EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THE HINDU DELHI FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 SPORT 19 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE India not unbeatable, says Bavuma Kuldeep in transition mode Need to make the most of available chances, says spinner Feels that South Africa can take a lot of positives from the second T20I Ashwin Achal SA IN INDIA in the game. There are a lot Mysuru of positives that we can take Not too long ago, the India RAKESH RAO forward from this game.” team management backed MOHALI wrist­spinners Yuzvendra Taking responsibility surely Easy at the death overs Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav comes easily for a not­so­ Deepak Chahar, who im­ to carry the mantle of the young T20 debutant Temba pressed with figures of 4­0­ white­ball spin attack. Bavuma. Minutes after South 22­2 after three overs in the Both have since fallen out Africa’s seven­wicket defeat PowerPlay, revealed, “I find of favour, finding no place in in the second T20I match, it easy to bowl death overs the squads for the last two the 29­year­old minced no because, in the PowerPlay, T20I series. words in owning responsibil­ you only get two fielders out­ ity for the team’s sub­par to­ side the circle. However, af­ Challenge tal on a good batting surface. ter the PowerPlay, you get Kuldeep, however, has a Coming in at No. 3 in the five fielders outside.” chance to make a mark with Finding his rhythm: Kuldeep Yadav has to make up for the fourth over, Bavuma looked It may be recalled that in the red ball, having been lack of First Class exposure before the Test series begins. good until he failed to rotate this year’s Indian Premier named in the Test squad to * G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR the strike in the later part League, Chennai Super face South Africa. The and eventually departed for Kings’ skipper M.S. Dhoni change in format presents a tive spirit. combination. You need to be a 43­ball 49 in the 18th. made Chahar bowl his quota challenge to Kuldeep, who “I did well in white­ball ready to grab your chance. “When David (Miller) upfront in one spell. has played little First Class cricket; my stats are good. Of course, there is pressure came in at No. 5, I think in The Rajasthan bowler was cricket in recent times. Maybe the selectors feel they because you only get a few the 13th over, we were in a quick to acknowledge the Turning out for India­A in need to give me a break in chances, and you have to very strong position. That’s confidence he got from the the second ‘Test’ against Twenty20s, and that some make full use of them,” he where we probably fumbled IPL. “It benefited me. Whe­ South Africa­A gives Kuldeep changes are required. I res­ said. a bit in our batting cause. At never you do well in a match, the opportunity to find his pect that, and I have no com­ the halfway stage, I was you get confidence.” rhythm. plaints. I see this as an op­ Honing his batting thinking 180 at least — that Chahar, among the aspi­ “Playing red­ball cricket is portunity to do well in One of the possible reasons could be a very competitive Blowing it away: Debutant Temba Bavuma, who scored 49, took responsibility for rants for place in Indian difficult, especially when Tests,” Kuldeep said. for Kuldeep’s ouster from score. But yeah, we just we­ South Africa’s inability to sustain the momentum after the 12th over. * AKHILESH KUMAR team for the 2020 T20 World you are a regular in white­ Earning a spot in the play­ the shorter format squads is ren’t able to get going. Cup, said, “I take every ball cricket. It was important ing eleven for the Test side is his lack of batting prowess. It “I’m the one to be blamed. team, the first black African let ourselves down and a about being aware of those match as my last match. At for me to come here and not guaranteed, as Kuldeep is a shortcoming that Kul­ I wasn’t really able to get the to score a Test century for quality side like that would moments and making sure this time, Indian cricket is at bowl as many overs as possi­ is competing with Ravindra deep is working on. momentum. I thought the South Africa said, “They’re a make us pay.” we’re in the right mental the top and if you want to ble. There is still plenty of Jadeja and R. Ashwin. “I’ve been working on my platform was really set for formidable team but I