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THE HINDU COIMBATORE SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 SPORT 15 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Relentless India keeps conquering conditions and opponents alike The teams we play against or the surfaces we have to deal with don’t make a diff erence to Kohli, says Rahul
Kumar’s strained hamstring six clashes and having But it is not as if all India — too was tided past. K.L. Ra watched its faceoff against needs to do is just turn up at hul, Dhawan’s replacement New Zealand being washed the park. At multiple press atop the battingtree, etched away, India is the lone team conferences, rival stars have reasonable knocks even if he yet to suff er the spectre of cited a perceived vulnerabili couldn’t build monuments defeat. For the quirkily in ty in the Indian middleorder and Mohammed Shami, clined, seeking a loss from just beneath its obvious top stepping into Bhuvneshwar’s this Indian outfi t would take order riches. boots, has been on fi re, dis hing out a hattrick against Afghanistan. K.C. Vijaya Kumar Birmingham Welloiled car In a World Cup billed to have To use one of Dhoni’s old au 300plus scores as its sky tomobileinspired quotes scrapers, much has changed while speaking about the over the last week. The Men in Blue, truly ‘the car weather has evolved from has been serviced and well damp clouds to bright skies, oiled’. Be it strong rivals or and the runs have dipped emerging squads placed in just about enough to gift us the opposition’s corner, Koh the thrills of a tightchase li’s men have found all the you all the way back to the But, be it Dhoni, Hardik and its innate nervous bouts. answers. Mighty totals have warmups when the Kiwis Pandya or Kedar Jadhav, they If change is the order of the been posted and the advan prevailed on May 25. India have all had their sparks and day, there has been one con tage multiplied by a resour has virtually entered the even Vijay Shankar seemed stant and that lies in the re ceful bowling unit and semifi nals but to drive home fi ne even if he couldn’t ex lentless performance of the meagre yields on sluggish that point, some more eff ort tend his starts. Still, there is Indian squad. pitches too have been de has to be dispensed. some pressure as India has a Virat Kohli’s men have ex fended. fl oundering tail. Its bowlers, celled in all circumstances. Except for Ravindra Jade Imminent game excellent in their own right,
An external distraction like ja, Dinesh Karthik and Rish The juggernaut: Virat Kohli’s men have found the answer to every question that has been asked of them thus far. * AFP Firstup, there is the immi however, have been walking the controversy around M.S. abh Pant, who are yet to get nent game against England at wickets and it doesn’t help Dhoni wearing a glove sport an outing, the remaining four successive fi fties vouch Rahul said. cogs. Rohit Sharma, with two West Indies at Manchester’s Edgbaston here on Sunday. that the one who can bat ing an army insignia has players have all had their de for the sheer ease he displays Kohli’s effi ciency and the centuries under his belt in Old Traff ord on Thursday, Eoin Morgan’s men have among them — Bhuvnesh been dealt with and internal cent stints under the sun. at the crease. “The teams we bowling attack’s ability to the World Cup’s latest edi but his splendid form should slipped in their recent jousts war, missed out with a nig crisis caused by injuries — Some things, though, shim play against or the surfaces strike or choke have been the tion, was unlucky to be ad overcome the umpirein but the familiarity of home gle. Yet, Kohli and company Shikhar Dhawan’s fractured mer bright. Kohli’s batting we have to deal with don’t recurring themes while the judged caught behind during duced vagaries of fate. and the need to regain their are in a comfortable space left thumb and Bhuvneshwar has been incandescent and make a diff erence to him,” others too have been vital the latest victory over the With fi ve triumphs from mojo should pep them up. and primed to deliver. I would like to give myself credit: Shami West Indian cricket: all we have is nostalgia! Faced the biggest challenges in the last two years, says the speedster Perhaps the phoenix will rise from the ashes, but for now time is running out
