WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2017 SPORTS Five infamous India-Australia controversies NEW DELHI: Five previous flashpoints Durrani prevented Chauhan from leaving the duck and the reliably-partisan Indian media he had turned up a few minutes late on pur- Kumble to say that only one team was playing between India and Australia who begin a field which would have resulted in the visi- went apoplectic. The ever-gracious Tendulkar pose each time to teach the Aussies a lesson with the spirit of the game. Australia won the four-Test series in Pune tomorrow. tors conceding the match and incurring a played down the decision, merely saying his for their rude behaviour. match and went on to take the series 2-1. suspension. Gavaskar later said he regretted dismissal was a bit disappointing. SUNNY’S ALMIGHTY STROP his “inexcusable behaviour”. ‘MONKEYGATE’ ERUPTS KOHLI SHOWS THE MIDDLE FINGER Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar suffered a GANGULY KEEPS WAUGH WAITING The 2008 New Year Test in Sydney was Four years after “Monkeygate” came massive meltdown during the 1981 TENDULKAR OUT ‘SHOULDER BEFORE’ Former India captain Sourav Ganguly so undoubtedly the lowest point in India-Australia “Fingergate” when a young and angry Virat Melbourne Test when he threatened to for- Indian fans still rage about an umpiring enraged his opposite number Steve Waugh cricket relations. With tempers frayed because Kohli let the rowdy Sydney Test crowd get to feit the match after being given out lbw on decision during the 1999 Adelaide Test that during India’s 2001 tour Down Under that the of a string of questionable umpiring decisions him. Kohli was fielding in the deep when he 70 off Australian great Dennis Lillee. The bat- saw the great Sachin Tendulkar dismissed Australian skipper accused him of a “lack of and on-field altercations, the “Monkeygate” was on the receiving end of some unpleasant ting legend, nicknamed “Sunny”, was effectively for “shoulder before wicket”. The respect”. Waugh was furious that Ganguly scandal erupted-almost causing the tour to be chants from the famously vocal fans and adamant that the ball had hit his bat first and “Little Master”-who stands at 5ft 4in (1.65m) kept turning up late for the toss. Waugh called off. Australia all-rounder Andrew responded by flashing the middle finger. It was remonstrated with both Lillee and the — attempted to duck a Glenn McGrath wrote in his autobiography that he was Symonds accused spinner Harbhajan Singh of caught on camera and Kohli, now captain, was umpire before reluctantly starting his walk bouncer, only for the ball to keep low and hit “wound up” by the left-handed batsman’s calling him a “monkey”. Singh, who denied any fined 50 percent of his match fee for bringing from the crease while shaking his head vehe- his left shoulder. Home umpire Daryl Harper “continued petulance”. Ganguly, nicknamed wrong-doing, was suspended for three match- the game into disrepute. He later defended his mently. He instructed bemused fellow open- had no hesitation in giving Tendulkar out the Prince of Kolkata for the air of superiority es for the alleged racist slur. The ban was over- response on Twitter: “I agree cricketers don’t er Chetan Chauhan to leave with him and the lbw. Some replays suggested the ball may that he carried on and off the field, initially turned when India threatened to quit the tour, have to retaliate. what (sic) when the crowd pair headed for the boundary. A swift inter- have clipped the top of the stumps but most maintained that his tardiness had been a claiming Singh had been wrongly accused. The says the worst things about your mother and vention from then Indian manager Shahid were inconclusive. Tendulkar was out for a mistake. Years later though he revealed that allegations prompted India captain Anil sister. the worst I’ve heard.” — AFP BASEBALL Dodgers add Gutierrez to already loaded roster GLENDALE: Although Franklin Gutierrez offi- Tampa Bay two years later, the Dodgers have cially joined the Los Angeles Dodgers on spent the bounty from their multibillion-dol- Monday afternoon, the veteran outfielder lar television deal with remarkable vigor. They had already been working out at their spring did it again during this offseason, committing training complex for two days. a combined $192 million to keep third base- The Dodgers reached a deal with him last man Justin Turner, closer Kenley Jansen and week, but they couldn’t formally announce starter Rich Hill from the team that finished his arrival because they hadn’t been able to two wins shy of the World Series. clear a spot for him on their 40-man roster The Dodgers also were deep last season, until they traded veteran left-hander Vidal and they had to be: They