THE MIZORAM POST AIZAWL 3 SPORTS SUNDAY 03 JANUARY 2021 Will play third Test even if I am Winless streak tests resolve not 100% fit: David Warner MELBOURNE, JAN 2 (AGENCIES) Australia opener David Warner on Saturday said that he will be of German club Schalke doing everything possible to get on the ground for the third Test against India in Sydney and play without the fear of despite the unlikelihood of him defeat.”Schalke’s last victory in the getting 100 per cent fit. Warner German top tier was Jan. 17 last year, added that he will play only if when it beat Borussia he is able to stretch to take M?nchengladbach 2-0.When Schalke catches in the slips and quick sporting director Jochen Schneider singles while batting. held the same post at Stuttgart, he The Australia opening hired Swiss coach Christian Gross batsman, who was ruled out of halfway through the 2009-10 season the first two Test matches after with the team struggling. Stuttgart suffering a groin injury during wickets and taking catches in be the most important thing for went on a run and finished sixth. the second ODI on November slips by moving to his right and myself and the team," Warner Gross is now on board with 29, has undergone left that will matter eventually added. Schalke. Hired last week, he’s the rehabilitation taking jabs, in deciding if he is fit to play. The 34-year-old batsman, fourth coach of the season after David using hyperbaric oxygen "Batting in the nets the who captains SunRisers Wagner, Manuel Baum and Huub chamber and penguin other day actually helped me Hyderabad in the Indian Stevens. cryotherapy for quick recovery. because I had to wait for the Premier League added that he “It’s about getting ourselves out of "Am I going to be a 100 per ball to be in my actual area. I will also not play if he is unable this situation together,” Gross said cent? It is highly doubtful. But mean I didn't have to throw my to move in the slips to take Wednesday. “Everyone has to be ready I will be doing everything I can hand at it, so that actually made catches moving to his right and to give everything and to fight for the to be able to get on that park me play nice and tight. You are left."I know I can manage the team.”Schneider said the next five and play and even if I am not a going to have some restrictions shot-making… it is whether or months will be about “managing to 100 per cent I will let the here and there. But I think not I have the capacity of stay in the Bundesliga.”Schalke is in selectors give me that green when you are getting into the catching the ball left and right last place with just four points after light," Warner told the media game, adrenaline takes over as of myself and with Gazza 13 rounds.Schalke has added on Saturday morning during a well. You don't cast any doubt (Nathan Lyon) bowling. defender Sead Kolasinac from virtual interaction. over your ability to play shots," Am I going to field at first Arsenal, but the loan won’t take effect Warner says that he will get he said. slip or leg slip? I have got to until Monday.Former midfielder Gross a clear idea of where he stands "For me, it is about the be agile enough to make sure had said in May that he was retiring during the training sessions on speed between wickets. That is that I am taking those chances from coaching. His third stint at Saturday and Sunday. all that matters. It doesn't because if I am not, given the Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli ended in "We have a training session matter about what shots I can 50% of the time of the Test that February. He also coached Cairo- today and tomorrow. I can't and can't play. It is about drop I (and Australia) will on the based Zamalek in Egypt. His last give you any more indication and run, helping the guy at the field, I don't want to be coaching job in Europe was at Swiss of where I am at. I haven't ran other end get off-strike. They dropping those chances and GERMANY JAN 2 (AGENCIES) avoiding relegation.Its resolve will be Tasmania Berlin holds the Bundesliga side Young Boys in 2012. He coached the last couple of days but are the things that I work on. not giving our team the best Schalke won exactly one Bundesliga tested Saturday when it visits Hertha record of 31 games without a win from Tottenham in 1997-98. today and tomorrow will give They are the things that I like chance of taking them. That is game in 2020, so its New Year’s Berlin, which has just one victory in its the 1965-66 season.“Schalke will “Christian Gross is experienced me a better indication of where to be 100% fit for. In this case all it comes down to," he said resolutions are clear. last six games. desperately want to end their negative and knows where he wants to I am," he added.The dashing I am not going to be but I am ahead of the third Test that will The German club, now on its fourth Should Schalke fail to win in the run, but that’s not for us to discuss,” improve the team,” Labbadia said. “I batsman said that playing his going to work out myself in the be telecast live on Sony Six, coach of the season, is desperate to end German capital, possible ignominy awaits Hertha coach Bruno Labbadia said expect a hotly contested match shots is not a worry but it is nets on how I am going to Sony Ten 1 and Sony Ten 3 a 29-game winless run and dreams of when it hosts Hoffenheim a week later. midweek.“It’s important to be positive because both teams need to win.” the running between the manage that. That is going to channels from January 7. Pakistan pacers are 17-18 only on paper, they are 27-28 in reality: Mohammad Asif KARACHI JAN 2 (AGENCIES) Akhtar during his time in Pakistan cricket team’s top-flight, added that today’s current pacers are 9 to 10 pacers lack the knowledge years older than what their to test the batsmen.“These birth certificates suggest, kids do not have the alleged former seamer knowledge. They don’t Mohammad Asif, hitting out at know how to keep the their “inability” to bowl long batsmen on the front foot, spells. not give them a single and Asif’s remarks came in the how to bowl on the wickets. wake of Pakistan’s 101-run When they try to bowl on the defeat against New Zealand in wickets, it goes down the the first Test in Mount leg-side. Maunganui this week.