K.C. Vijaya Kumar K.C. Vijaya Kumar Birmingham Birmingham Brathwaite Over the last few years, the Defeat’s shadow has trailed width of a bat that countered the West Indies for quite a fi ned for his pace seemed a minor ob while. If India’s 1983 World stacle when compared to the Cup triumph against the men dissent issues he battled off the fi eld. from the Caribbean Islands Mohammed Shami had was deemed a miracle, the Special Correspondent gained weight, failed the Yo Gayle and I have been to lenges. one conjured by Virat Kohli’s Birmingham Yo fi tness test and his crum gether (for Kings XI Punjab) Fitness and speed: I failed men at Manchester’s Old Carlos Brathwaite was bling marriage became a pu during the IPL. Once you the YoYo test, that’s true. Traff ord on Thursday was fi ned 15% of his match fee blic spectacle. Yet, deep play, you get an idea. The But I improved my fi tness, presumed to be a certainty. for violating Level 1 of the within, he found strength one thing I thought was that lost weight and my rhythm Such has been the inexorable ICC Code of Conduct dur and clawed his way back to if I don’t allow him to open got better. I am maintaining decline of the West Indies ing the World Cup match the Indian squad. The speedhttps://t.me/TowardsTomorrowhis arms, then at some stage, my diet and am feeling good. which is often everyone’s se against India at Manches ster took the tough road he will go for it (the pull I feel a force within me and condfavourite team after ter’s Old Traff ord on Thurs layered with sweat and long shot). the speed has increased. I their national squad. day. The West Indian all hours in the gym. Mohammed Shami. * AP Confi dence the second know that whatever be the When middleaged fans rounder also suff ered one Initially in the World Cup, skin: I have always been pitch I can express my summon nostalgia, it is re demerit point. Shami had to warm the With a cap lowslung on confi dent of my skills. I stay abilities. plete with the swagger of Vi He was penalised for benches. But Bhuvneshwar his visage, a stubble stained ready so that when I get my From bench to eleven: It vian Richards, the menace of protesting against the de Kumar strained his hamstr with sunscreen on the edges chance, I can execute my doesn’t matter if you are get the late Malcolm Marshall, claration of a wide during ing, an opportunity arose and a smile that never left his skills. I would like to give my ting a chance to play or not. the athleticism of wicket the 42nd over of the Indian and Shami grabbed it with lips, Shami squared up to the self credit because I am the You just need to stay patient keeper Jeff rey Dujon, the innings. Brathwaite admit both hands. He delivered media at Manchester’s Old one who faced the biggest and be positive as you are bruises infl icted by ‘Whisper ted the off ence and accept two fourwicket hauls Traff ord late on Thursday af challenges in the last two here for the country. Only ing Death’ Michael Holding, ed the sanction proposed against Afghanistan and the ter playing a signifi cant role years. Yes, god did give me one thing matters, you must the audacity of Gordon Gree by match referee Chris West Indies while India suc in India’s triumph over the the courage to fi ght my is have a clever mind and your nidge and the sheer domi Broad. Earlier, Brathwaite cessfully protected its West Indies. Excerpts: sues, be it fi tness or family, execution must be good. The neering captaincy of Clive had copped a demerit sub300 totals. Scalping Chris Gayle: but I confronted my chal rest doesn’t matter. Lloyd. There are many more point in the game involving heroes but what overwhelm England at Southampton ingly lingers is the aura that Sole sample: Chris Gayle, albeit in the twilight of his career, is on June 14. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC the West Indies possessed the last of the West Indian greats still standing. * AP We can defend any total: Kuldeep The other look from the 1970s to the 90s. ra, Curtly Ambrose, Court Cup, the dirge got an extra Carlos Brathwaite tugged at Special Correspondent and I got one each and things Foes and friends ney Walsh, Chris Gayle and stanza. The inability of the tear glands after his incredi Birmingham became diff erent. The ball For the opposition, they Shivnarine Chanderpaul. parent cricket board to pay ble innings failed to get past Kuldeep Yadav felt that India was turning when we bow were foes on the fi eld and Sadly, the lastnamed is adequate wages; the lure of the fi nish line against New had an attack that ‘could de led slow and it was like a typ friends off it, who laughed a headed towards the twilight basketball in the United Zealand. But more often than fend any total’. The china ical Indian pitch. lot, swayed to music and but this abovementioned States of America; the gra not, these are stints that man bowler spoke to the me Perplexed batsmen: The nursed their rumpunches. If quintet is the link to great dual waning of cricket as a pump up the adrenaline, dia at Old Traff ord’s ICC batsmen are not picking (the any team exhibited the pri ness from within a string of tool for scoring brownie plaster awe on our faces be mixed zone after Thursday’s line) and they aren’t going mordial joys of playing crick teams that fl attered to de points in racedynamics — Ri fore it is time to sigh deep World Cup fi xture against for the big shots and that et — hitting the red cherry ceive. Yes, the West Indies chards wore his ‘Black identi and mull over the good old the West Indies in which In gives me confi dence. I have hard or hurling