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Motera likely to escape ICC ‘Red Eye’ as final Bumrah released from Indian Test Test pitch promises to be batting beauty squad due to personal reasons NEW DELHI, FEBRU- a very high-stake game of AHMEDABAD, FEB- ARY 27: The Motera track cricket. RUARY 27: Fast bowler may have received a lot of “The pink ball Test went Jasprit Bumrah will miss flak after the pink ball Test well because it was more the fourth and final Test ended inside two days but it about the ball and the way it against England, beginning is unlikely to attract any se- skidded rather than the here on Thursday, as he was vere sanctions from the pitch which many English released from the Indian game’s governing body ICC former greats are panning. squad, owing to personal with the pitch for the final It was straight deliveries reasons. game set to be a batting that they couldn’t counter. The BCCI said no addi- beauty. But having said that these tion to India’s squad would With India 2-1 up in the kind of tracks have a ten- be made for the final Test at four-Test series and need- dency to backfire and BCCI Motera. ing a draw to qualify for the is well aware of that,” he “Jasprit Bumrah made a World Test Championship said. request to BCCI to be re- ODIs, beginning on March due to an abdominal strain. final at Lord’s from June 18- The team combination leased from India’s squad 12 here as part of the team’s In the ongoing series 22, another turner is cur- for the next Test will be an ahead of the fourth Test ow- extensive workload man- against England, Bumrah rently out of question as the interesting one after Jasprit ing to personal reasons,” agement programme. took four wickets in the first home team will be aiming to Bumrah was released from BCCI Secretary Jay Shah The 27-year-old Indian Test in Chennai which India take minimal risks as far as the squad due to personal said in a media release on pace bowling spearhead has lost by 227 runs. He was the track is concerned. reasons. Saturday. been inside bio-secure bub- rested for the second Test, “Expect a good hard sur- Mohammed Siraj has a “Accordingly, the fast ble since August prior to the also in Chennai, which In- face which will be firm and along with the team man- isolation. Let the final Test the same venue, the ICC is better chance than Umesh bowler has been released Indian Premier League in dia won by 317 runs. even bounce. It will be a bat- agement understands the be over and then only based unlikely to take any action. Yadav of being Ishant and he will not be available the UAE. Bumrah did not take any ting beauty and since it’s a fact that another dust bowl on match referee Javagal While India would be happy Sharma’s new ball partner, for selection for the fourth After the IPL, he straight- wicket in the third Test here traditional red ball match, won’t augur well for the new Srinath’s report can ICC de- with a 3-1 margin, they will while it is expected that all Test.” away went to Australia, which India won by 10 one can expect a very high venue which is expected to cide its course of action. not require a result oriented three spinners will be auto- The Indian team is lead- along with the team, where wickets inside two days on scoring contest here from host a lot of important Also as of now, the England turner as a draw would suf- matic picks. ing the four-match Test se- India clinched a historic Thursday. He bowled just March 4-8,” a senior BCCI matches during IPL as well team hasn’t lodged any offi- fice their purpose. Washington Sundar’s su- ries 2-1. Test series win last month. six overs on the spin- official privy to the develop- as ICC T20 World Cup. cial complaint,” the BCCI Also the Indian team perior batting skills might Bumrah has already been He took 11 wickets from friendly track as the spin- ments told PTI on condi- “If there are two matches official said. management doesn’t want come in very handy in the rested for the limited-over three matches in Australia ners took 19 wickets and the tions of anonymity. played at the same venue, If there has been one to prepare a track that can middle order for the last series, comprising five T20 and did not play in the se- remaining one was grabbed Also the BCCI bigwigs you can’t hold one result in good and one bad pitch at ideally backfire on them in Test match. Internationals and three ries-clinching Brisbane Test by Ishant Sharma. Army chief compliments Deepak Kumar for entering England woman cricketer targets finals of Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament men’s team after humiliating Test loss to India, boys hit back CHANDIGARH, FEB- ing all the boys do to sup- RUARY 27: After an em- port the women’s game.” barrassing 10-wicket drub- The tweet was liked by bing of England by India in James Anderson and Ben the pink-ball Test in two Stokes. days, England men’s and As the conversation fol- women’s cricketers have lowed, Burns, fearing a got into a fierce war of counterattack, deleted his words. reply. It began with England Former English interna- NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 27 : of Uzbekistan to storm into the finals. Boxer Naib Subedar Deepak for enter- women’s cricketer Alexen- tional Ben Duckett also Army chief Gen MM Naravane on Sat- Kumar clinched one of the most ing finals of 72nd #StrandjaMemorial dra Hartley‘s impudent flayed Hartley, calling it an urday complimented Naik Subedar memorable wins of his career with a 4- Tournament at Sofia, #Bulgaria by de- tweet against her counter- "average tweet". Deepak Kumar for entering the finals