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DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE A series of gains as Team India seeks T20 blueprint Shreyas, Chahar and Dube underline the quality of talent available for the Men in Blue Shreedutta Chidananda Nagpur India finished the series on a Bangladesh, high, saving its most resilient performance for the third India arrive and final T20. The most gratifying aspect for first Test of Sunday's win was that its principal architects were two Press Trust of India bowlers with only eight pre­ Indore vious T20 internationals bet­ The India and ween them. Deepak Chahar Bangladesh cricket and Shivam Dube belied teams arrived in Indore their inexperience, hauling on Monday for the first India out of a trough on an Test scheduled to start evening when the dew made on November 14. life difficult for bowlers. The two squads reached the Devi Smart operator Ahilyabai Holkar The emergence of Chahar, Airport by a special who was player of the match plane from Nagpur, and series, following his re­ where they played the cord­breaking spell of six for third and final T20 seven at the VCA Stadium, is International on a major positive for India. Sunday, and then Used primarily in the Po­ headed for their werPlay by CSK, where he Way to go! India rallied from an initial setback to run out deserving winner of the series.* VIVEK BENDRE respective hotels, made his name in T20 crick­ according to a Madhya et as a swing bowler, Chahar bowl with the new ball. But mitting — Bhuvneshwar Ku­ player for whom India has no overs although he will come fore tearing the bowling ball cricket. Pradesh Cricket showed on Sunday that he Rohit bhai said he would mar, leading into next year's direct replacement. up against teams stacked apart. "I decided that if it is in Association (MPCA) was a smart, versatile opera­ make me bowl the crucial ov­ T20 World Cup. India's spinners were un­ with power­hitters at the top, my zone, I will not control Four for him official. tor. He bowled only one over ers today, whenever the Dube, whose numbers in derstandably not at their an area where Bangladesh myself," he said of his unfet­ "It has been a really impor­ in the PowerPlay, when he team needed me. I'm quite domestic T20 contained best on Sunday, but Yuzven­ was thoroughly deficient. tered hitting. tant last few series for me, to There is much that India took two wickets, and was happy that responsibility nothing to suggest he was a dra Chahal and Washington K.L. Rahul's innings on His knock made the kind set the benchmark at the No. has gained from this series. brought back at a stage when was given to me." match­winning bowler, was Sundar made a mark in the Sunday came at what looks of impact India has needed 4 position, which all of us are Rohit Sharma put it well at the ball was wet and India Chahar was, by a distance, impressive too, performing two previous fixtures. like a critical juncture in his from a No. 4 in limited­overs competing for at the mo­ the presentation. was under the cosh. the most economical of In­ when it counted. He did not Chahal, who was omitted career. He is a batsman capa­ cricket for some time now. ment," he said. "They (team "We can try a lot of things "Uparwala karaata hain dia's bowlers over the three exactly shine with the bat in for the T20Is against South ble of scoring big runs across After scoring two significant management) have given me before we get on the flight to (God makes it happen)," he matches, going at 5.41 runs his two innings but that is Africa and West Indies, formats; it is important that half­centuries in the West In­ the message 'You'll be there Australia," he said. "But if we said, rather modestly, at the an over. He now presents Vi­ less of a worry. served a proper reminder (if he rediscovers his touch and dies ODIs (albeit at 5), at No. 4. Even if Kohli and Ro­ keep performing the way we presentation. "You