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NBA | Page 5 TTENNISENNIS | Page 7 Spurs use Pouille stingy defence gives France to down 10th Davis Hornets Cup title Monday, November 27, 2017 CRICKET Rabia I 9, 1439 AH Australia on cusp GULF TIMES of big fi rst Test win over England SPORT Page 2 CRICKET AL SHAQAB’S WADEE IS WORLD CHAMPION Kohli double ton puts India in total control of 2nd Test Qatar Olympic Committee President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani poses with Al Shaqab’s Wadee, who was adjudged the world champion at the Le Salon du Cheval de Paris in the French capital yesterday. Indian captain Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a double century against The event is undoubtedly the world’s leading event for Sri Lanka at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur yesterday. the most beautiful purebred Arabian horses. Every year, this elegant competition provides a showcase for more AFP After the third-wicket marathon Nagpur, India partnership, Kohli and Rohit Shar- than one hundred horses representing 20 countries. ma put on 173 for the fi fth wicket to pulverise a defl ated Sri Lanka attack kipper Virat Kohli hit a blis- that sent down 176.1 overs in about tering double century to six sessions of play. SPOTLIGHT hand India a massive fi rst in- Kohli received able support from nings lead of 405 as the hosts Sharma, who reached his 50 before Stightened their grip on the second tea and then stepped up a gear to Test against Sri Lanka on day three amass runs all around the ground yesterday. and register his third Test hundred. India declared on 610-6 after Ro- Kohli’s earlier marathon stand hit Sharma (102) had completed his with his overnight partner Pujara, hundred, as they seek to go one up in who made a composed 143, had tak- the three-match series. en the steam out of the attack. New stadium will The visitors were in early trouble Pujara was bowled by paceman on 21 for one at stumps in Nagpur, Dasun Shanaka in the fi rst session, still trailing India by 384 runs. but Kohli kept scoring quickly as his Dimuth Karunaratne, on 11, and team chased an innings victory. Lahiru Thirimanne, on 9, were at the “I think it was diffi cult to score crease after paceman Ishant Sharma runs as this wicket was on the slower bowled Sadeera Samarawickrama for side. It wasn’t easy to get boundaries 0 with the second ball of the innings. and we had to rotate the strike,” said be a ‘benchmark The day belonged to Kohli, who hit Pujara. a majestic 213 before falling to off - “But I think, going forward in this spinner Dilruwan Perera. He walked game, the ball has started turning off to a standing ovation from a rau- and we are hoping Day 4, spinners cous crowd. will come into play. And at the same Kohli, who started the day on 54, time there is variable bounce for fast smashed 17 fours and two sixes dur- bowlers, Ishant and Umesh (Yadav) ing his 267-ball knock. will also come into play.” for future events’ “He is a kind of player who per- Kohli’s score was his 10th inter- forms well in all formats of the national century (four in Tests and Ras Abu Aboud Stadium will sit on the shoreline of the Arabian Gulf, game,” Cheteshwar Pujara, who six in one-day internationals) of the shared a 183-run third-wicket part- year — the most by any captain in a and across the water from Doha’s stunning West Bay skyline nership with Kohli, said of his cap- calendar year. tain. Australia’s Ricky Ponting had hit non-sporting projects. “I think it’s his confi dence. And nine hundreds across two formats in he design concept of Ras Abu Something else, al-Thawadi says, the way he is batting in the last two- 2005 and 2006, while South African Aboud Stadium could change that will mean the legacy of the FIFA three years, it would have been dif- Graeme Smith once had nine centu- the way major event venues are World Cup in the Middle East lives fi cult for any other batsman to score ries to his credit. Tbuilt and utilised, according to long after the curtain comes down on with such a strike rate,” Pujara told Ajinkya Rahane, who was out to the Secretary General of the Supreme 2022. “The land will be re-utilised after reporters. It was the star batsman’s Perera for two, and opener Lokesh Committee for Delivery & Legacy. 