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Pakistan’s roar silences England Men in Blue in prep mode Amla and Steyn train Hafeez­inspired team effort trumps Root, Buttler tons, ends 11­game losing streak Undergo long batting stints and fielding drills Special K.C. Vijaya Kumar Correspondent Southampton Southampton Monday, at the Hampshire Just as the skies cleared Bowl here, provided a su­ and sunshine lit up the preme illustration of the fick­ Hampshire Bowl on a le English weather. One mo­ Monday afternoon, two ment, the sun was out and a South African stalwarts cap had to be procured. The under an injury cloud next second, a chill breeze honed their skills. blew in across the port city Hashim Amla, who and a sweater had to be was rested from the worn. World Cup match Reuters A few minutes later, tufts against Bangladesh, Nottingham of dark clouds lingered low and spearhead Dale and a feathery drizzle sash­ Steyn, nursing a Pakistan beat England by 14 ayed down while correspon­ shoulder injury that runs at Trent Bridge on Mon­ dents sought sheltered spots forced him to skip the day as the World Cup’s first or a hot cup of Assam tea in­ first two games of the centuries from Joe Root and side the press box. Proteas, tussled on the Jos Buttler were not enough Oblivious to the quirky at­ practice pitches. to help the host overhaul a mospheric conditions, out Amla, watchful in his daunting target of 349. there in the middle, the Men demeanour, and Steyn, England had put Pakistan in Blue limbered up. There building up a steady in to bat, banking on fast were the mandatory nets and rhythm, spent bowlers Chris Woakes and Jo­ fielding drills but the most considerable time in fra Archer for early wickets reassuring sight was that of the middle. Having and hoping to recreate the Virat Kohli having a hit in the faltered at the start, way West Indies skittled the morning, against throw­ South Africa needs its Asian side out for 105. downs. The forward­press time­tested duo to be fit Instead, the visitors put Punishing blade: Hafeez was all aggression as he blunted the England attack.* REUTERS was emphatic, the bat stayed in time for that woeful performance be­ Vital cog: India will bank on Kuldeep’s striking ability. * AP firm and the Indian skipper Wednesday’s clash hind them and racked up 348 looked confident, both in his while a few guests at the Hil­ watch. Ravindra Jadeja, lithe against India. for eight, delighting fans in the ship with a partnership stride and shots. ton Hotel, which interesting­ and ever­alert, plucked the stands with 29 fours and of 88 as Pakistan set England ly is a part of the venue, rel­ catches with ease, while six sixes. a larger score than any side Kohli seems fine ished the action from their some others ran with hope Mohammad Hafeez was had ever chased down in the After suffering a bruised balconies. and caught a few. Mean­ DIARY the top scorer with 84 off 62 history of the competition. thumb a few days back, Kohli while, Dhawan, after his balls, while Babar Azam Perhaps, as a pointer to England lost Jason Roy, seemed fine. And that is good sprints and throws, had a made 63 and captain Sarfa­ the team­management’s pre­ Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan news ahead of India’s open­ chat with the ICC media raz Ahmed belted a quickfire ference for K.L. Rahul at No. and Ben Stokes to leave the ing World Cup game against team. 55. “Everyone chipped in to­ 4, he padded up after the top side on 118 for four and give South Africa here on day and gave everything troika finished its outing. Among the bowlers, Jas­ Root and Buttler a mountain Wednesday. M.S. Dhoni walked in with prit Bumrah, underwent a which was required to win to climb. the game,” said Hafeez. Kohli played straight, fine­ measured steps, flexing his random dope test, part of the The two did their best, tuning his muscle­memory, bat, shadow­practising a few customary protocol at ICC each eventually reaching while the other leading lights strokes before he got into his events. The spearhead is one Good start three figures. Root hit 10 Fakhar Zaman and Imam­ul­ of India’s batting line­up groove, nudging a few off his of the most critical compo­ fours and one six on his way buckled down for a long hips and punching on the up. nents of India’s attack and Haq delighted the vocal sup­ to 107. Buttler smashed a four porters by belting a