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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2016 SPORTS Bravo axed by Windies over ‘big idiot’ blast ST. JOHN’S: Darren Bravo was axed by told WICB president Dave Cameron to contrary to his contractual obligations to spinner Sunil Narine who has withdrawn from November 14-27. the West Indies yesterday after the key quit over the handling of new deals the WICB”. from the squad for “personal reasons”, batsman blasted the team’s top official offered to the leading stars of the sport’s Bravo’s exit leaves the West Indies said the spokesman.Bishoo was the West Indies squad: as “a big idiot” in row over contracts. fallen giants. short of a player who has made 95 ODI leading bowler for West Indies in the Jason Holder (captain), Sulieman Bravo, 27, was dropped from the “You have been failing 4 d last 4yrs. Y appearances and 2,595 runs. The 30-year recent Test Series against Pakistan in Benn, Devendra Bishoo, Carlos squad for the forthcoming tri-nations don’t u resign and FYI I’ve neva been giv- old all-rounder Mohammed recently United Arab Emirates - where he took 18 Brathwaite, Kraigg Brathwaite, Jonathan one-day series in Zimbabwe after he hit en an A contract. Big idiot @davec51,” captained West Indies A Team in the 3-0 wickets in the three matches. Carter, Johnson Charles, Miguel out at the West Indies Cricket Board tweeted Bravo. A WICB spokesman said series win over Sri Lanka A in Sri Lanka The 31-year-old has played 13 ODIs, Cummins, Shane Dowrich, Shannon (WICB) for their offer of a C-category Bravo had been replaced in the squad by where he scored 105 not out, 58 and 14. with 20 wickets at an average of 23.8. Gabriel, Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, Jason contract. Jason Mohammed “due to inappropriate Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo has The West Indies, Zimbabwe and Sri Mohammed, Ashley Nurse, Rovman In a Twitter outburst, the Trinidadian and unacceptable behaviour, which is been named in the squad to replace off- Lanka feature in the tri-nation series Powell. — AFP England in driver’s seat in first Test RAJKOT: Teenager Haseeb Hameed KOHLI’S HIT-WICKET struck an unbeaten half-century on Ashwin completed his seventh Test debut as England put themselves in a half-century in the process, emphasising dominant position in the first Test once again his all-round skills. against India at Rajkot yesterday. At the When England last toured India in end of day four, the tourists were 163 2012, Ashwin had proved to be a thorn runs ahead of the top-ranked hosts with in their flesh, averaging over 60 with the Hameed (62 not out) and skipper bat. It was also the last time that a visit- Alastair Cook (46 not out) giving their ing team took a first-innings lead in a side a flying start in the second innings. Test in India. Indian batsman Murali Vijay Hameed, watched by his Indian-born said he expected his side to bounce father in the stands, batted confidently, back in the game. “It’s still a pretty good hitting five fours and a six during his wicket but it has gone slower. There is a 141-minute stay at the wicket. lot of assistance for spinners,” he said. At stumps, England were 114-0 after “We still have a chance and if we take making 537 in their first foray at the 3-4 early wickets it will be an interesting Saurashtra Cricket Association ground, game.” The morning session saw India hosting its first Test ever. India were losing in-form skipper Virat Kohli to a bowled out for 488 in the post-lunch freak dismissal when the batsman was session with leg-spinner Adil Rashid (4- on 40. Kohli’s back leg hit the stumps 114) emerging as the most successful and dislodged a bail as he tried to pull bowler. With three sessions to go on a away a short delivery from Rashid. batsman-friendly wicket, England have He became the second Indian skipper now put themselves in a position to dic- to be hit-wicket after Lala Amarnath in tate terms to their formidable rivals. the 1948-49 series at home against the West Indies. Kohli was also out in a simi- Rashid chose to be cautiously optimistic lar fashion in a one-day international of England’s chances of finishing the against England in Cardiff in 2011. game on top. India, 319-4 overnight, started the “There’s still a lot of cricket to be day cautiously with Kohli and Ajinkya played tomorrow (Sunday),” said Rashid. Rahane (13) not taking any unnecessary “First we have to come out and put risks against a disciplined England runs on the board and see where we are attack. at lunchtime. “If we are in a good posi- But they were quick to latch on to tion we might have a little bowl at India poor deliveries, with Rahane imperiously and see what happens.” Rashid was also pulling a short ball from Chris Woakes to all praise for Hameed, calling him a the square leg fence. Rahane’s flourish, “great talent” who worked very hard in however, proved short-lived as he lost the nets and was a good player of spin. his stumps to Ansari after completely England came into this five-match misjudging the length. series after a demoralising first-ever Test But it was the dismissal of Kohli, who defeat to minnows Bangladesh, and has scored two Test double centuries HOBART: South Africa’s Temba Bavuma (R) runs for a quick single as Australia’s wicketkeeper Peter Nevill (L) looks on during day one of the sec- with a squad packed with inexperi- this year, which hit India the hardest. ond Test cricket match between Australia and South Africa in Hobart yesterday. — AFP enced players. The otherwise prolific Kohli had been The home side owed much to keen to improve his dismal average Ravichandran Ashwin, who struck a cru- against England but failed to build on cial half-century to restrict India’s first- his good start. He hit five fours in his 95- South Africa lead by 86 innings deficit to 49 runs. Ashwin, who ball knock. The home team have won 12 came in to bat when the hosts were and drawn one of their last 13 Tests at placed on a shaky 349 for five, made 70 home since England’s historic 2-1 tri- off 139 balls to frustrate the visitors. after Australia collapse umph in India in 2012. — AFP SCOREBOARD HOBART: South Africa routed Australia for appealing for lbw. Philander exited the field spared Australia the indignity of a record 85 and then weathered a batting crisis of and South Africa lost a review for the lbw lowest test score. Fast bowler Kyle Abbott, their own before pushing to a lead of 86 runs appeal but moments later, Ferguson was run who replaced injured paceman Dale Steyn, RAJKOT, India: Scores at stumps on the fourth day of the first Test between India and England at the Saurashtra Cricket Association ground in Rajkot: after a bowler-dominated opening day of out by a direct hit from substitute fielder took 3-41, and trapped recalled opener Joe the second test in Hobart yesterday. Dane Vilas at deep backward point. Burns lbw for one in his first over before England 1st innings: 537 (B. Stokes 128, J. Root 318 (Vijay), 4-319 (Mishra), 5-349 (Rahane), 6-361 Temba Bavuma, unbeaten on 38, and Australia were reeling at 17-5 but Smith returning to clean up the tail. —Reuters 124, M. Ali 117; R. Jadeja 3-86) (Kohli), 7-425 (Saha), 8-449 (Jadeja), 9-459 (Yadav), wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock (28 not out) India 1st innings (overnight 319-4; M. Vijay 126, 10-488 (Ashwin) guided South Africa to 171-5 at stumps at SCOREBOARD C. Pujara 124) Bowling: Broad 29-9-78-1, Woakes 31-6-57-0 (1w), Bellerive Oval, after paceman Mitchell Starc M. Vijay c Hameed b Rashid 126 Ali 31-7-85-2, Ansari 23-1-77-2, Rashid 31-1-114-4, threatened to drag the hosts back into the G. Gambhir lbw b Broad 29 HOBART, Australia: Scoreboard at the close on the first day of the second Test between Australia and South Africa Stokes 17-2-52-1. game with a fiery spell after tea. On a C. Pujara c Cook b Stokes 124 at Bellerive Oval in Hobart on yesterday. V. Kohli hit wicket b Rashid 40 gloomy, overcast morning, Proteas captain England 2nd innings: Australia first innings Rabada 6-0-20-1, Maharaj 4-2-2-0 A. Mishra c Hameed b Ansari 0 Faf du Plessis won the toss and sent Australia A. Cook not out 46 J. Burns lbw b Abbott 1 A. Rahane b Ansari 13 in to bat on a green-tinged wicket moistened H. Hameed not out 62 D. Warner c de Kock b Philander 1 South Africa first innings R. Ashwin c Ansari b Ali 70 by drizzle. U. Khawaja c Amla b Philander 4 S. Cook c Nevill b Starc 23 W. Saha c Bairstow b Ali 35 Extras (b4, lb1, nb1) 6 The call was a masterstroke as his fired-up S. Smith not out 48 D. Elgar lbw b Starc 17 R. Jadeja c Hameed b Rashid 12 Total (for no loss; 37 overs) 114 pacemen, led by a five-wicket haul from A. Voges c de Kock b Philander 0 H.