EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 18 SPORT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Ganguly, Dravid discuss way ahead for NCA Warner, Smith do it with ease Australia crushes Sri Lanka yet again to seal T20I series BCCI’s office­bearers are understood to have been impressed with the latter’s presentation LANKA IN AUS Shreedutta Chidananda be strong.” Bengaluru Reuters Sourav Ganguly and his new NCA’s new facility Brisbane team of BCCI office­bearers Also on the agenda of the Steve Smith and David War­ visited the National Cricket meeting, which lasted three ner’s first batting partner­ Academy (NCA) here on hours, was a vision for the ship on home soil since their Wednesday, meeting Rahul NCA’s new facility, set to ball­tampering suspensions Dravid to discuss the way come up near the interna­ helped Australia to a series­ forward for the facility. tional airport. The BCCI had sealing nine­wicket victory Dravid, the NCA’s Head of been trying for over a de­ over Sri Lanka in the second Cricket, delivered a detailed cade to move the NCA out of T20 International at the presentation, with a revival the premises of the M. Chin­ ’Gabba on Wednesday. of the NCA’s status as a naswamy Stadium. In 2017, Smith (53 n.o., 36b, 6x4) centre of excellence said to it finally completed the pur­ joined Warner (60 n.o., 41b, be on top of the agenda. The chase of 40 acres of land, in 9x4) at the crease after the NCA, originally envisioned the Devanahalli Aerospace third ball of the innings and as a nursery of talent, has in Park area. the pair’s unbeaten 117­run recent years seemingly The BCCI office­bearers stand mowed down Sri Lan­ turned into a rehabilitation heard a proposal about the ka’s total of 117 in 13 overs. Back with a bang: Steve Smith marked his return to T20Is centre for injured players. construction of a new NCA The win gave Aaron with an unbeaten half­century. * AFP The BCCI’s office­bearers complex here. “The land for Finch’s team a 2­0 lead in — president Ganguly, secre­ the new NCA was acquired the three­match series, hav­ SCOREBOARD tary Jay Shah, treasurer during the CoA regime and ing thrashed the visitors by Arun Singh Dhumal, vice­ because the BCCI was in lim­ 134 runs in Sunday’s opener. Sri Lanka: Danushka Gunathil­ 3­0­17­0, Stanlake 4­0­23­2, president Mahim Verma and bo, we couldn’t proceed Dominant performances aka b Stanlake 21, Kusal Mendis Cummins 4­0­29­2, Agar 4­0­ joint­secretary Jayesh Ge­ with building the new facili­ back­to­back from Austra­ run out 1, Avishka Fernando c 27­2, Zampa 4­0­20­2. orge — were understood to ty,” said sources. lia’s bowlers ensured the se­ Cummins b Agar 17, Kusal Per­ Australia: David Warner (not have been impressed with “Now that the committee ries win, with the pacemen era b Agar 27, Niroshan Dick­ out) 60; Aaron Finch c Perera b Dravid’s presentation and is in place, building a world­ snaring four wickets to wella c Turner b Cummins 5, Malinga 0; Steve Smith (not his blueprint for the NCA’s class state­of­the­art NCA is match the spinners as the Dasun Shanaka c Carey b Stan­ out) 53; Extras (lb­2, w­3): 5; future. one of the BCCI’s primary Lankan batsmen struggled lake 1, Wanindu Hasaranga st Total (for one wkt. in 13 overs): objectives. The presentation with the pace and bounce of Carey b Zampa 10, Isuru Udana 118. Grass-roots cricket made was very good. We will the Gabba pitch. c Richardson b Cummins 10, Fall of wicket: 1­1. “All the office­bearers want­ now place the matter before “Yeah, we played well to­ Lakshan Sandakan run out 10, Sri Lanka bowling: Malinga 3­ Lasith Malinga st Carey b ed to meet Dravid, and it was the Apex Council and try night, I thought the bowlers 0­23­1, Pradeep 3­0­26­0, Zampa 9, Nuwan Pradeep (not Hasaranga 1­0­18­0, Udana 2­ a very good meeting,” said On a mission: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah arrive at the National and get this project started did a terrific job early on,” out) 2; Extras (lb­1, w­3): 4; 0­16­0, Sandakan 4­0­33­0. sources. “He spoke at length Cricket Academy. * G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR as soon as possible.” said Smith. “It’s good to be Total (in 19 overs): 117. Toss: Sri Lanka. on how to take NCA and In­ Ganguly was scheduled to back now, obviously (there Fall of wickets: 1­5, 2­29, 3­53, Man-of-the-match: Warner. dian cricket forward. It was a rehab centre but Dravid to be. He focused largely on “He