string of stint. would determine how far to notch up his own hundred Shikhar Dhawan was busy Jadhav takes it easy Kohli’s men would progress boundaries off Archer and a few overs later, only to fall Woakes in an opening part­ driving or squeezing deliver­ And as the rest did their hard in the championship. the very next ball. ies towards an imaginary yards, Kedar Jadhav, who suf­ Just as the players finished Thomas Muller. * nership of 82. three more and also took As the balls­remaining sweeper­cover and his open­ fered a left­shoulder injury their training, a lone auto­ TWITTER.COM/ESMUELLERT England spinner Moeen four catches on a day when count dwindled, Moeen and ing partner Rohit Sharma did while playing for the Chennai graph­hunter tailed a retreat­ Ali finally broke up the pair, England was otherwise un­ Woakes swung valiantly at what he does best — mixing Super Kings in the Indian ing Kohli and got the Indian Football star Muller getting Fakhar stumped, on characteristically ragged in everything they could but it disdain with destruction. Premier League, took it a captain to sign on a poster. backs India’s challenge his way to a three­wicket the field. was not enough to carry the The spinners were lofted touch easy. The ‘Bharat Army’, though, Bayern Munich forward haul, while Woakes grabbed Babar and Hafeez steadied team over the line. and some of the fast bowlers Jadhav squared up against is yet to land but the fans are Thomas Muller has faced the heat of his blade. A throw­downs and did some expected to troop in by Wed­ emerged as an unexpected fan of India. Muller SCOREBOARD ENGLAND VS PAKISTAN massive blow sailed high and catching practice while the nesday and there will be no thudded into the sight­screen coaching staff kept a close dearth of colour and drama. revealed India captain PAKISTAN b Riaz 32 (31b, 4x4, 1x6), Joe Virat Kohli had often Imam­ul­Haq c Woakes b Mo­ Root c Hafeez b Shadab 107 supported the German een 44 (58b, 3x4, 1x6), Fakhar (104b, 10x4, 1x6), Eoin Morgan national football team in Zaman st. Buttler b Moeen 36 b Hafeez 9 (18b, 1x4), Ben India presser — a non­starter the past, so he has (40b, 6x4), Babar Azam c Stokes c Sarfaraz b Malik 13 returned the favour by Woakes b Moeen 63 (66b, 4x4, (18b, 1x4), Jos Buttler c Riaz b backing the two­time 1x6), Mohd. Hafeez c Woakes b Amir 103 (76b, 9x4, 2x6), Mo­ K.C. Vijaya Kumar Southampton World Cup winner. Wood 84 (62b, 8x4, 2x6), Sar­ een Ali c Fakhar b Riaz 19 (20b, “...I cross my fingers for faraz Ahmed c & b Woakes 55 1x4), Chris Woakes c Sarfaraz b (44b, 5x4), Asif Ali c Bairstow b Riaz 21 (14b, 1x4, 1x6), Jofra If ever there was an anti­cli­ @imVkohli, the captain of Wood 14 (11b, 1x6), Shoaib Ma­ Archer c Riaz b Amir 1 (2b), Adil max specific to a pre­match the Indian team. He’s a fan lik c Morgan b Woakes 8 (8b), Rashid (not out) 3 (4b), Mark press­conference, this was it. of @DFB_Team and Wahab Riaz c Root b Woakes 4 Wood (not out) 10 (6b, 2x4); The build­up to India’s supported it multiple (2b, 1x4), Hassan Ali (not out) Extras (lb­3, w­5): 8; Total (for customary media­interac­ times in the past #Cricket 10 (5b, 1x6), Shadab Khan (not nine wkts. in 50 overs): 334. tion at the Hampshire Bowl #GermanyCheersFor out) 10 (4b, 2x4); Extras (b­1, FALL OF WICKETS here on Monday afternoon India.” lb­8, w­11): 20; Total (for eight 1­12 (Roy, 2.1 overs), 2­60 (Bair­ Ngidi out of India game wkts. in 50 overs): 348. followed familiar tropes. An stow, 8.6), 3­86 (Morgan, International Cricket Council South Africa’s troubles FALL OF WICKETS 14.5), 4­118 (Stokes, 21.2), 5­ (ICC) official spoke about compounded after young 1­82 (Fakhar, 14.1 overs), 2­111 248 (Root, 38.5), 6­288 (But­ (Imam, 20.1), 3­199 (Babar, keeping the phones on silent fast bowler Lungi Ngidi tler, 44.3), 7­320 (Moeen, mode, and also instructed was ruled out of the team’s 32.5), 4­279 (Hafeez, 42.4), 5­ 47.5), 8­320 (Woakes, 47.6), 9­ that the microphone be held next game against India 311 (Asif, 46.1), 6­319 (Sarfaraz, 322 (Archer, 48.4) 47.2), 7­325 (Riaz, 47.5), 8­337 closer while raising ques­ here on Wednesday. (Malik, 49.1). PAKISTAN BOWLING tions. “Ngidi suffered a sharp ENGLAND BOWLING Shadab 10­0­63­2, Amir 10­0­ Repartee time! Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal discomfort in his left 67­2, Riaz 10­0­82­3, Hasan The assembled correspon­ Woakes 8­1­71­3, Archer 10­0­ share a laugh in the nets in Southampton on Monday.