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DELHI THE HINDU 14 SPORT MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE last thing on my mind at the moment, says Shastri Advocates cultivating fighting spirit to overcome any adversity VIJAY LOKAPALLY <> The phase between Rothmans Cup, Asia Cup. All much cricket). It was decided NEW DELHI 1982 and 1983, when because I remained positive. four years ago. We left India “Stay indoors people. Cru­ I got a hundred in Playing with SMG (Gavaskar) in May for the World Cup last cial phase this. Only thing fly­ Pakistan (Karachi, and Jimmy (Mohinder Amar­ year and finished in March ing around the world like a 1983), and then on to nath), I was like a sponge. this year. Most of the boys tracer bullet is this bloody 1992, I did literally Absorbing what I saw and were home for just 15 days Corona (COVID­19). Stay in heard. Keeping ears and eyes during those 10 months. everything before the bugger gets you open,” Shastri said. There was so much that we #IndiaFightsCorona.” A went through. You could see tweet typical of the man! aggressive in your thinking Fighting fire towards the end — injuries, Speaking to The Hindu that you can do the job. Fai­ Shastri, who was never ever mental fatigue, but they from his home in Mumbai, lure should be the last thing struck on the head during his hung in despite missing India cricket coach Ravi on your mind. Don’t think of career, also remembered some key players. It was hard Shastri said, “there is total failure, think instead ‘I’m go­ some frightening spells. but the guys bit the bullet gloom at the moment. The ing to do it!’ That’s the mind­ “The spell in Antigua (in and soldiered on.” thing (virus) is flying eve­ set that allows you to do what 1983). Dilip (Vengsarkar) and rywhere. It would be foolish you want to do, what you can Malcolm (Marshall) were Expanding the mind to talk about cricket in these do.” having a few exchanges just Catching up on lots of things times. It should be the last He recalled some chal­ before the second new ball, at home now, Shastri coun­ thing on your mind at the lenging moments from his towards the end of the day’s selled, “It’s a good opportun­ moment. Safety of the peo­ career to drive home the play. Marshall was spitting ity to expand your mindset. ple is most important. Wha­ point. “The phase between fire. He hit Dilip on the hel­ Read a lot, try different tever precautions have to be 1982 and 1983, when I got a met. I remember the helmet things. Basically, slow down taken should get priority, as hundred in Pakistan (Kara­ rolling almost to wicketkeep­ the pace of your life. I have said in no uncertain terms by chi, 1983), and then on to er Jeff Dujon. Marshall got not had a break for 40 years. the Prime Minister. We need 1992, I did literally everyth­ him hooking. I was the non­ During this fight against the to understand the gravity of ing. Went from No. 10 to No. 1 striker. Marshall gave it eve­ virus, I am not going to be the situation.” in the batting line­up. Batted rything,” recalled Shastri. negative. I know India as a Known for his positive ap­ in the top three. Got . On India’s recent loss in nation will beat it. We have to proach in cricket, Shastri Tasted success at the 1983 New Zealand, Shastri was be together in supporting the Catching up: Having been on the road for long, Ravi Shastri says now is a good opportunity to expand the mindset and slow down said, “You have to be pretty World Cup, 1985 WCC, 1985 candid. “It was a cycle (of so government,” he said. the pace of life. * GETTY IMAGES Laxman’s 281 among Chappell’s all­time great knocks against spin Signs suggest Says Doug Walters battered the tweakers into submission summer dates for Press Trust of India <> Walters was the best Melbourne player of off­spin 2021 Olympics Former Australia Ian bowling I have seen; Chappell has picked his two he didn’t just survive Associated Press organising committee’s ex­ Tokyo all­time favourite innings against the very best, ecutive board meets. against high­quality spin he occasionally Tokyo Olympic organisers Any final decision will be bowling and one of those is battered them into seem to be leaning away made between local organ­ V.V.S. Laxman’s iconic 281 at from starting the resche­ isers and the IOC, and hun­ submission the Eden Gardens in 2001. duled games in the spring of dreds of sponsors, sports Thanks to Laxman and Ra­ Talking about fellow Aus­ 2021. More and more the federations and broadcas­ hul Dravid (180), India went tralian Walters, Chappell signs point toward the sum­ ters. on to win the game against called him the best player mer of 2021. Athletes have been left in Australia after following­on. against spin. Organising committee limbo by the postponement. “The absence of any crick­ president Yoshiro Mori sug­ Many have been forced