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THE HINDU SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2019 SPORT 21 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Picked at 48, the Pravin Tambe saga continues at the IPL The leggie from has had an impact on the Indian fraternity

Amol Karhadkar MUMBAI re­ Maxwell celebrates contract, King­style ceived huge applause twice during the ’s 13th Player Auction Smashes 83 off just 39 balls in BBL in Kolkata on Thursday. While the first one — for a PRESS TRUST OF INDIA and five sixes. whopping ₹15.5 crore to get MELBOURNE The 31­year­old also — left everyone Australian all­rounder equalled his fastest­ever stunned, the second one, Glenn Maxwell on Friday fifty (23 balls) during the despite being at base price to smashed a scintillating 83 blistering knock. sign Pravin Tambe — put a off 39 balls for Melbourne Kings XI took to twitter wide smile on everyone’s Stars against Brisbane Heat to hail Maxwell’s superb face in the enclosure. in the Big Bash League, a innings. That’s the impact Tambe day after being picked by “A BIG SHOW from the has had on the Indian cricket Kings XI Punjab for a ‘BIG SHOW’ @Gmaxi_32 fraternity. Doesn’t matter whopping ₹10.75 crore at was at his lethal best as he that the leggie from Mumbai the IPL auction on led from the front for his was sold at ₹20 lakh. The fact Thursday. side in @BBL scoring a that at 48, he attracted a bid Returning to action after breathtaking 83 off just 39 in itself was a major develop­ taking a break to focus on balls.” ment. Whether he actually his mental health, Maxwell Maxwell had played for gets a game during the IPL’s once again showed just KXIP from 2014 to 2017 2020 edition or not, he will why he is considered one before being bought by definitely be the oldest of the most devastating in 2018. He player to be a part of IPL. batsmen in T20 cricket as had opted out of the league What a player! Maxwell’s innings drew appreciation from “Nothing changes at all,” Age and wisdom: Pravin Tambe said ‘obviously it feels good, but am not so young that I will be he hit seven boundaries in the last edition. Kings XI Punjab, his new IPL team. * FILE PHOTO the down­to­earth leggie tells thrilled with an IPL contract any longer.’ * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Hindu. He is neither ex­ cited nor surprised, having have been serious about received a bid in the auction. cricket. The biggest sense of “Obviously it feels good but achievement I get is when am not so young that I will be many of my contemporaries thrilled with an IPL contract and even some of the youn­ any longer.” ger players who stopped Till 2013, a regular on the playing before me call and maidans of Mumbai and nets say that I have inspired them of various teams, Tambe’s to start playing cricket regu­ only taste of big­ticket events larly again,” Tambe says. was during his five­year stint “I have never retired. Age as the liaison officer for IPL doesn’t matter and the level games at the Dr. DY Patil doesn’t matter. As long as I Sports Stadium in Navi Mum­ can remain fit, I will never bai. Once he made a sensa­ stop playing cricket ­ be it the tional debut for Rajasthan T20 tournament at Shivaji Royals during the 2013 IPL Park Gymkhana or the IPL.” and the Champions Trophy After having played the T20, he became the talk of IPL last time for Sunrisers the town. Hyderabad in 2016, the clos­ est Tambe has been to top­ Central point of flight cricket is the Abu Dha­ motivation speakers bi T10 league for the last two A First Class debut for Mum­ editions. bai also followed, but most It is indeed a mystery importantly, Tambe has about how he was cleared to emerged as the central point play in an off­shore commer­ of plenty of motivation cial league. But it cannot be speakers, including Rahul more enigmatic that the tire­ Dravid, his less spinner’s rise on a crick­ . “I have been a posi­ et field well into his 40s, can tive person all my life and it? Many layers to NCA­Bumrah Barabati all set to host series­decider fitness episode The stadium needed lot of attention after being hit by cyclone Fani last May SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT want, but please don’t re­ CHENNAI cruit the NCA staff to give the W I IN INDIA which had installed them,” crore. “For the last three Over the last week, specula­ test and pass you. Because OCA president Mohanty told years the OCA did not get tion has swirled around the what happens is if someth­ Y.B. Sarangi The Hindu on Friday. any money from the BCCI. Bengaluru­based National ing goes wrong, again the Cuttack “These lights were not “The routine expenses, Cricket Academy (NCA) and NCA will be blamed. No pro­ The is at its available in the market. They like team travelling, catering its alleged refusal to conduct fessional will agree to do prettiest shape in recent could not replace the old etc., were transferred direct­ a fitness test for Jasprit Bum­ this,” the source said, be­ times as it gets ready to host lights with LEDs as they had ly to the beneficiaries. Now, rah. However, it has come to sides reiterating that Dravid the third and series­deciding to keep the load factor (on BCCI gave us about ₹10 crore light that the NCA director, even permitted Bumrah to one­day international bet­ the towers) in mind. The oth­ which helped us complete , had no get the Indian team’s physio ween India and West Indies er challenge was achieving this much­needed work.” qualms about a test being to test him at the NCA. here on Sunday. the desired lux.” Barabati last hosted an in­ conducted for the speedster The 61­year­old venue, ternational match when In­ but there were other issues. The Hardik case which bore the brunt of cy­ Clock tower renovation dia played in a T20 A source, clued into the Along with Bumrah, Hardik clone Fani in May last, de­ The renovation of the iconic two years ago. The last ODI academy’s process, emphat­ Pandya is also on a come­ manded a lot of attention af­ clock tower, beside which was staged nearly three ically said: “At no stage we back trail from an injury­en­ ter the ODI was allotted to the two dressing rooms are years ago. refused Bumrah at NCA. We forced break and it is under­ the Odisha Cricket Associa­ situated, was another major only said that ‘look if you Jasprit Bumrah. stood that even the latter tion (OCA). work. The glass cover of the Spectators excited have been treated by some­ * FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR was declared fit following It was a tough task for the three clocks, which were The excitement of spectators body else for the last four pressure on the NCA’s phy­ newly­elected OCA office­ broken in the cyclone, was knew no bounds even months and someone else even one day, they have not siotherapy department, bearers, who got about two replaced and the whole tow­ though the two teams’ prac­ knows your case, how can treated him for four months. prior to the third Test at Mel­ months to put everything in er was given a more aesthetic tice sessions, scheduled on we conduct a test and pass How can they be asked to bourne during India’s tour place. look. Friday, was cancelled. you fit?’ In fact, Bumrah was conduct the test?” of last year. “The primary work was The OCA has been strug­ offered to use the NCA facili­ According to the source, a “He was also being treat­ Major issue related to renovation and gling to meet the huge de­ ties. He was told to get proper method had to be fol­ ed by somebody else and la­ “The major issue was the maintenance. Besides, we mand for tickets. “We are whoever he wanted and do lowed as it was observed ter on when he got injured lights, which were installed employed professional agen­ selling about 38,000 tickets, the test here. Last minute that the NCA often becomes again for the same problem, about 18 years ago. A lot of cies to do the interiors and but are losing 5,200 on Gal­ you land up and ask us to a scapegoat when a player the blame came on NCA,” them were damaged in the decorate the pathways (lead­ lery No. 7 as it has been de­ conduct a fitness test means declared fit suffers an injury the source said, adding that cyclone. More than 100 ing to the main block),” said clared unsafe. (but) how can we? Nobody and then fingers are pointed Dravid wasn’t at the helm lights were added or Mohanty. “Looking at the demand, knows his case. NCA trainers towards the academy. during December when it Setting it right: The iconic clock tower at the Barabati Stadium changed by Dev Musco Light­ The whole renovation job it’s a significant number,” have not trained with him “You do whatever you happened. was renovated and given a more aesthetic look. * K.R. DEEPAK ing, Kapil Dev’s company, was done at an expense of ₹6 said Mohanty. fights back through Shaheen’s heroics Mikel Arteta appointed

