THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q MONDAY Q FEBRUARY, 2021 11 Arjun in Mumbai's probables Chappell on why India start as for Vijay Hazare Trophy favourites against England NEW DELHI, JAN 31: NEW DELHI, JAN 31: India opener Prithvi Shaw Former Australia captain and budding left-arm pacer Ian Chappell reckons India Arjun Tendulkar have been will start as favourites in the named in the list of 104 Test series against England Mumbai players for a camp owing to a quality pace at- ahead of the Vijay Hazare tack with plenty of depth and a top order that is more Trophy 50-overs tourna- consistent than the visitors'. ment. What should also bolster The Mumbai Cricket As- the home team is the addi- sociation (MCA) released tion of captain Virat Kohli the names of these players to a strong batting line-up on its website on Saturday. and their incredible recent Arjun, son of batting triumph in Australia. great Sachin Tendulkar, re- "India will start as cently made his Mumbai favourites after an exhila- senior debut in the Syed rating victory over Aus- Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tralia, overcoming all obsta- match against Haryana, al- cles. When you add the beit in a losing cause. name Virat Kohli to the bat- tack. current freakish level. have quality pace bowling The 21-year-old has ting order, the team sud- "However it's the top of "Zak Crawley, like his In- but they also have it in bowled to the Indian team denly assumes a bulletproof the England order, where dian counterpart Gill, is tal- comforting quantities fol- in the nets in the past. cloak," Chappell wrote in another returning player, ented and has great poten- lowing the depth displayed Shaw was part of the In- his column for ESPN- Rory Burns, will reside, that tial. Nevertheless his in Australia." dia's squad which won the Cricinfo. the scales tip in India's failure to contribute in Sri Even the middle order of Test series in Australia 2-1. "In also adding the names favour."India's top three Lanka raises concerns that both teams is equally He, however, featured only R Ashwin, Hardik Pandya feature an impressive Shub- need to be put to rest strong, according to Chap- in the Adealaide Test which and Ishant Sharma to the man Gill, a talented but quickly and there's no bet- pell. India lost by eight wickets. list of available players, In- flawed Rohit Sharma and ter place or time to do that "Ajinkya Rahane, Besides Arjun and Shaw, dia take on an unbeatable the indomitable Chetesh- than in India."He also Rishabh Pant and the possi- India batsman Shreyas appearance." war Pujara, which places spoke about the bowling at- ble addition of Pandya have Iyer, all-rounder Shivam Experienced pacer Cricket Academy, Bandra The BCCI will not be con- The big-ticket series them well ahead of Eng- tack of both the teams, say- India well placed to take Dube, Suryakumar Yadav, Dhawal Kulkarni was also Kurla Complex on Monday, ducting Ranji Trophy this starts in Chennai on Febru- land's top order." ing there is not much dif- full advantage of any good Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Lad, named for the camp begin- 1st February 2021 at 8.00 year with the parent body ary 5. He says it will add a lot of ference in that department. start. young opener Yashasvi ning in Mumbai on Mon- am in coloured clothing," opting for the Vijay Hazare Chappell feels India's for- pressure on Joe Root if the "The presence of Archer, "England are similarly Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and day. MCA secretary Sanjay Naik Trophy, the Under-19 Na- midable top order may tip duo of Dom Silbey and along with the skill and ex- placed with Stokes and Jos Arman Jaffer have been "All the above selected and joint secretary Shaha- tional One Day tournament the scales in favour of the Rory Burns fails. perience of stalwarts Buttler as their lethal named in the list of 104 players are requested to re- lam Shaikh said in a state- and the women's national home team, despite Eng- "Dom Sibley possesses Jimmy Anderson and Stu- weapons. The possible re- players. port at MCA Sharad Pawar ment. 50-over tournament. land's 2-0 sweep of Sri the grit and determination art Broad, would normally turn of Ollie Pope would Lanka recently. required for success at the provide England with an add some dependability to "...The availability of a highest level but there are advantage in the pace de- the threatening nature of premium player in Ben questions about his tech- partment. that section of the batting Cricket hits a six after India's Stokes who, like (Hardik) nique against the best in- "However India's im- order. Pandya, provides all-round ternational bowlers. provement in that category "However Buttler's de- ability and selection flexi- "Burns is another in the is amply illustrated by their parture after just one Test bility, albeit at a higher level same category as Sibley, performance in matching and the possible return of Aussie triumph than the Indian, is a big and if both players fail the Australia's much-vaunted Ravindra Jadeja to the In- challenges England will be pace attack in two succes- dian line-up would swing NEW DELHI, JAN 31: plus. And Jofra Archer adds substantially to the quality in trouble unless Joe Root sive away series. the scales further in favour India's win at the Brisbane continues to score at his "Not only does India now of the home team." Cricket Ground in Australia of an already strong pace at- has increased both viewer and advertiser interest sig- nificantly in the game. This Venus Williams crushes Rus to set up has come at a time when do- mestic cricket is set to stage a comeback after a year of ab- Kvitova showdown in Yarra Valley Classic sence due to the pandemic. England's tour of India BENGALURU, JANU- will include four Test ARY 31: Former world matches, five T20Is and number one Venus three ODIs. Conversations Williams produced a vin- with media planners reveal tage display to outclass that advertising rates for the Netherlands’ Arantxa Rus India-England series are up in straight sets and storm 10-15 per cent over last year, into the second round of the when India toured New Yarra Valley Classic as a Zealand for a two-month bi- packed week of Australian lateral series. as the India-West Indies women, and children, ter & Gamble, ITC, Mon- Open warm-up events While India lost the Test tour, which happened in Oc- shows the data from the delez India, and Coca-Cola), kicked off on Sunday. matches and ODIs to New tober-November of 2018, Broadcast Audience Re- online rummy (Rummy Cir- The 40-year-old Ameri- Zealand last year, this year then the playing days were search Council India. cle), and financial services can broke serve twice in could be different, say me- just 14.More playing days Of the total viewers for the (Association of Mutual each set to canter to a 6-1 6-3 dia experts, as they go into will mean more advertising bilateral series, nearly 46-47 Funds in India), among oth- victory in a little over an the tournament against inventory and Star Sports, per cent, says BARC, are ers. hour and set up a date with England -- a motivated side - which is the broadcaster of males above 15 years, while IPL this year will revert to fourth seed Petra Kvitova in - with an Indian audience the India-England series, is 53 per cent are females its springtime schedule, the next round. equally charged. on a strong wicket, say ex- (above 15 years) and kids coming right after the India- American 13th seed "There is pent-up demand perts tracking the market, (between 2-14 years) put to- England bilateral series, im- Danielle Collins also had a for cricket after last year since January-March is a gether. plying that Star Sports -- the straightforward outing as official broadcaster of the when no tournaments were period when many compa- Media planners say that she eased to a 6-3 6-3 win mova dance to her tunes, ena Williams next after the teenager Kamilla Rakhi- nies kick off their advertis- the gaming, fintech, and IPL -- will have two tourna- played on Indian soil due to against Belgian Ysaline racing to a 6-2 6-0 win in American received a first- mova 6-2 6-2 to set up a ing calendar. edtech start-ups are leading ments to sell back-to-back the pandemic," says Shashi Bonaventure. 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