IT’S GREAT TO WIN THE $9 MILLION but I just don’t want to lose to him and give him the satisfaction because the bragging rights are what is going to be even “worse than the money,” THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS HAS BEEN PRETTY SURREAL. Pretty pleased and from a team perspective we're in a pretty good position as SPORTS 08 well," said Jamieson at the end of the day's play. 22 February 2020 Messi demands calm after chaotic 2 months for Barcelona Press Trust Of India said Thursday he should’t have talked publicly about the team’s problems. BARCELONA : Barcelona has been hit re- “I’ve learned that internal issues need cently by a series of setbacks on the field to be resolved within the club, not in the and conflicts inside the club. And Lionel media,” the former player said. Messi has had enough of it. Then came the oddest of all the Barce- “We have only had problem after prob- lona maladies when earlier this week the lem since January. What we need is some club severed its contract with an Internet calm and to think about soccer, to think services company that made negative about the games, and to try to improve,” comments on social media about people Messi told Spanish sports daily Mundo within the club.Reports by Spanish radio Deportivo in an interview on Thursday.” Cadena SER said those online comments “At least we need to isolate ourselves included Messi, fellow player Gerard Pi- (from the noise) because, if not, there are qué, as well as former coach Pep Guar- going to be complicated months ahead. diola.Messi said that he was still not sure … We must be patient and hopefully we what had happened. can turn this around.” Since the start of “The truth is that I find it strange the year, Barcelona has lost the Spanish that something like that could happen,” Super Cup, been eliminated from the the Argentine said.”But they (Cadena Copa del Rey, and ceded the lead in the SER) also said there was evidence. We Spanish league to Real Madrid. will have to wait to see if it is true or The run of poor results has not been not.”Barcelona President Josep Bartomeu stemmed by a coaching change. Quique said Thursday an investigation remains Setién replaced Ernesto Valverde and so open and the club will publicly talk about INDIA VS NEW ZEALAND IST TEST Rain n' Ruins: INDIAN BATSMEN FALTER ON far the team has struggled to adapt to the the results when it’s completed. physical demands of his high-pressure “We are working internally and ana- CHALLENGING TRACK playing style. lyzing everything,” he said.”When we Injuries have also played their part. have anything else to say, we will let ev- Press Trust Of India He also took a lovely catch in at the end of the day's play. doing a little bit," he added. pitching, brushing his pad and Striker Luis Suárez is out for several erybody know.”Messi made the call for the deep to cap off a day he will Such was the disciplined ef- Hanuma Vihari (7) was Ja- then the off-stump. weeks and winger Ousmane Dembele for his club to put its house in order ahead WELLINGTON : India's top-order remember forever. fort from the Black Caps bowl- mieson's third victim when he Pujara was ready to show the rest of the season, forcing the club of an important stretch of matches for batsmen performed woefully on What Jamieson did wonder- ers that India managed only 43 edged a pitched up delivery. a lot of patience as he started to make the curious signing of Denmark the defending league champions. Af- a challenging track as the side fully well was mix up the back of runs in the second session. "With my height, I can afford leaving deliveries outside the forward Martin Braithwaite to give it fit ter hosting Eibar on Saturday, Barce- crawled to 122 for 5 with New the length stuff with fuller deliv- Rahane played 122 balls, hit- to go a fraction fuller, especially off-stump. bodies in a depleted attack. lona travels to Italy to face Napoli in Zealand's towering pacer Kyle eries in between. ting four boundaries on a heavy out here with the extra bounce. However, Jamieson, coming But the rest of the chaos has been cre- the Champions League on Tuesday. It Jamieson rattling the visiting big He bowled the natural back outfield. Rishabh Pant was at I try to make guys commit to in as the second change, bowled ated by the club. will then visit Real Madrid on March 1 guns on his debut on a rain-hit of the length deliveries that the other end on 10. play off the front foot...and if it his back of length delivery on Messi himself has been embroiled in in a “clásico” that could determine who opening day of the first Test here. climbed on the batsmen, peg- Mayank Agarwal (34 off 84 does swing or seam you have a the off-middle channel and he a public spat with sports director — and leads the league. Friday's play was called off af- ging them on backfoot. balls), who did the hard work of chance of bringing the edge in," had no option but to jab at the former teammate — Eric Abidal, who has Messi, however, also sent a message ter tea due to a heavy downpour, He also mixed it up with surviving the first session, was Jamieson revealed his simple rising delivery which kissed the accused some players of not playing hard to Barcelona’s fans that he has no plans the gloomy conditions typifying fuller deliveries when the bats- out after lunch as he tried a pull gameplan. outside edge of his bat and was for Valverde. Messi responded on social to abandon the club that has been his India's batting blues with only men were just a tad unsure of shot off Boult just after surviv- Once Kane Williamson called taken by BJ Watling. media by demanding that Abidal name home since he was 13 years old. Ajinkya Rahane (38 batting off their footwork. ing a tough caught and bowled it right under the overcast con- Kohli was playing Jamieson names and to take full responsibility for “I have said many times that my plan 122 balls) matching wares when Bowling at barely 130 kmph, chance. "As a batsman, it's not ditions, it was a challenge for for the disconcerting bounce the firing of Valverde. (is to finish my career at Barcelona) and it came to winning the mental he troubled the visitors mak- easy, especially first day, on this the Indian batsmen. that he generated from back of Two weeks later, Messi maintained his as long as the club and our fans want the battle. ing it easier for senior pros Tim track. I thought they bowled Young Prithvi Shaw's loose the length but in between, the position that he had felt “attacked” by same thing there will never be a prob- The 6"8' Jamieson could not Southee (1/27 in 14 overs) and good areas and they kept test- technique and tendency to bowler decided to slip one fuller Abidal as a member of Barcelona’s squad lem,” Messi said.”I have also said many have asked for a better start, Trent Boult (1/44 in 14 overs) to ing us. They didn't give us any- close the bat face was always delivery on the fourth stump and its captain. times that I would like to be here and picking up 3 for 38 in 14 overs bowl a more probing line. thing loose," Agarwal, who was going to cost him. channel. “It bothered me that a club official, a for all of us, the club, and our fans to be and his prized scalps included "The last couple of weeks the only other batsman who Southee bowled one that Kohli lunged into the drive sports director, had put the squad in mid- happy with the team we have and for us two of India's best long-form has been pretty surreal. Pretty looked a bit comfortable said. looked like angling in and Shaw and the thick edge was taken by dle of the firing of coach. That seemed to be winners.”The 32-year-old Messi is batsmen -- skipper Virat Kohli pleased and from a team per- "As a batsman, you never felt closed the bat face as the ball the '100 Test man' Ross Taylor, crazy to me,” Messi said.”He takes the Barcelona’s all-time leading scorer with (2) and the dogged Cheteshwar spective we're in a pretty good that you were completely in be- moved a shade standing at the first slip com- decisions. That’s why I decided to clar- 622 goals. He has helped it win more Pujara (14 off 42 balls). position as well," said Jamieson cause even after lunch, it was away after pounding India's troubles. ify things. I knew that I couldn’t let the than 30 trophies, including four Champi- sports director attack me like that.”Abidal ons Leagues and 10 Spanish league titles. PM Modi to launch first ever Khelo India University Games Press Trust Of India TAYLOR CUTTACK : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the first-ever Khelo In- becomes first player to play 100 dia University Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here on Saturday.