Friday 43 Sports Friday, October 13, 2017 India’s Nehra to quit internationals, IPL

NEW : Indian fast bowler Ashish best remembered for his figures of 6-23 Nehra yesterday announced his retire- against England at Durban during the 50- ment from international and the over tournament. Nehra was also a part of yesterday after an the 2011 World Cup-winning squad. injury-plagued career. Nehra, 38, who is part of India’s Twenty20 squad in the Black Caps coach wary ongoing series against Australia, will bow Elsewhere, New Zealand coach Mike out after the first T20 against New Hesson said yesterday his players need to hit Zealand on November 1 at his home the ground running in India if they want to ground in New Delhi. challenge the world’s top-ranked one-day Nehra, who has suffered a series of injury international team on their home turf. New problems and last played for India in Zealand, rated fifth in the world, play the February, said he wanted to go out on top first of three one-dayers against India in and in front of his home fans. “It is always Mumbai on October 22. good to retire when people are asking why, Hesson said the -led Indians rather than why not,” he told reporters in showed their potency in the recent 4-1 ODI Hyderabad ahead of series win over the third T20 against Australia. “Look, their Australia on Friday. “I record at home has have spoken to the been phenomenal in team management as Vital part of the last two or three well as the chairman 2003 World years,” he told of selection commit- reporters as the team tee. It can’t get bigger Cup campaign departed New than getting to retire Zealand. “You know in front of your home going over there that MOHALI: This file photo taken on May 15, 2016 shows fans where I played you have to perform, bowler Ashish Nehra during the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) my first Ranji Trophy game 20 years ago,” otherwise you get taught a pretty harsh les- Twenty20 cricket match between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad he added. son. It’s important for us to adapt really at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. —AFP India will host New Zealand for three quickly.” one-day internationals and three T20 Hesson travels to India with a core of matches starting October 22. The left-arm nine players, including Kane going to be,” he said. Hesson said India pre- the order and handed wicketkeeping duties quick has collected 157 ODI plus Williamson and batting stalwarts Martin sented unique challenges to touring players. as New Zealand look for more firepower at 44 Test and 34 T20 scalps during his 18- Guptill and . He will pick a fur- “Obviously there’s the dew factor, the the top. “It would be fair to say Martin year career, since making his debut in the ther six players from the New Zealand A conditions are all very different depending (Guptill) and Tom, although they have had five-day format in 1999. The Delhi native side currently touring India. “The beauty of on the grounds you go to,” he said. “We’re some really good performances individually, was a vital part of India’s 2003 World Cup an A tour means we’ve already got people in going to rely a lot of the experience of our haven’t really clicked at the top and certainly campaign in South Africa, where the team India, adapting to conditions, so when they senior players.” He confirmed one-time haven’t generated a strike-rate as a pair that ended up as runners-up to Australia. He is come in they should be as familiar as they’re opener Tom Latham would be moved down we’d like.” —AFP

and it’s a bad image for the game,” he said. “I think ised a salary increase for women players, but no England can’t they (England selectors) are pretty keen for him to ICC urges higher details have been announced. “Obviously the men play in Australia... he’s probably their best player, get in significant commercial revenues to the so it would be a real shame if he’s here.” game,” Connor said. “We are just starting out on win Ashes Stokes’ absence from the five-Test tour, start- pay to stop our journey, hence there is a lot of discrepancy or ing in Brisbane on November 23, would be a huge difference how players are paid in various corners blow for Ashes holders England, who have lost two of the globe,” she added. without out of their past three tours Down Under 5-0. He women leaving is an explosive middle-order batsman and a dan- ‘Captured the imagination’ Stokes - Waugh gerous right-arm fast medium bowler, and not NEW DELHI: A top ICC official has urged cricket Tony Irish, chief executive of the international being in Australia will pile more pressure on the bodies around the world to follow Australia’s lead players’ association, also told The Guardian that likes of the experienced Stuart Broad and Jimmy and dramatically raise wages for women’s players the women’s game is at risk from match-fixers, who SYDNEY: Test great Steve Waugh says England Anderson. “Without Ben Stokes, we’ll win,” said to stop them dropping out of the sport. Clare often prey on players on low pay. “They (Australia) can’t win the Ashes without Ben Stokes and the Waugh. “It’s too much pressure on Broad and Connor, the former England captain who now are certainly setting the bar very high and this is a bad boy allrounder would have been dumped Anderson, and they’re getting a bit older, and I heads the International Cricket Council’s women’s key issue for lots of countries. It is amazing that immediately if he was Australian. England vice- can’t see them playing five Test matches straight. “I committee, told AFP that other countries must international women can earn that sort of money,” captain Stokes was arrested last month in Britain think Australia will win 3-1.” match Australia’s eight-fold increase in wages. Connor said. “(India) have got a team that has cap- on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm and “We are all going to think very seriously of tured the imagination and they have obviously got suspended from internationals until further notice Mocking impersonation how well our players are remunerated,” she said huge number of girls that could be attracted to the following an apparent fight outside a nightclub. England cricketer Ben Stokes has lost his spon- in a phone interview. “Because if we don’t look game as a result,” she added. He was included in their Ashes squad but the sorship contract with sportswear giant New after them they will go and choose other sports India captain Mithali Raj, who became the England and Wales Cricket Board last week said Balance following his arrest out. Stokes, who was or other professions and that will be a tragedy.” top run-scorer in the women’s one-day game at he would not travel with the rest of the players arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily The women’s World Cup this year won by the World Cup, is hoping the Board of Control when they leave on October 28. No final decision harm, also issued an apology after video emerged England was hailed as a breakthrough for the for Cricket in India will make good on its pledge on his involvement has been made. Former of him mimicking the disabled son of British women’s game, with full stadiums and high TV for higher pay. “Recently there was news that Australian captain Waugh, at the helm in 57 Tests celebrity Katie Price. American firm New Balance ratings around the globe. But many top players the BCCI is looking into it and we are hoping for 41 victories, said England will not be the same said it “does not condone” behavior by Stokes, have said there has to be follow-up from the that it would be positive,” the 34-year-old threat without Stokes. “If he doesn’t come, I don’t who is also believed to be the subject of a damn- cricket hierarchy to acknowledge what is a batswoman said. think they can win the Ashes,” Waugh told Sky ing video showing a man throwing multiple growth area for the sport. In what is now a packed women’s calendar, the Sports Radio late Tuesday. punches outside the Bristol nightspot. “New Connor said higher pay was a key area for second edition of the world championships started While Stokes is yet to be charged, he remains Balance does not condone behavior by our glob- women’s cricket as it moves mainstream and gen- this week with a one-day series between West under investigation, and Waugh hit out at al athletes that does not match our brand culture erates increasing commercial opportunities. Indies and Sri Lanka. The world championships England’s failure to immediately drop him from the and values, and therefore we have ended our Cricket Australia’s new pay deal ensured a windfall will act as qualifiers for the 2021 World Cup in Ashes squad. “I think if it was anyone in the relationship with Ben Stokes, effective October for its women players, whose total payments have New Zealand, while the women’s Twenty20 World Australian side, they wouldn’t be picked. You can’t 11, 2017,” the company said, in a statement which increased from $7.5 million to $55.2 million. India’s Cup will take place in West Indies in November do that these days in public. It just didn’t look good was widely reported by British media. —AFP cricket board, the world’s richest, has also prom- next year. —AFP