it at insane did win the 2004 ICC Cham ty’ as a badge of honour; and days and think about that dia emphatically defended been bowling well, giving pace, it had to be the West In pions Trophy, and the 2012 the magnetic pull of global iconic poster held aloft in 268 and won by a whopping less runs and keeping it tight dies. However, a sport that and 2016 ICC World T20I tit T20 leagues, have all contri Australian grounds: “Rain, 125 runs. Kuldeep dismissed in the middle overs. bound diff erent countries les but, overall, its perfor buted to the freefall, which, rain go away, come when the Nicholas Pooran during the Bowling arsenal: We have like a Jamaica and a Barbados mance has been nothing but hopefully, won’t become the Windies come.” contest. Excerpts: Kuldeep Yadav. * AFP good fast bowlers and spin together under a common the fl ickers of a dying fl ame. fi nal fullstop. Perhaps, the phoenix will Protecting 268: Around 40 ners. We have a complete Kohli’s men will sport an umbrella, went into a tail There were glimpses of rise from the ashes. The wil overs, we thought 240 would boost. It was a challenging bowling attack that can de Orange jersey during their spin over the last few Extra stanza the old regal touch over the low game needs the West In be good but Mahibhai (M.S. total and (Mohammed) Sha fend any total. Among other World Cup match against decades. It is tragic and with Jason last few weeks. Pakistan was dies to be up and running, Dhoni) hit two sixes in the mi picked up two early wick teams, Australia has a good England on June 30. The lone relief was watch Holder’s men failing to stay swatted away with disdain, but for now the sands of time last over and it gave us a ets, then Hardik (Pandya) attack. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ing the exploits of Brian La alive in the current World Gayle had his moments and are running out. Pretorius and Co. rip through Sri Lanka before Amladu Plessis fi nish the job
Shayan Acharya total, got into their groove pires and players had to SCOREBOARD SRI LANKA VS SOUTH AFRICA CHESTER-LE-STREET and ensured an easy win. duck for cover as a huge Sri Lanka’s hopes of making swarm of bees passed SRI LANKA 39.5), 8-184 (T Perera, 45.3), 9- it to the semifi nals turned Fears come true through the ground. It Dimuth Karunaratne c du Plessis 197 (Udana, 48.3). gloomy on an otherwise sun Sri Lankan coach Chandika brought back memories of b Rabada 0 (1b), Kusal Perera b SOUTH AFRICA BOWLING ny day as it went down to Hathurusingha’s fear of a February 2017 when a bee Pretorius 30 (34b, 4x4), Avishka Rabada 10-2-36-2, Morris 9.3- South Africa by nine wickets South Africa “fi ghtback” invasion happened during Fernando c du Plessis b Pretor- 0-46-3, Pretorius 10-2-25-3, at the Emirates Riverside on came true as Sri Lanka lost the ODI at the Wanderers. ius 30 (29b, 4x4), Kusal Mendis Phehlukwayo 8-0-38-1, Tahir Friday. its captain Dimuth Karuna c Morris b Pretorius 23 (51b, 10-0-36-0, Duminy 2-0-15-1. After falling prey to seam ratne for a duck. 2x4), Angelo Mathews b Morris SOUTH AFRICA er Dwaine Pretorius, who Kusal Perera (30) and Av 11 (29b, 1x4), Dhananjaya de Quinton de Kock b Malinga 15 came in for Lungi Ngidi, Sri ishka Fernando (30) off ered Silva b Duminy 24 (41b, 2x4), (16b, 3x4), Hashim Amla (not Jeevan Mendis c Pretorius b Lanka failed to restrict the some stability as the Lan out) 80 (105b, 5x4), Faf du Morris 18 (46b, 1x4, 1x6), This- Plessis (not out) 96 (103b, opposition as an unbeaten kans scored at more than ara Perera c Rabada b Phehluk- 175run stand between Hash runaball (67) in the fi rst 10 10x4, 1x6); Extras (lb-1, w-14): wayo 21 (25b), Isuru Udana c & b 15; Total (for one wkt. in 37.2 im Amla and Faf du Plessis overs before Pretorius re Rabada 17 (32b, 1x4), Suranga overs): 206. secured South Africa a se moved both. He found sup Lakmal (not out) 5 (7b), Lasith FALL OF WICKET Malinga c du Plessis b Morris 4 cond win and some pride. port from Chris Morris 1-31 (de Kock, 4.5). At a venue hosting its fi rst (three for 46) and Kagiso Ra (2b, 1x4); Extras (b-1, lb-3, SRI LANKA BOWLING World Cup match, the mod bada (two for 36). w-13): 20; Total (in 49.3 overs): 203. Malinga 10-1-47-1, de Silva 4-0- est target of 204 could have Angelo Mathews, who 18-0, Lakmal 6-0-47-0, Thisara been tricky after Lasith Mal made an unbeaten 85 FALL OF WICKETS Perera 5.2-1-28-0, Jeevan inga removed Quinton de against England, failed to 1-0 (Karunaratne, 0.1), 2-67 Mendis 7-0-36-0, Udana 5-0- Kock early. click, scoring just 11. (Fernando, 9.5), 3-72 (K Perera, 29-0. However, Amla (80) and 11.3), 4-100 (Mathews, 21.5), 5- Toss: SA. MoM: Pretorius. du Plessis (96), playing with Bee attack On the prowl: Dwaine Pretorius proved too hot for the 111 (K Mendis, 27.1), 6-135 (de South Africa won by nine the luxury of chasing a small During the match, the um Sri Lankan batsmen. * REUTERS Silva, 36.1), 7-163 (J Mendis, wickets with 76 balls to spare.
