WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017 SPORTS Rename ‘Mankad’, fumes Gavaskar NEW DELHI: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar grave objections to that because it’s put- wants the term “Mankad” dropped from ting one of India’s cricketing legends in a cricketing parlance, saying linking the bad light,” Gavaskar said on the Sony Max famously controversial dismissal to Indian TV channel during an Indian Premier all-rounder Vinoo Mankad smears the leg- League Twenty20 match. end’s name. The term-used when a bowler “He has been one of India’s all-time runs out a non-striker before delivery-was great cricketers. Our legend’s name should coined 70 years ago when Mankad twice not be spoiled. If you want to call it any- ran out Bill Brown at the bowler’s end dur- thing, just say the batsman was ‘Browned’, ing India’s tour of Australia in 1947. Mankad not ‘Mankaded’.” His comments come just a was widely criticized for unsporting play, fortnight after the Marylebone Cricket despite warning Brown several times that Club, which oversees administration of the he was straying from his crease. sport, declared it was updating the rule Australian skipper Donald Bradman and governing the dismissal to “put the onus on Brown himself also defended the Indian the non-striker to remain in his/her bowler but the term-loaded with negative ground”. Dismissing a batsman at the non- connotations of bad sportsmanship-stuck striking end remains contentious in the for generations. But 70 years down the world of cricket. Sri Lanka’s Sachithra track, former Indian captain Gavaskar Senanayake was widely criticized by the wants the term amended, arguing it English press in 2014 after he dismissed Jos should be renamed “Browned” after the Buttler in this fashion during a one-day Australian player who was at fault. “I have international in 2014. — AFP NASHVILLE: The Nashville Predators charge the ice after defeating the Chicago Blackhawks in overtime in Game Three of the Western Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on April 17, 2017. — AFP NHL plays 4 OT playoff games in crazy night Predators push Hawks to brink of elimination WASHINGTON: Tyler Bozak scored a power-play zone that was close to being offside. Turris got and take a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference goal at 1:37 of overtime, and the Toronto Maple the puck to Ryan, who tipped it past Tuukka first-round playoff series. Perry’s shot from a bad Leafs defeated the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Rask as Ottawa overcame blowing a 3-0 lead to angle hit Calgary goalie Brian Elliott and then Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in a first-round reclaim home-ice advantage in the best-of-sev- deflected off defenseman Michael Stone’s back- Eastern Conference playoff series. All three en series. Mike Hoffman scored twice and Derick side and in to lead the Ducks to a come-from- games have gone to overtime. Auston Matthews, Brassard had a goal for Ottawa. Noel Acciari, behind victory. Shea Theodore scored his first DHARAMSALA: In this file photo, India’s cricket captain Virat Kohli (left) and Ajinkya Nazem Kadri and William Nylander also scored David Backes and David Pastrnak answered for two NHL playoff goals for the Ducks. In relief of Rahane (right) receive the Border-Gavaskar trophy from Sunil Gavaskar during the fourth for the Maple Leafs, and Matthews added an the Bruins in their second straight three-goal Anaheim starting goalie John Gibson, Jonathan day of the fourth and final cricket Test match between India and Australia at The assist. Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin and second period. Bernier stopped all 16 shots he faced to pick up Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala. Batting great Sunil Evgeny Kuznetsov scored for the Capitals, who the win. Gibson gave up four goals on 16 shots Gavaskar has slammed the use of the term ‘Mankad’ when a bowler runs out a non-striker twice had two-goal leads. The Maple Leafs scored DUCKS 5, FLAMES 4 (OT) before being relieved by Bernier at 8:33 of the before his delivery, saying the onus in such dismissals is on the batsman. — AFP the final two goals of the second period to send Corey Perry scored at 1:30 of overtime as second period. Sean Monahan had a goal and an the game to the third period tied at 3. It stayed Anaheim overcame a 4-1 deficit to win the game assist for the Flames. — Agencies CRICKET that way through the third. But when Washington’s Lars Eller took a high-sticking penalty at 19:44, Toronto