don't rat Kohli a reliable pace­bow­ For now, Dube would one was needed) of his abili­ confidence. Shreyas now has the oppor­ hit get out, we need someone did today, it's going to be a think you will ever take six ling option alongside Jasprit seem to be the best under­ ties. Sundar was impressive Shreyas Iyer, meanwhile, tunity to nail down a berth in to finish the game and bat till big headache for Virat and for seven in a T20. Usually I Bumrah and — fitness per­ study to Hardik Pandya, a yet again in the PowerPlay earned a reprieve on 0 be­ the middle­order in white­ the end.'" the selectors." Hope makes it ‘Fielding is a controllable skill’ Deepti, Shafali and Smriti Juventus wins 3­0 for WI but Ronaldo S. Dinakar Agence France-Presse Chennai star in India’s 10­wkt. win miffed Lucknow Asked on qualities needed Opener Shai Hope struck for close catching in Tests, R. Reuters an unbeaten century as Sridhar was quick with his Windies women fall to 0­2 in five­match series TURIN West Indies beat Afghanis­ answer to The Hindu on Juventus stayed top of Se­ tan by five wickets in the Monday. INDIA IN WI rie A with a 1­0 win over AC third ODI to complete a 3­0 “Hand­eye coordination, Milan on Sunday after Cris­ sweep on Monday. anticipation, awareness, Press Trust of India tiano Ronaldo was substi­ Hope made 109 and reaction, reflexes, and con­ Gros Islet tuted for the second game built crucial partnerships, centration.” For shorter for­ Teenager Shafali Verma in a row and walked including an unbeaten 71­ mats, you needed, “speed, scored her second consecu­ straight down the tunnel, run stand with Roston agility, strength, and power.” tive half­century after off­ clearly unhappy at the Chase (42 not out) to an­ Factors such as being quick spinner Deepti Sharma decision. chor West Indies’ chase of on the turn, fluid pick­up­ starred with the ball as India Paulo Dybala scored the 250 with eight balls to and­throw and presence of Women registered a 10­wick­ only goal in the 77th mi­ spare. mind near the ropes are es­ et win over the West Indies nute after replacing Ronal­ Paceman Keemo Paul re­ sential, according to the In­ Safe hands: R. Sridhar is happy with the work of close­in in the second T20 Interna­ do in the 55th, the Portugal turned figures of 3/44 in Af­ dian fielding coach. fielders like Rohit, Pujara and Mayank. * FILE PHOTO: RAJEEV BHATT tional here on Sunday. captain’s earliest substitu­ ghanistan's 249 for seven. However, Sridhar, who The 15­year­old Shafali tion since he joined Juve at The scores: Afghanistan has been influential in lifting hard into the ground. The have three slips, a gully and scored a 69 off 35 balls and, the start of last season. 249/7 in 50 overs (Hazratullah the standards of Indian field­ sweep shot can be very just one man at either short­ along with Smriti Mandhana Despite producing a Zazai 50, Asghar Afghan 86, Najibullah Zadran 30, Moham­ ing, said: “The one element dangerous for the fielder at leg or silly point. I am not in (30), powered India to a 2­0 lacklustre display, Ronaldo mad Nabi 50 n.o., Keemo Paul that connects fielding in all short­leg. He has to make favour of bowlers fielding in lead in the five­match series. gave coach Maurizio Sarri a 3/44) lost to West Indies formats is technique. Field­ himself as small as possible, these positions. It’s danger­ Shafali, who overtook Sa­ dirty look, muttered so­ 253/5 in 48.4 overs (Shai Hope ing is a controllable skill, you shrink.” ous and they can get hurt.” chin Tendulkar to become mething under his breath 109 n.o., Brandon King 39, got to develop the right Turning his attention to Coming to the volatile the youngest Indian cricke­ and walked straight down Kieron Pollard 32, Roston mind­set.” the slip cordon for Tests — so shorter formats of explosive ter to score an international the tunnel. Chase 42 n.o.). Talking about the Indian crucial because of India’s po­ speed, Sridhar was pleased half­century, smashed 10 Ronaldo was also re­ close­in catching for Tests, tent pace attack — Sridhar with Manish Pandey. “He is a fours and two sixes. Player-of-the-Match: Deepti Sharma returned career­best placed during Wednes­ Sridhar said, “we had said, “we have Cheteshwar brilliant fielder, rather un­ Earlier, the Indian bow­ figures of four for 10 to restrict the West Indies.