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In Bumrah, has unearthed the real deal Kohli’s men opt to rest From a conveyor belt that has thrown up trundlers and express-quicks, the pacer’s unconventional action stands apart Special Correspondent And in this digital age of last World Cup. It is sheer se­ much needed triumph and Leeds Twitter­brevity, in walks Jas­ rendipity that both Malinga qualified for the last­four. prit Bumrah with his lopsid­ and Bumrah turn out for When the great Waqar You­ The Men in Blue opted ed grin and whirring arms in the In­ nis did duty for , in to rest here on that hypnotise willow­wiel­ dian Premier League. Ob­ the neighbouring land there Thursday, preferring to ders. A series of rapid steps viously notes have been ex­ was always this yearning for be in their rooms explodes into the shortest of changed and surely the an equivalent hero, someone besides sweating at the sprints and then Bumrah baton has been passed as who could scatter stumps team hotel’s gym. leaps, his back arches in an Bumrah’s skills, especially in with regularity. Zaheer did Initially a round of exaggerated fashion and as the death overs, has won un­ his bit but in Bumrah, India optional nets at an the non­ arm leads iversal acclaim. has unearthed the real deal. alternate venue was the way, the right hand is a Through this World Cup, Shami isn’t far too behind considered since K.C. Vijaya Kumar blur. stars ranging from Chris either. Headingley got busy Leeds At the other end, a ner­ Gayle to Aaron Finch have It isn’t as though Bumrah with the World Cup Discussions about Indian vous batsman tries to coun­ referred to Bumrah as the had an easy World Cup. In game between the West ’s lineage are often ter whatever Bumrah can number one bowler. The Indies and Afghanistan. centred around wristy bat­ come up with, be it a deliv­ words were uttered with res­ But the plan was smen and wily spinners. It is ery hovering temptingly pect and while his peers shelved while Sri as recurrent as water­melon around the off­stump, a york­ treat him with awe, the man Lanka, India’s slices sold on Indian streets er threatening toes and tim­ in the vortex of attention, opponent for during summer. ber, a bouncer or even a takes all this lightly. Saturday’s match, But India does have a tra­ slower­ball. It isn’t easy are taken, scoring­rate is trained at the Leeds dition of . It may squaring upto Bumrah’s slowed down but there are University Ground. be muted when compared to thunder­bolts and none are no exaggerated mannerisms. the riches in and the spared, even his team­mates He is never rushed on the slow art of turn but there at nets. Virat Kohli vouched turf except while scampering were purveyors who dis­ for this trait and some paid a in the deep to stop a four. pensed the red cherry at price too like Vijay Shankar Rijiju wishes high velocity. When the did with a fractured toe Astounding economy weather­beaten pages of his­ while Bumrah’s preamble re­ While India sealed its semifi­ team ahead tory are flipped, there are mains constant: “If I practise nal spot, Bumrah deserves stirring references to the better, I bowl better.” of semifinals fast­men. Former England Drastically abridged Special Correspondent Walter Hammond said this Bumrah’s method isn’t part NEW DELHI about , who bow­ of the conventional grid. The Union Sports Minister Ki­ led in India’s inaugural Test long looping run gaining ren Rijiju on Wednesday at Lord’s in 1932: “He is as pace before it culminates in sent his wishes to the In­ dangerous an opening bow­ the leap and , the dian cricket team ahead of ler as I have ever seen, com­ usual attribute of fast bow­ its ICC World Cup semifi­ ing off the pitch like the lers, has been drastically nals. crack of doom”. Interesting­ abridged in his case. He Rijiju conveyed his wish­ ly, Amar Singh was part­ could be inflicting bio­me­ es through a letter. nered by the equally fiery chanical stress upon his tor­ Rijiju wrote, “The whole . so while generating all that