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Captain Cool: the MS Dhoni Story
Captain Cool The MS Dhoni Story GULU Ezekiel is one of India’s best known sports writers and authors with nearly forty years of experience in print, TV, radio and internet. He has previously been Sports Editor at Asian Age, NDTV and indya.com and is the author of over a dozen sports books on cricket, the Olympics and table tennis. Gulu has also contributed extensively to sports books published from India, England and Australia and has written for over a hundred publications worldwide since his first article was published in 1980. Based in New Delhi from 1991, in August 2001 Gulu launched GE Features, a features and syndication service which has syndicated columns by Sir Richard Hadlee and Jacques Kallis (cricket) Mahesh Bhupathi (tennis) and Ajit Pal Singh (hockey) among others. He is also a familiar face on TV where he is a guest expert on numerous Indian news channels as well as on foreign channels and radio stations. This is his first book for Westland Limited and is the fourth revised and updated edition of the book first published in September 2008 and follows the third edition released in September 2013. Website: www.guluzekiel.com Twitter: @gulu1959 First Published by Westland Publications Private Limited in 2008 61, 2nd Floor, Silverline Building, Alapakkam Main Road, Maduravoyal, Chennai 600095 Westland and the Westland logo are the trademarks of Westland Publications Private Limited, or its affiliates. Text Copyright © Gulu Ezekiel, 2008 ISBN: 9788193655641 The views and opinions expressed in this work are the author’s own and the facts are as reported by him, and the publisher is in no way liable for the same. -
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Established 1961 13 Sports Monday, January 8, 2018 Cooked England lurching to defeat after Marsh brothers’ tons Cook becomes sixth batsman to score 12,000 test runs SYDNEY: Nathan Lyon was hailed as Australia’s “key” bowler as the team closes in on an emphatic victory in the final Ashes Test after beleaguered England unravelled on a torrid day in Sydney yesterday. The Australians amassed a massive 303-run innings lead in blistering heat and then reduced the battle-weary tourists to 93 for four at the close with a day to play. Compounding England’s woes was a finger injury for skipper Joe Root, his team’s last major hope of staving off a 4-0 series rout today’s final day of the Test. Root was unbeaten on 42 at the close with Jonny Bairstow not out 17. Lyon captured the important wickets of Alastair Cook and Dawid Malan to have two for 31 off 19 overs at stumps. “I think Gaz (Lyon) is the key tomorrow. SYDNEY: Australia’s Mitchell Marsh (R) sends his brother Sahun Marsh (L) back to his crease The wicket is definitely suiting his conditions, as he celebrates scoring his century against England on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes especially with the left handers, he’ll come cricket Test match at the SCG in Sydney yesterday, — AFP into play,” Australian centurion Shaun Marsh SCOREBOARD said. “I thought he bowled really well today Mitchell Marsh was bowled next ball by and showed his class and hopefully he can TON-UP BROTHERS Tom Curran for 101 off 141 balls with 15 fours come out tomorrow and get a few early “In many ways the last few days have and two sixes. -
Attiyah Aims to Win Landmark First Dakar for Toyota