won 91 games and Nuno to Baltimore for a prospect on Sunday. reached the NL Championship Series despite Such is the nature of the Dodgers’ remark- setting a single-season major league record able roster depth heading into a season of by putting 28 different players on the dis- enormous expectations. The four-time abled list. They had seven starting pitchers on defending NL West champions are bursting the DL at the same time in August, and they with quality big-leaguers at every position, used 55 different players, tying a team record. ranging from seasoned veterans to blue-chip If injury problems ravage them again, the young talent, as they chase their first World Dodgers think they will be ready. If the Series title since 1988. Dodgers stay healthy, they’ll just be loaded. The Dodgers’ extraordinary depth is a lux- “You could say that we have more depth,” ury for manager Dave Roberts, but it also Roberts said Monday. “You could argue that. I means spring training is uncommonly impor- think that’s a good thing. ... The confidence tant as they begin the difficult process of that we have in our clubhouse is real. We’ve trimming this roster to a 25-man group. got some pretty good players.” For instance, Roberts can choose among The Dodgers entered spring training with 10 legitimate big-league starters for his five- a roster so deep that they couldn’t immedi- man rotation. The club also must make tough ately announce the signing of Gutierrez or calls from the bullpen to the outfield, and the the return of Chase Utley. The well-liked vet- process takes another step forward Tuesday eran infielder is likely to play a utility role this with the first full-squad workout. season because Los Angeles already “We’re going to have a lot of competition improved its infield by acquiring second around here, and someone is not going to be baseman Logan Forsythe from Tampa Bay in a COLOMBO: Members of the Indian cricket team pose for photographs with the winners trophy after defeating South Africa in their ICC Women’s happy,” ace Clayton Kershaw said. “But it’s trade for pitching prospect Jose De Leon. World Cup Qualifier final one-day international cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, yesterday. — AP going to be good for us in the long run.” “There’s a lot of great players in this Since the deep-pocketed Guggenheim room,” Utley said. “There’s not a ton of spots, CRICKET Baseball Management ownership group took but there’s a ton of good guys. Hopefully we over the team in 2012 and hired top baseball can stay healthy and everybody can per- executive Andrew Friedman away from form well.” — AP India wins Women’s WCup qualifying final COLOMBO: Hamanpreet Kaur hit a six and ran team qualifying event. They and Sri Lanka and appeared to lose its way later, dropping to 223-8 briskly for two runs during the last two balls to Pakistan will join England, Australia, New Zealand, in the 46th over and 237-9 to start the last over, steal a tense one-wicket win for India over South and the West Indies in the Women’s World Cup in but Kaur held her nerve to see her team through Africa in the final of the Women’s Cricket World June in England. to victory. Marizanne Kapp and Ayabonga Khaka Cup qualifiers yesterday. Deepti Sharma top-scored for India with 71 off took two wickets each for South Africa, whose top Kaur scored a run-a-ball 41 in India’s 245-9 in 89 balls including eight boundaries. Her 124-run eight batswomen hit double figures. Mignon de 50 overs in reply to South Africa’s 244 all out in its stand for the second wicket with opener Mona Preez top-scored for South Africa with 40. For final over. India was the pre-tournament Meshram (59) set up the successful run chase. India, Rajeshwari Gayakwad took three wickets favourite, followed by South Africa, in the 10- Meshram hit seven boundaries and a six. India and Shika Pandey two. — AP Australia renew rivalry with top dogs India CHRISTCHURCH: South Africa’s Farhaan Behardien kicks a ball during a practice ses- sion at Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand, yesterday. South Africa plays New PUNE: Steve Smith’s Australia have the chance of confrontation, has warned his teammates not to humbling at the hands of an unfancied Sri Lanka is Zealand in a one day cricket international here today. — AP halting India’s Test juggernaut in a series between wind up Kohli. “Virat Kohli is one of those players, if likely to weigh heavily on their minds. the world’s top two sides starting this week which you niggle at him, it either makes him better or if Much will depend on whether the spinners promises to be yet another feisty encounter you get under his skin, he’ll probably get even bet- Nathan Lyon and Steve O’Keefe can have an between the arch rivals.