nation is inspired by your pace from his shoulder but credit too. His 14 wickets at the early games, he bowled a team’s performance. Your Varied range so far it has worked wonder­ an astounding economy rate touch short and was vulnera­ passion, skills, together­ As the years rolled by, the fully well for him and India of 4.61 along with a similar ble to the cut and pull. But as ness and sportsmanship conveyor belt threw up a va­ reaped the rewards. yield from Mohammed Sha­ the campaign warmed, his have been commendable ried range. Some trundled in It wasn’t supposed to be mi, has helped Kohli’s men radar was back in the zone. throughout all the match­ with a gentle rhythm, others this way because unconven­ keep a lid on the opposition As India gears up for its last es. bowled medium­pace and a tional merchants of lightning despite the odd expensive af­ set of contests in the World “A billion cheers galore few were express­quick. Ka­ were supposed to be found fair involving England. Cup, Bumrah will have to do as you go into play in the pil Dev, Javagal Srinath and only in Sri Lanka. We still Against Bangladesh when what he does best, pushing semifinals, hoping that this lit up the legacy have , who its tail­enders targeted a mi­ the speed­gun and gifting success continues through One of a kind: ’s bowling action may be quirky, but top batsmen from across the that Amar Singh and Nissar with his slinging action is still racle, Bumrah fired his york­ trepidation to the opposi­ to the final, and you bring board agree that he is one of the best in the business. * AP first shaped. raging against the light in his ers and India secured its tion. home the World Cup.” ‘Universe Boss’ Gayle — omnipresent as ever Mission impossible Shayan Acharya Bangladesh by a 316­run K.C. Vijaya Kumar Cup. He is 39 and his best Gayle and he too rested on LONDON margin. Leeds years have lapsed. the turf, opposite the big The last time Pakistan faced “It is very difficult. 316 The World Cup scripts fresh The belligerent opener man. And then the irreve­ Bangladesh in a World Cup runs is a big margin. Only if chapters and equally ushers failed to fire, falling cheaply rence and fun that sweeps fixture, it faced a shock de­ you’re batting first, you can in the last curtain. It is a cycle for just seven but when Af­ through the Caribbean Is­ feat against the minnows. score 500 or 600,” said Sar­ that repeats every four years ghanistan commenced its lands came into view. Both That was in 1999. faraz. “We’re just interested where some teams gain fresh pursuit, Gayle was omnipre­ did push­ups and laughter While Bangladesh has in finishing the tournament wind and veteran stars bid sent. rippled. crashed out, Pakistan has a on a high and doing our best the long good­bye. The southpaw lumbered In his final World Cup mathematical chance of against Bangladesh.” at first slip, often appealing game, Gayle couldn’t be sup­ reaching the last­four. Ho­ Bangladesh, which has All eyes on Gayle in hope, arms flung wide and pressed. He turned up as an wever, for that to happen, it won its last four matches As the West Indies and Af­ topped with a longing gaze at off­spinner and scalped Ik­ has to win the toss at Lord’s against Pakistan, will play its ghanistan clashed in an in­ the umpire. As always, the ram Ali Khil. on Friday and then defeat maiden ODI at Lord’s. consequential game at Hea­ crowd rooted for him. Curtly Ambrose recently dingley here on Thursday, all Later, he tumbled from his termed Gayle’s bid for an ex­ eyes were on . great height as tended farewell as ‘non­ This was supposed to be popped a catch off Carlos sense’ but the maverick, the the last outing for the Un­ Brathwaite. Gayle moved a last of a cricketing species, iverse Boss until he revealed touch gingerly and as the which made its debut way Spring chicken: Chris Gayle belied his 39 years when he did press-ups, along with Carlos plans of perhaps bowing out shot dipped, he dived and back in 1999 along with Pa­ Brathwaite, after taking a catch