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Captain Cool: the MS Dhoni Story
Captain Cool The MS Dhoni Story GULU Ezekiel is one of India’s best known sports writers and authors with nearly forty years of experience in print, TV, radio and internet. He has previously been Sports Editor at Asian Age, NDTV and indya.com and is the author of over a dozen sports books on cricket, the Olympics and table tennis. Gulu has also contributed extensively to sports books published from India, England and Australia and has written for over a hundred publications worldwide since his first article was published in 1980. Based in New Delhi from 1991, in August 2001 Gulu launched GE Features, a features and syndication service which has syndicated columns by Sir Richard Hadlee and Jacques Kallis (cricket) Mahesh Bhupathi (tennis) and Ajit Pal Singh (hockey) among others. He is also a familiar face on TV where he is a guest expert on numerous Indian news channels as well as on foreign channels and radio stations. This is his first book for Westland Limited and is the fourth revised and updated edition of the book first published in September 2008 and follows the third edition released in September 2013. Website: www.guluzekiel.com Twitter: @gulu1959 First Published by Westland Publications Private Limited in 2008 61, 2nd Floor, Silverline Building, Alapakkam Main Road, Maduravoyal, Chennai 600095 Westland and the Westland logo are the trademarks of Westland Publications Private Limited, or its affiliates. Text Copyright © Gulu Ezekiel, 2008 ISBN: 9788193655641 The views and opinions expressed in this work are the author’s own and the facts are as reported by him, and the publisher is in no way liable for the same. -
Indian Premier League 2019
VVS LAXMAN Published 3.4.19 The last ten days have reiterated just how significant a place the Indian Premier League has carved for itself on the cricke�ng landscape. Spectacular ac�on and stunning performances have brought the tournament to life right from the beginning, and I expect the next six weeks to be no less gripping. From our point of view, I am delighted at how well Hyderabad have bounced back from defeat in our opening match, against Kolkata. Even in that game, we were in control �ll the end of the 17th over of the chase, but Andre Russell took it away from us with brilliant ball-striking. Even though I was in the opposi�on dugout, I couldn’t help but marvel at how he snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. The beauty of our franchise is that the shoulders never droop, the heads never drop. There is too much experience, quality and class among the playing group for that to happen. As members of the support staff, our endeavour is to keep the players in a good mental space. But eventually, it is the players who have to deliver on the park, and that’s what they have done in the last two games. David Warner has been outstanding. There is li�le sign that he has been out of interna�onal cricket for a year. His work ethics are exemplary, and I can see the hunger and desire in his eyes. He is striking the ball as beau�fully as ever, and there is a calmness about him that is infec�ous. -
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10 z Thursday z April 15, 2021 Sahabaz, Maxwell lead RCB to six-run win over SRH Tourism Department organises pavilion in the 17th over. the big-hitting Australian With AB de Villiers (1) in Vijay Shankar (3) and smashed Shahbaz Nadeem the middle, SRH captain Boating at Mansar Lake Jason Holder (4) too strug- (1/36) for two sixes and a David Warner introduced STATE TIMES NEWS gled. Rashid Khan injected four in the first three balls of spin once again, bringing on JAMMU: As a part of some hope in the SRH camp the 11th over, with Kohli versatile leg-spinner Rashid, "Azaadi ka Amrut Mahotsav" smashing 18 off nine balls joining the party with a and the move immediately celebrations marking the before he was run out. boundary. paid dividends. The danger- 75th Anniversary of India's Earlier, SRH bowlers, led The two stitched a 44-run ous South African slapped Independence, Directorate of by West Indian all-rounder partnership before Jason the ball straight to Warner at Tourism Jammu on Jason Holder (3/30) and star Holder got rid of the RCB covers with the slow nature Wednesday organised boat- spinner Rashid Khan (2/18), skipper as wickets continued of the Chepauk track coming ing at Mansar Lake. put up superlative show and to fall at regular intervals. to the fore once again. Tourists enjoyed paddle picked up wickets at regular boating in the serene waters intervals. For RCB, Maxwell SCORE BOARD of Mansar lake amidst pic- AGENCY SRH lost opener was the top scorer, hitting turesque nature with Indian CHENNAI: Left-arm spin- Wriddhiman Saha (1) cheap- five fours and three maxi- Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings flags in hand and chanting of ner Shahbaz Ahmed (3/7) ly in the beginning of the mums with skipper Virat Virat Kohli (c) c Shankar b Holder 33 slogans of dished out a match-winning third over. -
