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JAMMU | TUESDAY | MARCH 2, 2021 JB SPORTS JAMMU BULLETIN 9 Atletico Madrid respond to dip in form Indian team trains for final Test, with statement victory at Villarreal top guns go full throttle at nets AHMEDABAD,MAR 1: MUMBAI, MAR 1: without a win in their last seven Big guns Virat Kohli, Rohit La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid league games. Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane secured a vital 2-0 win away to Unai Emery’s side took the game went full throttle at the nets Villarreal on Sunday to reaffirm to Atletico in the early stages but as the Indian cricket on their title ambitions following a dif- struggled to create any real danger Monday trained in earnest for ficult run of results. and fell behind from a set piece. the upcoming fourth and final Diego Simeone’s side were smart- Thomas Lemar whipped a corner Test against England. The fourth Test starts on ing from twin defeats to Levante and towards the far post and Savic nod- Thursday. Chelsea but went ahead in the 25th ded it across the goal where it was Captain Kohli, his deputy minute courtesy of an Alfonso inadvertently bundled in by Pedraza. Rahane and senior opener Pedraza own goal following a goal- Villarreal missed a great chance to Rohit were seen batting at the mouth scramble, the strike being equalise before halftime when nets in a video posted by the flagged offside then given after a Moreno scuffed a shot which keeper BCCI on Twitter. VAR review. Jan Oblak saved and Atletico cap- The three senior players Atletico survived another video tain Koke had to scramble the loose drove, pulled and flicked his arms over at the nets ond Test. review just before halftime when ball off the line. against the fast bowlers and against some of the world’s In the previous match, Thomas Lemar was shown a yellow Atletico nearly doubled their lead spinners at the Narendra best batsmen. India shot out England for card rather than a red for elbowing early in the second half through top Modi Stadium here. They were also seen field- 112 and 81 to wrap up the an opponent before record signing scorer Luis Suarez but the Head coach Ravi Shastri ing with Rahane, standing Test inside two days on a Joao Felix came off the bench to placed Real Madrid. really looking forward to the derby,” Uruguayan’s shot was tipped over was seen interacting with next to Rohit in the second challenging Motera track. slip position, taking a one- The Indian team had a full- double their lead in the 69th on the Real play at home to Real said Stefan Savic. the bar by Sergio Asenjo. Rohit and Kohli before the handed diving catch to his fledged practice session on volley. Sociedad on Monday before visiting “This was a very important game Villarreal reasserted themselves two-star batsmen sat together for a discussion. right. Sunday as well. A first win in four games in all Atletico next Sunday in a crucial in a ground that is always difficult on the game but again failed to get Left-arm spinner Axar The Kohli-led Indian team Leading 2-1 in the series, game in the title race. for us, we were on a bad run but we competitions moved Atletico on to past Oblak and were dealt a fatal Patel, who bagged 11 wickets lost the first Test in Chennai India will be without top 58 points after 24 games, five clear “This win gives us a lot of confi- stood tall.” blow by Felix, who celebrated his in India’s thumping win in by 227 runs, but bounced pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the of second-placed Barcelona, who dence and puts us back on the path Villarreal slid down to seventh in first goal since late January by put- the pink ball third Test at the back with a 317-run hammer- final Test as he has been have played 25, and six above third- we were on before and now we’re the standings on 37 points and are ting his finger to his lips. same venue, was seen rolling ing of the visitors in the sec- released from the squad. Get him back, Hogg says batting for Ashwin has not been treated properly, Maxwell eager to learn from Ashwin’s return to India ODI squad happy he is getting recognition: Saba Karim ‘pinnacle of the game’ Kohli at RCB “And he is a wicket taking years ago… He has come and WELLINGTON,MAR 1: option with the ball, as well scored runs in difficult situa- Australian all- as economical. Get him back tions quite often,” added rounder Glenn in. #INDvENG #Cricket,” Karim. In the 3rd Test, Maxwell is chuffed Hogg tweeted. Ashwin became the second about playing along- Ashwin, who has featured side and learning fastest bowler in history to from Virat Kohli in in 111 ODIs and 46 T20Is, reach 400 Test