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Kohli and Bumrah Will Be India's Trump Cards in WC It’s about battles on the field. It’s about do-or-die situations. It’s about just one goal. It’s about victory. In short, it’s about playing fair. Howzzat? Well, that’s SIMPLY SPORTS! 07 Kohli and Bumrah will be India’s trump cards in WC: HOLDING You are part of World Cup history, since You have been coming to England for Who is the favourite in this World Cup? Yes, it is good. No team can com- you were the last man out in the 1983 World more than four decades. Can you antic- Not one team. I’ll jointly mention In- plain that they have not got enough Cup between India and the West Indies... ipate what kind of pitches will be offered dia and England. opportunity. Ultimately this is World Oh, it’s a sarcastic question. I just hap- this time for the World Cup? Cup, so, if any team has one or two bad pened to be the last man out. I do re- These days World Cups are played most- Can you elaborate? days during the group stages, they can member that. But frankly speaking I do ly on flat wickets so that batsmen can England will be playing at home. They make a comeback. But for the semifi- not want to remember that. Now that score runs. I think seaming tracks will have really displayed well in One-day nal and final, it will not be a cakewalk. you had brought out the topic I could see not be there in England this time as well. cricket recently. They really have a bal- If any team wants to win, they have to that I was LBW to Mohinder Amarnath. anced side. India have been outstand- give their best in the last two matches Do you think the spinners can manage ing. They are consistent. They have got — the semifinal and the final. And immediately the whole of India went some purchase from the wicket? good players. The champion team must into wild celebrations… May not be on all the grounds in all the know to play under pressure. I’ll not be Talking about the other contenders from I can imagine because that was the first matches, but spinners will definitely surprised if either England or India the subcontinent, Pakistan last won in victory for India in a World Cup final, have a role in the World Cup. These days wins the Cup this time. 1992 and Sri Lanka in 1996. What about beating a mighty West Indies team. the boundary is not that big. That will their chances in 2019? ‘Whispering Death’ be a disadvantage for spinners across What is the x-factor for the Indian Pakistan have surprised the cricketing Why did West Indies lose that day — 25th the smaller grounds in England. team? world many times in many matches. But Michael Holding, June 1983 — at Lord’s? I will mention two names, Virat Kohli the current Sri Lanka team does not one of the finest fast In One-day cricket, the day’s form is very Do you fancy the chances of the West and Jasprit Bumrah. Both these crick- have match winners like Kumar San- important, and India played better crick- Indies team? eters have excellent qualities to win the gakkara and Mahela Jayawardena. I bowlers to have et than West Indies that day. We could Frankly speaking, I have not seen the Cup for India. know anything can happen in cricket, graced the game, not score 184 runs. I still cannot figure West Indies team in more than one-and- especially in limited overs cricket, but out why we could not chase India’s to- a-half years. So, I’m not in a position to Are you happy with the format? All teams at the end of the day, you need to have a believes flat pitches tal of 183 and win the match. air my views about the West Indies team. will have to play each other… strong team with real match-winners. may be the norm in the World Cup, and DON’T COMPARE KOHLI’S IPL CAPTAINCY RECORD WITH THAT OF INDIA, SAYS GANGULY that Jasprit Bumrah Former captain Sourav Ganguly Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rohit Rohit in his team as the vice-cap- and Virat Kohli will be insisted that Virat Kohli’s IPL cap- Sharma — on whom he can fall back tain. Dhoni is there. So he’s well India’s trump cards in taincy will not have an impact in the on during testing situations. supported,” Ganguly said. the tournament. World Cup as he enjoys a good record “Don’t compare Virat Kohli’s The 46-year-old felt Hardik as an ODI skipper. The biggest IPL captaincy record with that of Pandya will play a key role in India’s Excerpts from an advantage for Kohli will be the sup- India. His