* AP hamstring. We decided he 10­0­66­0, Hafeez 7­0­43­1, dents, representing various 79­0, Moeen 10­0­50­3, Wood dailies, agencies and web­ had a hamstring strain. He 10­0­53­2, Stokes 7­0­43­0, Malik 3­0­10­1. sites from diverse parts of In­ dia’s opening World Cup quested Parikh to consider will be out for at least Rashid 5­0­43­0. Toss: England. dia, fidgeted on their chairs game against South Africa bringing in a key cricketer or week to 10 days,” team ENGLAND MoM: Mohd. Hafeez while the rain drilled on the here on Wednesday. a member of the team­man­ doctor Mohammed Jason Roy lbw b Shadab 8 (7b, agement, and he was also Moosajee said after the 2x4), Jonny Bairstow c Sarfaraz Pakistan won by 14 runs. roof. There was bonhomie and banter and it was time to Made no sense told that the rookie speed­ match against Bangladesh wait. But none of the repor­ It just didn’t make sense to sters may tag along with the at the Oval. ters was prescient enough to have the two seamers, who established player or coach. know that this was a lull be­ were roped in as net bowlers The media’s pressing need Next up for Sri Lanka: the Afghan test fore the storm. to assist the Men in Blue, as was however overlooked as The Indian team’s media the presiding deities. no battle­hardened profes­ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE but was short of experience sional from among Virat CARDIFF manager Moulin Parikh To rub it in, the duo was in the conditions they were returning home too. At best, Kohli’s men was available. Veteran paceman Lasith Mal­ dropped in and informed facing in England and Wales. the two could have spoken inga said Sri Lanka must be that Deepak Chahar and The scheduled press con­ about their experience dur­ “mentally tough” against Af­ “The bowlers have a big Avesh Khan will arrive soon ference was cancelled and a ing the training sessions but ghanistan as it seeks to get its role to play in Tuesday’s and field the queries. Imme­ surprised ICC support­staff there was no way they could campaign up and running. game. We never know what’s diately a sliver of voluble an­ member quipped: “Well, going on... who is bowling ger coursed through the have dished out some per­ that was quick. Short and Malinga, playing in his first,” he said. He felt that Af­ scribes as the press confe­ spective on an impending sweet, eh?” The farcical turn fourth World Cup, said Sri ghanistan had the expe­ rence was an essential part contest. of events could well have Lanka had talent in its ranks rience to make an impact. of the lead­up towards In­ Senior cricket writers re­ been avoided. Djokovic and Halep saunter into the last­eight Nishikori overcomes Paire in a marathon to set up a meeting with Nadal ROLAND GARROS will now face fifth seed Alex­ dal. Nishikori won 6­2, 6­7(8), with a 45­minute thrashing, THE RESULTS ander Zverev in what will be 6­2, 6­7(8), 7­5 in a shade un­ losing only one game, of Pol­ Agence France-Presse his 13th appearance overall der four hours to reach his ish teenager Iga Swiatek. Fourth round: Men: 1­Novak PARIS in the quarterfinals here. “It third last­eight match at the Halep will face American Djokovic (Srb) bt Jan­Lennard Novak Djokovic on Monday was tricky with the rain, but French Open. 17­year­old Amanda Anisimo­ Struff (Ger) 6­3, 6­2, 6­2; 7­Kei became the first man to that’s Paris,” said the 2016 Nishikori has only defeat­ va, who defeated Spain’s Nishikori (Jpn) bt Benoit Paire reach the French Open quar­ champion. ed 11­time French Open Aliona Bolsova 6­3, 6­0, for a (Fra) 6­2, 6­7(8), 6­2, 6­7(8), 7­5; 4­ Dominic Thiem (Bel) bt terfinals for 10 successive German fifth seed Zverev champion Nadal twice in 12 semifinal place. The World 14­Gael Monfils (Fra) 6­4, 6­4, meetings with both of those seasons while defending wo­ reached his second succes­ No. 51 became the first player 6­2; 5­Alexander Zverev (Ger) men’s champion Simona Ha­ sive Roland Garros quarterfi­ wins coming on hard court. born in the 2000s — man or bt 9­Fabio Fognini (Ita) 3­6, lep swept into the last eight nal with a 3­6, 6­2, 6­2, 7­6(5) French interest in the sin­ woman — to make a Grand 6­2, 6­2, 7­6(5). in just 45 minutes. win over Italy’s Fabio gles ended for another year Slam quarterfinal. Women: 14­Madison Keys Top seed and World No. 1 Fognini. just a few hours later when The players who