to et gives me an opportunity to Quick runs gested there would be no stop training because of the reflect on an aspect of the “Walters scored a Test centu­ major change from 2020. spreading coronavirus. game I enjoy: watching a bat­ Doug Walters. ry in a session three times. The games are meant to Even those who can train sman utilise good footwork * THE HINDU ARCHIVES There are no complete re­ be in summer, so we should have no idea about how to to combat top­class spin cords regarding this feat but I be thinking of a time bet­ schedule training to reach bowling. Two innings stand <> Laxman’s incredible suspect only Sir Donald ween June and September, peak fitness at the right out: one played by India’s 281 at Calcutta in Bradman did it more often. Japanese news agency Kyo­ time. V.V.S. Laxman, the other by Defining innings: Laxman consistently hit the ball along the ground in the Eden Gardens Test of 2001 is the best I’ve “Walters was the best do reported Mori saying on Doug Walters of Australia,” 2001 against Australia and that was the clue to his success, says Chappell. seen against top­ player of off­spin bowling I Saturday. Enormous cost Chappell wrote in a column * FILE PHOTO: V.V. KRISHNAN class leg­spin have seen; he didn’t just sur­ International Olympic Mori and organising com­ for ESPNcricinfo. vive against the very best, he Committee president Tho­ mittee CEO Toshiro Muto Indian toyed with the likes of thought he bowled. flight the next a little this during his 452­ball stay, occasionally battered them mas Bach, after the post­ have both said the added In awe Shane Warne. “I don’t think I bowled higher and shorter to invite in which he hit 44 boundar­ into submission. He scored a ponement was announced cost of rescheduling will be Laxman and Dravid shared a “Laxman’s incredible 281 that badly,” he replied. “You another drive and instead he ies. Therein lies a clue to Lax­ sublime hundred on a Ma­ in Switzerland on Tuesday, enormous. Early estimates marathon 376­run stand to at Calcutta in 2001 is the best didn’t,” I responded. quickly goes onto the back man’s success: he consistent­ dras minefield in 1969, facing left open the possibility of put those costs at between engineer an unforgettable I’ve seen against top­class “If Laxman comes three foot and pulls it, that’s not ly hit the ball along the the off­spin wizardry of Era­ spring dates. $2­3 billion with the several victory for India. Chappell leg­spin. At the conclusion of paces out of his crease and bad bowling. That’s good ground,” said Chappell, also palli Prasanna, clubbing 14 Mori suggested some de­ levels of Japanese govern­ was simply in awe of Lax­ that exhilarating series, I hits an unbelievable on­drive footwork. praising Laxman’s fours and two sixes in the cisions could be made as ments likely to foot most of man’s batting as the wristy asked Shane Warne how he against the spin and you then “Laxman regularly did temperament. process,” said Chappell. early as this week when the the bills.

The day you wish it was, and isn't COVID-AID COVID-19 IMPACT Asian Para Games CA defers announcement Heather Knight joins When the IPL didn’t start and Dhoni didn't take strike champion Sharad Kumar of contract list NHS as a volunteer gives ₹1 lakh MELBOURNE LONDON NEW DELHI The announcement of England women’s cricket Double Asian Para Games Cricket Australia’s players team captain Heather high jump champion contract list has been Knight has joined the Sharad Kumar has donated deferred by at least a National Health Service ₹1 lakh to the PM CARES month. According to a (NHS) as volunteer to help Fund for the fight against report in Sydney Morning the healthcare system fight the COVID­19 pandemic. Herald, CA had “planned the pandemic in the United Kumar won a gold in the to bring forward the Kingdom. The 29­year­old high jump T42 category in announcement of will help in transporting the NHS’ volunteer scheme the 2014 Asian Para Games 63 category. He is also a contracts from May to medicines and spreading as I have a lot of free time before climbing the top of 2017 IPC World April this year, in a bid to awareness about the on my hands and I want to the podium again in 2018 in Championships silver provide more certainty to pandemic. help as much as I can,” Jakarta, Indonesia in T42/ medallist. the states given the flow­ “My brother and his partner Knight wrote in her column on effect.” PTI are doctors. I signed up to for BBC. AFP