captaincy records for campaign at the mega event, start- interview... port of two very successful leaders — India is very good actually. He’s got ing May 30 in England. Jasprit Bumrah Virat Kohli Digest There is no one closer to Hirwani, Kotak and Yadav Team believes I can do the Photo: GETTY IMAGES Hardik’s talent: Sehwag Photo: GETTY IMAGES named India A coaches job, that matters: Shankar ➤ There is no one Photo: GETTY IMAGES he BCCI on Wednesday an- ll-rounder Vijay Sh- closer to his tal- nounced that former India leg- ankar being picked ent with both bat T spinner Narendra Hirwani, ex- A as Indias No.4 bats- and ball. If there India wicketkeeper Vijay Yadav and man for the World Cup domestic cricket stalwart Sitanshu saw the birth of the bigg- was, he would not Kotak are now the bowling, field- est debate to engulf Indi- have made it back Pakistan’s Shadab Khan declared fit: ing and batting coaches of the In- an cricket in recent times. into the team Former cricketers and Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan has Hardik Pandya ■ The team will tour West pundits have had their say. been declared fit for the upcoming Indies for a Two-Test series Many believe Ambati Ray- Cricket World Cup. “His latest test ll-rounder Hardik Pandya has talent unmatched udu or Rishabh Pant would that marks their launch into results reflected zero viral load in his by any other player in the Indian cricket team, have been a better option. says big-hitting former opener Virender Sehwag. the World Test Championship. Interestingly, criti- Vijay Shankar blood,” the Pakistan Cricket Board A Narendra Hirwani According to Sehwag, Hardik has become irre- They will also play ODIs and cism and Shankar have a announced. IANS placeable in recent times. Hardik played a pivotal next year in South Africa, Dravid history. Not many fans human being. thing is that the team role in Mumbai Indians’ record fourth title triumph T20Is on that tour. has to focus his attention on junior would have forgotten the On the World Cup management has shown in the IPL recently, coming in after enduring a tu- cricket too. He’ll shuttle between a all-rounder’s struggle slot, Shankar has learned trust in me and believes multuous phase following his outrage-evoking re- dia A team for the tour of West In- Zonal Cricket Academy (SCA) tour- against Bangladesh in the to de-stress and not get I can do the job. That marks on women on a chat show. dies and against Sri Lanka at home. nament, begin in Surat from May final of the Nidahas Tro- bothered by what is being gives you extra motiva- Having served the ensuing ban, the star all-round- Explaining why batting legend 17, and the India A team.” The phy and the hate reaction said around him. For tion. The team is my pri- er pummelled 402 runs in 15 innings in the IPL at a Rahul Dravid wasn’t named as the Board has also assigned him a big- that followed. Shankar him, it is the team man- ority and I am always staggering strike rate of 191.42, and a highest score India A coach, a source in the Board ger role, giving direction to the Na- says it was a life lesson agement that counts. ready to adapt to situa- of 91. said: “With the under-19 World Cup tional Cricket Academy (NCA). and made him a stronger “The most important tions and conditions. IANS Peter Fulton to be NZ’s coach: Saha in 4-day games Former New Zealand batsman Peter Kohli: Karthik pipped Pant ‘Learnt from different coaches, players’ Photo: AFP against WI ‘A’, Pant Fulton will take over as batting coach “It’s just little things like game of the national side following the because of experience in one-day team plans. He (Warner) hits in com- World Cup. Fulton played 84 interna- pletely different areas to poten- he Indian national selec- tionals for New Zealand as a top- ☛ Dinesh Karthik’s experience tors on Tuesday picked tially myself. I guess it’s method order batsman. IANS and composure in pressure situa- T the India ‘A’ team for two four-day and five one-day matc- Photo: AFP tions helped him pip young sensa- more than anything else. But learning from them, as well as the hes against Sri Lanka ‘A’ to be Photo: GETTY IMAGES Photo: tion Rishabh Pant to the second guys here, that can only be a good played from May 25 as also the wicketkeeper’s spot in India's ‘A’ team for the West Indies ‘A’ thing playing under pressure with World Cup squad, captain Virat tour.
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