stunned (USA) bt Katerina Siniakova (Cze) 6­2, 6­4; 8­Ashleigh Bar­ Djokovic continued his bid to Japanese seventh seed 14th seed Gael Monfils was Naomi Osaka and Serena Wil­ ty (Aus) bt Sofia Kenin (USA) hold all four Grand Slam tit­ Nishikori came back from 1­4 defeated 6­4, 6­4, 6­2 by Aus­ liams got a taste of their own trian fourth seed Thiem, the 6­3, 3­6, 6­0; 3­Simona Halep les simultaneously for the se­ and 3­5 down in the final set medicine with Katerina Si­ (Rom) bt Iga Swiatek (Pol) 6­1, cond time by thrashing Ger­ to beat Benoit Paire of 2018 runner­up. niakova and Sofia Kenin los­ 6­0; Amanda Anisimova (USA) many’s Jan­Lennard Struff France and set up a quarter­ Halep reached her fourth ing to Madison Keys and Ash­ bt Aliona Bolsova (Esp) 6­3, 6­3, 6­2, 6­2. The 32­year­old final clash against Rafael Na­ French Open quarterfinal leigh Barty. 6­0. Escape artist: Kei Nishikori had the last laugh in the decider against Benoit Paire.* AFP

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TV PICKS ICC World Cup: Star Sports 1 India­A completes series sweep Warriors outlast Raptors & 2 (SD & HD), 3 p.m. Roland-Garros: SS Select 1 & Narrow win helps defending champion draw level 2 (SD & HD), 5.30 p.m. Overwhelms Sri Lanka­A by 152 runs in second ‘Test’ FIFA U-20 World Cup: Sony NBA FINALS Ten 2 (SD & HD), 9 p.m. SL-A IN INDIA Reuters Ashwin Achal TORONTO Hubballi Two­time defending cham­ Testosterone pion Golden State Warriors India­A completed a 2­0 se­ used a massive third quarter rules ries victory over Sri Lanka­A to overcame a sluggish start with a 152­run win in the se­ and secure a 109­104 win ov­ temporarily cond and final ‘Test’ at the er the Toronto Raptors on KSCA Stadium here on Sunday that squared the suspended Monday. NBA Finals at one game India­A applied the finish­ apiece. Agence France-Presse ing touches, picking up the The resilient Warriors, in GENEVA three remaining Sri Lankan an unfamiliar position after Switzerland’s top court wickets in the first hour. losing their first Game One Hero! Andre Iguodala, foreground, scored only eight points said on Monday it had Lakshan Sandakan fell in in five consecutive trips to but his clutch three with seven seconds left sealed victory for temporarily suspended the fourth over, rapped on the NBA Finals three days Warriors. * AFP IAAF rules that oblige the pads by leg­spinner Ra­ ago, opened the third quar­ athletes including hul Chahar. The key wicket ter with an 18­0 run to grab a had a game­high 34 points. rant for a seventh consecu­ double Olympic of Kamindu Mendis was ta­ lead they would not Curry was given a techni­ tive game, again struggled champion Caster ken by off­spinner Jayant Ya­ relinquish. cal foul with 68 seconds left defending in transition and Semenya to lower her dav, who got one to stay low. Toronto led by as many as for throwing the ball way up looked to be in trouble early testosterone levels in The last pair of Vishwa 12 points during a first half in in the air after a whistle and after a slow start by Curry. order to compete in Fernando (32, 42b, 5x4, 1x6) which they used a dominant Leonard made the ensuing The Warriors guard did certain events. and Lahiru Kumara (13, 20b, defensive display to slow three free throws to cut the not appear to have his usual A Swiss Federal 1x4, 1x6) hung on gamely for Helmsmen: India­A batting coach Sitanshu Kotak and captain Priyank Panchal down the Warriors but the deficit to 106­102 and set up energy in the early goings Tribunal spokesman 52 balls, until Fernando with the trophy. * KIRAN BAKLE visitors, well established as a a frantic finish. and got off to a slow start told AFP that the court rushed out at Chahar and terrific third­quarter team, With the crowd on their during which he was speak­ had issued a “super­ was stumped. the chance to take catches or India­A batting coach and all players match­time. rediscovered their swagger feet, Toronto’s Danny Green ing with medical staff on the provisional order,” It was a match to remem­ effect run­outs, but gave a former Saurashtra stalwart (Head coach) Rahul Dravid after the break. drained a three­pointer to Warriors’ bench but he start­ barring the application ber for local cricketers Dar­ good account of themselves Sitanshu Kotak was thrilled has a philosophy, and we pull the Raptors to within ed to heat up late in the se­ of the IAAF rules until a shan Negalur