Sports Wednesday, November 28, 2018 17 Yasir bamboozles Kiwis, Women’s Cricket matches Imran Khan Spinner claims 14 wickets as Pakistan level series against New Zealand

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LEG-SPINNER Yasir Shah fol- lowed his extraordinary first innings performance with a six wicket haul as Pakistan beat New Zealand by an innings India’s Mithali Raj (3rd right) with the Indian team during the national and 16 runs in the second Test Big honour Mesmerising anthem before the World T20 semi-inal against England. (AFP) in Dubai on Tuesday to level Leg-spinner Yasir Shah’s the series 1-1. I came to know yesterday The 32-year-old, who took (about Imran Khan’s record) figures are the Angry Indian cricket 8-41 on Monday, had figures so it’s an honour that my second-best match return of 6-143 in the second innings name will come with him. ever for Pakistan in Test legend opens ire over for a match haul of 14-184. cricket, bettered only by New Zealand – following- Man-of-the-Match Yasir Shah former captain and on after being dismissed for World T20 exclusion 90 in the first innings – were current prime minister bowled out for 312 soon after come return to form having Imran Khan who took AFP tea on the fourth day. scored just 21 runs in the three 14-116 against Sri Lanka NEW DELHI “I came to know yester- innings of this series. in Lahore in 1982. day (about Imran Khan’s re- Latham completed his 15th INDIAN cricket heroine Mith- I have nothing against the cord) so it’s an honour that Test fifty but was dismissed ali Raj has furiously accused T20 captain Harmanpreet my name will come with him,” the following ball, a little edge cricket leaders of bias for Kaur except for the fact that said Yasir. behind off Hasan, television dropping her for last Friday’s her call to support the “I haven’t bowled as umpire Ian Gould confirming World Twenty20 semi-final, decision of the coach to well as this, especially with that Sarfraz Ahmed had taken which India lost to England. the pitch offering turn and the catch cleanly. Raj, the highest run scorer leave me out of the eleven bounce like it did. We wanted Harry Nicholls came to in the women’s international was bafling and hurtful. to put the disappointment of the crease and set about frus- game and still India’s One-day the first Test behind us and trating the Pakistan bowlers, captain, wrote a furious letter Mithali Raj set up the series.” adding 52 with Taylor for the of complaint and met Board Yasir’s figures are the sec- fourth wicket and 57 with BJ of Control for Indian Cricket India’s last league game against ond-best match return ever Watling for the fifth. (BCCI) leaders on Monday to Australia with a knee injury. for Pakistan in Test cricket, Taylor tried to take the vent her anger. She was declared fit on the bettered only by former cap- attack to the bowlers, hitting “For the first time in a 20 eve of the England semi-final tain and current prime min- seven boundaries and a six in year long career, I felt deflat- but the selectors stuck with the ister Imran Khan who took his 82 but grew impatient after ed, depressed and let down,” team that beat Australia. T20 14-116 against Sri Lanka in being tied down. An attempted said the 35-year-old in the captain Harmanpreet Kaur Lahore in 1982. sweep off Bilal Asif ended in a letter seen by AFP. said selectors had stuck to a They are also the best by top edge that looped to deep Raj questioned whether “winning combination”. a Pakistani bowler against backward square leg where “my services to my country are “I would also like to point New Zealand, beating Waqar Yasir took a comfortable catch. of any value to a few people in out that I have nothing against Younis’s 12-130 in Faisal- Yasir trapped Watling leg power who are out to destroy the T20 captain Harmanpreet abad in 1990. before for 27 to end another Pakistan spinner Yasir Shah celebrates the wicket of New Zealand batsman Neil Wagner on the fourth day me and break my confidence.” Kaur except for the fact that Medium-pacer Hasan frustrating the stand and get of their second Test in Dubai on Tuesday. (AFP) Raj singled out BCCI com- her call to support the decision Ali was also at his best, tak- into the Kiwi tail. De Grand- mittee of administrators mem- of the coach to leave me out ing 3-46 as Pakistan gained a homme made just 14 and So- SCOREBOARD ber Diana Edulji and national of the eleven was baffling and measure of revenge for losing dhi was bowled behind his coach Remash Powar for drop- hurtful,” Raj wrote. the first Test by four runs in legs for four, unwisely trying PAKISTAN (IST INNINGS): 418-5 H. Nicholls b Hasan 77 (T. Latham), 4-198 (R. Taylor), 5-255 (BJ Watling), 6-270 ping her from the team beaten “I wanted to win the World Abu Dhabi last week. to sweep Yasir from well out- (Haris Sohail 147, Babar Azam 127 not out, Azhar Ali BJ Watling lbw b Yasir 27 (de Grandhomme), 7-285 (Sodhi), 8-301 (Nicholls), by eight wickets by England. Cup for my country and it Resuming on 131-2 and side off-stump. 