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 It’s against BUMRAH: I don’t take praise or criticism seriously asprit Bumrah, who has as much There’s a healthy competi- NZ in first semis modesty in him as his extraordinary tion. It’s a good headache to Hosts face in the other Jbowling skills, attrib- have when everyone’s per- utes India’s run to forming and everyone’s in t’s going to be India versus New and England – and ended on the World Cup good nick and that’s Zealand in the first semifinal of 11 points from their nine semi-finals to team the ICC World Cup on Tuesday, games. is In- effort. “I don’t take something you love to with hosts England taking on five- dia’s dangerman with the praise or criticism se- have going into a cru- time defendingI champions Australia in the bat with 647 runs in the riously,” said the pace cial game like next other on Thursday. The 45-game group stage group stage while Black spearhead after centuries ended with the match between Australia and Caps Kane from Rohit Sharma and K L week’s semi-final. . Australia, India, England and Williamson has Rahul helped India to a seven- knew prior to Saturday’s final 481 runs. victory we’ve only had five bowlers group matches that they would be in the top Australia's in their last group stage World that are and it’s been four and that all that was to be decided was the defeat in their fi- Cup game on Saturday. going like this throughout. end of group standings. India's seven-wicket win nal game means they “The only focus for me is on my Everybody's had a good run here. over Sri Lanka at Headingley ensured that they slipped down to second at preparation, my execution and It's been a good campaign for us, ended on a winning note and leapfrogged Australia the end of the group stages and what I can do for the team.” everybody’s chipped in with wick- after their 10-run defeat by South Africa. set up a meeting with England. Bumrah was keen to share the ets, and with the bat also, so it’s India’s win and Australia’s defeat meant that the Aaron Finch's men beat Eng- plaudits with the rest of the at- been a case of so far, so good.” 2011 winners topped the group and face fourth place land by 64 runs at Lord's at the end of tack, even though he was the un- Bumrah gave an equal- New Zealand at Old Trafford. It will be an intriguing June. Captain Finch (507) and David doubted star of the bowling show ly understated response when match-up as these two sides have not played each oth- Warner (634) have been Australia’s stars during the win. he was asked how it felt to be re- er at this World Cup. Their game at on with the bat while (500) and The 25-year-old from ceiving heaps of praise as the linch-