* FILE PHOTO day’s Champions League Ghosal eases Mayank Agarwal and Hanu­ Pujara at first slip, Rohit, der­rated. I would say he is lers, led by Deepti, who re­ match at Lokomotiv Mos­ ma Vihari at silly point and who has great hands, at se­ only slightly behind Ravin­ gistered career­best figures (23) and Chedean Nation (32) year­old’s innings was laced cow when he again looked past Serme short­leg against the West In­ cond, and Virat Kohli at dra Jadeja, the best all­round of four for 10, managed to tried to resurrect the West with four fours. unhappy at the decision. dies. Then Mayank and Rohit third, the ball flies hard there fielder in the world, and Koh­ restrict the West Indies to Indies innings but could only West Indies captain Anisa Juventus, chasing a Sports Bureau Sharma did the job against and we need someone with li, a sensational athlete.” 103 for seven in the stipulat­ manage a 32­run stand be­ Mohammed had no answer ninth successive title, Doha South Africa.” Virat’s reflexes. And Ajinkya ed 20 overs. fore pacer Pooja Vastrakar (1/ to the Indian duo and used moved to 32 points, one Saurav Ghosal put up a He was particularly Rahane has been outstand­ Pat for Shreyas Opting to bat, the West In­ 23) dismissed the former. seven bowlers, including point ahead of Inter Milan. superb performance to get pleased with Mayank’s atti­ ing at gully.” Among the newcomers, dies openers struggled to get West Indies was unable to herself, with no success. The results: La Liga: Getafe 0 drew with past seasoned Frenchman tude. “His intensity is very The composition of the In­ Shreyas Iyer had caught Srid­ going. Pacer Shikha Pandey get any kind of momentum The third T20I will be Lucas Serme 11­8, 11­5, 11­5 good. He is quick, has a good dian team — it often plays five har’s attention with his mo­ drew first blood for India going as wickets kept tum­ Osasuna 0; Real Betis 1 (Loren played at Providence Stadi­ 45) lost to Sevilla 2 (Ocampos and enter the pre­quarter­ technique, and doesn’t have batsmen and a wicketkeep­ bility. “Even the pacemen when she dismissed Stacy­ bling. Deepti accounted for um in Guyana on November final of the PSA World the fear of getting hit.” er­batsman plus five bowlers are excellent fielders now, Ann King (7) in the fourth four wickets in the last four 13, De Jong 55). 14. Serie A: Parma 2 (Sprocati 68, men’s squash champion­ Avoiding getting hit in — deprived the team of an ex­ just look at Umesh Yadav’s over. overs. The scores: West Indies 103/7 Cornelius 90+3) bt Roma 0; ship here on Sunday. these positions was also an tra close­in fielder around ground coverage and throw.” Shemaine Campbelle Smriti, who had also in 20 overs (Chedean Nation Juventus 1 (Dybala 77) bt AC The 10th­seeded Ghosal art, said Sridhar. “If the bat­ the bat, he felt. Sridhar’s next challenge is soon followed after Radha smashed a half­century in 32, Deepti Sharma 4/10) lost to Milan 0. will face the top seed Mo­ sman plays the cut, you Explaining this, Sridhar the pink ball. “It will have its Yadav (1/20) had her the series­opener, played se­ India 104/0 in 10.3 overs (Sha­ Bundesliga: Freiburg 1 (Peter­ hammed Elshorbagy of jump high at silly point be­ said: “This leaves us with on­ own dynamics.” The fielding stumped for a duck. cond fiddle to Shafali in guid­ fali Verma 69 n.o., Smriti sen 77) bt Eintracht Frankfurt Egypt next. cause the cut is usually hit ly five batsmen. So we can coach is on the ball. Opener Hayley Mathews ing the team home. The 23­ Mandhana 30 n.o.). 0.

