WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2019 (PAGE 16) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Chennai Super Kings make Capital gains It was instinctive, don't know from where understanding Rasikh Salam is going to be NEW DELHI, Mar 2: at the back end of the innings. balls which were driven with dis- of spirit comes: Ashwin on ‘Mankading’ special in next 2-3 years: Yuvraj When Delhi batted first, run- dain and short ones were cut fero- Shane Watson and Suresh scoring looked an arduous job ciously. Five boundaries off JAIPUR, Mar 26: 'Mankading'. TV replays showed When reminded of a past BENGALURU, Mar 26: on the free-hit that was pulled towards deep midwicket straight Raina made batting look easy on a with a middle-order collapse Ishant's in three overs was just the that Ashwin had waited for incident when former West Impressed with his compo- into the palms of a fielder. On lifeless track as Chennai Super dashing hopes of a big total. start that CSK needed. Unapologetic about 'Manka- Buttler to move out of the crease Indian skipper Courtney Walsh sure and controlover his swing, another day, he would have had a Kings coasted to a six-wicket vic- When CSK started their chase, Veteran leg-spinner Amit ding' Jos Buttler in an IPL match before removing the bails. let off Pakistan's Saleem Jaffer in former India batsman Yuvraj wicket on his debut. Mishra got a couple of wickets but here, senior Indian off-spinner "Look it was very instinctive. crucial 1987 World Cup match at Singh said J&K young fast Mumbai Indians bowling mostly bowled hittable length Ravichandran Ashwin said his It wasn't planned or anything like Lahore in a similar situation, bowler Rasikh coach Shane Bond also praised with three maximums coming in decision was "instinctive" and that. It's there within the rules of Ashwin retorted sharply. Salam is going Salam, saying he was one of bet- his spell, including the decisive cricket laws should be reconsid- the game. I don't know from "Neither was Jos Buttler to emerge as a ter bowlers for the team during six from Dhoni (32 no off 35 ered if what he did was against where the understanding of the playing then nor was I playing. special player its IPL opener against Delhi. balls). the 'spirit of the game'. Spirit of the Game comes," So it is very very pertinent to just Kings XI Punjab captain Ashwin said at the post-match not compare two people," he in the next two "It was a challenging start but Kagiso Rabada, who was to three years. as I said in the pre-camp, things impressive in the first match, was Ashwin, in a match against press conference. said. Rajasthan Royals on Monday The mode of dismissal is per- When probed further on "Rasikh are going to go wrong at times. erratic on the day and an alterca- swung the ball You are going to bowl a no-ball tion with Watson only disturbed had 'Mankaded' rival batsman missible as per ICC Rule 41.16 whether it affects the 'spirit of the Jos Buttler, triggering a debate of playing conditions, according game', the irritation was palpable in the nets, that but the easy thing for Rasikh to his concentration. is why the boys wanted to play do would have been to go to By the time Watson was out, it on 'spirit of the game'. to which there is no need to warn on his face. In a first in 12 editions of the the batsman as was the case in "I don't understand the point him. He got hit for a six and four pieces but he certainly didn't. I was a formality for the CSK to IPL, Ashwin ran out a rampaging earlier times. because it's rules. What applies in the last two balls. Other than thought he showed great compo- record their second victory but Buttler, who was at the non- "Naturally if it's there in the for one man doesn't apply for that, he bowled well," Yuvraj, sure and was one of our better Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav (27) strikers' end, on his delivery rules, it's there. Probably, we everyone else?" he asked. who scored a half-century on his bowlers," said the coach. made an easy chase look difficult. M S Dhoni during his brief knock of 32 runs against Delhi stride in the 13th over, an action need to go back to the rules," There has been a debate debut match for the Mumbai Bond also said Salam has the Earlier, Dhawan played the Capitals at Ferozshah Kotla in New Delhi on Tuesday. popularly known as India's premier Test