DAILY SUARGAM | JAMMU SPORTS TUESDAY | JUNE 15, 2021 11 ICC announces prize money for World Test We’ve learnt from mistakes on the Championship Final winner and runner-up New Zealand tour: Cheteshwar Pujara NEW DELHI: For and temperament. To do variations and bowling (Jasprit) Bumrah, Ishant DUBAI: The winner of "The losing team will The maiden World Test Standings Powered by Cheteshwar Pujara, the that consistently—credit to strategies. They are both (Sharma) or (Mohammed) the inaugural World Test get $ 800,000 for finish- Championship started MRF Tyres is $ 450,000. World Test Championship the team. It’s been a good. New Zealand has a Shami get injured, we have Championship final ing second in the nine- from August 1, 2019. The team fourth on the final starting on Friday remarkable journey to good, balanced bowling backups like (Mohammed) between India and New team competition, which India qualified for the table will be awarded $ presents an opportunity to reach the final. unit and they are all skilful. Siraj and Shardul (Thakur) Zealand is headed for a was played over a near final by finishing on top 350,000, the one that fin- be world champion, which Does the final being They are challenging, but to fill in the void. That is the big pay day as the two-year cycle, adding of the points table while ishes fifth gets $ 200,000 otherwise is not possible as played in the first half of you need to find ways to strength of the team. You International Cricket while the remaining four he is not part of the limited- the English summer give tackle them. need backups when play- Council (ICC) on teams will get $ 100,000 overs teams. “It’s as big as New Zealand an advan- Any lessons the batting ing overseas. Monday announced the each. any other World Cup final tage? unit that faced them in Is that why teams think prize money for the "The Test Mace, previ- from another format,” says In a final, the team that New Zealand may have twice before offering green, finalists. ously given to teams top- the India No. 3. “When you plays better and commits to learnt? lively wickets? The final of the WTC ping the MRF Tyres ICC qualify for a WTC final, it perform to its abilities in Well, the only thing I can Teams know now if they will be played at the Men’s Test Team means a lot to those who the course of the five days say is we’ve learnt from our give a green pitch, even Rose Bowl stadium in Rankings will now be are only playing in Tests.” will lift the trophy. So, I mistakes. I won’t be specif- their batting line-up will be Southampton from June given to the WTC win- It’s going to be a tough don’t see one team as ic on what we will try to do tested. They can’t afford to 18. "The winners of the ners. In case the final final for India with condi- favourites, because it’s as a batting unit. We have take things for granted. much-awaited ICC ends in a draw or a tie, tions at Southampton being played on a neutral learnt many things from Most of the teams these World Test the finalists will split the expected to be more seam- venue. It will be a good that New Zealand tour as a days opt for a fair pitch Championship (WTC) prize money for the first friendly, and more suited to contest. We also have qual- batting and bowling unit. I where there is enough for Final between India and context to Test cricket New Zealand claimed and second places and New Zealand. In seaming ity batting and bowling am sure we will not repeat the bowlers. But batters New Zealand will take and to crown the first the second spot. share possession of the conditions at home, Kiwi units. the same mistakes. should also have a good home a purse of $ 1.6 official world champions "The prize money for Mace during the time pace bowlers had routed time. million along with the in the longest format of the team finishing third they remain champions," India in the two Tests This will be one of the ICC Test Championship the game," ICC said in an in the ICC World Test the ICC statement fur- played at the start of 2020. longest English tours? Mace. official release. Championship ther added. Pujara, in an interview, said Sometimes long tours can the team has learnt from get frustrating. It can be those defeats and will be challenging mentally. But 'Be it a batting or seaming track': Prasad ready this time. Excerpts: the advantage is that we Does this final have a dif- will have time to prepare. ferent meaning for those in Besides, we haven’t played explains ‘simple reason’ why it should be the team who play only too much cricket of late. So, Tests? we are mentally fresh. We ‘India all the way’ in WTC It does. There is a lot to Your assessment of New Will the practice