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COIMBATORE THE HINDU 16 SPORT SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Pakistan not taking Afghanistan lightly Aussie pace test for the Kiwis Starc and Behrendorff could pose quite a few problems The Sarfarazled team has bounced back after a poor start to the tournament PRESS TRUST OF INDIA LONDON win over Pakistan in a WORLD CUP Australia, peaking at the warmup game. right time, will resume its Pakistan, aware of Af Shayan Acharya TransTasman rivalry at the ghanistan’s talents, refuses Chester-le-Street World Cup when it takes on a to be complacent and Sohail Pakistan, always unpredic New Zealand side low on said: “We have kept it very table, has bounced back confi dence after its fi rst de simple. We are taking it from an insipid start to the feat of the tournament. match by match. World Cup to infl ict blows Barring the loss to India, on South Africa and New defending champion Austra Quality spinners Zealand to keep its semifi nal lia has been on a roll, becom “They (Afghanistan) have hopes alive. ing the fi rst team to qualify quality spinners and we The Sarfaraz Ahmedled for the semifi nals. Aaron have seen a lot of videos and Warner looks to side will look to extend its Finch’s side is in roaring form we’ve worked from them.” winning streak when it and would look to continue With a spirited Pakistan takes on Afghanistan at Hea the momentum at Lord’s on threatening again, the crick welcome third child dingley on Saturday. Saturday. et fans are hoping Sarfaraz Press Trust of India and his men can tread on The Kiwis, on the other London Star performers hand, saw their unbeaten the footsteps of Imran David Warner and his wife Pakistan will depend on its Khan’s 1992 World Cupwin streak snapped by Pakistan star performers Moham in the previous match. Candice are set to ning side, which, too, had welcome their third child mad Amir and Babar Azam bounced back from a simi For Australia, Finch and to deliver a telling blow on after Australia’s World Playing for pride: Afghanistan players, at a practice session on Friday, will look to upset lar poor start in the tourna David Warner have been a Afghanistan, which is yet to dominant opening combina Cup match against Trans Pakistan. * AFP ment win a match in the tourna tion, putting on a record Tasman rival New Zealand Warner. * MICHAEL STEELE/ ment. here on Saturday. GETTY IMAGES colour Shoaib Malik has bol stinging pace and sharp equalling three century Amir has bowled consis stered the team’s batting. movement. stands. Mitchell Starc is on The Warners are break leading into its tently, picking up 16 wick top of the bowling charts already parents of two fi nal league match Afghanistan, in search of ets. Able support with 19 wickets. Jason Beh daughters, Ivy Mae and against South Africa in Babar has peaked at the that elusive win, has strug rendorff , too, came good Indi Rae, and the plan is Manchester, and the right time, scoring an un And in bowling, Amir has gled with its batting though against England, fi nishing for Candice to have her Warners found this as beaten ton against New Zea found able support from its bowlers put up strong with fi ve for 44. labour induced on an ideal window for land and 69 against South young leftarm pacer Sha displays against India and New Zealand will rely hea Sunday. birth of the child. heen Afridi. Bangladesh. Africa. vily on captain Williamson The Australian cricket “I just love being a The move to bring in Har The youngster rattled the The team, however, can yet again. team has a weeklong father,” Warner said. ris Sohail in place of an off Kiwi top order with his draw confi dence from its Match starts at 6 p.m. IST. Nadal gets a tough draw England ends Leclerc puts Ferrari on top Kerber could meet Serena in the fourth round Norway’s run Bottas and Verstappen crash in accidentstrewn practice Agence France-Presse London Puts on a masterclass to win 30 Rafael Nadal breathed a sigh of relief on Friday after he WOMEN’S WC sure of the victory with a ris was slated to meet eight ing shot high into the net as time champion Roger Feder Agence France-Presse the hour mark approached. er in the semifi nals. Le Havre (France) England was so comforta Nadal's fears that he A stunning strike by Lucy ble towards the end that it would be drawn in topseed Bronze helped England to a could even aff ord to squan ed favourite and defending 30 quarterfi nal win over der a penalty, with Nikita champion Novak Djokovic's Norway on Thursday as Phil Parris having her late spot half of the draw — and face Neville’s team eased into the kick saved. him in the semis — proved last four of the