horrifying.“First blame these guys, they don’t tough to see something like probably a realization I was- up.” “I don’t know when the Gregory (77). Vince chipped leg-side bouncer from Carse in Kingston on Tuesday. of all that’s horrible to make the decision of who that going on,” the Jamaican n’t going to be in the squad or next will be or if there will be Haris Rauf (4-65) to mid-off, but feathered a nick through Bolt, who won the 100m know… for me it’s very takes the penalties,” Bolt added. be high up in the pecking another one, but that was and Gregory top-edged a to John Simpson. My idea as a leader is to keep everyone Skipper Andy Balbirnie’s 102 helps Ireland Colombia’s Luis Diaz named together, happy: Shikhar Dhawan register historic first ODI win over South Africa ‘Revelation of Copa America’ “We have got a lovely the match for his 102-run ASUNCION,JUL 14: bunch of boys, great support knock from 117 deliveries. Colombia forward staff, and we have worked The opener’s match-winning Luis Diaz was named earlier as well.” knock was studded with 10 Revelation of the Copa Dhawan says he shares a America on Tuesday by good chemistry with leg- fours and two sixes. endary Rahul Dravid, who is “We were put in on a green- tournament organisers the head coach for the series. ish wicket, and they had good the South American “I have a good relation with bowlers. The way our guys Football Confederation Rahul Bhai. When I started bowled at the death and the (CONMEBOL). The 24- playing Ranji Trophy, I middle was amazing. It was a year old Porto player played against him, and I win that we really needed. I scored two goals in the have known him since then. thought we outfielded them third-place playoff win When I went to play India A today, which made the differ- over Peru and was the match, I was the captain, and ence. Tector’s freedom while tournament’s joint top he was the coach, so there was a match-win- goalscorer along with Lionel Messi. He also scored a spectacu- was interaction. MUMBAI,JUL 14: wicket partnership of 108 “When he became the Andy Balbirnie-led Ireland runs. The of both set ning,” Balbirine said in the lar scissor kick in Colombia’s 2-1 defeat to finalists Brazil and director of NCA, we used to stunned South Africa to regis- batsmen in a span of seven post-match presentation. a goal in the semi-final against eventual winners Argentina. go there for around 20 days, ter their first ODI win against deliveries derailed South “We’ll enjoy this – it’s the CONMEBOL had already selected Messi and Neymar as so we had a lot of interaction, the Proteas on Tuesday. In the Africa’s run chase. It all went first time we have beaten joint players of the tournament before Saturday’s final in which COLOMBO,JUL 14: hosts. Sri Lanka’s limited- and now we have good chem- second ODI of the three- downhill for Temba them and it’s a huge day for Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 to end a 28-year trophy drought. Diaz Handed captaincy for the overs tour, comprising of istry. And now that we have match series, Ireland beat Bavuma’s men as they failed Ireland. We will have a few was the only Colombian in the team of the tournament, along- Sri Lanka tour, Shikhar three ODIs and as many the chance to play six match- South Africa by 43 runs at to keep up with the required beers, it’s not every day that side four Argentines (Emiliano Martinez, Cristian Romero, Dhawan’s idea of leadership T20s, will begin on July 18 in es together, so it will be great The Village, Dublin. run rate and kept losing wick- you beat a team of this stature Rodrigo De Paul, and Lionel Messi) and three Brazilians is all about keeping the flock Colombo.“It is a big achieve- fun, and I think we all sync The visitors failed to chase ets. but we have another target in (Casemiro, Marquinhos and Neymar). together and in a good state of ment for me that I have nicely,” he said. down a target of 291 and got Earlier Balbirine scored his mind, that is to win the series Ecuadorian left back Pervis Estupinan, Peruvian midfielder mind. The left-handed opener become the captain of the The selectors have picked on Friday. I didn’t want to was given the reins of the Indian side. As a leader, my bundled out for 247 in the sixth ODI century followed Yoshimar Yotun and Chilean right back Mauricio Isla complet- many uncapped players, disturb the middle order that team after Virat Kohli and idea is to keep everyone including the likes of Ruturaj 49th over. Opener Janneman by 79-run knock of Harry ed the line up. The federation also said it had recuperated 1.7 other key players were sent to together and happy ? that is Gaikwad and Chetan Malan top-scored for the Tector and a quickfire 45 much, and McBrine’s 30 and million dollars from a former official caught up in the FIFA cor- England for the WTC Final the most important thing,” Sakariya, and Dhawan wants Proteas with a 96-ball 84. from George Dockrell to help his bowling was exceptional ruption scandal. The money was claimed back from former sec- against New Zealand and the Dhawan said on Star Sports the youngsters to enjoy their Rassie van der Dussen also Ireland post a fighting total. today, and I just couldn’t be retary general, Argentine Eduardo Deluca, CONMEBOL said five-Test series against the show ‘Follow the Blues’. journey. scored 49 stitching a third- Balbirine was named man of prouder of this group. in a statement.