Sports Monday, January 7, 2019 17 After victory, Du Plessis says he’s a fan of Tests, lively pitches AFP more,” he said. were bowled out for 294, leav- rion.” who suffered a badly bruised CAPE TOWN “The speed of play has ing South Africa an easy target. Apart from being down on right thigh while fielding, gone up tremendously. Test “They had an opportu- pace, Sarfraz said the Pakistan made only four before he was FAF du Plessis said on Sunday cricket has evolved and it is nity to get 150 (ahead) on the bowlers delivered too many caught off his glove by Sar- that Test matches were crick- great for the fans. They are get- board but we did really well loose balls to provide scoring fraz while attempting to pull et’s most exciting format after ting fours, sixes, lots of wick- after tea, making sure we did opportunities for the South a bouncer from Mohammad his side clinched their series ets and pace bowlers bowling. not let the opposition get back African batsmen. Abbas. against Pakistan with a nine- Test cricket for me the last few in the game,” he said. Sarfraz acknowledged that Hashim Amla was forced wicket win on the fourth day years has been the most excit- a single warm-up game had to retire hurt on two after be- at Newlands on Sunday. ing format of all.” Poor bowling not been enough to prepare ing hit on the right upper arm The South African captain Du Plessis said the pitch at Pakistan captain Sarfraz Pakistan for South African by a ball from Mohammad disagreed with Pakistan coach Newlands had been challenging Ahmed said the loss of five conditions but he took heart Amir which lifted sharply off a Mickey Arthur’s criticism of on the first two days but there wickets on the first morn- from the second innings in good length. -
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TUESDAY, MAY 30, 2017 SPORTS Monster mash: LeBron James undaunted by beastly Warriors INDEPENDENCE: There’s a four-headed, shot-mak- and Timmy D (Tim Duncan) on the same team,” said Hard to believe, but this version - with talent, that skill with those guys.” On the brink of ing, scoreboard-breaking monster out West awaiting James, occasionally sniffling as he continues to fight a Durant - might be even better becoming the first player since the early 1960s to play LeBron James and the Cavaliers. cold. “And if you add Pop (coach Gregg Popovich) in Golden State has been putting on a basketball in seven straight Finals, James finds himself in a simi- there, that’s five Hall of Famers. So, it’s going to be clinic over the past two months, winning 27 of 28 lar - and somewhat surprising - situation. The Warriors are stomach-churning scary very challenging. Those guys are going to challenge games since March 11 and becoming the first squad The Cavaliers are being given little chance to James, though, can’t run or hide. With eight NBA me, they’re going to challenge our ballclub. to start the postseason 12-0. defend their title against the vaunted Warriors, who Finals appearances under his belt, he is ready to face “This is a high-powered team.” James also took on Durant, who previously faced James in the 2012 have been winning by an average of 16.3 points per a team he’s called “a beast.” After all, he has slayed a Celtics team loaded with big-name talents. -
Australia Skittle Scotland
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2015 World Cup result and standings Pool A At Hobart Scotland 130 all out v Australia 133-3 Australia won by seven wickets Pool B At Auckland Zimbabwe 287 all out (Brendan Taylor 138, Sean Williams 50) v India 288-4 (Suresh Raina 110 not out, MS Dhoni 85 not out) India won by six wickets Pplayed won lost tied no result points run rate Pool A New Zealand 6 6 0 0 0 12 +2.564 - qualified Australia 6 4 1 0 1 9 +2.257 - qualified Sri Lanka 6 4 2 0 0 8 +0.371 - qualified Bangladesh 6 3 2 0 1 7 +0.136 - qualified England 6 2 4 0 0 4 -0.753 Afghanistan 6 1 5 0 0 2 -1.853 Scotland 6 0 6 0 0 0 -2.218 Pool B India 6 6 0 0 0 12 +1.827 - qualified South Africa 6 4 2 0 0 8 +1.707 - qualified Pakistan 5 3 2 0 0 6 -0.194 Ireland 5 3 2 0 0 6 -1.014 West Indies 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.511 Zimbabwe 6 1 5 0 0 2 -0.527 UAE 5 0 5 0 0 0 -1.961 Note: Top four in each group qualify for quarter-finals. Bangladesh want to build on ‘remarkable’ World Cup AUCKLAND: Bangladesh hope their But in the last few years Bangladesh have “remarkable” progress into the World Cup shown improvement in one-day interna- HOBART: Australian cricketers congratulate captain Michael Clarke (center) after he took a catch to dismiss Scotland batsman Frederick quarter-finals will help the passionate tionals and Twenty20 by beating top Coleman at the Bellerive Oval ground during the 2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A match. -