“They They do not have the are so aged. It is written as 17- 18 years on paper, but they are seamers of his time, Asif’s Younis and Imran Khan.“I feel control,” Asif said.Among actually 27-28 years old,” Asif career in competitive cricket it might have been 5-6 years the current lot of Pakistan said on his compatriot came to an end after he was since a fast bowler took 10 pacers doing duty in New Kamran Akmal’s YouTube banned by the ICC for five wickets in a match. Zealand, Shaheen Afridi and channel but did not take any years for indulging in the We used to salivate after Naseem Shah are 20 and 17- names. 2010 spot-fixing scandal in seeing the pitches like the year-old respectively. “They don’t have the England. ones in New Zealand. There Mohammad Abbas is 30 and flexibility to bowl 20-25 overs. His days as Pakistan was no question of leaving the Faheem Ashraf is 26.Age They don’t know how to bend cricketer long gone, Asif is ball as a fast bowler. I never fraud has been one of the the body and they become stiff disappointed by the present used to leave the ball before issues troubling Pakistan after a while. They are not crop of fast bowlers in the taking a five-wicket haul.” cricket for many years.The able to stand on the field after national team, which was The 38-year-old, who had second Test against New bowling a 5-6 over spell,” he once dominated by legends formed a potent pairing with Zealand will begin at Christ added.One of the finest such as Wasim Akram, Waqar speed merchant Shoaib church from Sunday. Steyn pulls out of IPL 2021, taking ISL second leg schedule announced, break from cricket Kolkata derby on Feb 19 KOLKATA| JAN 2 (AGENCIES) The much-anticipated return leg of the Kolkata derby between ATK Mohun Bagan and SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League will be played on February 19, the organisers announced on Saturday, releasing the fixtures for second leg of JOHANNESBURG, JAN 2 the tournament. (AGENCIES) The second half of the seventh season of the Veteran South Africa fast bowler league, which marked the return of major live Dale Steyn on Saturday said that sporting action in the country amidst much he is taking a break from cricket anticipation, will start on January 12 with and made himself unavailable for NorthEast United FC taking on Bengaluru FC at Mumbai City FC with the remaining nine teams the 2021 Indian Premier League the Tilak Maidan Stadium.ATK Mohun Bagan will posing a stiff challenge to topple them. (IPL).Steyn, 37, clarified in two also be playing in the final league game of the It will be interesting to see how the fortunes tweets that he is not announcing season against Mumbai City FC as the league phase change with each team having had a glimpse of his retirement from the comes to a close on February 28. their opponents’ firepower. sport.Steyn played for Royal There will further be seven double-headers Lots will be at stake with the top four Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in in the remainder of the 55 league games of the positions for grab, including the most the 2020 IPL."Cricket tweet... Just season, all to be played on Sundays.As the new important League Winner’s Shield.The a short message to let everyone year kicks in, ATK Mohun Bagan is perched at schedule and venue for the playoffs and final know that I've made myself the top of the points table, closely followed by will be announced at a later date. unavailable for RCB at this years IPL, I'm also not planning on playing for another team, just taking some time off during that Mikel Arteta to wait until end of January period. Thank you to RCB for understanding. No I'm not retired," said Steyn in his first tweet."I will be playing in other window to make Mesut Ozil call leagues, nicely spaced out to give ARSENAL JAN 2 (AGENCIES) myself an opportunity to do Arsenal will assess the future of something's I've been excited German playmaker Mesut Ozil at about as well as continue to play the end of the January transfer the game I love so much. NO, I'm window, manager Mikel Arteta NOT retired. Here's to a great has said.Ozil has not played for 2021 (sic.)," Steyn said in his Arsenal since March and was not second tweet. named in the squad lists for the Steyn played just three first half of the Premier League matches for RCB last season and season and the Europa League. could pick only one wicket. He The German, who is one of the retired from Test cricket in August highest-paid players at the club, 2019 but remains active in limited is out of contract at the end of overs cricket, expressing interest the campaign. to play in the T20 World Cup for But Arsenal are looking to at the end.”Arteta also said the decision in their lives because South Africa. He had said in offload a number of players on club would not look to cut short they have a contract here. February last year that he would loan in January to trim the squad, the contracts of players that are Some would like to move reassess his future in the sport raising the possibility that Ozil not in his plans.“You have to because they are not playing after the World Cup but the could be registered for the respect the players’ contracts,” and some would like to stay. tournament itself was postponed second half of the season.When he added. That’s something we cannot due to the coronavirus pandemic. asked about a potential return “What you can do is just try decide by ourselves.”Arsenal, Considered one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, Steyn is for the 32-year-old German, to be open with them, tell them who are 13th in the table on the all-time highest wicket taker Arteta told reporters: “We will your intentions, the role that they 20 points, visit struggling for South Africa in Test cricket see what happens in the transfer have in the team and why that West Bromwich Albion with 439 wickets. window and we will assess that is.“They are entitled to make the later on Saturday.