feels that once talent visit the site in Devanahalli is) a T20 World Cup next 4­65, 5­75, 6­75, 7­93, 8­95, Australia won by 9 wickets very detailed presentation. wants to turn it into a centre developing grass­roots crick­ at grass­roots level is strong, in the evening before flying year that I’d love to be a part 9­108. with 42 balls remaining to lead The NCA has turned into a of excellence which it used et. the national team will also home. of” Australia bowling: Richardson the three-match series 2-0. BCCI orders Shakib’s absence will motivate Unpardonable conduct Scotland and SG pink balls Namibia Fixing makes a mockery of viewers and teams Press Trust of India us, says Mahmudullah seal berths NEW DELHI S. Dinakar involvement with the al­ of effective ban? The BCCI has asked manu­ Press Trust of India Chennai leged bookie. That the exchanges bet­ Agence France-Presse facturer SG to deliver 72 New Delhi The ICC banning Shakib Al Match and spot­fixing and ween Shakib and the alleged DUBAI pink balls by next week for Controversies chased the Hasan for two years — one of extracting information from bookie happened during the Scotland thrashed United India’s first­ever day/night players like shadows culmi­ them suspended — from all cricketers are poison to IPL, 2018 — the last year of Arab Emirates by 90 runs Test to be held at the Eden nating in the suspension of cricket for not reporting ad­ cricket since they make a ICC being in charge of the here on Wednesday to Gardens from November Shakib Al Hasan, but Bangla­ vances by an alleged bookie mockery of the viewers, the anti­corruption unit in the book a place in next year’s 22. desh’s T20 skipper Mahmu­ should send shockwaves in teams and those who play competition — is worrying. T20 World Cup. The BCCI president Sou­ dullah said on Wednesday the cricketing world. the game honestly. The Is the IPL, which has been On Tuesday, Namibia rav Ganguly has already that the top player’s absence Here was a marquee match becomes a farce. tainted by spot­fixing in the beat Oman by 54 runs to confirmed that SG pink from the India tour will act player, Bangladesh’s best These bookies strike at past, still being swarmed by join the Netherlands, Pa­ balls will be used for the more as motivation than cricketer and among the the very soul of the game, its those who want to tempt the pua New Guinea and Ire­ landmark game, leaving handicap. world’s top allrounders, be­ integrity, corrupting it, erod­ players? Unlike the past, the land in next year’s tourna­ the manufacturer with ve­ A 15­member squad ar­ ing punished for his interac­ ing its credibility and luring cricketers are paid hand­ ment in Australia from Oct. ry little room for error. rived here, a day after one of tions with someone suspect­ the players to sell somely now and acts of 18 to Nov. 15. It is a big challenge for its greatest players was ed to be a bookie. themselves. cheating the game are unfor­ SG as its pink ball is yet to handed a two­year ban by Shakib’s conduct — he has Many — such as the cele­ givable. And there are so ma­ be tested in a competitive the ICC, for a tour that will let his team, country and brated former England cap­ ny emerging leagues in diffe­ game. The Duleep Trophy have three T20Is and two Tough road ahead: Bangladesh players arrive in New Delhi for cricketing community down tain Michael Vaughan — be­ rent corners of the world Indian women was played with Kookabur­ Tests. their India tour which begins with the T20 series. * PTI — is unpardonable because lieve ICC’s punishment to where anti­corruption units ra pink balls for three sea­ “We have to play with our he, having played the game Shakib should have been are fragile and porous. triumph sons and not SG before the heart for the country,” Mah­ dia. “The statistics don’t lie. played together for so long,” for so long, must surely have more severe. Did Shakib get Cricket faces its biggest BCCI switched back to red mudullah was quoted as say­ It is a tough ask, but it is not Mushfiqur said. been aware of ICC’s instruc­ away lightly with just a year challenge. Press Trust of India ball this year. ing by ESPN Cricinfo. impossible. The former skipper said tions, to all players, to report COLOMBO SG had faced strong crit­ “We have to perform as a that Shakib’s absence could approaches by suspicious India claimed the ACC Wo­ icism from some Indian Honour team, and ensure we take also be seen as someone get­ elements.