Network Centrality Based Team Formation: a Case Study on T-20 Cricket
Applied Computing and Informatics (2017) xxx, xxx–xxx Saudi Computer Society, King Saud University Applied Computing and Informatics (http://computer.org.sa) www.ksu.edu.sa www.sciencedirect.com Network centrality based team formation: A case study on T-20 cricket Paramita Dey a, Maitreyee Ganguly a, Sarbani Roy b,* a Department of Information Technology, Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Kolkata 700010, India b Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India Received 22 August 2016; revised 14 October 2016; accepted 18 November 2016 KEYWORDS Abstract This paper proposes and evaluates the novel utilization of small world network proper- Social Network Analysis ties for the formation of team of players with both best performances and best belongingness within (SNA); the team network. To verify this concept, this methodology is applied to T-20 cricket teams. The Centrality measures; players are treated as nodes of the network, whereas the number of interactions between team mem- T-20 cricket; bers is denoted as the edges between those nodes. All intra country networks form the cricket net- Small world network; work for this case study. Analysis of the networks depicts that T-20 cricket network inherits all Clustering coefficient characteristics of small world network. Making a quantitative measure for an individual perfor- mance in the team sports is important with respect to the fact that for team selection of an Inter- national match, from pool of best players, only eleven players can be selected for the team. The statistical record of each player considered as a traditional way of quantifying the performance of a player. -
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THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q MONDAY Q DECEMBER 07, 2020 11 India beat Australia by 6 wickets Boxer Vijender threatens in 2nd T20I, clinch series to return Khel Ratna award CHANDIGARH, DE- SYDNEY, DECEM- the sixth over at the Sydney CEMBER 6: Boxer Vijen- BER 6: India sealed the Cricket Ground whose der Singh on Sunday threat- T20 International series shorter square boundaries ened to return the ‘Rajiv against Australia with a aided batsmen. Gandhi Khel Ratna’ award, game to spare after a swash- However, the introduc- the country’s highest sport- buckling Hardik Pandya tion of Natarajan into the ing honour, if the Centre finished what Shikhar attack saw Australia losing does not withdraw the new Dhawan had set out to their first wicket in the form farm laws. achieve with a scintillating of D’Arcy Short. Boxer Vijender Singh 36-ball 52 in the second and Least perturbed by the along with Arjuna and penultimate match here on dismissal, Wade continued Dronacharya awardees Sunday. to bat aggressively and joins farmers at the Singhu The visitors thus avenged brought up his fifty off just border in New Delhi on their 1-2 ODI series loss, 25 balls with a boundary off Sunday. chasing down a challenging Chahal. Addressing the protesting 195-run target set by the But the stand-in skipper farmers near Singhu bor- home side. They won the got out in a comical fashion, der, Vijender Singh said if Haryana joins the list of sev- from Punjab and Haryana opener in Canberra by 11 run out after Kohli dropped the government does not eral former players, includ- have stayed put at various runs on Friday. -
