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Vijaya Kumar Leeds Virat Kohli’s men did what they were expected to do as a first step in the World Cup — qualify for the semifinals. Gi ven the squad’s pedigree, a lastfour berth was the most which numbers five and six basic requirement and the bat. There was this perplex Men in Blue seized that with ing passage of play on Tues aplomb, barring a solitary day which highlights this loss to England. flaw. The remaining yards, In the last over against though, would be the most Mashrafe Mortaza’s men, difficult. Every joust during M.S. Dhoni drilled Mustafi the next fortnight under En zur Rahman’s first two deliv glish skies finally reflecting eries to the deep, refused the summer’s warmth, will be in Well done, mate! After overcoming a fighting Bangladesh, the Indians took the privilege of patting themselves on the back* AFP singles and was dismissed off vested with a certain value. the third ball. The former Even the last league match from K.L. Rahul, Hardik Pan on the back before peering at kicked on from the dream Briefly on Tuesday, Bum a niggle, India would be a captain’s intent was to single against Sri Lanka at Headin dya and Rishabh Pant or the steep road ahead. “We starts that the topthree pro rah left the turf at Birming bowler short. This is unlike handedly bolster the total gley here on Saturday, will even a Ravindra Jadeja, step did have a bit of a celebration the glory days when Sachin but the nonstriker was have its consequences in ping in as a substitute and ex in the dressing room. We are Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Bhuvneshwar, who is no mug terms of influencing the play celling on the field. All this two steps closer to winning Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj with the bat. But to play the games on the trot and win ing eleven for the semifinal paints a mosaic of winning the trophy. But we need to Singh could make a mark at devil’s advocate, once Dhoni all. Sometimes when you and, hopefully, the summit moments in a campaign take it one game at a time,” the bowling crease. The cur left, two more wickets fell lose you learn more than clash at Lord’s on July 14. soaked in pressure and hark Rahul said. rent imbalance crept in after and only three runs were when you win. Suddenly you India has progressed, ing back to the nostalgia of Going ahead, the team Vijay Shankar left with a toe added. realise what needs to be thanks to the colossal indivi 1983 and 2011 when India management would want to fracture. India has an issue with its done and make those adjust dual performances of Rohit won the World Cup. plug even the faintest cracks batting structure and the loss ments,” India’s fielding Sharma (544 runs), Kohli within the unit. Picking Di Flaw to the fore to England held a mirror. coach R. Sridhar said. (408), Mohammed Shami (14 One game at a time nesh Karthik over Kedar Jad The other worry is that once “The result apart, there were Kohli and company better wickets) and Jasprit Bumrah On Tuesday, after quelling a hav against Bangladesh was the sixth wicket falls, the rest lot of answers we got in make those changes as even (14). Equally, the seemingly fighting Bangladesh, the In part of an exercise that aims don’t survive with the excep terms of our combination a lone error in a knockout smaller contributions have dians indulged in a rare mo at shoring up the middleor vided. But it is a move that ham’s Edgbaston and there tion of Bhuvneshwar Kumar. and about what we need to game can have a debilitating played a part, be it the ones ment of patting themselves der which hasn’t exactly has its aftereffects. was a fear that in case he had It affects the manner in do. It is difficult to play 11 effect. Sridhar has an unenviable job on hand ‘You’d be a fool if you get tempted to bat like Rohit’ Must find ideal slots for wicketkeepers masquerading as fielders He is from a different planet, especially when he gets going, says Rahul Special Correspondent “A lot of work has to go into Special Correspondent will get there eventually. Birmingham him, first of all, he needs to Birmingham Missing link: It will be great India suddenly has a surfeit improve his technique in Shifting up and down the or to score big runs and every of wicketkeepers. And with throwing and he also needs der, K.L. Rahul has adapted batsman wants to do that. I