wickets, only the upcoming IPL, besides 77 Tests, has been out after Sri Lanka Muttiah’s calling the Indian of India’s limited overs side Muralitharan. While captain “the pinnacle for a few years now. He last Muralitharan had taken 73 of the game” for his appeared in an ODI game in Tests to reach the milestone, dominance across June 2017. Ashwin took 77 Tests. He sur- formats. The Kohli-led The 34-year-old played a passed New Zealand pacer Richard Hadlee and South Royal Challengers major role in India’s historic Bangalore bought Maxwell, who was released by Punjab Kings Test series victory in Africa’s Dale Steyn in the list after an ordinary IPL in 2020, for a whopping Rs 14.25 crore at Australia earlier this year. In of bowlers quickest to claim the auctions last month. “It’s (RCB stint) going to be next the third Test against England MUMBAI, MAR 1: 400 wickets in Tests. 400 Test wickets. Both level,” Maxwell told Australian Associated Press (AAP). “He’s last week, he became the Ravichandran Ashwin has “Whenever the Indian team Hadlee and Steyn had taken (Kohli) been the pinnacle of the game for a while as a multi-for- “not been treated properly” has gone to play outside the fourth Indian to take 400 Test 80 Tests to achieve the feat. mat player from Tests all the way to T20s. “He’s been able to but he is now getting the Asian sub-continent, Ashwin Ashwin is also only the adapt his game, dominate for a long period of time and deal wickets. SYDNEY,MAR 1: be a great addition to Indian recognition he deserved to get has faced harsh decisions third Indian spinner to get to with the Indian pressure of being their captain and their best The fourth and final Test Former Australia all-round- side in the 50-over format. many years ago, said former quite a few times. If he has the mark after Anil Kumble player,” Maxwell added. The Indian Premier League is sched- er Brad Hogg has called for “I think it is a great option, between India and England India wicketkeeper Saba bowled one bad spell or not (619) and Harbhajan Singh uled to start in the second week of April and the swashbuckling Ravichandran Ashwin’s gives the batting line up extra begins on Thursday in all-rounder hopes to pick up some leadership qualities from the Karim. Ashwin has continued bowled well in a Test match, (417). Indian skipper, who will also be Maxwell’s captain at RCB. inclusion in India’s ODI depth allowing the top order Ahmedabad. The hosts lead his brilliant form from the he has been dropped quite a In the course of his match- the series 2-1. “I’m looking forward to watching him go about his work, not squad, saying the senior off- to be more aggressive at the Australia series to the ongo- few times. I have always felt winning performance in the just in games but in training, and hopefully tapping into some spinner is a wicket-taker who top,” Hogg said in reply to a After the Test series, the ing England series as well, that he has not been treated 2nd Test, Ashwin also over- of the leadership stuff and try and learn off him.” The 32-year- also adds depth to batting. tweet by a fan asking if two teams are scheduled to where he has registered a cen- properly,” said “I am happy took Harbhajan to become the old said that he has developed a “good friendship” with Kohli Replying to a tweet by a Ashwin can make a come- play five T20Is and three tury, a few five-wicket hauls that he is getting the recogni- second most prolific spinner over the years, adding that the Indian maestro backed him when fan, Hogg said Ashwin would back to ODI cricket. ODIs. and has also completed his tion he should have got many for India at home. he took a mental health break in 2019. I am confused about moaning and groaning about Meet Monchi: The master strategist behind pitch: Viv Richards slams critics of Indian tracks Sevilla’s continued success in Europe NEW DELHI,MAR 1: going to spin land. You should MUMBAI,MAR 1: on the cheap, Monchi has West Indian batting legend basically prepare yourself to In a world where each and continuously strengthened the Viv Richards is not amused know what you’re going to every passage of play gets foundations of the club. Over with past and present English encounter.” decoded into small bits of the course of his two spells as cricketers “moaning and Richards said that India numerical information, scop- the sporting director, he has have pushed England out of groaning” about the spin- ing the lay of the land as a brought players like Dani friendly pitches in India and their comfort zone, weeks Alves, Seydou Keita, Ivan after the visitors started the scout has become overly said the visitors did not pre- Rakitic and Jules Kounde to series with a big win.