Sports Wednesday, August 4, 2021 15 England and India clash in the first Test of new WTC cycle Mauricio Sulaiman Saldivar, President of the World Boxing Council (WBC). AGENCIES NOTTINGHAM (UK) WBC President Mauricio THE first Test between England and India on 4 August at Trent Sulaiman Joins Save the Bridge will mark the beginning of the 2023 ICC World Test Dream High-Level Council Championship (WTC) cycle. India have had to deal with TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK through boxing, providing safe, injury woes yet again on the DOHA fair, and inclusive sporting en- England tour with Mayank vironment regardless of one’s Agarwal out of the first Test MAURICIO Sulaiman Saldi- religion, race or creed. due to a concussion. Shubman var, President of the World “Together, we pledge to Gill, Washington Sundar, and Boxing Council (WBC), has develop a variety of activities Avesh Khan are already ruled joined Save the Dream High- across the world, to enable out of the whole series. Level Council, to help pro- youth to benefit and learn from However, Prithvi Shaw mote the positive values of boxing, increase their knowl- and Suryakumar Yadav are sport among young people all edge about sport and the values flying to England as replace- around the world. of sportsmanship, and to learn ments will give the visitors op- The WBC President is a how to cope with challenges.” tions for the second Test. welcomed addition to the Save Massimiliano Montanari, Rohit Sharma is likely to the Dream High-Level Coun- Chief Executive Officer of the open with KL Rahul, who has cil comprising of eminent in- ICSS and Save the Dream, proved a strong contender af- ternational personalities from said: “We are delighted to wel- ter a hundred in the practice different fields including: HE come Mauricio Sulaiman as game against County Select Staffan De Mistura, Former a Save the Dream High-Level XI. It also remains to be seen Under-Secretary-General and Council member and we look whether India will go in with United Nations Special Envoy forward to working together two frontline spinners or think for Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and to preserve and safeguard the about adding a fourth pacer Lebanon, HE Jose Ramos-Hor- integrity of sport, as we con- with the conditions in England ta, Nobel Prize Laureate and solidate our mission to use its favouring the seamers. former President of East Timor, power and influence to inspire England, on the other Mohammed Hanzab, Chair- and unite people. hand, have a void to fill in the England captain Joe Root (left) and India skipper Virat Kohli with the trophies for the Test series ahead of the first Test at Trent Bridge in man of the International Centre “Throughout his career, absence of Ben Stokes, who Nottingham on Tuesday. for Sport Security (ICSS), HE the highly esteemed WBC brought balance to the side. Sheikha Hessa bint Hamad bin President has constantly and Sam Curran is the leading man Rahul for the middle-order slot. dul Thakur as an all-rounder. not like, the skipper has been in patches, but their technique Khalifa Al Thani, Special Envoy consistently showed passion in Stokes’ absence who can of- If Rahul does not open, then Vihari can roll his arm over so woefully out of form, and it is leaves a lot to be desired. of the Secretary- General of the and dedicated commitment fer the same set of skills with India has three other options he can play second-fiddle to ei- just a matter of time before he Squads: India: Rohit Sharma, Arab League for Humanitar- to promoting the values of the bat and ball. The hosts will – Hanuma Vihari, Abhimanyu ther Ravichandran Ashwin or gets that three-figure mark. Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pu- ian Affairs, Youssou N’Dour, sport. He created, shaped, and also be without the services of Easwaran, and the third wild Ravindra Jadeja. Coming to the bowling jara, Virat Kohli (Captain), Ajinkya Senegalese music legend, Iván molded various and diverse Jofra Archer, who is recover- punt is to send Cheteshwar Pu- Heading into the series, the department, it would be in- Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Dibos, IOC Member, Marcia L. initiatives via social and rein- ing from an elbow surgery. jara out to open. spotlight will be on Pujara as teresting to see whether the Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keep- Dyson, civic-social activist, and tegration programmes aimed The wicket at Trent Bridge Of all the options, opening his technique was exposed in management goes in with the er), R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Raffaele Chiulli, President of at promoting women’s boxing, looks bowler-friendly with plen- with Rahul seems the most log- the WTC final, and the batsman same three pacers