to dismiss Rahmat Shah. * REUTERS after the home series later snapped up just before the kistan’s , would against India. ball grazed the grass. He just be missed, whenever his last speed, be it Tests, ODIS or ogyny. who refused to be slotted. Yet, one thing is certain; lay there, like a huge ship walk happens. leagues. And he But above all, Gayle would Importantly, he always con­ the big­built Jamaican will that ran aground. Yes, he scored massive also suffered notoriety with remain the last of those nected with the fans, not for not be seen in another World Brathwaite ran towards runs clipped at a break­neck his damning streaks of mis­ players with a distinct style, him the ivory tower. West Indies wards off Afghan challenge Sachin was good on any surface: Lara

Agence France-Presse West Indies smashed 111 cholas Pooran, after solid (39). Amol Karhadkar Leeds off the last 10 overs, thanks to contributions from Evin Le­ Gayle was caught behind NAVI MUMBAI Chris Gayle removed Afghan­ captain and Ni­ wis (58), (77) and after a slash against Dawlat On a day the West Indies took istan top­scorer Ikram Ali Zadran for just seven and re­ on Afghanistan in a battle Khil with his off­breaks as the mained 10 short of Brian La­ between the bottom­placed West Indies secured just its ra’s all­time West Indian re­ sides in the World Cup, Brian second win of a chastening cord of 10,348 ODI runs. Lara mourned the fact that World Cup campaign on Pooran picked up where Caribbean cricket has been Thursday. he left off against Sri Lanka, unable to gape out of a hole The Caribbean side scored hitting 58 to add to his centu­ for a little too long. 311 for six in its 50 overs and ry. Holder hit a quickfire 45 “My only disappointment although the Afghans put up while in 2019 is that we have been a brave fight, they ultimately lashed 14 off four balls. turned into a corner for pret­ went down by 23 runs. In reply, Ali Khil put on 133 ty long time. Every country, Gayle, almost certainly for the second with every team goes through a lit­ playing in his final World Cup Rahmat Shah (62) and there tle bit of cycle, but we seem match at the age of 39, failed were notable contributions to be, you know (stuck in it) with the bat but struck with by and As­ for quite some time, which is the ball, trapping Ali Khil lbw ghar Afghan, but ultimately unfortunate,” Lara said after for 86 in the 36th over to put the team did not have the being conferred with the Another feather in his cap: Brian Lara, second from left, receives a D. Litt. citation from a dent in Afghanistan’s slim batting firepower to get over Doctorate of Science (Ho­ Dr. Vijay Patil, president, D.Y. Patil University. * YOGESH MHATRE hopes of victory. the line. nours Causa) by Dr. D.Y. Patil University in Nerul on series and we drew the one­ picked ’s Tendulkar’s impact was in a SCOREBOARD AFGHANISTAN VS WEST INDIES Thursday. day series but it doesn’t achievements to be greater way responsible for the rise mean that we are going to than run­machine Virat Koh­ of the Kohlis and Rohits. WEST INDIES 1-21 (Gayle, 5.3 overs), 2-109 Zadran run out 31 (38b, 1x4, 1-5 (Naib, 1.3), 2-138 (Rah- Revival leave our shore and be the li’s. However, Lara had no “The (impression) Sachin Chris Gayle c Ikram b Dawlat (Lewis, 24.5), 3-174 (Hetmyer, 1x6), c Holder b mat, 26.2), 3-189 (Ikram, 35.3), West Indies, one of the two same,” Lara said. hesitation in saying that Koh­ left on the game is just unbe­ 7 (18b, 1x4), c Nabi b 34.5), 4-192 (Hope, 37.4), 5-297 Brathwaite 40 (32b, 4x4, 1x6), 4-194 (Najibullah, 35.5), 5-201 teams that entered the World “And India is a country ve­ li was way ahead of his lievable, because he sort of Rashid 58 (78b, 6x4, 2x6), Shai (Pooran, 49.1), 6-297 (Holder, c Allen b (Nabi, 37.4), 6-227 (Shinwari Cup through a qualification ry similar to that. Back in contemporaries. bridged that period, where Hope c Rashid b Nabi 77 (92b, 49.2). Roach 2 (6b), Samiullah Shin- 41.4), 7-244 (Afghan, 44.2), 8- tournament, started on an 1980s and 