don’t Looking ahead, Bavuma space to win those moments. find a spot, you will have to work to do,” Kuldeep said “When three spinners like batting with (previous India the boys to go and do their think they’re not an unbeata­ said, “I think there’s always a It’s something that we can do very good and, that too, here on Thursday. Ashwin, Jaddu (Jadeja) and I batting coach) Sanjay Ban­ thing.” ble side. With our batting, it moment in the game where work on. I don’t think we in every match because there The 24­year­old has taken are in the squad, it’s chal­ gar. I feel my batting is good Talking about the Indian was just one phase where we we can win. For us, it’s more were completely outplayed is a lot of competition.” the white ball snub in posi­ lenging to pick the right at the Test level,” he said. IPL brand Markram, Mulder toy with Indian attack Bajrang loses in a Sri Lanka to go valued at ahead with SA-A IN INDIA over. Later on, tailender controversial semifinal $6.8 billion Dane Piedt hoicked Kuldeep Pakistan tour Ashwin Achal Special Correspondent for a six over mid­wicket, but Mysuru Press Trust of India Mumbai this time, Kuldeep came Aiden Markram (161, 253b, back strongly to dislodge Colombo The US­based consultancy 20x4, 2x6) and Wiaan Mul­ Piedt’s stumps off the next Sri Lanka Cricket on Thurs­ company Duff & Phelps has der (131 n.o., 230b, 17x4, 1x6) delivery. day said it would go ahead said that the Indian Pre­ got into the groove ahead of Left­arm spinner Shahbaz with the tour of Pakistan mier League’s brand value the Test series, with authori­ Nadeem kept it tight, and fin­ despite fears that players has registered a 7% growth tative knocks on the penulti­ ished with figures of three could be targets of terror — from $6.3 billion mate day of the second ‘Test’ for 76 in 31.3 overs. attacks during the six­ (₹41,800 crore) in 2018 to $ between India­A and South The scores: match visit. 6.8 billion (₹47,500) in Africa­A here on Thursday. India-A — 1st innings: 417. SLC secretary Mohan de 2019. This is the company’s The duo powered South South Africa-A — 1st innings: Silva said they received the sixth edition of IPL’s an­ Africa­A to 400, 17 runs short Aiden Markram b Siraj 161, Pie- all­clear from the defence nual study. of India­A’s first­innings to­ ter Malan c Saha b Siraj 6, Theu- ministry to leave for Pakis­ The study also put Mu­ tal. The home side moved to nis de Bruyn b Nadeem 41, K. tan on Tuesday. “We have mai Indians’ value at ₹809 13 for no loss, before rain Zondo lbw b Nadeem 5, Senu- Doing his best: Bajrang, in action against Slovenia’s David the green light from the de­ crore, reflecting an 8.5% forced play to be called off. ran Muthusamy b Kuldeep 12, Habat in the pre-quarters, bowed out in the last four. * PTI fence ministry,” de Silva growth in 2019 and Chen­ Markram and Mulder, Heinrich Klaasen c&b Kuldeep said. nai Super Kings at ₹732 both expected to play cen­ 2, Wiaan Mulder (not out) 131, ven a bigger throw of four “The tour is on as we Vernon Philander c Karun b WORLD WRESTLING crore reflecting a 13.1%. tral roles for the senior team, points, he was declared planned. I myself and our Dube 21, Dane Piedt b Kuldeep winner. Kolkata Knight Riders’ toyed with the India­A at­ 11, Lutho Sipamla lbw b Kul- Press Trust of India office­bearers will also be Bajrang, the last edition’s (₹630 crore) and Royal tack. The duo put on 155 for deep 0, Lungi Ngidi lbw b Na- Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan) accompanying the team,” Challengers Bangalore’s the sixth wicket, and save for deem 0; Extras (nb-1, b-5, Bajrang Punia lost his semi­ silver medallist, will fight for he said. (₹595 crore) value has de­ a couple of leg­before lb-4): 10. Total (in 109.3 overs): final bout to home wrestler bronze on Friday. clined by almost 8%, the re­ shouts, never looked in 400. Daulet Niyazbekov under Bajrang had beaten Po­ port said. trouble. Going great guns! Aiden Markram made the Indians toil, Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-102, 3- controversial circumstanc­ land’s Krzysztof Bienkow­ The report also said that The entertaining stand hitting 20 fours and two sixes. * G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR 118, 4-136, 5-142, 6-297, 7-356, es, after securing his place ski, Slovenia’s David Habat Dananjaya Sunrisers Hyderabad has was eventually broken by 8-395, 9-399.