81; C. de Grandhomme 2-44) C. de Grandhomme b Hasan 14 9-311 (Wagner) . “The brazen support of a hurts me because we lost a NEW ZEALAND (IST INNINGS 90) I. Sodhi b Yasir 4 Bowling: Abbas 15-7-29-0, Hasan 19-7-46-3, Yasir needing a further 197 to make Nicholls stood firm amid (J. Raval 31; Yasir Shah 8-41) N. Wagner c Hasan b Yasir 10 COA member is a clear sign golden opportunity.” 44.5-9-143-6, Hafeez 3-1-6-0, Asif 27-5-61-1, Sohail Pakistan bat again, the New the wreckage, striking Bilal NEW ZEALAND (2ND INNINGS; OVERNIGHT 131-2) Ajaz Patel not out 5 of bias and also that a stance England lost to Australia Zealand batsmen, led by Ross Asif for a straight six, before J. Raval st Sarfraz b Yasir 2 T. Boult c Sarfraz b Yasir 0 4-0-16-0. has already been taken against in the tournament final. Toss: Pakistan. Taylor (82), Henry Nicholls Yasir nipped one between bat T. Latham c Sarfraz b Hasan 50 Extras: (b 9, lb 2) 11 me,” said Raj, who has played “Never did I think she K. Williamson c Sarfraz b Yasir 30 TOTAL: (All out; 112.5 overs) 312 Result: Pakistan won by an innings and 16 runs. (77) and Tom Latham (50), and pad to bowl him for 77. R. Taylor c Yasir b Asif 82 Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Raval), 2-66 (Williamson), 3-146 Series: 1-1. Final Test from December 3. 197 One-Day Internationals, 85 (Edulji) will use her position dug in to make things tough It was a brave stand from T20 matches and 10 Tests for against me, more after hearing for the Pakistani bowlers. Nicholls but as skipper Kane India since making her 50-over what all I had to go through in Taylor smashed Hasan’s Williamson later admitted, the 40 runs in 14 overs. day, Yasir put us under tre- total was always a factor.” debut in 1999 against Ireland. the Caribbean as I had spoken first ball of the day to the cover damage had been done in the “We batted better in the mendous pressure and put the The end came swiftly as Ya- Raj hit two straight half- to her about it.” boundary to reach his 29th first innings when New Zea- second innings,” said William- ball in the right areas and got sir picked up the last two wick- centuries at the World T20 in The BCCI did not immedi- half century in Tests, a wel- land lost all 10 wickets for just son. “But that session yester- us for 90. That low first innings ets in the space of four balls. the West Indies before missing ately comment on Raj’s tirade.

Big Appeal: Bold and brash Virat Kohli pulls in the advertising dollars despite verbal slips

EING the highest sage,” said Mishra, whose profile athlete in the The 30-year-old cricketer firm manages other Indian world’s second most with tattooed arms and cricketers including Ravin- Bpopulous country, coiffured hair currently dra Jadeja and Prithvi Shaw. India cricket captain Virat endorses 21 brands includ- “After all, brands also Kohli has built such a for- want to be seen as patriotic. midable brand across the ing Tissot, Audi, Puma, “Sports and Bollywood spectrum that even his occa- Uber and Hero, pushing stars usually avoid controver- sional brash and indiscreet him into the Forbes’s 2018 sies, but fans want their icons India bowler Ishant Sharma bowls at the nets as coach Ravi Shastri comments fail to tarnish it. list of the world’s 100 high- to have a voice,” he added. looks on. Watches, cars, sports est-paid athletes. Coming Cornerstone Sport & En- shoes, motorbikes, clothes, tertainment, the company ride services, tires, snacks, in at No. 83 on the back of which represents Kohli, de- Our aim is to win the Test health foods, headphones his estimated $24 million clined to discuss his endorse- – even toothbrushes – they income over the previous ments and sponsorships. series in Australia: Ishant have all had the Kohli mar- 12 months, Kohli is the According to Forbes, $20 keting treatment. world’s top earning cricket- million of his total comes IANS Ishant said the practice The 30-year-old cricketer from endorsements and $4 SYDNEY match is important for the with tattooed arms and coif- er and comes in ahead of million from salary and so- team because this match will fured hair currently endorses other high-profile athletes called “winnings”, which INDIA’S pacer Ishant Sharma only set the tone for the Bor- 21 brands including Tissot, such as Novak Djokovic would include prize money. on Tuesday said that the team der-Gavaskar Trophy. Audi, Puma, Uber and Hero, and Sergio Aguero. Kohli’s earnings could is focused on winning the “I think it’s pretty serious pushing him into the Forbes’s continue to increase thanks four-match Test series starting for us (the practice game), 2018 list of the world’s 100 to India’s strong growth - it December 6 in Adelaide. because we have to set the highest-paid athletes. world’s top ranked test bats- is the fastest growing large Ishant said no player is tone. You know the condi- Coming in at No. 83 on the man, as “overrated” and said economy in