time you just have to accept that we play for when it comes to Zealand’s bowling attack. have come in handy, before are getting some cricket at NEW DELHI: Former or a fourth seamer who can seaming track, India have The former Indian pacer, Test cricket now. When They have a good bowl- the WTC final and the this stage because there is a Indian bowling coach maintain pressure built by got the upper hand for the who formed the new ball you are qualifying for a ing line-up. We’ve the bats- England Tests that follow? lot at stake. Venkatesh Prasad feels the new ball bowlers. At simple reason: In the early pairing alongside the great WTC final, it means a lot to men to tackle them. With You are carrying a left-arm Broad and Anderson are that Virat Kohli’s team the same time, he feels the 90s and later 2000s, there Javagal Srinath in his hey- those who are only playing the experience of having seamer as well for match still going strong. Do you India has all bases covered team has the batting to put will be two good seamers days, expects India to dom- Tests. Not just us, to every- played them in the past, we simulation. relish facing them? to take on Kane 350 runs on the board irre- but the team did have not a inate the game. Prasad said one in the team. They also know the game plans they Yes, it is important to pre- It is always an exciting Williamson’s New Zealand third or fourth option. he rather not pay too much understand the value of will look to employ. Most pare well. We have plenty challenge to face Anderson in the upcoming World “Now the squad has got attention to the opposi- Test cricket. It’s as big as of the batters faced them in of time to prepare for the and Broad. The conditions any other World Cup final, New Zealand, some in IPL. England series. Even for are such that you can’t take Test Championship Final the strength of that and a tion's strengths. T20 or ODI. It gives you an idea to pre- the WTC final, we will try any English bowler light- on Friday. A lot has been couple of very good all- “I hope to see the game Can you look back at pare for a big game. But to make the most of it ly—whether it is the expe- talked about the advantage rounders. We always had go to the fifth day. what it’s taken for India to yes, they are a good bowl- (time). rienced guys or someone Kane Williamson & Co world-class spinners but Especially in India, we did- make the final? ing line-up and we’ll have India has a solid pace young like Sam Curran would have after playing now we also have a world- n't see it go beyond the It’s been hard work of the to prepare well. unit. Who is the most who did well against us the two Tests against England, class pace attack,” Prasad third or fourth day. It past two years. If you see, It’s unusual for a side to improved fast bowler and last time. They know their ahead of the WTC final. told PTI. should reach day five but we’ve played around 18 have two left-arm fast who is the toughest to face conditions really well. It’s a However, Prasad believes “And we also have the in English conditions, the Tests. Many players have bowlers like New Zealand in the nets? good challenge to have as a there is enough firepower batting to 350 runs on the Dukes ball does something contributed, home and have (Neil Wagner and The good thing is all the batter if you look forward in Team India’s arsenal to spective of the conditions. board. Now we have got more often than not. The away. You need to perform Trent Boult). Is that a big young fast bowlers are to it. If you want to over- win the inaugural title. “Two best teams are everything covered. It batsmen will have to adapt consistently as a team, part of the challenge? doing very well. All of come a challenge, England While speaking in an playing the final. India doesn't matter what sort of quickly and the bowlers effort needs to be put in Often teams have at least them are challenging to is the best place to do it. I interview with news have got a lot of options as a pitch it would be. It will need to figure out the over a period. Mentally it’s one left-arm seamer… I face in the nets. The best want to take up that chal- agency PTI, Prasad opined their bench is also very should be India all the end which is more suited not easy. This format don’t see it as a challenge part is even when one of lenge and I am sure it is the that India now have a third strong. Be it a batting or way,” he added. to them,” Prasad said. requires so much discipline because both have different our strike bowlers like case with the other batters. We picked Rahane's brain on how to bat in the longer 'He will have to give himself a bit of format: Harmanpreet Kaur