1990s, you come “No doubt there is a huge you felt that when an Indian 6x4, 2x6), Shimron Hetmyer c AFGHANISTAN BOWLING wari c Hetmyer b Roach 6 (9b), 255 (Dawlat, 44.6), 9-260 impressive note but fizzled to India, you could not beat gap between Kohli and the batsman leaves the Indian sub b Dawlat 39 (31b, 3x4, 2x6), Mujeeb 10-0-52-0, Dawlat c Holder b Brath- (Rashid, 46.3). out as the campaign pro­ them, but the minute India rest of the world in all forms soil and pitches, they are not waite 9 (16b, 1x6), Dawlat Zad- run out 58 9-1-73-2, Shirzad 8-0-56-1, WEST INDIES BOWLING gressed. Lara hoped its re­ travelled, they did not look of the game. that good. (43b, 6x4, 1x6), Jason Holder c Naib 3-0-18-0, Nabi 10-0-56-1, ran c Cottrell b Brathwaite 1 Cottrell 7-0-43-0, Roach 10- cent success in white flannels the same team. But today, at might have got four centuries “But Sachin was good on Dawlat b Shirzad 45 (34b, 1x4, Rashid 10-0-52-1. (2b), Sayed Shirzad c Allen b 2-37-3, Thomas 7-0-43-1, 4x6), Carlos Brathwaite (not AFGHANISTAN Thomas 25 (17b, 2x4, 2x6), against England will pave home they (West Indies) are in this World Cup, (Jonny) every surface and all the In­ Holder 8-0-46-0, Allen 3-0- out) 14 (4b, 2x4, 1x6), Fabian () 7 way for a revival of sorts. bad and away from home, Bairstow or whatever, if you dian batsman are good on ev­ c Lewis b 26-0, Brathwaite 9-0-63-4, Allen (not out) 0 (0b); Extras (5b, 1x4); Extras (lb-2, w-10, “What I am excited about they are even badder want somebody to bat in ery single surface today, I Roach 5 (6b, 1x4), Rahmat Shah Gayle 6-0-28-1. (lb-4, w-9): 13; Total (for six c Gayle b Brathwaite 62 (78b, nb-2): 14; Total (in 50 overs): is the fact that we are now (worse), as we would say in T20, T10, 100 balls or Test think, simply because they wkts. in 50 overs): 311. 10x4), Ikram Ali Khil lbw b 288. Toss: West Indies. starting to be good at home. Jamaica.” cricket, it is going to be Virat took a page out of his (Sa­ FALL OF WICKETS Gayle 86 (93b, 8x4), Najibullah FALL OF WICKETS West Indies won by 23 runs. We beat England in the Test The legendary batsman Kohli today,” he said, adding chin’s) book,” he said.

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viour and effort sealed the deal for the Netherlands. * REUTERS Edgbaston on August 1. AFP waged a bit­ DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD ter war of W OMEN’S WC DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD words with um­ B The Netherlands is the pire Damien Dumusois. Na­ A gence France-Presse eighth different team to dal will face France’s Jo­Wilf­ Lyon reach the final, and fourth ried Tsonga for a place in the The Netherlands’ rise as a different European side to last 16. force in women’s football do so Earlier, eight­time cham­ continued on Wednesday as B This semifinal is the first pion Roger Federer eased in­ Jackie Groenen’s extra­time ever to go to extra­time in Australia opener Burns to the third round beating strike saw it edge out Swe­ women’s WC back after fatigue disorder British wild card Jay Clarke den 1­0 in a gruelling World DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD SYDNEY 6­1, 7­6(3), 6­2 to equal Amer­ Cup semifinal in Lyon, tak­ Donk’s pass was touched in­ Australia Test opener Joe ican legend Jimmy Connors’ ing the European champion to her path, Groenen sent a Burns has been cleared to record of 17 appearances in through to this weekend’s fi­ low shot from 20 yards play again after being the last 32. nal against the USA. beyond the reach of goal­ diagnosed with a fatigue disorder which threatened his On the women’s side, After a goalless 90 mi­ keeper Hedvig Lindahl and chances of being part of the there will be a new name nutes, midfielder Groenen — into the far corner. Ashes series against England. adorning the trophy as de­ Memorable win: Lauren Davis bounced back to knock out Angelique Kerber. * AP a former judo European Having knocked out Italy The 29­year­old was fending champion Angelique Championship bronze me­ and former winner Japan in diagnosed with “post­ Kerber went out to lucky los­ IMPORTANT RESULTS dallist as a youth, who re­ the previous two rounds, infectious fatigue disorder”, er Lauren Davis 2­6, 6­2, 6­1. cently agreed a move to the Dutch are now just one stemming from an October Federer and Nadal’s half Manchester United — broke game away from adding a 2018 viral infection. Burns M en: Second round: John Mill­ 4­Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt Varvara Flink (Rus) 6­1, 6­4. of the draw lost two of the the deadlock in the 99th mi­ first World Cup to the title has spent the past fortnight man (Aus) bt 31­Laslo Djere Janko Tipsarevic (Srb) 6­4, 6­7 potentially more awkward 19­Johanna Konta (GBr) bt nute of a tense contest, they won at Euro 2017 as training, including sessions (Srb) 6­3, 6­2, 6­1; Dan Evans (5), 6­1, 6­4; 26­Guido Pella Katerina Siniakova (Cze) 6­3, customers in big serving duo breaking Swedish hearts in hosts. with . AFP (GBr) bt 18­Nikoloz Basilashvili (Arg) bt Andreas Seppi (Ita) 6­4; 4­Kiki Bertens (Ned) bt John Isner and Marin Cilic. (Geo) 6­3, 6­2, 7­6(2). 6­4, 4­6, 4­6, 7­5, 6­1. the process. The results: The Netherlands 1 Ninth­seeded Isner fell to Tanya Townsend 3­6, 7­6(5), 8­Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt 3­Rafael Nadal (Esp) bt Nick 6­2. When Danielle van de (Groenen 99) bt Sweden 0. unseeded Kazakh Mikhail Cameron Norrie (GBr) 6­4, 6­4, Kyrgios (Aus) 6­3, 3­6, 7­6(5), Kukushkin 6­4, 6­7(3), 4­6, 1­Ashleigh Barty (Aus) bt Al­ 6­0; Steve Johnson (USA) bt 7­6(3); 17­Matteo Berrettni (Ita) ison Van Uytvanck (Bel) 6­1, 6­1, 6­4 in just over three 25­Alex de Minaur (Aus) 3­6, 7­ bt Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) 6­1, 6­3; 15­Wang Qiang (Chn) bt hours of play, while Cilic, the 6(4), 6­3, 3­6, 6­3; 33­Jan­ 7­6(4), 6­3. Tamara Zidansek (Slo) 6­1, 6­2; Rayudu must have been 13th seed and finalist in 2017, Lennard Struff (Ger) bt Taylor 27­Lucas Pouille (Fra) bt 9­Sloane Stephens (USA) bt lost in straight sets to Portu­ Fritz (USA) 6­4, 6­3, 5­7, 7­6(2); Gregoire Barrere (Fra) 6­1, 7­6 Wang Yafan (Chn) 6­0, 6­2; 6­ L ampard returns to gal’s Joao Sousa, 6­4, 6­4, Sam Querrey (USA) bt Andrey (0), 6­4; Jo­Wilfred Tsonga Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt Kristina heart-broken: Laxman Chelsea as head coach Rublev (Rus) 6­3, 6­2, 6­3. 6­4. (Fra) bt Ricardo Berankis (Ltu) Mladenovic (Fra) 7­5, 6­2. LONDON 2­Roger Federer (Sui) bt Jay 7­6(4), 6­3, 6­3. Lauren Davis (USA) bt 6­An­ Says the Hyderabad batsman still Frank Lampard was appointed Scare for Serena Clarke (GBr) 6­1, 7­6(3), 6­2; Doubles: First round: Wesley gelique Kerber (Ger) 2­6, 6­2, Chelsea head coach on There was a scare for seven­ Joao Sousa (Por) bt 13­Marin Koolhof (Ned) & Marcus Daniell 6­1; 24­Petra Martic (Cro) bt had four to five years left in him Thursday. Lampard has time champion Serena Wil­ Cilic (Cro) 6­4, 6­4, 6­4. (NZ) bt Rohan Bopanna (Ind) & Anastasia Potapova (Rus) 3­6, V.V. Subrahmanyam signed a three­year contract liams, who dropped the first Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) bt 9­ Pablo Cuevas (Uru) 6­4, 6­4, 6­3, 6­4; Danielle Collins (USA) Hyderabad with the Premier League club, 4­6, 7­6(7). set against 18­year­old Slove­ John Isner (USA) 6­4, 6­7(3), bt 12­Anastasija Sevastova (Lat) Former India cricketer where he spent 13 years and 4­6, 6­1, 6­4; 1­Novak Djokovic 4­6, 6­4, 6­3. nian qualifier Kaja Juvan be­ Women: Second round: 11­Ser­ V.V.S. Laxman said Ambati became the team’s all­time (Srb) bt Denis Kudla (USA) 6­3, ena Williams (USA) bt Kaja fore prevailing 2­6, 6­2, 6­4. Polona Hercog (Slo) bt 17­ Rayudu has been one of the leading scorer with 211 goals. 