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Indian men’s hockey team decimates Hong Surya Bhanu Partap keeps J&K’s flag high, wins bronze Kong China 26-0, betters 86-year old record India at Asiad: Rahi leads the way with gold, JAKARTA, Aug 22 : get on when they earned their first penalty corner but India The Indian men's hockey went for the review which turned wushu delivers best medal haul team today recorded its biggest out to be successful. ever win in international hockey India's chief coach Harendra PALEMBANG/JAKARTA, Aug as it annihilated Hong Kong Singh was happy for his players 22: China by 26-0 in a Pool B match and said they are now part of a of the Asian Games, bettering an legacy which will be always be Rahi Sarnobat beat all expecta- 86-year-old mark here. remembered in the history of tions to become India's first woman Defending champions India Indian hockey. shooter with an Asian Games gold bettered its record set way back "For me it does not matter, and the low-profile wushu players in 1932 when the national team, but for the players it is a proud delivered their best ever perform- ance even in defeat on another high- yielding day for the country at the regional showpiece. With four gold, three silver and James Anderson shakes hands with Virat Kohli after the match. eight bronze medals in their overall tally, India stood seventh in the medal table, which was led by quite Brilliant India pull back a margin by powerhouse China with 82 medals, including 37 gold. -
Sussex CCC Vs Australia a Tourist Match Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Sunday 7Th – Wednesday 11Th July 2019
Sussex CCC vs Australia A Tourist Match Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Sunday 7th – Wednesday 11th July 2019 Day One Late bursts from James Pattinson and Michael Neser seized the initiative for Australia 'A' on the first day of their first-class match against Sussex at Arundel Castle. Sussex won the toss and batted after persistent drizzle prevented play from starting until just after 3.30pm. The home side made a positive start with Phil Salt (37) and Varun Chopra (30) putting on an opening stand of 69 inside 14 overs. After the pair departed to Jackson Bird and Pattinson in consecutive overs, Luke Wells and Laurie Evans then combined to take Sussex to 112 for 2 with six overs of the day remaining. What had looked like being a solid start to the match was rocked, however, with three wickets falling for just six runs. First, Neser nipped one past Evans' outside edge and knocked back his off stump. Three overs later and Pattinson - with 70 wickets in 17 Test matches behind him - beat Wells between bat and pad with the same end result. Sussex debutant, Aneesh Kapil then fended a rising Pattinson delivery to Marcus Harry in the gully, leaving Delray Rawlins and nightwatchman to see their side through to the close on 118 for 5. Day Two Delray Rawlins made the fourth century of his first-class career before Australia 'A' made Sussex's bowlers toil on day two of the tourist match at Arundel Castle. Resuming on his overnight score of five not out, Rawlins' knock was a classy affair, made all the more impressive by the fact it was scored against an Australian bowling attack boasting 277 Test match wickets. -
Mitch Marsh, the 2018 ICC Under 19 Cricket Their Third Group Game
2017/ 18 HOBART & LAUNCESTON U19 MITCH MARSH PATHWAY 04-06 WA U15 School Team 06/07 Fremantle 1st Grade Debut NATIONALCHAMPS.COM.AU 06-09 WA U17 Team WA U19 Team 09-13 National Performance Squad 2009 WA Debut 2010 Australia U19 World Cup Winning Captain 2011 ODI Debut for Australia T20 Debut for Australia 2014 Test Debut for Australia Premier Club: Fremantle Junior Club: Willetton SUMMER OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET MAGELLAN ASHES TEST SERIES AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND Thurs 23 - Mon 27 Nov Sat 2 - Wed 6 Dec Thurs 14 – Mon 18 Dec Tues 26 - Sat 30 Dec Thurs 4 - Mon 8 Jan 2018 The Gabba Adelaide Oval The WACA MCG SCG GILLETTE ODI SERIES AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND Sun 14 Jan 2018 Fri 19 Jan 2018 Sun 21 Jan 2018 Fri 26 Jan 2018 Sun 28 Jan 2018 MCG The Gabba SCG Adelaide Oval Perth Stadium GILLETTE