Bengaluru Open back, Thiem gives Federer a reality check IOA rejects draft Chennai misses out Six­time champion at risk of crashing out early; Tsitsipas starts well National Sports Code ATP FINALS Press Trust of India ment by Rijiju, the ministry, Expect quality field: tournament director New Delhi through its Director Reuters India will incur the Interna­ (Sports), sent a letter to the Sports Reporter DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD LONDON tional Olympic Committee’s IOA on October 24 to send BENGALURU Roger Federer said he had no wrath and may even be sus­ feedback on the draft latest B The Challenger 125 After missing its end­of­ category competition more margin for error if he pended if it goes ahead with by November 10. the­season slot in 2019, boasts of a prize purse of wanted to avoid an early exit administrative reforms sug­ IOA secretary­general Ra­ the ATP Bengaluru Open $162,000 at the ATP Finals after losing gested in the draft National jeev Mehta, in turn, sent a Challenger tournament DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD his opening group match to Sports Code 2017, the Indian note rejecting the changes will return to the calendar tournament, the Tata Dominic Thiem on Sunday. Olympic Association has proposed by the 2017 Draft in 2020 and will be played Open Maharashtra in The 38­year­old Swiss, bid­ warned, rejecting the pro­ National Sports Code. from February 10 to 16 at Pune (February 3 to 8). ding for his seventh title at posed document “We, the IOA and all our the KSLTA courts here. The organisers’ hope is the event but his first since completely. members, outrightly reject The Bengaluru Open that the timing will ensure 2011, struggled to handle the new Draft Sports Code will take the slot the participation of a Thiem’s aggressive game as Surprise as it interferes in the autono­ previously held by the sizeable number of he went down 7­5, 7­5. The IOA also expressed sur­ my of the IOA and its mem­ Chennai Open Challenger top­100 players alongside Only once in 16 previous prise with the Government’s bers. The Sports Code was

($50,000) over the past the cream of Indian talent. appearances has Federer Winning strategy: Thiem’s aggressive game paid dividends against Federer. * AFP move to seek feedback on discussed with GOI MYAS two years. It has been “I thank the failed to survive the group the draft after Sports Minis­ and implemented in 2014 in learnt that Chennai will Government of Karnataka phase, in 2008, and to avoid Berrettini 6­2, 6­1 in the day’s on forward,” said the 20­time nos Tsitsipas took out the ter Kiren Rijiju, on October IOA Statutes which enabled not host a Challenger for the unflinching a repeat he will have to beat opening singles match at the Grand Slam champion Feder­ higher­seeded Daniil Medve­ 11, announced the formation IOA to regain its recognition tournament in 2020. support to this event in Italian Matteo Berrettini on O2 Arena. er, beaten by Djokovic in an dev 7­6(5), 6­4 of a committee to look into in 2012,” Mehta said. The Challenger 125 the recent editions,” said Tuesday and most probably Thiem put constant pres­ epic Wimbledon final in July. The results: Group Bjorn Borg: the contentious provisions “Any further interference category competition, Sunil Yajaman, the Novak Djokovic on Thursday. sure on Federer and broke at “I’ve got to recover, I’ve Dominic Thiem bt Roger Feder­ such as age and tenure cap in IOA autonomy will also be boasting of a prize purse tournament director. “On Djokovic, aiming to claw 5­5 in each set to claim his got make sure I play better er 7­5, 7­5. on officials, which are being taken seriously by IOC and of $162,000, will follow the competition front, I back the year­end number third win over the Swiss this than today.” Group Andre Agassi: Stefanos opposed by National Sports OCA and can once again India’s only ATP Tour level expect a quality field.” one ranking from Rafael Na­ year. “My forecast, it’s a nor­ In the first match­up in Tsitsipas bt Daniil Medvedev 7­ Federations. lead to suspension of mem­ dal, had destroyed debutant mal tournament from here Group Andre Agassi, Stefa­ 6(5), 6­4. Despite the announce­ bership of IOA,” he added.

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