Network Centrality Based Team Formation: a Case Study on T-20 Cricket
Applied Computing and Informatics (2017) xxx, xxx–xxx Saudi Computer Society, King Saud University Applied Computing and Informatics (http://computer.org.sa) www.ksu.edu.sa www.sciencedirect.com Network centrality based team formation: A case study on T-20 cricket Paramita Dey a, Maitreyee Ganguly a, Sarbani Roy b,* a Department of Information Technology, Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Kolkata 700010, India b Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India Received 22 August 2016; revised 14 October 2016; accepted 18 November 2016 KEYWORDS Abstract This paper proposes and evaluates the novel utilization of small world network proper- Social Network Analysis ties for the formation of team of players with both best performances and best belongingness within (SNA); the team network. To verify this concept, this methodology is applied to T-20 cricket teams. The Centrality measures; players are treated as nodes of the network, whereas the number of interactions between team mem- T-20 cricket; bers is denoted as the edges between those nodes. All intra country networks form the cricket net- Small world network; work for this case study. Analysis of the networks depicts that T-20 cricket network inherits all Clustering coefficient characteristics of small world network. Making a quantitative measure for an individual perfor- mance in the team sports is important with respect to the fact that for team selection of an Inter- national match, from pool of best players, only eleven players can be selected for the team. The statistical record of each player considered as a traditional way of quantifying the performance of a player. -
Top Unknown Interesting Facts About IPL Every Cricket Fan Should Know
Top Unknown Interesting Facts About IPL Every Cricket Fan Should Know The mega event is about to start in a few days and here we have come with some funny, interesting, knowledgeable and unknown facts about Indian Premier League (IPL). To know these interesting facts about IPL are as interesting as we were/are more curious about a player like The Sachin Tendulkar. In India cricket is like religion as every cricket lover wait for IPL every season with so much craze that it has it’s global fans and craziness about the game, it has just changed the mindset and perspective of every cricket lover in the world. It seems among the most popular sports in the world, Cricket is going to take over in the next decade. So here we have summarised some interesting facts about IPL that will blow your mind… Interesting facts about IPL Evin Lewis is the first player to be given out using DRS in IPL 2018. Only team that has not qualified for the final since the start of IPL is Delhi Daredevils (DD). Chris Gayle holds the record of highest individual score in a match : 175 (66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore verses Pune Warriors in the 2013 edition of IPL). First hat-trick in ipl is taken by Lakshmipathy Balaji in 2008 against Kings XI Punjab while playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Most economical bowling spell in ipl history by Fidel Edwards (4-1-6-0) and Nehra (4-1-6-1) both in 2009 edition. Virat Kohli is the only player to play with the same team since the start of IPL in 2008 till date. -
The Nation State and Modern Sport
TIF - The Nation State and Modern Sport MUKUL KESAVAN August 6, 2021 Follow the flag: A sea of Indian flags at the at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the 2015 World Cup. | Wikimedia 'National feeling is not something that has been injected into sport by swaggering players, corrupt politicians, and a scheming media looking to boost ratings; it is native to modern sport, something that is built into its historical evolution.' I think I began to think about sport and nationalism a couple of years ago, when the Indian cricket team decided to take the field wearing specially commissioned military fatigue caps. This was Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s idea and Virat Kohli, who was captain by then, supported it enthusiastically. The gesture was made in solidarity with the soldiers who had lost their lives at Pulwama. The team donated a substantial