the world and thinking about the personal tions, obviously playing here back of his estimated $24 mil- he would rather watch Aus- that should mean many performance, rather all play- after a long time. You need to lion income over the previous tralian and English batsmen more marketing dollars – ers have one aim of winning get into the groove, get used to 12 months, Kohli is the world’s than “these Indians”, Kohli and the obsessive interest the Test series. the conditions and I think it’s a top earning cricketer and responded with both barrels. in cricket in the country and “The biggest thing right pretty important game for eve- comes in ahead of other high- “You should go and live across the Indian diaspora. now is to win the series and ryone,” he said. profile athletes such as Novak somewhere else, you know,” He has smoothed out that’s what everybody is focus- With pacers like Moham- Djokovic and Sergio Aguero. he said in a video posted on some of his rough edges. He ing on right now. med Shami, Umesh Yadav, It is unlikely he would his personal telephone app, does not endorse soft drinks “We are not even think- Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar ever be able to challenge the match winning innings to 25 – can identify themselves which he uses to interact with or skin-lightening cream any- ing about personal perfor- Kumar doing their job well, Is- likes of current Forbes’ No.1 help India to victory over Aus- with the man living their fans and sell merchandise. more, advocates a healthy mances. Just one aim that is hant is taking this opportunity Floyd Mayweather or No. 2 tralia and his performances dream,” said Kohli biogra- “Why are you living in our lifestyle, and comes across as to win a series in Australia,” to display to make his mark. Lionel Messi due to cricket’s have ensured he enjoys rock pher Vijay Lokapally. country and loving other coun- a family man and a leader. Ishant told reporters ahead of “If you’re representing the appeal being mostly tied to a star status in the cricket-mad Kohli has a strong social tries? I don’t mind you not lik- He fights for salary hikes the four-day practice match country the pressure is there, small batch of predominantly country of 1.3 billion. media presence with over ing me but I don’t think you for his players, demands that against Cricket Australia XI on I think it’s a great opportu- Commonwealth countries. He wed actress Anushka 37 million fans on Facebook should live in our country...” players’ partners be allowed on Wednesday. nity as well because you have However, he could soon Sharma last year to create a and is followed by more than Kohli later said he was tours, and seeks to influence “Everyone is really pas- a healthy competition in the eclipse Mahendra Singh marriage between cricket and 25 million on Instagram and “all for freedom of choice” who is appointed team coach. sionate. We are pretty moti- team as you can see there a lot Dhoni as the highest earn- Bollywood, India’s two big- 27.1 million on Twitter. and while the episode bur- Mishra of Baseline vated to win the series. Not of fast bowlers coming up and ing Indian sportsman ever. gest obsessions, helping give “He speaks his mind, nished his reputation as be- Ventures said Kohli’s appeal only in Australia, when we if you are not doing well then Former India cricket captain him a ‘family man’ image that takes stands, interacts on so- ing touchy about criticism it had evolved. played in South Africa and any time you can sit behind Dhoni earned $31 million in can appeal to a middle class cial media – all of it goes well did little to damage his brand. “As an aggressive young- England we were pretty mo- and watch the game,” he said. 2015 as he promoted a series audience – and harness its with his fans,” Lokapally said, Quite the opposite, said ster, he was attractive to cer- tivated to win a series abroad “ I think it is a great op- of brands. spending power. describing Kohli as “complete Tuhin Mishra, managing di- tain brands then. As married, and I think that is the biggest portunity for everyone to do Kohli’s success off the That does not mean he has theatre”. rector of sports marketing mature and responsible cap- opportunity for us right now well in any conditions as you pitch is matched by his prow- lost traction with India’s youth. His sponsors have had a firm Baseline Ventures. tain of the team, he is attrac- because we always have a good can see we did well in the last ess on it. “The youth of the coun- bumpy ride at times. “Such frankness can actu- tive to another set of brands balance in the side which can two tours especially in South A prolific scorer of runs, try – and more than half of When a cricket fan re- ally boost the brand, provided now,” he said. do things for us which is very Africa and England as well,” on Sunday he produced a India’s population are under cently described Kohli, the it aligns with the brand’s mes- (REUTERS) promising,” he added. he added.