that played Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sport Accord and of the Global helping boxers in need, and ty of grass and with both teams ical one as Easwaran last played has not looked his old self for the WTC final – Ishant Shar- Sharma, Mohd. Shami, Md. Siraj, Association of International commemorating classic fights. rich in pace options, it might be a domestic four-day game in a long time. The reluctance to ma, Mohammed Shami, and Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav, KL Sports Federations (GAISF). Honored by the President a tightly-fought contest. early 2020. Pujara is also not dispatch bad balls for bounda- Jasprit Bumrah – or whether Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket- Commenting on his new of Mexico, Andres Manuel Virat Kohli might be In- at his best, so sending him out ries is there for everyone to see, there is a place for the young keeper), Abhimanyu Easwaran, role, Mauricio Sulaiman, said: Lopez Obrador, with the 2020 dia’s most successful Test cap- to open could look a bit harsh. and him going into his shell, and talented Mohammed Siraj. Prithvi Shaw, Suryakumar Yadav. “I am very pleased to be join- National Sports Award for the tain, but he is yet to taste suc- Talking about Vihari, the right- often ends up creating pressure When one considers Eng- England: Joe Root (c), Rory ing Save the Dream High -Level Protection and Promotion of cess in England and 2021. handed batsman was not given on Pujara’s partners. land, it is hard to look past Burns, Dominic Sibley, Jos But- Council, and for having the the Practice of Sports, Mauri- Cricket pundits and fans a chance in the WTC final, so Ajinkya Rahane and Kohli their fragile batting line-up tler, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, privilege to contribute to this cio Sulaiman established the want KL Rahul to open along- picking him as an opener will had injury scares before the and this Indian bowling at- James Anderson, Jonny Bairstow, movement in a meaningful way. Clean Boxing Program (CBP) side Rohit, but it is not as sim- raise a few eyebrows. first Test, but the duo is com- tack is more than capable of Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, Zak We at WBC believe in and share which aims to raise awareness ple as it seems. Earlier, the However, if Vihari is indeed pletely fit to go for the first running through this Root-led Crawley, Haseeb Hameed, Dan the same values and objectives among athletes about the dan- team management made it given a chance, then India will Test. Kohli is yet to score a ton lineup. Rory Burns, Dominic Lawrence, Jack Leach, Ollie Pope, in terms of inspiring youth gers and risks of doping.” public that they are considering have the luxury of playing Shar- since November 2019, but it is Sibley might have scored runs Ollie Robinson, Craig Overton. SheDaresTheDevil proves superstar Nasum stars with the ball as TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tas and jockey Mario Gutierrez. The Simon Callaghan -trained Bangladesh win first-ever PRODUCING one of her best and Flavien Prat-ridden Paige performances to date, SheDar- Anne (Take Charge Indy), an esTheDevil (USA) (Daredevil outsider, stuck on well to claim T20I against Australia x Starship Warpspeed) proved third as she was further three much too strong for her four ri- and a half lengths back. ICC vals when winning the Clement Bred by WinStar Farm, DHAKA L Hirsch Stakes, a Grade 1 for SheDaresTheDevil now boasts three-year-old and older fillies an impressive record of three NASUM Ahmed’s sensational and mares over 1,700 metres, Grade 1, a Grade 2 and two spell of 4/19 helped the hosts at Del Mar, USA, on Monday, Grade 2 victories. The super- defend a score of 131 in Dhaka, August 2 nd , for her owners star filly started her career in helping them take a 1-0 lead in Flurry Racing Stables, Qatar June 2019 and has bagged the five-match series. Racing and Autry Lowry Jr. eight wins in 13 starts so far, Australia opted to field and Now a triple Grade 1 win- which is a sparling strike rate Josh Hazelwood returned with ner, SheDaresTheDevil is by all means. immediate dividends with a trained by Brad H. Cox and was The multiple Grade winner wicket in the fourth over. ridden by her regular jockey is by Daredevil (More Than The left-hander, Soumya Florent Geroux. Following this Shedaresthedevil and jockey Florent Geroux make easy work of the Ready) who now stands at Sarkar (2), attempted to success, the four-year-old bay Grade I $300,000 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes at the Del Mar Thorough- Lanes End Farm, having pre- make room for himself but filly now qualifies automatically bred Club summer meet in Del Mar, California, on Sunday (Pic. Benoit) viously stood in Turkey.