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DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE India’s recent form makes it the overwhelming favourite Men in Blue have won all six T20Is against West Indies in the last 13 months; visiting skipper Pollard, however, happy to put his faith in an unproven unit
What’s on the horizon: Virat Kohli, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal prepare for the T20I series against the West Indies. * K.V.S. GIRI WI IN INDIA The West Indians have not ken of but there has been no mances in the 2019 Carib rently 5 — in the shortest Bhuvneshwar Kumar for this batting order, with K.L. Ra Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh arrived in the best of shape. comeback yet. bean Premier League. format. series), one wristspinner hul, Rohit, Kohli and Shreyas Pant, Shivam Dube, Washington Shreedutta Chidananda Theirs is a relatively inexpe The limitedovers captain Lendl Simmons, who Bilateral T20Is were an op (Yuzvendra Chahal or Kul Iyer automatic choices here. Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuz Hyderabad rienced outfi t, fresh off a cy has now been handed to caused India much pain in portunity to experiment, he deep Yadav), a seambowling Rishabh Pant, in whose de vendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, India and the West Indies T20I series defeat to Afghan Kieron Pollard, who dashed that 2016 World T20 semifi said on Thursday, a chance allrounder (Shivam Dube fence Kohli spoke out at the Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, have faced each other in six istan. A number of star off to Abu Dhabi himself after nal, is back in the fold after a to give fresh recruits a taste until Hardik Pandya recov prematch press conference, and Sanju Samson. T20 Internationals over the names are absent, either the Afghanistan T20s last twoyear absence. In Alzarri of international cricket be ers), and two diff ering spin will likely be persisted with. last 13 months. From Lauder through injury or other month. Joseph and Sheldon Cottrell, fore easing them into more bowling allrounders in Ra Whatever eleven Kohli West Indies: Kieron Pollard hill to Lucknow, these fi x reasons. West Indies has two good fast highpressure environments. vindra Jadeja and Washing and the team management (Capt.), Fabian Allen, Sheldon tures have produced the Andre Russell has had his Upbeat bowlers, while Nicholas Poo But with the T20 World ton Sundar. Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ja choose to fi eld, India will son Holder, Brandon King, Evin same result every single time knee issues but was fi t Pollard has quite the task on ran, Evin Lewis and Shimron Cup on the horizon, Kohli Kohli insisted that having start as the overwhelming fa Lewis, Keemo Paul, Khary — an Indian win. enough to play in the Abu his hands. But the West In Hetmyer are competent was clear that India would six bowling options was “a vourite. West Indies has won Pierre, Nicholas Pooran, Denesh So the ordinary fan might Dhabi T10 league; Chris dies skipper sounded upbeat batsmen. fi eld teams "as close to" its basic rule” in T20 cricket, only one bilateral T20 series Ramdin, Sherfane Rutherford, be forgiven any lack of enthu Gayle's future is unclear; and on Thursday, happy to put India will thus be cau fi rstchoice XI "as possible” which was interesting given in the last two years; it would Lendl Simmons, Hayden Walsh siasm when the two teams Sunil Narine has hurt his fi n his faith in an unproven unit. tious, aware that its own per hereafter. that Rohit Sharma, who led require some eff ort from Pol Jr., and Kesrick Williams. meet again this month, for a ger. Opener Brandon King and formances in T20 cricket Going by the captain's India against Bangladesh, lard's men to triumph on Umpires: C. Shamsuddin and threematch T20I series that A return to international legspinner Hayden Walsh, have been far from spectacu statements on Thursday, had fi elded only fi ve bowlers these shores. Nitin Menon. TV umpire: Anil begins at the Rajiv Gandhi In cricket for Dwayne Bravo, who has also represented the lar. But Virat Kohli did not such a lineup would include in the last T20I in Nagpur. The teams (from): Chaudhary. Fourth umpire: O. ternational Stadium here on who last played for the West USA, are here on the seem too concerned by In two pace bowlers (from Dee There is little doubt India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), Rohit Nandan. Match referee: David Friday. Indies in 2016, has been spo strength of their perfor dia's results or ranking — cur pak Chahar, Md. Shami and around the top four in India's Sharma, K.L. Rahul, Shreyas Boon. Match starts at 7 p.m.