June 13 was abandoned without a ball bowled. India Bairstow (462) are England's Kane Williamson Ahmedabad joined New pin of India’s attack in his first finished the group stage with just one defeat – to Eng- leading run scorers. With the Zealand's Lockie Ferguson, Pak- World Cup. land – to finish on 15 points from their nine match- ball, Mitchell Starc has 26 istan’s and Eng- “You see Hardik Pandya taking es. While after a good start to this World Cup, New at this World Cup, while England's land’s Jofra Archer in third place wickets, you see Mohammed Sha- Zealand lost three games – to , Australia Jofra Archer has 17. PTI with 17 wickets in the showpiece mi taking wickets and I've also tak- after claiming 3/37 from his 10 overs en wickets, so that’s the positive for It’s not too long ago that we played a The opposition has never mattered. at Headingley. us going forward. “Everybody’s taking a lot of re- “Everybody’s had a good run series against them (New Zealand). We We don’t focus on what the opposition sponsibility so that's very good,” said here. It's been a good campaign for know what they are capable of, we know brings to the table. If we don’t play well Bumrah. us, everybody has chipped in with their strengths. We’ll be keeping an eye anyone can beat us and if we play well we can “When you have extra responsi- wickets and with the bat,” said on that. We’ll just take it how it comes. beat anyone. bility, then you try even harder and Bumrah after becoming the sec- your execution is good, so that’s a very ond fastest Indian bowler to reach — India's coach Sanjay Bangar — , captain good sign for us. 100 wickets in one-day internation- Virat Kohli “In most of our World Cup games als. PTI Photo: ANI Photo: AFP Jasprit Bumrah Photo: GETTY IMAGES How Reconsider net run rate rule: Arthur to ICC Three straight losses won’t overcame ‘remember Photo: AP akistan coach Mickey the name’ pressure Arthur urged the Inter- I would have liked national CricketCouncil the ICC to consid- affect NZ too much: Vettori Photo: AFP P Photo: TOI (ICC) to give head-to-head er head to head (head-to- ormer captain Dan- record a higher priority than iel Vettori feels three head match record as a net run rate after the team’s Fconsecutive losses final game of the 2019 World higher priority than net for New Zealand in the on- Cup against . run rate) because tonight going World Cup will not “I would have liked the we would be in the semi- have much effect on Kane ICC to consider head to head Williamson’s men going because tonight we would be final. It is disappointing, into the semifinals. in the semi-final. It is disap- and it just goes back to New Zealand, who pointing, and it just goes back our first game (a heavy started off their tourna- to our first game (a heavy de- defeat) against the West ment campaign on a bril- feat) against the West Indies,” liant note by winning five Indies... What the system Mickey Arthur said. of their first six matches Daniel Vettori “We had an opportunity to nal spot on the basis of net a spot in the semi-final. has done to us is that (one being washed out), beat Australia and we didn’t run rate. “What the system has after one very poor seemed to fall apart as perspective, it is not ide- team too much, particu- take that. Those are the two Batting first, they ended done to us is that after one game, you really battle to they lost their last three al to have lost three in a larly knowing some of the nightmares I’m going to have,” their innings on 315/9 and very poor game, you really bat- games and ended the row, even if they are still guys well. he added. needed to bowl out Bangladesh tle to recover again. So it’s a recover again. — Arthur group stage at 11 points. pretty much assured of a “They have six or sev- Pakistan went into the for seven in order to get to the very disappointed dressing It will be courtesy of their semi-final place,” Vettori en individuals who can match against Bangladesh on top four. They eventually won room, no congratulations go- higher net run-rate that wrote in as column. win a game for them, and Carlos Brathwaite Friday needing to win by a the match by a comprehensive ing on because we haven’t they’ve played the best crick- they have almost quali- “Despite the three that is a pretty exciting record margin in order to pip margin of 94 runs but that qualified. Congratulations to et so far and may the best team fied for the semis. straight losses, I don’t way to think about it,” he he best moment in your career can New Zealand to final semi-fi- wasn’t enough for them to seal the four who have, I think win,” said Arthur. PTI “From a New Zealand think it will affect the added. IANS sometimes be your worst too. And T that’s because it becomes an alba- tross hanging around your neck, with Imam, Mustafizur people expecting you to do it again and Pak’s Malik confirms ODI again, without realising that we are all Happy with team’s WC showing: Liton Photo: AFP just human at the end of the day! make it to Lord’s “Remember the name,” former West retirement after WC exit “We beat South Africa and West Honours Boards Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop had Indies here (in England) in condi- screamed on air after Carlos Brathwaite tions that are not easy for us, we mam-ul-Haq and smashed four sixes off four balls from ☛ Pakistan batsman made to give the West Indies a fa- confirmed his retirement from one- ran Australia, India and New I it to the Limited-Overs Ho- mous win in the 2016 World T20 final at day cricket without making a farewell Zealand close, and that’s a big nours Boards at the Lord’s dur- the in Kolkata. ing the World Cup match be- appearance in his side’s win over positive. It shows that we can play It was the biggest moment of Braith- all around the world and we should tween Pakistan and waite’s life. It was also something that Bangladesh. Malik had admitted last Bangladesh. take a lot of confidence from troubled him so much he had to ultimately via Reuters Images Action Photo: year that he intended to quit one-day Imam scored run-a-ball take psychological help to sort it out. “I’ve that,” said Bangladesh’s Liton Das. century, including seven been working with Steve Sylvester (a psy- cricket after the World Cup and he Liton Das boundaries, to power Pakistan chologist)... about accepting the ‘remem- followed through with that plan after to 315 for the loss of nine wick- ber-the-name’ tag. I think I shied away Pakistan's 94-run win at Lord's. iton Das is pleased with his West Indies and Afghanistan. top opposition,” said Liton. ets. While Mustafizur took a from it a bit. And I almost thought it was team’s performance in the ’s men Liton had a perfect start to five-wicket haul in his 10 overs a curse. So, this was about just accepting ☛ The 37-year-old will continue to LWorld Cup and the way it also tested each of the four semi- the tournament when he blasted quota. The Bangladesh pacer that what I did will be remembered for a play the format. “I am retir- held its own against heavy- finalists — India, Australia, an unbeaten 94 during his side’s dismissed Imam, , long time. Now, I’m actually comfortable ing from one-day cricket,” said Malik, weights such as India and Aus- New Zealand and England. 7-wicket win over West Indies but , hearing it again..,” Brathwaite told TOI. tralia in unfamiliar conditions. “This has not been a bad he couldn’t replicate that form in and Mohammad Amir. Post his fighting hundred against who was dropped after a disappointing Blowing hot and cold, tournament, there were a lot of the following matches. “I didn’t The Home of Cricket, New Zealand in Manchester, which is be- WC featuring two ducks in 3 matches. Bangladesh ended their WC en- close games, there are lots of live up to my expectations, I Lord’s Cricket Ground con- ing hailed as the best knock in a losing Malik appeared in 287 ODIs and scored gagements with a 94-run loss positives we can take. We’ve scored a few 20s or 30s but if I had gratulated both Imam and cause in this WC, Brathwaite should ac- against Pakistan at Lord’s. They come to different conditions and got that up to 50 or 60 if not more, Mustafizur for their brilliant tually find people remembering his name Shoaib Malik 7,534 runs with nine hundreds. AFP suffered five losses, while win- proven that we can win match- that could have made a big dif- performance with the bat and again. TNN ning three against South Africa, es, that we can play against the ference to the team,” he said. PTI ball, respectively. ANI