sum of money for the welfare of the soldiers’ bereaved families. Dhoni is keen on the military. He is a colonel in the Territorial Army. In the 2019 World Cup, he had to be asked by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to remove regimental insignia from his wicket keeping gloves. In that camouflage-cap match, Dhoni and the Indian team literally embodied George Orwell’s famous description of international sport: "War minus the shooting." Orwell’s phrase has been used so often and so widely that it has become detached from its historical context. It Page 1 www.TheIndiaForum.in August 6, 2021 was prompted by his growing recognition of the political symbolism of sport, as a highly visible tool of nationalism. -
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Roshni Albany Page 2 May 15 2014 Albany County Files Lawsuit Against DSS Vendors Support Roshni ALBANY, NY - Albany County Executive to serve DSS clients.” Support our Advertisers Daniel P. McCoy announced that the county County Executive McCoy also announced that www.RoshniOnline.com has filed a series of lawsuits against Albany the county has filed suit against two other furniture stores for illegal business practices vendors: AAA Furniture Outlet, 73 Central Ave. including selling mattresses infested with and City Discount Furniture, 278 Central Ave. bedbugs to clients of the Department of Social Roshni alleging that the vendors violated their Services. The lawsuit filed against Seraj contracts by illegally swapping household Subscription Form Enterprises, DBA 99 Cents and More, of 141 items listed by DSS. The suit also claims that S. Pearl St., Ahmad Ziauddin DBA City Name:........................................ items paid for by the county were not Discount Furniture, 278 Central Avenue, and delivered, were broken or dirty when delivered. Address:..................................... AAA Furniture Outlet, Virginia Spadaro, 73 City:............................................ Central Ave, alleges that the companies Since the county investigation began last year, engaged in fraud for violating the terms of its there have been at least 10 instances of illegal State.........................Zip............ contract with the county by illegally substituting swaps that took place. In several of those Subscriptions $20.00 for 6 Month household items included on vouchers cases, the vendor substituted less expensive Subscriptions $30.00 for 12 Month provided by DSS. items and kept money it was not entitled to. The loss to the county is nearly $3,000. The Please send your check to The department provides vouchers to those county is seeking to recover those damages clients who need household items. -
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2016 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Test for Yuvraj, Harbhajan, Nehra Singh CC drubs as Natl T20 starts today Evershine in super-over Excelsior Sports Correspondent scored 142 runs in 18.1 overs, NEW DELHI, Jan 1: mind. The tournament over It will be after 19 long years thus the match ended in a tie and years had lost significance for that a Bengal team would be JAMMU, Jan 1: Singh the match was decided via Veterans Yuvraj Singh, being conducted hastily just without the talismanic all- Cricket Club got better of Harbhajan Singh and Ashish super-over. Anil, Rahul and before Indian Premier League. rounder Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Evershine Cricket Club in a Binny contributed 26, 20 and 17 Nehra would like to get some With auctions over, the domestic who announced his retirement thrilling contest via super-over quality match time before the runs to the total respectively. For talents did not get an opportuni- from competitive cricket, as in the ongoing 3rd Jammu Tawi Evershine Club, Vicky took 4 T20 series in Australia, as the ty to land IPL contracts. they take on Hyderabad in Premier T20 Cricket National Twenty20 champi- wickets, while Hushiyar and Punjab skipper Harbhajan Nagpur. Tournament at GGM Science Narender claimed 2 wickets onship for Syed Mushtaq Ali and Yuvraj will be fighting it out Skipper Manoj Tiwary and College Hostel ground, here. Trophy kicks off tomorrow each. Anil of Singh Cricket Club against Rajasthan at Kochi senior pacer Ashok Dinda, who Batting first, Evershine Club was adjudged as man of the across four different cities. -