and K. Mahan­ in a most unexpected appea­ with his team's terrific per­ have followed that in his ab­ Leonard’s game-high 34 two points with 26 seconds cond quarter. further hearing can tesh, who got to field for rance in a First Class match. formance in this series. sence," Kotak said. Klay Thompson and Ste­ to play but the Warriors res­ The next game is at Oak­ take place concerning India­A on Sunday and The two teams will face "We wanted to play attack­ phen Curry, who had a slow ponded when Andrew Iguo­ The scores: India­A 269 & 372 land on Wednesday. the rules that were Monday. each other in five one­day ing cricket and get outright dala drilled a clutch three bt Sri Lanka­A 212 & 277 in 66.4 start to the game and ap­ The results: Toronto Raptors previously approved by Negalur and Mahantesh matches, commencing on victories. That's why our overs (Bhanuka Rajapaksa 110, peared to lack his usual with seven seconds left to 104 (Leonard 34, VanVleet 17, the Lausanne­based were called into action for June 6. The first three one­ run­rate stayed above 4­per­ Kamindu Mendis 46, Vishwa energy, led the way for the seal the win. Lowry 13) lost to Golden State Court of Arbitration for brief periods as the 12­man dayers will be held at Belaga­ over right through this se­ Fernando 32, Rahul Chahar five Warriors with 25 and 23 The Warriors, playing Warriors 109 (Thompson 25, Sport. India­A squad fell short of vi, while the final two games ries. Another big positive for 112). Man-of-the-Match: points, respectively, while without two­time reigning Curry 23, Green 17). fielders. The duo did not get will be at Hubballi. was that we were able to give K.S. Bharat. Toronto’s Kawhi Leonard NBA Finals MVP Kevin Du­ Series tied 1-1. McGrath picks England as the favourite India’s home season schedule announced SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Gandhi­Mandela series bet­ Mohali; Sept. 22, Bengaluru. ODIs: Dec. 15, Chennai; Dec. 18, The Australian pacer expects India and Australia to make the semifinals CHENNAI ween India and South Africa Tests: October 2 to 6, Visakha­ Visakhapatnam; Dec. 22, The Board of Control for in September, followed by a patnam; Oct. 10 to 14, Ranchi; Cuttack. MRF CAMP Cricket in India (BCCI) on T20I & Test series against Oct. 19 to 23, Pune. Versus Zimbabwe: T20Is: Jan. Monday announced the Bangladesh in November. Versus Bangladesh: T20Is: 5 (2020) Guwahati; Jan. 7, In­ Nov. 3, New Delhi; Nov. 7, Raj­ dore; Jan. 10, Pune. S. Dinakar 2019­20 home season which The West Indies will tour kot; Nov. 10, Nagpur. Against Australia: ODIs: Jan. will include five Tests, nine Chennai India in December, followed Tests: Nov. 14 to 18, Indore; 14, Mumbai; Jan. 17, Rajkot; ODIs and 12 T20Is. by Zimbabwe and Australia Nov. 22 to 26, Kolkata. Jan. 19, Bengaluru. Images of Glenn McGrath im­ The Tests will be a part of in January. posing himself on line­ups Against West Indies: T20Is: Versus South Africa: ODIs: the Test championship. The programme: Dec. 6, Mumbai; Dec. 8, Thiru­ March 12, Dharamsala; March with laser­guided precision, The season will start with Against South Africa: T20Is: vananthapuram; Dec. 11, 15, Lucknow; March 18, Kolka­ movement, bounce and sub­ the Freedom Trophy for the Sept. 15, Dharamsala; Sept. 18, Hyderabad. ta. tle variations flash before your eyes each time the ICC ODI World Cup comes around. Indian women WA threatens to bar AAI The boys are After all, none has more scalps in the World Cup — 71 in final confident, ARCHERY time. It is, therefore, both at a stunning economy rate WA and WAA’s position that of 3.96 — than this lean, Press Trust of India says Stimac SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT should (sic) such dual elec­ mean and ruthless gunslin­ Dublin tion take place, the results KOLKATA ger from down under. Signif­ The Indian women’s hock­ will not be recognised for Press Trust of India icantly, the inspirational ey team continued its un­ World Archery (WA) said it either election by WA,” said Buriram (Thailand) McGrath has been part of beaten run and defeated will immediately suspend WA secretary­general Tom Indian football team coach three Australian World Cup Scotland 2­1 to enter the fi­ the Archery Association of Dielen in a communication. Igor Stimac on Monday triumphs. nal of the Cantor Fitzgerald India (AAI) if the two fac­ hoped that his wards will Here, now, on yet another U­21 four­nation tourna­ tions go ahead with different “It is clear that (sic) cer­ implement their learnings coaching stint at the MRF Pigeon prediction: Glenn McGrath, who is at the MRF Pace Foundation for another coaching ment here on Monday. elections in Delhi and Chan­ tain different interpreta­ from practice in the King’s Pace Foundation, McGrath stint, says given the WC format, consistency will be rewarded.