KSCA and HCA also chip in firm to support and assist in with contributions this regard,” said KSCA Juventus, Ronaldo agree The club said the money BENGALURU treasurer Vinay to forgo €90m in wages amounted to four months Missing out: Fans were not able to watch a scene akin to this on Sunday because of the The Karnataka State Cricket Mruthyunjaya. ROME worth of wages, a third of coronavirus pandemic affecting the scheduled start of the IPL. * FILE PHOTO: R. RAGU Association (KSCA) has The Hyderabad Cricket Cristiano Ronaldo and his players’ salaries. contributed ₹50 lakh each Association is also Juventus teammates along The first agreement of its Press Trust of India er Kings does something. some for Shah Rukh Khan to the Prime Minister's contributing ₹50 lakh to the with coach Maurizio Sarri kind in Serie A since play New Delhi This would, perhaps, sitting on the lower tier of Citizen Assistance and Prime Minister’s fund. have agreed to forgo €90 was halted three weeks In an ideal world, crowds in have been the last year with the Club House balcony. Relief in Emergency “With the world going million in wages to help ago means Ronaldo will Squash great Azam Khan Mumbai would have CSK’s ‘Dad’s Army’, with a Airborne David Warner’s Situations (CARES) Fund through a tough time the club during the give up €10 million euros dies of coronavirus trudged out of a busy lot of players like Suresh Rai­ fist pumps can’t be enjoyed and the Karnataka Chief because of the virus, we feel coronavirus crisis. (more than $11 million). AFP KARACHI Churchgate station, mostly na, , Shane with Paradise’s famous bi­ Minister Relief Fund it is our minimum Pakistani squash great Azam in Blues, with a liberal sprin­ Watson unlikely to feature ryani, and Hyderabad’s own COVID­19, the KSCA responsibility to chip in our Khan, 95, died of coronavirus kling of canary yellow in yellow next year. double ka meetha. announced on Sunday. own little way for the Fund. at London’s Ealing Hospital among them making their This was probably Dho­ We probably won’t get to “The outbreak of the The amount will be directly on Saturday, his family has presence felt. ni’s chance to get back into know how good Anil Kum­ coronavirus is first and deducted from the BCCI said. Azam, younger brother But this was not an ideal the groove and show the ble’s third stint as a mentor/ foremost a public health annual subsidy,” said HCA of the legendary Hashim Sunday, as it’s not an ideal world why Rishabh Pant coach (after MI and India) emergency, and the KSCA is secretary R. Vijayanand. Khan, won the British Open world. It’s the COVID­19 and K.L. Rahul can still be would have been, with a title successively between world where life doesn’t asked to wait for one more passionate owner like Preity 1959 and 1961. PTI have life anymore as people global tournament. Zinta watching every Kings Ajinkya Rahane struggle for existence. If the IPL doesn’t happen, XI Punjab performance. pledges ₹10 lakh There wasn’t be any IPL and the World T20 is held Pant, on his part, would MUMBAI ICC lauds Joginder Sharma at 8 p.m., there wasn’t a Ma­ this year (subject to normal­ have liked to rock the IPL India’s Test team vice­captain NEW DELHI hendra Singh Dhoni am­ cy), will we see Dhoni in In­ stage — something that he Ajinkya Rahane has donated The International Cricket bling across the Wankhede dia blues again? His fans had made his own in past ₹10 lakh to the Maharashtra Council (ICC) has hailed turf with a disarming smile, may not like it, but the likes few years, with those auda­ Chief Minister’s Relief Fund India’s cricketer­turned cop for the fight against the and wasn’t of Sunil Gavaskar, Virender cious hook shots even when Joginder Sharma for doing COVID­19 pandemic. his bit in the fight against pulling a fast bowler with Sehwag and Kapil Dev be­ he is off­balance. Teenaged cricketer Richa nonchalance. lieve he won't — not without How well would have Ghosh donates ₹1 lakh the COVID­19 pandemic. Joginder is a DSP in reason. Steve Smith captained Ra­ KOLKATA What would have been... You will miss Virat Kohli’s jasthan Royals? Good Sixteen­year­old all­rounder Police. “In his post­cricket This IPL would have been agony and ecstasy with enough to force Cricket Aus­ Richa Ghosh, who career as a policeman, Dhoni’s comeback tourna­ Royal Challengers Banga­ tralia selectors to hand back represented India in the India’s Joginder Sharma is ment after eight and a half lore. the captaincy to him from women’s T20 World Cup, has among those doing their bit months. He would have The capacity crowd at Aaron Finch? We might nev­ donated ₹1 lakh to the Bengal amid a global health crisis,” again led the side, face giv­ Eden Gardens would have er know. It was 8 p.m. on Chief Minister’s relief fund for the ICC tweeted along with The 36­year­old played four joined the police service ing away nothing but unbri­ screamed its lungs out. Sunday and IPL didn’t start. the fight against the Joginder’s photos as a ODIs and as many T20s after retirement from the dled joy when Chennai Sup­ Some for the players, and Deal with it, folks. COVID­19 pandemic. PTI cricketer and cop. between 2004 and 2007. He game. PTI

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