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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Rajasthan Royals thrash DG Sports distributes prizes Daredevils by 62 runs Musaif, Sarthak lead from front as AHMEDABAD, May 15: SCOREBOARD as the pitch got Rajasthan Royals: slower and Rajat Jammu zone lifts U-14 boys' cricket title Rajasthan Royals compre- A Rahane b Nadeem 64 Bhatia varied the hensively crushed favourite K Nair lbw Nadeem 19 pace and length 'whipping boys' Delhi K Cooper c Shukla b Duminy 32 making it virtually *Miran Sahib zone wins U-17 girls kho-kho, kabaddi titles Daredevils by 62 runs in a thor- S Samson c Jadhav b Tahir 40 impossible as he was Excelsior Sports Correspondent In reply, Bhalwal zone rode ing best performers, while oughly one-sided encounter to S Binny st Karthik b Tahir 0 bowled trying a on a beautiful batting display by Akhnoor drubbed Miran Sahib consolidate their chances of B Cutting run out 8 hoick. Ross Taylor JAMMU, May 15: skipper Sarthak Peshin to take zone by 1 turn and 3 points, with making it to the play-offs in the J Faulkner not out 23 (4) also committed Outstanding batting display by the score to 149 runs to lose the Aarti and Ashu emerging star seventh edition of the Indian early to a slower Total (For 6 wickets; 20 overs) 201 Winners of painting competition organised by SIE in Jammu. the skippers-Musaif Azad and match by a narrow margin of 12 performers. Premier League here today. Bowling: : Duminy 3-0-25-1, Shukla 4-0-delivery giving a Sarthak Peshin helped their sides runs. -
List of All Players Transferred & Retained, IPL 2019 Auction –
IPL 2019 player transfer : List of all players transferred & retained, IPL 2019 auction – Complete List IPL 2019 countdown started with transfer and retention of players from all the ipl teams and to do so, 15th November was the last date for all IPL franchises to finalize their squad retention for the 12th edition of Indian Premier League. See the ipl 2019 auction players list , the IPL 2019 auctions will take place in December month. The biggest release of ipl 2019 auction players list was Mustafizur Rahman by Mumbai Indians, Glenn Maxwell and Gautam Gambhir by Delhi Daredevils, Carlos Brathwaite by SRH, Yuvraj Singh and Aaron Finch by Kings XI Punjab, Brendon McCullum by RCB, Mitchell Starc by KKR. See the complete list of retained and released players from all 8 ipl teams. 1. Mumbai Indians Pat Cummins & Mustafizur Rahman have been released by Mumbai Indians. Quinton de Kock has been lapped by MI from RCB. Retained Players : Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Markande, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Siddhesh Lad, Aditya Tare, Ben Cutting, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jason Behrendorff. Released Players : Mustafizur Rahman, Pat Cummins, JP Duminy, Akila Dananjaya, Saurabh Tiwary, Pradeep Sangwan, Mohsin Khan, MD Nidheesh, Sharad Lumba, Tajinder Singh Dhillon.Traded: Quinton de Kock from RCB Total Available Balance : 11.15 cr Total Available slots : 7 (Indian- 6, Overseas – 1) 2. Rajasthan Royals Retained Players : Ajinkya Rahane, Steve Smith, Rahul Tripathi, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Stuart Binny, Ben Stokes, Dhawal Kulkarni, Aryaman Birla, S. -
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MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2014 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU India aims to grab top 3 Ranji Trophy: J&K bundle out Mumbai for paltry 236 spot in ICC Test ranking MUMBAI, Dec 7: Dhawal Kulkarni, who made a caught at long leg by Kulkarni, Gautam stars for quick unbeaten 42 off 61 balls hooking a short ball from Shardul DUBAI, Dec 7: both India and Australia maintain Jammu and Kashmir shocked inclusive of four sixes and one Thakur, but then had a slice of their pre-series rankings, although 40-time champions Mumbai by Karnataka against four, that helped Mumbai's cross luck when the same bowler put India would look to grab the Australia would drop to 114 points bundling them out for a meagre TN on day one 200. down next man Bandeep Singh in number three position in the ICC while India will rise to 99 ratings total of 236 in the first innings on J&K skipper Parvez Rasool, the same over. Test Team Rankings as they take points. the opening day of their Ranji BENGALURU, Dec 7: who came on to bowl after the on Australia in a four-Test series However, if Australia wins the Trophy Group A game here today. 45th over, picked up two tailen- Further tightening the grip, the Chidambaram Gautam's 94- Ton-up Gambhir which gets underway with the series 4-0, it would close the gap ders while the other two medi- visitors reached 88 for one at run knock was the highlight for opening match in Adelaide on on South Africa to four ratings um pacers Samiullah Beigh, leads from front stumps to take away the opening Karnataka before Tamil Nadu December 9. -
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