T20 INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA V NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND Sat 3 Feb 2018 Wed 7 Feb 2018 Sat 10 Feb 2018 SCG Blundstone Arena, Hobart MCG PRIME MINISTER’S XI V ENGLAND T20 | Fri 2 Feb 2018 | Manuka Oval MEN’S INTERNATIONAL MATCHES TICKET PRICES PRIME MINISTER’S XI TICKET PRICES ADULTS* $30 | KIDS *$10 | FAMILY *65 ADULTS* $25 | KIDS *$10 | FAMILY *55 *at match price. Per transaction agency service/delivery fee from $7.05 (men’s matches)/ $5.50 (PM’s XI) applies to other purchases HOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS GROUP BOOKINGS GROUP BOOKINGS (10+) INDIVIDUAL TICKETS (UP TO 9) Book now at cricket.com.au/tickets Visit: cricket.com.au/groups CRICKET AUSTRALIA OFFICIAL HOSPITALITY CRICKET AUSTRALIA TRAVEL OFFICE (MEN’S INTERNATIONAL ONLY) (MEN’S INTERNATIONAL ONLY) Visit: cricketaustralia.com.au/hospitality Visit: www.cricket.com.au/travel SUMMER OF INTERNATIONAL CRICKET On behalf of Cricket Australia, I welcome all athletes, parents and families to this year’s Under 19 National Championships. -
Match Report
Match Report Kings XI Punjab, KXIP vs Delhi Daredevils, DD Delhi Daredevils, DD - Won by 9 wickets Date: Fri 01 May 2015 Location: India - National Capital Territory of Delhi Match Type: Twenty20 Scorer: johnykutty philip Toss: Delhi Daredevils, DD won the toss and elected to Bowl URL: http://www.crichq.com/matches/249243 Kings XI Punjab, KXIP Delhi Daredevils, DD Score 118-8 Score 119-1 Overs 20.0 Overs 13.5 V Sehwag MA Agarwal M Vohra SS Iyer SE Marsh JP Duminy WP Saha† Yuvraj Singh DA Miller AD Mathews GJ Bailey KM Jadhav† NLTC Perera Z Khan AR Patel NM Coulter-Nile SN Thakur A Mishra Anureet Singh SS Tiwary Sandeep Sharma Imran Tahir page 1 of 34 Scorecards 1st Innings | Batting: Kings XI Punjab, KXIP R B 4's 6's SR V Sehwag 1 . // c AD Mathews b Z Khan 1 2 0 0 50.0 M Vohra . 1 . // c KM Jadhav† b Z Khan 1 7 0 0 14.29 SE Marsh 4 . 1 . // lbw b JP Duminy 5 4 1 0 125.0 WP Saha† 1 1 . 1 . // c KM Jadhav† b NM Coulter-Nile 3 8 0 0 37.5 DA Miller . 1 . 1 4 . 1 1 2 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 . 1 4 1 4 . 6 4 . 1 . 1 1 c SS Tiwary b NM Coulter-Nile 42 41 4 1 102.44 1 1 1 . // GJ Bailey . 1 4 . 1 . 4 . 1 4 1 1 1 . // lbw b A Mishra 18 16 3 0 112.5 NLTC Perera . -
2019/20 Cricket Australia Official Hospitality Adelaide Oval ——— WELCOME ——— 2019–20 FIXTURE
2019/20 Cricket Australia Official Hospitality Adelaide Oval ——— WELCOME ——— 2019–20 FIXTURE Welcome to the 2019/20 Summer of Cricket 2019/20 As we ramp up our preparations for an unprecedented summer in the UK, Summer of Cricket which includes the Cricket World Cup and the Ashes, I want to thank you for your continued support of Australian cricket. Our vision is to develop great cricketers and great people. This won’t happen over the course of one summer but we are making progress. We want to make Australian’s proud of their cricket team again, and through their actions on and off the cricket field, we certainly feel the nation is starting to get behind us. Sunday 27 October 1st Gillette T20 Intl – Australia vs Sri Lanka Adelaide Oval We’re really pleased with how the group is preparing for two of the biggest challenges in international cricket, the World Cup and Ashes. While this is our immediate focus, we’re also looking forward to returning Wednesday 30 October 2nd Gillette T20 Intl – Australia vs Sri Lanka Gabba home for another huge summer against New Zealand and Pakistan. We love playing in front of big home crowds at some of the best venues in the world. Friday 1 November 3rd Gillette T20 Intl – Australia vs Sri Lanka MCG Meeting and listening to the players in Cricket Australia’s Official Hospitality must be a fantastic experience and I’m sure you get some nice insights into the team and the individuals. Talking to friends Sunday 3 November 1st Gillette T20 Intl – Australia vs Pakistan SCG and fans who attend the events, they often tell me two things.