time': Parthiv Patel on challenges for Virat Kohli in WTC final SOUTHAMPTON: India happy, you play good need to adapt. Wickets red-ball games," she at the nets." women's Test vice-captain cricket. We try to play to here are different, today added. When asked about the NEW DELHI: Former a tough time. final. Harmanpreet Kaur on our strengths. We had an and tomorrow, we need to Talking about Shafali possible impact of Jhulan India wicketkeeper-bats- Kohli, who had a poor “I think probably he will Monday said the players easy and friendly talk with do the needful to prepare Verma, Harmanpreet fur- Goswami in the Test man Parthiv Patel believes record in 2014 in England, have to give himself a bit picked the brains of men's Rahane, he is very experi- ourselves. Well, it is totally ther said: "We have not tin- match, Harmanpreet said: that Indian skipper Virat returned to the country in of time and try to think Test team deputy Ajinkya enced, we had a chance to "Well, Jhulan is someone Kohli has grown a lot over what he did in 2018 – Rahane ahead of the one- talk to him and we did who always takes the lead, the years, but he will still where he got a number of off Test match against exactly that," said she is always special for us. face a challenge when he hundreds," Parthiv said England. Harmanpreet during a vir- She will always give us steps out to bat in on Star Sports' Game Plan. India and England tual press conference. breakthroughs whenever Southampton during the "So, probably he is better women will lock horns in a Talking about the condi- we need them. In Tests, World Test Championship equipped than he was in one-off Test beginning June tions in Bristol and if teen you need breakthroughs, final against New 2014, but there will be 16 at Bristol. After that, sensation Shafali Verma and you need someone Zealand. The WTC final challenges and there will both sides will square off in will play, Harmanpreet who can deliver the wick- between India and New be challenges of a variety three ODIs and three T20Is. said: "We have just arrived ets. I think she will be fan- Zealand will kick off on of fast bowlers. The reason "I have not played much at Bristol now, playing XI I tastic in this Test match as June 18th, and it is expect- being – it is not a one- of red-ball cricket, I have cannot discuss. We always well." ed to be a tough challenge dimensional fast bowling played just two Tests. This want Shafali Verma to play, "Head coach Ramesh for India batsmen. attack," he added. time we got a chance to she is someone who can Powar is someone who is The surface in 2018 and went on to Kohli is expected to be speak to Ajinkya Rahane, dominate. We have not had different scenario when kered with Shafali's game, always involved in the Southampton has tradi- become the leading run- the key for India in the we picked his brain on how the chance to see the wick- you play red-ball cricket, it if you talk about her tech- game, when you talk to tionally favoured the fast getter in the series. And long tour in England. to bat in the longer format, et. " is important to get used to nique then she can get dis- him, you feel like you are bowlers, and with the Parthiv believes Virat After the WTC final, the mentally we are prepared. "I know we did not get the conditions. We did not turbed because she is just playing a match. With him, overcast weather condi- Kohli would take inspira- Indian team will face off Even in the nets, we try to much time to prepare, we get domestic games with 17, everyone tries to make I always get lots of infor- tions of England, the New tion from the 2018 per- England in five-match be in the right frame of did not get enough time to the red ball, but in the com- the atmosphere nice for mation about the game," Zealand pacers are expect- formance to tackle the Test series starting from mind. When you are practice but as players, we ing years, we will get more her, she was looking great she added. (ANI) ed to give Indian batsmen challenges in the WTC August 4th. French Open: Novak Djokovic rallies to Grand Slam No. 19 NEW DELHI: Novak a loopy full ball at the net playing his first Slam final ping, topspin forehand stave off a set point with a Tsitsipas a 4-0 lead. to attempt a return of serve set semi-final win over Djokovic felt like he had away from Tsitsipas’s and chasing a first title for crosscourt drop of his own 25-shot baseline rally, and Djokovic wiped it off and on the final point. Alexander Zverev. climbed Mount Everest reach, Djokovic shook his Greece, sat on his chair with that left Djokovic scram- broke the youngster the led 6-5 due to Tsitsipas’s Djokovic took a break to Djokovic sensed that