Dinesh Karthik getting a spot to get in to the mindset of be rather well to his role as am in a good headspace. I during the World Cup clash ing an outfielder. For now, opener in ODIs. It is not as if just want to keep doing the against Bangladesh at Edg we will have to use him in the the position is strange to him things I have been doing baston here on Tuesday, the appropriate position. That is as the lanky batsman does right and if I can prolong it, number of glovemen went why Virat (Kohli) and M.S. take first strike in Tests and then obviously I will get a big up to four in the playing ele (Dhoni) are keen to keep him for his home State Karnata score and it will benefit the ven! There was M.S. Dhoni in the right place. In the pre ka. But in the blue shade, he team. the master, Karthik the co vious game (against England) had to slot himself in the Rohit the Superman: You meback man, Rishabh Pant he saved five runs which is a middleorder as Rohit Shar would be a fool if you get the rookie and K.L. Rahul the bonus and he took a catch as ma and Shikhar Dhawan tempted to bat like him be parttime wicketkeeper. well. So no complaints.” forged an explosive partner cause he is in a different There is an advantage And as for Karthik, Srid ship atop the batting tree. class. He is from a different there because if your main Corrective measure: Rishabh Pant must improve his technique har said: “Dinesh is a reason Dhawan’s thumb injury planet, especially when he stumper is injured or has to in throwing, says India fielding coach R. Sridhar. * AFP ably good fielder. He pulls off paved the way for Rahul’s gets going. He made it look take a small break like Dhoni some good saves at backward elevation to the top and sub Praising the partner: K.L. Rahul says Rohit Sharma is in good really easy (against Bangla did briefly during the course wicketkeeper is usually circle and at the deep, while point. That’s a big plus for sequently he etched scores form, but to keep putting up those performances is special. desh) but the pitch was two of the contest, another adept in the innercircle but Karthik was used in positions us.” In the days ahead, Pant of 57, 30, 48, 0, 77 against Pa * AP paced and the ball wasn’t cricketer is ready to stand be may lack the skills to monitor near the batsman. and the members of his tribe kistan, Afghanistan, the West coming on to the bat. He is in hind the stumps. Pant the far corners. India’s field are bound to get extra atten Indies, England and Bangla night. Excerpts: about converting starts, it good form but to keep put donned the wicketkeeping ing coach R. Sridhar has the Struggles in the outfield tion as the Men in Blue gear desh respectively in the cur The starts: I have been bat means batting deeper till 35 ting up those performances paraphernalia when the unenviable task of finding Pant, though, struggled in up for the final phase. But rent World Cup. The cricke ting well and I am playing the or 45 overs. In conditions is special. He takes the pres former Indian captain was ideal slots for wicketkeepers the outfield, and Sridhar, first there is Saturday’s face ter interacted with the media role to the best of my ability. I like this, the set batsman can sure off you, keeps the score away. masquerading as fielders. Ra who met the media at the off with Sri Lanka at Headin in the ICC’s mixed zone at am a little disappointed that I do the most damage. If I keep board ticking and it is great The downswing is that a hul is fine both in the inner ICC’s mixed zone, explained: gley (Leeds) to counter. Edgbaston here on Tuesday can’t carry on. When I speak learning from each innings, I fun to bat with him. Dominant England seals a semifinal spot with a big win Bairstow’s hundred helps the host go past 300; New Zealand batsmen come a cropper in face of some sustained bowling Shayan Acharya Chester-le-Street SCOREBOARD ENGLAND VS NEW ZEALAND Jonny Bairstow hammered ENGLAND 8 (16b, 1x4), Henry Nicholls lbw his second consecutive Jason Roy c Santner b Neesham b Woakes 0 (1b), Kane William World Cup century as En 60 (61b, 8x4), Jonny Bairstow b son run out 27 (40b, 3x4), Ross gland defeated New Zealand Henry 106 (99b, 15x4, 1x6), Joe Taylor run out 28 (42b, 2x4), by 119 runs to storm into the Root c Latham b Boult 24 (25b, Tom Latham c Buttler b Plun semifinals of the World Cup.

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