6­2, 6­2. Juvan (Slo) 2­6, 6­2, 6­4; 13­ Ashleigh Barty’s bid to be­ Madison Keys (USA) 6­2, 6­4; most talented cricketers he The former England Felix Auger­Aliassime (Can) Belinda Bencic (Sui) bt Kaia Coco Gauff (USA) bt Magdalena midfielder succeeds Maurizio come the first woman since Kanepi (Est) 6­3, 6­1. has ever seen and felt that bt Corentin Moutet (Fra) 6­3, Rybarikova (Svk) 6­3, 6­3; 14­ Sarri after just one season in Serena in 2015 to win the 4­6, 6­4, 6­2; Fernando Ver­ Magda Linette (Pol) bt 25­ Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt the Hyderabadi, who an­ French Open and Wimble­ nounced his retirement management, having led dasco (Esp) bt 30­Kyle Edmund Amanda Anisimova (USA) 6­4, Veronika Kudermetova (Rus) 7­ Derby to the Championship don in the same year stayed from all forms of the game (GBr) 4­6, 4­6, 7­6(3), 6­3, 6­4; 7­5; 18­Julia Gorges (Bel) bt 6(5), 6­3. play­off final in May. on track with a 6­1, 6­3 se­ today, has still four to five Lampard made 648 cond round victory over Bel­ years left in him. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC appearances for Chelsea, gium’s Alison van Uytvanck. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC PASSING SHOTS “I can understand the winning three Premier \ \ * reasoning behind his deci­ V.V.S. Laxman. FILE PHOTO League titles, four FA Cups Moving ahead sion. He must have been and two League Cups, as well On Wednesday, four­time have been a fantastic career, lost 6­2, 6­1, 6­4 to heart­broken. Having every time,” Laxman added. as the Europa League and the champion Novak Djokovic footballer with his physique, France’s Jo­Wifried Tsonga. scored lot of runs at No. 4 “Ever since I met him the Champions League. AFP reached the third round for mentality and skill,” said the Legend Ashe and done well against the first time in 2002 after his the 11th successive year Portuguese, who worked benchmark for West Indies and in New Zea­ brilliant century for India while 15­year­old Cori Gauff with Nadal’s uncle, Miguel Auger-Aliassime land before the series u­19 in England, I have been aimed to write another epi­ Angel when he was on the Canadian teenager Felix against the Aussies (against following his career and sode in her history­making coaching staff at Barcelona. Auger­Aliassime has been whom he had a poor run), been speaking to him con­ All England Club debut. “I am happy that he isn’t a compared to Arthur Ashe, he would have been expect­ sistently as a well­wisher. Top seed Djokovic hit 13 footballer. In tennis he is the only black man to win ing to be picked for the “There has never been aces and 37 winners as he what he is.” three Grand Slams, and he World Cup,” Laxman told any doubt about the kind of eased past Denis Kudla of the Tomic docked said on Wednesday he The Hindu from the United potential he had as a cricke­ B uffon back ‘home’ United States, 6­3, 6­2, 6­2. for tanking would love to emulate the Kingdom. ter. Retirement is always a ROME Former Italy goalkeeper Coco Gauff reached the Australia's Bernard Tomic American legend. The 18­ personal decision and Rayu­ Gianluigi Buffon has returned third round by beating 2017 was stripped of his entire year­old, the youngest in the Dotted with setbacks du must have weighed his semifinalist Magdalena Ryba­ to Juventus on a one­year Nadal could have £45,000 Wimbledon prize men’s singles, said Ashe, “I just hope he continues to options before taking the contract after a season spent at rikova of Slovakia 6­3, 6­3 un­ for me but also many been a fantastic money for tanking his first who won Wimbledon in 1975 love the game and has a very call,” Laxman said. PSG. The 41­year­old, who will der the new Court One roof. footballer: Mourinho round match which was over to add to his US Open (1968) players. But he was just a successful post­retirement “Personally, I feel that he be number two to Polish The American schoolgirl Jose Mourinho believes in just 58 minutes, officials and Australian Open (1970), great human and he kind of life” Laxman said. “Rayu­ should have played white ’keeper Wojciech Szczesny, is the youngest player in the Rafael Nadal would have announced. The was to be admired not only changed things in a sport du’s career has been dotted ball cricket for Hyderabad previously spent 17 season with last 32 since Jennifer