S L IN PAKISTAN wiped off 57 of the deficit for SCOREBOARD Arsenal head coach no loss. Agence France-Presse But it still trails by 23 runs Agence France-Presse Karachi with all 10 in hand Pakistan — 1st innings: 191. Fall of wickets: 1­28, 2­39, 3­ London Lanky paceman Shaheen and three days to play. 61, 4­78, 5­80, 6­147, 7­184, 8­ Mikel Arteta has been ap­ Sri Lanka — 1st innings: Oshada 235, 9­271. Shah took a maiden Opener — who be­ Fernando c Rizwan b Shaheen 4, pointed head coach of En­ five­ haul to lead Pa­ came the first batsman ever b Abbas Pakistan bowling: Shaheen glish Premier League side kistan’s fightback after Sri to hit a debut hundred in 25, c Sohail b Ab­ 26.5­5­77­5, Abbas 27­9­55­4, Arsenal meaning a return to Lanka gained a crucial lead both Test and one­day inter­ bas 13, c Naseem 16­1­71­0, Yasir 13­0­ the club he played more in the second Test here on national in the first match in Rizwan b Shaheen 13, Lasith 43­0, Sohail 3­0­11­1. than 100 games for. Embuldeniya c Shafiq b Abbas Friday. Rawalpindi — was unbeaten Pakistan — 2nd innings: Shan The 37­year­old Spaniard, 13, c Masood The 19­year­old paceman on 32 and Shan Masood on 21 Masood () 21, Abid Ali who played for the Gunners b Sohail 74, took five for 77 and was ably . (batting) 32; Extras (lb­4): 4; from 2011­2016, signed a c Abbas b Shaheen 32, Niroshan Total (for no loss in 14 overs): supported by new­ball partn­ Dickwella b Abbas 21, Dilruwan three­and­a­half year con­ 57. er Mohammad Abbas (4 for Sri Lanka’s fight Perera lbw b Shaheen 48, tract and ends a three­year 55) to keep Sri Lanka down Sri Lanka fought through Di­ (not out) 5, Sri Lanka bowling: Fernando 5­ stay as Pep Guardiola’s assis­ Mikel Arteta. * REUTERS to 271 on a tricky National nesh Chandimal, who made Lahiru Kumara b Shaheen 0; Ex­ 1­14­0, Kumara 3­0­20­0, Em­ tant at Manchester City. stadium pitch. 74, and , Pivotal: Shaheen Afridi took five for 77 to help restrict tras (b­4, lb­10, nb­3, w­6): 23; buldeniya 5­0­17­0, Perera He replaces compatriot read an Arsenal statement. That gave the visitor a lead who made a fighting 48 bat­ Sri Lanka on a tricky pitch. * AP Total (in 85.5 overs): 271. 1­0­2­0. Unai Emery, who was “Mikel, a former club of 80 runs over Pakistan’s ting at number nine. sacked last month. “We’re captain, played for us for first­innings total of 191. With his team wobbling at ships of 67 with Dhananjaya wicket with Niroshan Dick­ Chandimal was finally dis­ ward point after he mistimed delighted to announce Mikel five seasons from 2011 to By the close of second 80 for five in the morning, de Silva (32) for the sixth wella (21) and then another missed by part­time spinner a cut. He hit ten boundaries Arteta is joining the club as 2016 and has signed a three­ day’s play Pakistan had Chandimal built partner­ wicket, 37 for the seventh 51 with Perera for the eighth. , caught at back­ in his 143­ball knock. our head coach on Sunday,” and­a­half year contract.”

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