Q.1) What is the A. Football Ikram aims high full form of the B. Tennis STILL HAVE FEW MORE GAMES LEFT: GAYLE “There are some individuals ‘KIWIS HAVE TO PERFORM COLLECTIVELY’ Photo: AFP Photo: AFP T20 League C. Boxing after breaking who obviously aren’t get- CPL? D. Hockey ting the runs and wickets A. Champions Q.5) Name the Tendulkar record that they want to. As long as we as a team can per- Premier League sports personality in eenager Ikram Alikhil form collectively well then B. Caribbean the picture. has set his sights on be- that’s our best chance of Premier League T coming Afghanistan’s greatest-ever player after going further in the tourna- C. Continental Premier breaking ’s ment,” New Zealand coach League record for the highest score by Gary Stead said of his D. Cricket Premier League an 18-year-old at a World Cup. His 86 against the West In- team’s chances in the 2019 Q.2) With which sport is dies at Headingley saw him World Cup. REUTERS Rashanpreet Kaur associat- move ahead of Tendulkar’s ed? best of 84, which came 27 years A. Table tennis ago. “I’m very proud to have SHAHEEN ENTERS RECORD BOOKS broken the record of a legend Pakistan speedstar Shaheen B. Squash like Tendulkar. It makes me Afridi entered the record C. Basketball very happy,” he said. books with a six-wicket haul D. Hockey A. Bhaichung Bhutia Ikram’s knock came in a los- against Bangladesh in the ing cause as Afghanistan fell to Unlike four years ago, when West Indian batsman Chris Q.3) Name the Indian who B. Pritam Kotal a 23-run defeat and go home af- Gayle hit a double century against Zimbabwe, this was not World Cup at the Lord’s. lost to Milos Raonic at the C. Nishu Kumar ter nine losses. “I’m very happy a productive World Cup for Gayle and the West Indies, who Afridi became the youngest 2019 Wimbledon. D. Sunil Chhetri that I scored 86 runs, which was won just two games. “It’s a brilliant privilege and honour ever bowler at 19 years and the top score for Afghanistan

A. Prajnesh Gunneswaran to represent West Indies in five World Cups (2003 to 90 days to claim a five- 5. C. Nishu Kumar Nishu C. 5. (at this WC),” he said. “No B. Leander Paes one had crossed that mark in 2019),” Gayle said after the match against Afghanistan, wicket haul in the WC when

C. Rohan Bopanna Hockey, D. 4. the nine games but I’m disap- which was West Indies’ last match in the 2019 WC. “I still his six for 35 helped Pak 3. A. Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Gunneswaran, Prajnesh A. 3. pointed at the same time be-

D. Yuki Bhambri have a few more games left as well, so we'll see what hap- dismiss Bangladesh for 221 League, 2. D. Hockey, Hockey, D. 2. League, cause I thought I could score a

Q.4) Martijn Drijver is a pens,” Gayle, who previously that he would quit ODIs after and notch up a 94-run win in 1. B. Caribbean Premier Caribbean B. 1. hundred... I want to work very

well-known Dutch coach. He ANSWERS hard at my game and become the WC, although he later prevaricated, said. AGENCIES their last outing. AGENCIES is into which sport? the best-ever player produced Photo: GETTY IMAGES by Afghanistan.” AFP