* R. RAVINDRAN Mumtaz Khan (36th mi­ digarh on June 9. tions on who is supposed to Cup, commencing here on shared his thoughts on the nute) and Gagandeep Kaur organise the elections from June 5. ongoing competition in En­ rience, will be the key to In­ The Aussie also felt that McGrath pointed out “often (51st) scored for India, At loggerheads again the Hon. Supreme Court de­ India will clash with Cu­ gland. dia’s prospects. Bumrah will the short­pitched bowling punched above its weight,” while Margery Justice After the Supreme Court set cision led to this situation.” racao, ranked 82 in the lat­ McGrath said, “England be a big factor with the ball. ploy of the West Indian could vie with the West In­ (50th) reduced the margin. aside the AAI’s new constitu­ WA said in case the AAI est FIFA World Ranking, on are the favourites. They are Australia has David Warner quicks to hustle the oppo­ dies for a semifinal spot. India struck the first tion, struck down its elec­ got suspended for dual elec­ June 5. playing at home and they are and Steven Smith. This said, nents — Pakistan was blown South Africa, McGrath blow when Mumtaz tions and ordered a fresh tions, “the Indian team com­ “The boys are confident, playing a brand of cricket a team of players rather than away the other day — could said, was still dishing out opened the scoring in the one, the two factions have peting in the World Cham­ and have understood that where they seek to attack all one or two individuals will work on certain surfaces. conventional one­day crick­ 36th minute. At the start of been at loggerheads again. pionships would only be they can improve their through the 50 overs. They win the World Cup for their et and had not switched over the final quarter, India won WA and World Archery able to compete under a WA game with hard work on a have the depth and talent to side.” Adapting to the ‘Total 50­over cricket’ back­to­back penalty cor­ Asia (WAA) have expressed flag and not the Indian flag.” daily basis. pull off this strategy.” McGrath tipped the West Eventually, it would boil like England had done. ners but failed to utilise the strong reservations over the WA and WAA have ap­ “I appreciate the hard He added, “Given the for­ Indies to be the fourth semi­ down to how the teams Coming back to Australia, chances. announcement of two pointed WAA vice­president work put in by the players mat of the tournament finalist. adapt to the English condi­ McGrath said the combina­ Scotland then equalised elections. Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed over the last 10 days in New which rewards consistency, I “They are playing a fear­ tions, said McGrath. tion of Mitchell Starc and Pat through Justice in the 50th “Not only does this con­ Chapol as the mediator, sug­ Delhi. I expect them to im­ expect India and Australia to less brand of cricket. They “Teams have to adjust Cummins could torment minute before Gagandeep travene any type of good go­ gesting that he “try to meet plement their learnings make the semifinals.” can be dangerous since they quickly and it may not be ea­ line­ups in the competition Kaur restored the lead by vernance (sic), it is simply the parties” on June 7 in from practice in the up­ are playing as if they have sy, in certain conditions, with their pace and variety. converting a penalty cor­ violating any democratic New Delhi. “The purpose of coming tournament,” the Dhoni, the key nothing to lose. If they make with two white balls doing a McGrath is following the ner in the next minute to rule since not all officially this meeting would be to newly appointed coach The Aussie pace legend said, it to the final, it should be ve­ bit.” action of the current edition hand India its third consec­ mandated delegates can be cancel both elections and said after the team’s arrival “M.S. Dhoni, with his expe­ ry interesting.” New Zealand, which rather closely. utive win. in two locations at the same hold a new one on June 24.” here.

