THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q TUESDAY Q DECEMBER 29, 2020 11 Siraj's hard work during Matthew Wade shows his versatility NEW DELHI, DEC Jadeja on day three. He 29:After soaking up 137 scored eight and 33 in Aus- balls as his batting part- tralia's dominant eight- ners fell all around him on wicket win in the series- lockdown bears fruit Monday, makeshift opener opener in Adelaide. NEW DELHI, DEC 28: lier this year. Matthew Wade said he Wade's output compares India's debutant pacer Mo- "The SG seam is more would be happy to remain favourably with most of his hammed Siraj on Monday pronounced and the kook- at the top of Australia's or- batting team mates, espe- said that the MCG track has aburra seam flattens der for the rest of the Test cially Steve Smith, who slowed down considerably quickly like it has hap- series against India. was bowled around his and to wipe off the Aus- pened now. I bowled well Promoted to replace the legs for eight by Jasprit tralian tail, they will have to in New Zealand during A injured David Warner, Bumrah on Monday, fol- hit one area consistently. tour and that experience Wade was dismissed for lowing a duck in the first The Indian bowlers, de- helped me a lot. 40 on day three of the sec- innings. spite Umesh Yadav's injury "Actually, if you see ond Test at the Melbourne Smith, on his worst run early into the second in- there is not much differ- Cricket Ground but it of scores in tests, nursed a nings, reduced the home ence as to how you per- proved to be Australia's back problem in the team to 133 for six. The form in Ranji Trophy and highest score as the home leadup to Adelaide but hosts have only a two-run at this level. Yes, perfor- side crashed to 133 for six Wade said the master bats- lead with four wickets re- mances at the Test level at stumps. man had not complained maining in the second Test. has its own value but the On an otherwise gloomy of it. "The track on the first day basics don't change," he day for home fans, Wade's Australia's rescue mis- was very helpful for bowling said.He is indebted to In- endurance was heartening sion will be in the hands of but it has become very slow there should be equal focus off well. I did well for India dian team's bowling coach for Tim Paine's team, espe- young all-rounder today. Not much is happen- on each ball," the 26-year- A in the red ball format Bharath Arun, who was cially when weighed Cameron Green (17 not ing and there wasn't much old Hyderabad pacer said, and that really helped and also his mentor when he against the troubles of his out) and tailender Pat swing on offer. The key is to having already got three after my good perfor- first came up the ranks for opening partner Joe Cummins (15) on day four. remain patient and hit one wickets in the match includ- mance with the white ball the Hyderabad Ranji side. Burns. Wade said Australia's area consistently," Siraj said ing that of Travis Head in in this year's IPL, I got "I have always said With Burns out for a bowlers would take 'any- during the virtual media the second innings. confidence that I can do about Arun sir's contribu- duck and four in Mel- thing' to defend. Australia, conference. Siraj's elevation as a Test well for senior team also tion in my career. When he bourne, it may well be the after all, won in Adelaide His senior pace bowling bowler has happened in and hopefully, I will keep was Hyderabad coach, he specialist opener making struggling as a spectator fine ... Who knows? We’ll after India were skittled partner Jasprit Bumrah the wake of some great up the good work in future would tell me, ‘The kind of way, rather than stand-in when batting lower down wait and see with red- for 36, their lowest Test in- gave him pointers on how to performances for Hyder- too," he said. quality you have, you can Wade, if Warner is fit for the order. ball." nings total. get wickets on a flat deck. abad and India A at the What helped Siraj per- get any batsman out in the third Test in Sydney. "When (coach) Justin Wade was out slogging "It would be really nice "Jassi bhai told me that first-class level. form impressively with the world cricket’. Same here, "Getting out there and (Langer) asked if I was Ravichandran Ashwin for these two to get a nice don't try anything different. "During