Front-foot no-balls to ‘We will be fl exible, unpredictable’ Kohli puts his weight behind Pant be third umpire’s call Team combination getting stronger, says India captain ‘Once he comes good, you will see a diff erent version of him’ V.V. Subrahmanyam V.V. Subrahmanyam Special Correspondent foot, the third umpire will HYDERABAD HYDERABAD HyderaBad communicate this to the “Twenty20 cricket is all India captain Virat Kohli was Frontfoot noballs in the onfi eld umpire who will about being fl exible. There unequivocal in his support upcoming T20I and One subsequently call a no won’t be a set pattern. The for ‘under fi re’ wicketkeep Day International series ball. combination or playing ele erbatsman Rishabh Pant. ven might look similar, but “He needs to be left alone, between India and the “As a result, the on there is nothing like ‘this is we know he’s a matchwin West Indies will be fi eld umpire will not call a how we are going to go.’ We ner and once he comes decided by the third frontfoot noball without have to be unpredictable,” good, you will see a diff erent umpire and not the on the advice of the third India captain Virat Kohli told version of him,” he said. fi eld offi cials, the umpire,” it added. International Cricket the media on the eve of the Kohli’s backing should fi rst T20I against the West bolster the youngster’s con Council (ICC) announced Benefi t of doubt on Thursday. Indies. fi dence. The ICC said the benefi t “T20 is a format where In the groove: Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Rishabh “We certainly believe in Technology on trial of doubt in close calls you experiment a lot more Pant and Bhuvneshwar Kumar give their captain reason Rishabh's ability. It’s the would lie with the bowler. than in ODIs or Tests. And to feel confi dent. * K.V.S. GIRI player’s responsibility to The technology to call you take a lot more risks in work hard and perform, but “It’s important to note frontfoot noballs will be terms of what you want as a two fi ngerspinners in the On Sanju Samson’s chanc there’s a collective responsi that any benefi t of the put to trial in the fi rst team,” he said. squad, the captain felt it was es of playing in the eleven, bility as well to give him the doubt lies with the T20I in Hyderabad on The captain was happy a big advantage, especially Kohli said the batting order space to do well,” the cap Friday. bowler, and if a late no with his pace attack as it on the big grounds in Austra had a settled look now. tain said. Giving him his space: The team has to rally around the ball call is communicated, “Throughout the trial, comprised experienced and lia. “It is all about balance. “If he misses a chance pe beleaguered Rishabh Pant, feels Virat Kohli. * K.V.S. GIRI then the onfi eld umpire the third umpire will be consistent bowlers like You need to have six bowling Batting in tandem ople should not be shouting will rescind a dismissal (if responsible for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit options in T20 cricket, that’s “The responsibility to bring ‘MS’ in the stadium. It’s not IPL because he’s free, re for the team, all of us collec applicable) and call no monitoring every ball Bumrah and Mohammed the basic rule,” he said. control in the middleorder respectful. No player would laxed there. He feels there’s tively need to make him feel ball,” the statement said. bowled and identifying Shami. “This is really Jaddu’s (Ra is on me. The other batsmen like that to happen. If you’re a lot more respect when it he belongs,” the captain whether there has been Based on this trial, the “Deepak (Chahar) is really vindra Jadeja) best phase as will be able to express them playing in your own country, comes to his ability,” said said. On whether Pant any frontfoot ICC will gauge whether bowling well. Also, a couple an allrounder. And Washi selves and play freely. This is you should get support rath Kohli. would be used as an opening infringement,” the ICC the system has a more guys are under the (Washington Sundar) has the meaning of batting in er than have people waiting “He needs to be given batsman, Kohli said: “Not said in a statement. benefi cial impact on the scanner for sealing a spot been brilliant with the new partnership — one or two for you to make a mistake,” space, but not isolated to the really, in the Indian team if “If there has been an decisionmaking process alongside the three main ball. So, we’re very happy control the batting, the rest Kohli said. extent that he gets nervous you look at the top three or infringement on the front and the fl ow of the game. seamers,” he said. with how our options are can play with strikerates of “You’ve seen the match on the fi eld. If you want him four batsmen right now, On having two wrist and placed.” 170180,” he said. winner version of him in the to do well and win matches they are set.” An opportunity and a challenge: Pollard Lakshmi set to make history ‘Looking to channelise our energy for ways to be positive’ Press Trust of India Special Correspondent ly, we will hit the ground DUBAI HYDERABAD running.” Former India cricketer G.S. West Indies captain Kieron On West Indies’ indiff e Lakshmi is set to become Pollard says India’s form is rent form in the T20 format the fi rst woman match re good for his team as it looks despite being the defending feree to oversee a men’s at the forthcoming series as World Cup champion, Pol ODI when she offi ciates the an opportunity and a lard felt it was all in the past. opening match of the third challenge. series of the World Cup “It is important to do cer “We have to deal with League 2 in the UAE on tain things well against a for what is presented to us and Sunday. midable side like India, tick we are looking to channelise Lakshmi will oversee the the boxes and hopefully the our energy for ways to be match between the UAE results will be taken care of,” positive, get the basics right and USA at Sharjah. he said. and continue to use that op portunity every time we step New talent onto the fi eld,” Pollard said ICC extends its after the team’s training ses Speaking about new talent sion here on Thursday. like Hayden Walsh Jr. and OPPO tie-up Brandon King, Pollard felt Team eff ort the most important thing for Press Trust of India “So, we don’t want to focus the management was to have New Delhi too much on individuals. We patience. “At the end of the The ICC on Thursday, an are here as a team, looking day you want to have results, nounced the extension of forward to improving our Team work: Kieron Pollard, left, and Jason Holder lead the but sometimes you need to its partnership with smart cricket,” he said. practice session. * K.V.S. GIRI be honest with yourself,” he phone maker OPPO for Referring to the absence said. another four years till Sep of some senior players, Pol down here to try and do the times. I just want to continue “Sometimes, you need to tember 2023. lard said: “(Andre) Russell, job. We back each and every scoring and help my team’s have that umbrella over OPPO will continue to (Sunil) Narine and (Dwayne) player. cause. We are here to play them and try and protect remain the offi cial mobile Bravo are big gaps, but the On his own form, he said: some good cricket and we them from any vultures,” he handset and headset squad selected has come “You have bad and good are wellprepared. 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