and after beating 13-time cham- opponent’s hand, walked to head wrapped in the towel. bling and flat on the ground next game to serve for the errors and the net chord go off court, and returned pounced, quickly going up pion Rafael Nadal in the the other side of the net and He had said before the final near the net. set. What followed was un- helping a Djokovic volley seemingly refreshed. a double break after ending Roland Garros semi-final. simply raised both his that he would give it his all. Yet for all the quality Djokovic like though with over. Certainly, more solid. Like a long rally with the deftest Less than 48 hours later, arms. He was probably too He did, from the start. Tsitsipas displayed, it took three errors giving Tsitsipas Tsitsipas saved another he did after the first set of drop shot winners. The after being two sets to love exhausted to do anything The first game itself had a him 14 points and 33 min- the lifeline of a tiebreaker. set point with a cracking against Nadal, Djokovic young Greek’s body lan- down in the final against more. variety from the tennis buf- forehand winner off the tightened his game while guage also began to show Stefanos Tsitsipas, the “It was not easy, coming fet: a double fault; a fore- return, and 68 minutes into Tsitsipas’s unraveled. The signs of frustration in the world No. 1 was staring at back from two sets down. I hand return winner; back- it, took the opening hon- Greek was on the edge in one-sided fourth set. another long and arduous played almost nine hours of hand down-the -line win- ours when a Djokovic fore- the fourth game, saving It was Djokovic who climb to get to his 19th tennis in 48 hours,” ner; backhand up-the-line hand was dragged wide. four break points with a landed the first punch in Grand Slam title. Djokovic said in an on- winner; incredible defence A high-octane set like that forehand winner, two over- the one-set shootout for the However, the last couple court interview. at the baseline; three is often followed by a drop heads, a backhand down- title. In contrast to the Serb of weeks have seen newer Played, and won. straight aces to round it off in level. Djokovic’s plum- the-line and a baseline duel. initiating multiple drop boundaries set in the limit- Djokovic beat fifth seed as Tsitsipas saved a couple meted; Tsitsipas’s pro- Djokovic finally pushed shots early on, it was his less world of Djokovic the Tsitsipas 6-7(6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, of break points to hold. First longed. The Greek broke him over, earning the lone opponent who was taking tennis professional and ath- 6-4 after fighting for more Slam final jitters? Not for the Serb in the first game of break of the set. Tsitsipas’s pace off the ball. lete. Ward off an Italian than four hours, lifting the this Greek. the second set courtesy unforced error count It backfired in the third teen 15 years younger to Slam that puts him one Tsitsipas was locked in, double faults and errors, surged from 2 to 11 from game when two drop shots him in five sets? No fuss. below Roger Federer and and soon had Djokovic utes to merely win a point Djokovic’s previous and again in the seventh the second to third set; were met with winners Become the only man to Nadal in the all-time record tumbling. The Serb on the Djokovic serve. But tiebreaker—in the third set game. Djokovic looked flat, Djokovic’s fell from 10 to 4. from an onrushing beat Nadal twice in Paris? list. The Serb became the attempted a drop shot in the moment the world No. against Nadal—was a mod- Tsitsipas bounced around. It was Tsitsipas’s turn to Djokovic at the net, one of Why not? Win a Grand first man in the Open Era to the seventh game, a strate- 1’s immaculate first serve ern-day classic where the The 34-year-old, perhaps hit the pause button, receiv- them finding the acutest of Slam final for the first time hold all four Majors at least gy he continued to resort to levels dropped, Tsitsipas Serb often rose to majestic starting to feel the physical ing on-court treatment on angles off his backhand. after losing the first two twice, winning the French throughout and gradually began dictating on the heights. This one brought and emotional hangover his lower back after the set. Djokovic got the break, sets? Sure. Open again after five years. grew successful. Tsitsipas weaker second serves. At 5- him down. A double fault from the epic against Tsitsipas now looked enough to secure his hold Moments after smacking The 22-year-old Tsitsipas, ran it down, returned a dip- 4, Djokovic was forced to and a slew of errors gave Nadal, didn’t even bother fatigued, coming off a five- on title No. 19.