lockdown, I had red kookaburra is his ex- before my Test debut, he getting into it is something happy to do it, I didn’t re- during a brisk, 39-ball 30 partnership," Wade said Bowl in one area and create worked very hard on my perience of playing for A gave me a lot of encourage- I’ve really enjoyed," said ally know what to expect." in the first innings and was hopefully of Green and pressure with dot balls and fitness and that's paying team in New Zealand ear- ment," he said. Wade, who admitted to "But now I’ve done it, it’s trapped lbw by Ravindra Cummins. Kohli is ICC cricketer of the decade Wade calls for NEW DELHI,DEC 28: hundreds in seven of the India captain Virat Kohli on eight countries he has Monday headlined the ICC played in with six double top honours for the decade, hundreds in 2016 and 2017 consistency in DRS use winning the Sir Garfield combined, a golden period Sobers award for the best in his long-format career. NEW DELHI, DEC male cricketer of the past 10 The world governing 28: Unhappy with skip- years. body named Australian per Tim Paine's dismissal Kohli was also picked for batting mainstay Steve in the second innings of the ODI Cricketer of the Smith the Test Cricketer of the ongoing Boxing Day Decade award. the Decade and Test against India at the Former India skipper Afghanistan star Rashid MCG on Monday, Aus- Mahendra Singh Dhoni Khan as the T20 Cricketer tralia's makeshift opener won the 'ICC Spirit of of the Decade. Matthew Wade has called Cricket Award of the Australia's Elysse Perry for consistent implemen- Decade', chosen by fans for swept the women's awards, tation of the Decision Re- his gesture of calling back securing the ICC Female view System (DRS). England batsman Ian Bell Cricketer of the Decade ho- Wade made the state- after a bizarre run out in the nours alongside ODI and ment after Paine was Nottingham Test in 2011. T20 Cricketers of the given out, caught behind The International Cricket Decade award. off Ravindra Jadeja on the Council (ICC) made the an- The award winners: third day. The wicket- nouncements via Twitter, *Virat Kohli (Sir Garfield keeper batsman was ruled bestowing the top honours Sobers Award for ICC Male out after the on-field call award. The moments I hold tried to do every game that I on Kohli, who scored 66 out Cricketer of the Decade). by Paul Reiffel was over- closest to my heart in the play. of his 70 international hun- *Ellyse Perry (Rachael turned by third umpire last decade definitely has to "I never focussed on stats dreds, in the "ICC Awards" Heyhoe-Flint Award for Paul Wilson. be the World Cup win in and numbers along the period. ICC Female Cricketer of the Paine didn't hide his 2011, the Champions Tro- journey at all and those In the same period, he Decade). disappointment over the phy win in 2013 and win- things just become the by- was also the batsman with *Steve Smith (ICC Men's decision while leaving the ence. "I heard a noise on his pad. Wade and Marnus ning the series in Australia product of what you do on most fifties (94), most runs Test Cricketer of the field, prompting Wade to the Pujara one, I was at Wade, meanwhile, Labuschagne (28 off 49 in 2018," said Kohli in a the field and those for me, (20396) besides having the Decade). compare it with Aus- first slip at the time, and blamed yet another poor balls) were the only two statement. just end up being mile- maximum average (56.97) *Virat Kohli (ICC Men's tralia's review of Chetesh- his bat was the only thing show from the home team Aussie batsmen so far to On Sunday, Kohli was the stones that you cross on the among players with 70 plus ODI Cricketer of the war Pujara on the second out there, and then we saw batsmen as Australia are cross the 20-run mark as lone player to be named in way to the path to victory." innings. Decade). day's play on Sunday. what you guys saw on the struggling to save the sec- the Indian bowlers made teams of the decade across For the ODI honour, Overall, the 32-year-old *Ellyse Perry (ICC "From what I've seen it ground, which was a small ond Test. merry before Green and formats and was named Kohli was the only player has amassed 12040 runs in Women's ODI Cricketer of looked pretty similar to spike. Either way if it was Leading the series 1-0, Cummins put on a 34-run captain of the Test all-stars.