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15 Government of India is 4 Supreme Court admits uniform Lord Krishna talks about performing duties in a disinterest­ gheraoed by penniless pest, a tax. That's a victory (7) ed and detached manner. To be able to do this, one mu st self­centred person (6) 5 Other­worldly alien next to have certain qualities. The Lord elaborates on what they 17 Setter and that lady, in man is not a figment of are, in chapter 12, said Valayapet Ramachariar, in a d is­ London, go this way and that imagination (8) course. From verse 14 onwards, He spells out the qua lities (7) 6 Accountant's in old gambling that a person should possess, and if a person has these qual­ 19 Charlie, with the girls, gives house (6) ities, the Lord assures us that such a person will be dear to tutorials (7) Him. 7 State: Last mascot's an animal A person should be contented (santushtaH). He must be­ 22 Returning students make (4) lieve in the sanctity of the Vedas. He should surrender mind mistake (4,2) 14 That girl with two pounds gets and intellect to the Lord — arpita manO buddhih. He must 24 Encore! MO to dance again a cartridge (5) be sama dukhah sukhah — he does not react to sorrow or (4,4) 16 Guide cattle (5) happiness, but quietly accepts whatever is destined. The Lord says that he should be adveshta — this means he must 26 Game trail permit included (8) 18 English lawmaker at hospital's not hate anyone. This includes even those who harm h im. 28 Rascal! Travel hither and in command and The Lord goes one step further. It is not enough to be merely thither! (6) compassionate (8) free from malice, but one must be friendly with them. So, He talks of maitrah. 30 Stylish bird has no knowledge 20 Solemn king has hole in hat A person must be unattached to his body and must not (4) (8) Solution to puzzle 12642 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku think of anything as his — nirmamah. He should be nirahan­ 21 Cipher in English medicine (7) ■ ACROSS 31 Internal bar next to emergency kArah — that is he should know that the body is not the at­ room (5) 8 Graduate left Indian town to 23 A place renovated to provide ma. In the performance of his duties, he may come ac ross accommodation for the king get gooseberry (4) 32 500 sheets on America (4) difficulties. He must bear with them (kshami) and not le t 9 Model relative's jibe (5) (6) them hinder him in the tasks he must undertake. The Lord 10 Cash dispensing machine has ■ DOWN 25 6 balls admitted in court? says — satatam yogi — one should always be thinking only of nothing in it, just a tiny bit of That's secret! (6) the atma and not the body. We cannot suddenly switch to stuff (4) 1 National Investigation Agency worship mode, if we have never learnt the art of concentra­ 11 Move dynamo at the beginning left chemical/shooting 27 Ostentatious Adolf Hitler's tion. Only constant thinking in the right direction will train supplies (4) of the working week (6) uniform initially seen in the mind to be focused. The Lord uses the word madbhak­ island (4) 12 Drug dealers hide loan 2 Male singer Bobby hugs an tah, to show that a devotee of the Lord, due to his bhakthi, repayment money in boxes (8) official from China (8) 29 Old flame's morning test (4) does all deeds as a form of worship.

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