Capria­ made “a fantastic footballer” controversial Tomic, who for what he achieved on and in his life, and he with some setbacks like a for four to five years and the Turin club, winning nine ti, also 15, went all the way to had he not chosen tennis. had been accused of not court but also off it. changed a lot of people’s couple of injuries. But, I helped the youngsters in the Serie A titles and playing three the semifinals 28 years ago. “He’s incredible. He could trying previously in his “Obviously, he’s a big model lives.” liked the way he fought back process,” Laxman added. Champions League finals. AFP

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THE HINDU CROSSWORD 12670 (set by Arden) SUDOKU FAITH 13 Cloak worn by husband 4 Surveillance as one comes breaking laws (5) under bill of rights all around The greater avatara (5) 14 Best example of a short story While the Supreme One incarnated many times, ten avata­ book (7) 5 Correct one — honest, as it ras of His are usually spoken of elaborately. And of these ten, should be... (2,3,4) the Rama avatara and Krishna avatara are considered purna 16 Anonymous nonsense about avataras, that is the most complete avataras. And of these unity (7) 6 ...or Queen announces two, the Krishna avatara is superior, thereby making it the knighthood for Root (5) best of all the Lord’s avataras, said Kidambi Narayanan, in a 18 Not worried about whine, gets discourse. Rama showed the importance of adherence to rich (7) 7 Anti revolutionary checks way dharma. The word dharma itself is, however, hard to define, to subvert... (7) 20 Electronic watch allowed to often being different in different situations. That is why we cover the fugitive (7) 8 ...or rubs Bengali the wrong talk of sadharana dharma and visesha dharma. We are asked way calling for a bandh (6­7) to be merciful and forgiving. But what if someone is a ruler? 22 Clog boats at sea (5) Can he forgive mistakes and move on? Will that not harm his 9 New best seller, let it become subjects? He is in the position of having to punish. So, the 24 Soldiers hurry, worker finds it a literary work in French sadharana dharma of forgiving does not hold good in his offensive (9) (6,7) case. His visesha dharma is to punish. Given the difficulties in properly defining what dharma is, Rama’s constant keep­ 26 Fresh group of people have left 15 Compound interest? One ing to dharma is an admirable trait of His. for the city (9) lodges a complaint (9) But why is it then that the Krishna avatara is said to be even greater than the Rama avatara? It is because of Krish­ 27 Subject discussed in the 17 Climb from bottom to top, a S olution to puzzle 12669 Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku na’s leelas. Rama is not known for His leelas. In just ten slo­ meeting (5) system goes up (9) ■ ACROSS kas, Valmiki talks of His birth, His being named, His educa­ tion, etc. He says the four sons of Dasaratha studied the 1 For a bounder, it's nothing — in 28 A deposit that makes child fat 19 Erect single silo for missile Vedas, and so they always abided by dharma. Rama’s child­ short you can get instant (7,6) launcher, reduce weight (7) hood is covered very quickly. But Krishna’s birth itself is a justice here (8,5) ■ DOWN 21 Level off on gold disc (7) leela — born in a prison and carried away the same night to 10 Arranging help, at the core Gokulam. Every leela has a message. The lifting of the Go­ there is an investor (5) 2 Hang if a criminal gets money 23 Ship's first mate is soaked in vardhana hill gives us the message that He will always save 11 Calculate the time in crossing a (7) gin (5) us, if we trust Him. Brahma Mohanam shows us that we river (9) should shed our ego, for in this leela, Brahma is taught a les­ 12 Fish by the lake, consume right 3 Complaint heard about girl's 25 Fold in with a simple son because of his ego. Rasa leela shows that we can serve in the restaurant (9) voice (9) attachment (5) Him only if He wills it.

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