2022,” he continued. “It will either be fi fth 200-plus score in his 62nd Test. Rahul were the only two specialist Speaking after the latest 2022 FIFA returned to the government or utilised He has also achieved double centu- batsmen to miss the Indian run fest World Cup stadium design launch – for private investment – and consider- ries against the West Indies, New of one double century and three cen- taking the total to seven –Hassan ing the land is in the heartland of the Zealand, England and Bangladesh. turies. al-Thawadi said the groundbreaking country, it will obviously benefi t the lo- project to effi ciently build a ‘fully de- cal area.” The location of Ras Abu Aboud mountable’ venue will be another of the Stadium is indeed another of its draws. NAGPUR SCORECARD tournament’s lasting legacies. It will sit on the shoreline of the Arabian “It is a unique design that we believe Gulf, and across the water from Doha’s Sri Lanka 1st innings 205 (D. Chandimal 8-97-1, Herath 39-11-81-1, Shanaka 26.1-4-103-1, will serve as a benchmark for demount- stunning West Bay skyline. Quite the 57, D. Karunaratne 51; R. Ashwin 4-67) Perera 45-2-202-3, Karunaratne 2-0-8-0 able temporary stadiums throughout backdrop, says al-Thawadi – but also an India 1st innings (overnight 312-2) Sri Lanka 2nd innings the world,” he said. “That in itself will area of historical signifi cance. L. Rahul b Gamage ............................................................7 S. Samarawickrama b Sharma ..........................0 leave a legacy in the design of stadi- “The location of Ras Abu Aboud, for M. Vijay c Perera b Herath ...................................128 D. Karunaratne not out ...............................................11 ums by the State of Qatar and the 2022 us, holds a very dear place in our hearts,” C. Pujara b Shanaka ....................................................143 L. Thirimanne not out ..................................................9 World Cup.” Designed by Fenwick Irib- he explained. “It is home to Qatar Petro- V. Kohli c Thirimanne b Perera .......................213 Extras (lb1) ...................................................................................1 arren Architects – the fi rm also behind leum, and the location represents part A. Rahane c Karunaratne b Perera .................2 Total (1 wicket, 9 overs) .............................................21 Qatar Foundation Stadium’s spectacu- of our development history – especially R. Sharma not out .........................................................102 Fall of wicket: 1-0 (Samarawickrama) lar ‘Diamond in the Desert’ – Ras Abu during the early days of Qatar’s story R. Ashwin b Perera .............................................................5 Still to bat: A. Mathews, D. Chandimal, N. Aboud Stadium will be completely and Qatar’s growth and prosperity. W. Saha not out ........................................................................1 Dickwella, D. Shanaka, D. Perera, R. Herath, disassembled after the tournament – a “There is of course another element Extras (b4, lb4, w1) ............................................................9 S. Lakmal, L. Gamage fi rst for a FIFA World Cup venue and a that makes this location very special – it Total (6 wickets dec, 176.1 overs) 610 Bowling: Sharma 4-1-15-1, Ashwin 4-3-5-0, signal of Qatar’s commitment to sus- is one of the few remaining areas in the Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Rahul), 2-216 (Vijay), Jadeja 1-1-0-0 tainability. city of Doha that is alongside a beach. 3-399 (Pujara), 4-410 (Rahane), 5-583 Toss: Sri Lanka Many elements of the arena, includ- It’s actually an extension of the Cor- (Kohli), 6-597 (Ashwin) Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (ENG), ing all 40,000 seats, the containers and niche, which is our water-facing area. Did not bat: R. Jadeja, U. Yadav, I. Sharma Joel Wilson (WIS) even the roof, will be re-used, providing It’s a very beautiful and valuable loca- Bowling: Lakmal 29-2-111-0, Gamage 35- TV umpire: Nigel Llong (ENG) valuable infrastructure to sporting and tion for us.” Gulf Times 2 Monday, November 27, 2017 CRICKET ASHES SPOTLIGHT ECB quiz Bairstow aft er report of Australia on cusp Bancroft incident of big Gabba win ‘Winning the first Test of a series, let alone the Ashes, is huge’ England’s Jonny Bairstow hits a shot during the fourth day of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane yesterday. AFP we were made aware of allegations of an Brisbane incident in Perth four weeks ago,” the statement read. England’s captain “There has been no report of any in- Joe Root reacts he England and Wales Cricket cident from the venue, security or po- as Australia’s Josh Board has spoken to Jonny lice, and there was no injury reported. Hazlewood celebrates Bairstow over allegations the “Following an initial conversation his dismissal at the TEngland wicketkeeper head- with Jonny Bairstow tonight, we un- Gabba yesterday. butted Australia opener Cameron Ban- derstand the context and will follow up croft in a late-night altercation. with England players and management Fox Sports said Bairstow was being after the Brisbane Test.” investigated by the ECB over an inci- Bairstow scored 42 as England were dent that took place in Perth, Australia dismissed for 195, leaving Australia 170 at the start of their Ashes tour.