spinner said. whether Ashwin deliberately Indians against Delhi Capitals, hunger to learn. role of sheet anchor in his 51 off delayed while loading up on his said. Zaheer Khan, who is SCOREBOARD 47 balls that had seven bound- delivery stride having apprehend- "I think he did fantastic for Mumbai's Director of Cricket Delhi Capitals Innings: aries but unfortunately failed to Azlan Shah Cup: India jump to second ed that Buttler backs up too far. his first match in terms of han- Operations, said Salam is an Prithvi Shaw c Watson b Chahar 24 accelerate during the final overs. Shikhar Dhawan c Thakur b Bravo 51 "I didn't even load and he dling the pressure. Pretty much exciting young prospect who has This left the home team at least 30 spot after beating Malaysia by 4-2 left the crease. It's always been like an international game. I feel great temperament. Shreyas Iyer lbw b Tahir 18 runs short of a fighting score Rishabh Pant c Thakur b Bravo 25 IPOH (MALAYSIA), Mar 26: the first match before playing a 1- my take on the crease, because he is going to be special in the "Even Rohit Sharma is which proved to be decisive in the 1 draw against Korea. it's my half of the crease," he next 2-3 years," he said in an impressed with Rasikh. He was Colin Ingram c Raina b Bravo 2 end. Keemo Paul b Jadeja 0 India struck four times after a Five minutes into the game, said. interview with MITV. thinking of giving him an oppor- From a comfortable 120 for 2 goal-less first quarter to tame Malaysia won their first penalty Axar Patel not out 9 The Kings XI skipper lauded Salam started off with a no- tunity as early in the season as with the dangerous Rishabh Pant hosts Malaysia 4-2, climbing to corner but Krishan B Pathak, Rahul Tewatia not out 11 his bowlers for bringing the ball against Delhi Captains but possible, so exciting times at the crease, CSK seized the the second spot in the Sultan guarding India's post brilliantly Extras: (LB-2 W-5) 7 team back into the contest. responded with a brave bouncer ahead," said Zaheer. (PTI) momentum, effecting a middle- Azlan Shah Cup hockey tourna- saved it. Total: (For 6 wkts in 20 overs) 147 "We all know that after six order collapse. Capitals lost four ment, here Tuesday. Surender Kumar continued to Bowling: Deepak Chahar 4-0-20-1, Shardul Thakur 2-0-19-0, overs it is going to slow down. wickets for seven runs in just 1.5 Sumit Kumar (17th min), remain the main-man for India in Harbhajan Singh 4-0-30-0, Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-23-1, Imran Tahir Credit to bowlers on how they overs. From 118 for 2 after 15 Sumit Kumar junior (27th min), the backline, thoroughly support- 2-0-20-1, Dwayne Bravo 4-0-33-3. bowled. I have been working on overs, the last five overs yielded drag flicker Varun Kumar (36 ed by the experienced Birendra Chennai Super Kings Innings: a lot of variations, pretty happy only 29 runs. min) and Mandeep Singh (58th Lakra, making important connec- Shane Watson st Pant b Mishra 44 that it came out," he said. With the ball stopping and min) found the net for India. tions that helped the forward-line "Sam (Curran) had a bad day Ambati Rayudu c Iyer b Ishant 5 coming, Capitals batsmen found Razie Rahim (27th min) and surge into the striking circle. Suresh Raina c Pant b Mishra 30 with the ball, but he came back Dwayne Bravo's (3/33 in 4 overs) Firhan Ashari (57th min) scored Varun Kumar's pass into the well. Everybody ticked their Kedar Jadhav c Pant b Rabada 27 variations difficult to handle. for the hosts. top of the circle saw Hardik Singh Mahendra Singh Dhoni not out 32 boxes. We do have a few options Ravindra Jadeja (1/23 in 4 overs) With two wins and a draw, work in tandem with Mandeep amongst us, but if we can have Dwayne Bravo not out 4 also made life difficult in the mid- India moved up to the second Singh to set up a shot on goal. Extras: (LB-5 W-2 NB-1) 8 good five overs, there is nothing dle overs and Harbhajan Singh position in the table with seven (PTI) like it." (PTI) Total: (For 4 wkts in 19.4 overs) 150 (0/30 in 4 overs) also bowled as points behind Korea (7). Bowling: Ishant Sharma 3-0-28-1, Axar Patel 4-0-16-0, Kagiso many as 10 dot balls. (PTI) India had beaten Japan 2-0 in Rabada 3.4-0-26-1, Amit Mishra 4-0-35-2, Rahul Tewatia 2-0-20- HCA, Ajit Memorial CC Winners of State Soft Tennis Championship posing along 0, Keemo Paul 3-0-20-0.