opened the overtime Australia’s pace attack on the power play and took advantage. could decide Ashes: Lee PREDATORS 3, BLACKHAWKS 2 (OT) The Chicago Blackhawks were left staring down the barrel of a shock early playoff exit after MUMBAI: Australia’s pace attack, embold- “Two completely different bowlers but Kevin Fiala’s overtime winner handed the ened by the return of “once in a generation” complementing each other because they are Nashville Predators a 3-0 series lead on Monday. bowler Pat Cummins, could prove the differ- building pressure from each end. Then you Fiala slipped a backhander past Corey Crawford as ence between the sides in this year’s Ashes throw in someone like a Pat Cummins. It’s a Nashville fought back from 2-0 down to seal a dra- series against England, former paceman Brett pretty handy attack.” Less than six months matic 3-2 victory in Nashville. The win means the Lee said. Steve Smith’s side already boast tear- ago, Australia were still reeling from their 3-0 Predators are just one victory away from sending away paceman Mitchell Starc along with the whitewash in Sri Lanka when they were beat- Chicago crashing out of the playoffs in what precision of Josh Hazlewood. Cummins en in the home series by South Africa with a would be a stunning end to the postseason for the returned to test cricket in India after more match to spare. The axe fell on some players Western Conference top seeds. Fiala’s winner than five years in the wilderness, replacing and a revamped side gained a consolation came after he had missed two golden chances in injured spearhead Starc and taking eight win at Adelaide Oval before going on to overtime. Crawford had seemed determined to wickets from the final two matches in Ranchi blank Pakistan 3-0 in the following series. keep Chicago alive, making 46 stops in the defeat. and Dharamsala. They impressed one and all in India, going Pekka Rinne made 34 saves for Nashville. Chicago His successful comeback has only bol- down 2-1 after a closely-fought four-match now face the Predators on Thursday in Game 4, stered Australia’s already formidable pace series against the world’s top ranked test side. aiming to avoid a series sweep. resources. “What Pat Cummins can bring is Lee said Smith now had the players to build a pace, aggression, control and anything team around for the long-term. SENATORS 4, BRUINS 3 (OT) between that. He is a once in a generation “After (former captain) Michael Clarke, you Bobby Ryan tipped home a pass from Kyle bowler and you have got to harness that got Steve Smith taking over, and I think he’s Turris for a power-play goal 5:43 into overtime, amazing talent,” Lee said in an interview at a building his own team, which is a terrific giving Ottawa a road win and a 2-1 lead in the Mumbai hotel overlooking the Arabian Sea. team,” said the 40-year-old. first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. CALGARY: Alex Chiasson #39 of the Calgary Flames fights Patrick Eaves #18 of the Anaheim The 23-year-old right-armer showed good “It’s a team that are very close and a team Riley Nash was in the penalty box when Erik Ducks for the puck in Game Three of the Western Conference First Round during the 2017 NHL control and generated enough pace even on that’s going to be around for a long time now. Karlsson hit a flying Turris with a pass into the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Saddledome on April 17, 2017. — AFP the docile surfaces in India to trouble the You have got some young guys coming. hosts’ batsmen. (Matt) Renshaw is just 21 years old. (Peter) James Pattinson has also been in stellar Handscomb has come on and just taken to form in domestic cricket since returning from test cricket like a duck to water. Gatland ready to reveal Lions squad a 12-month injury layoff in February and the “You throw in Pat Cummins, he’s back in 26-year-old could complete a dream pace the mix after five and half years in absence of LONDON: Warren Gatland will reveal his British provincial teams and the desperately limited said, factoring in the tough tour games against quartet for the five-match Ashes series start- not playing test cricket. You got some people and Irish Lions squad for the daunting tour of preparation time. The Lions kick off with the only the country’s dominant Super Rugby sides. ing in November. Lee, an ambassador for that are injecting in some youth, some experi- New Zealand today, when talk in rugby clubs easy-looking fixture of the 10-match tour, The Lions have won only one series in New Bowling Master, said he would struggle to ence.