women’s Norway had declared am unfounded despite Wimble Prodigy: The 15yearold American, Cori Gauff , qualifi ed for World Cup. bitions of leaving France don promoting Federer the main draw. * AP David Beckham was with a medal to show for its above him in the seedings. among the crowd of to see eff ort, but after ousting Aus and Federer begin their Ashleigh Barty open against Moody but talented Aus midfi eld stalwart Jill Scott tralia on penalties in the last campaigns against 35year China's Zheng Saisai with a Lucky escape: Valtteri Bottas was sent for precautionary medical examination after https://t.me/TowardsTomorrow * tralian Nick Kyrgios — who open the scoring inside round, this was a step too smashing headon into the barriers at the downhill turn six. BRYN LENNON/GETTY IMAGES old German Philipp Kohl potentially tricky date with beat Nadal in the last 16 at three minutes, becoming far for it. schreiber and Lloyd Harris Spain's 2017 champion Gar Wimbledon in 2014 — is a just the second English suspension. “I made a cor engine running. of South Africa respectively. bine Muguruza in the third It is impossible not to AUSTRIAN GP potential secondround op player to score at three sepa rection and it was a bit too Bottas, on pole for the round. wonder how diff erent things ponent and Canadian rate women’s World Cups. Reuters late,” said Bottas, who is se past two years in Austria, Tricky might have been in this youngster Denis Shapovalov The most intriguing game had the class of Ada Spielberg cond in the championship was third fastest in that awaits in the third round for The women's draw sees Aus matchup could come in the Rising shot Hegerberg been available to Valtteri Bottas and Max Ver and a hefty 36 points behind opening session but his Nadal. tralia's new World No.1 and fourth round with a rematch Ellen White then grabbed Martin Sjogren’s team. stappen crashed in an acci team mate Lewis Hamilton morning had already started His great rivals Djokovic French Open champion of last year's fi nal between her fi fth goal of the tourna The result: Norway 0 lost to dentstrewn Austrian Grand after eight rounds all won by with a fl urry of activity in the defending champion Ange ment fi ve minutes prior to England 3 (Scott 3, White 40, Prix practice on Friday Mercedes. garage. lique Kerber of Germany halftime and Bronze made Bronze 57). while Charles Leclerc stayed Leclerc's best eff ort was a Mercedes carried out a and American legend Sere out of trouble and sent Fer lap of one minute 05.086 se hurried engine change after na Williams. rari back to the top of the conds, leaving Bottas se discovering an oil leak on his timesheets. cond. Verstappen, who end car about an hour before the Prajnesh vs Raonic ed up ninth in the second start of the session. Bottas was sent to the session, had complained The fi rst session ended India’s top singles player medical centre as a precau earlier about losing the rear three minutes early after Re Prajnesh Gunnesaran drew tion after smashing headon of the car in shifting winds. nault's Nico Hulkenberg ran World No. 17 Milos Raonic of into the barriers at the over the kerb at the penulti Canada in the fi rst round. downhill turn six, with his Setting the pace mate corner and ripped off badly damaged Mercedes Lefthanded Prajnesh, Fivetime champion Hamil half of his car's front wing, brought back to the pits on a ranked 94 in the world, will ton set the pace in the morn scattering debris across the truck. make his maiden appea ing, with Ferrari’s Sebastian track. That was just one of rance on the hallowed grass The incident on a gusty Vettel splitting the two Mer several incidents involving courts at the Wimbledon. day at the Red Bull Ring cedes, in 1:04.838. the kerbs. brought out red fl ags for the The Briton was only Red Bull boss Christian Gauff ’s distinction second time in an error fourth after lunch with Red Horner said they had alrea Fifteenyearold Cori Gauff strewn afternoon session, Bull’s Pierre Gasly third. dy cost his team some of the United States became with last year's race winner Vettel almost became $318,125 in damage and sug the youngest player, since Verstappen also caught out. another casualty after spin gested the angle needed Great Britain’s Laura Rob His Red Bull slammed ning off but the fourtime changing. Hamilton has won son in 2009, to qualify for Ecstatic: England’s Lucy Bronze celebrates after scoring backwards into the tyre wall champion stopped short of the last four races, and six the main draw. against Norway. * AFP at turn 10, breaking the rear the tyre wall and kept the out of eight this season.
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