of 1 victory over more fancied Zoirov, feating #Olympic Champion and parts. “Average tweet. Don’t the 72nd Strandja Memorial Boxing who had claimed the 2019 world Uzbekistan Boxer Shakhobidin She wrote: “Nice of the think any of the men’s team Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. championship title beating India’s Zoirov. #IndianArmy Boxer Naib England boys to get this test would have been Asian silver-winner Kumar (52kg) Amit Panghal. Subedar Deepak defeated the 2019 match finished just before “????????????” if the on Friday had stunned Olympic and “General MM Naravane #COAS and World Champion by 4:1 in a scintillat- England women play women lost,” he wrote. world champion Shakhobiddin Zoirov All Ranks compliment #IndianArmy ing face-off,” the Army tweeted. tonight with clapping England were bowled out emoticon before adding within one session in their 'Catch them on @btsport- second innings and India cricket'”. cantered to a 49-run target BCCI finally announce women's To this, Test opener Rory in their second innings in Burns wrote, “Very disap- the third session of Day 2 team for SA series pointing attitude consider- on Thursday. Tanya Bhatia has also been Verma (wicket-keeper), dropped from the squads Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari Dipa Karmakar’s Tokyo qualification due to her inept batting per- Gayakwad, Jhulan formances in recent times. Goswami, Mansi Joshi, Rookie keeper-batsman Poonam Yadav, C. Shwetha Verma, along with Prathyusha, Monica Patel hopes hit after events cancelled the seasoned Sushma For T20I series: Harman- NEW DELHI, FEBRU- Verma, are the two keepers preet Kaur (Captain), Sm- ARY 27: The cancellation in both formats. Teenage riti Mandhana (vice-cap- batting sensation Shafali tain), Shafali Verma, of two World Cups, which Verma hasn't found a place Jemimah Rodrigues, were a part of the Olympics in the ODI team. Deepti Sharma, Richa qualifications, has dashed Squads: Ghosh, Harleen Deol, the hopes of Indian gym- For ODI series: Mithali Sushma Verma (wicket- nasts, including Dipa Kar- Raj (Captain), Smriti keeper), Nuzhat Parveen makar, to qualify for the Mandhana, Jemimah Ro- (wicket-keeper), Ayushi Tokyo Games. drigues, Punam Raut, Priya Soni, Arundhati Reddy, Doha, Baku and Cottbus NEW DELHI, FEB 27: women in a twin series Punia, Yastika Bhatia, Har- Radha Yadav, Rajeshwari were scheduled to host Veteran India pacer Shikha starting March 7. manpreet Kaur (vice-cap- Gayakwad, Poonam Yadav, three World Cups in Febru- Pandey was on Saturday While Mithali Raj and tain), D. Hemalatha, Deepti Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, ary-March but the Interna- dropped from both ODI Harmanpreet Kaur will lead Sharma, Sushma Verma C. Prathyusha, Simran Dil tional Gymnastic Federa- and T20 squads that will the ODI and T20I teams re- (wicket-keeper), Swetha Bahadur. tion (FIG) was forced to take on South African spectively, wicketkeeper cancel two events and post- pone one due to the Covid- 19 pandemic. 'Batting beauty' likely for 4th Test in Motera Karmakar’s coach Bish- NEW DELHI, FEB 27: home team will be aiming to augur well for the new venue plaint," the BCCI official eswar Nandi is waiting for a The Motera track may have take minimal risks as far as which is expected to host a said. clearer picture to emerge as received a lot of flak after the the track is concerned. lot of important matches If there has been one good he still remains hopeful of pink ball Test ended inside "Expect a good hard sur- during the IPL as well as the and one bad pitch at the the world body coming up two days but it is unlikely to face which will be firm and T20 World Cup later this same venue, the ICC is un- with fresh dates for the can- attract any severe sanctions even bounce. year. likely to take any action. celled events. “A few World from the game's governing It will be a batting beauty "If there are two matches While India would be happy Cup qualifiers have been body ICC with the pitch for and since its a traditional red played at the same venue, with a 3-1 margin, they will cancelled, probably FIG will the final game set to be a bat- ball match, one can expect a you can't hold one result in not require a result oriented give fresh dates,” Nandi ting beauty. very high scoring contest isolation. turner as a draw would suf- said. With India 2-1 up in the here from March 4-8," a se- Let the final Test be over fice their purpose. four-Test series and needing nior BCCI official privy to the and then only based on Also, the Indian team “Probably in April or May are waiting for a clearer pic- competitions left to qualify According to Nandi, a a draw to qualify for the developments said. match referee Javagal Sri- management doesn't want to they might think of hosting ture to emerge,” he added. for the Olympics. “Dipa is fit gymnast has to achieve 90 World Test Championship Also, the BCCI bigwigs nath's report can ICC decide prepare a pitch that can ide- the World Cups, it all de- Nandi said Karmakar has and training hard. This long points to earn an Olympics final at Lord's from June 18- along with the team manage- its course of action. Also as of ally backfire on them in a pends on how things evolve been preparing hard but break has helped her to re- berth. “She has 45 points 22, another turner is cur- ment understands the fact now, the England team hasn't very high-stake game of and what FIG decides. We there are no international gain her fitness,” he said. now,” Nandi said. rently out of question as the that another dust bowl won't lodged any official com- cricket.