EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE DELHI THE HINDU 20 SPORT SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 2019 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE India’s fringe players get an opportunity to stake a claim Three­match T20I series against West Indies begins today; the return of Pollard and Narine bolsters the hosts; injured Russell pulls out INDIA IN WI Press Trust of India Lauderhill (USA) Back on the road following its unfulfilled World Cup wish, India will begin its preparations for the T20 showpiece event next year with a three­match series against the West Indies here on Saturday. As captain Virat Kohli pointed out before leaving for the Caribbean tour, the main objective of the T20Is and the subsequent ODI se­ ries against the West Indies is to try out the fringe players who are on the selectors’ mind. It will be a crucial couple of weeks for Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey, who are back in the mix after being si­ delined for the World Cup. ‘Ronaldo inspires me’ With India looking to solidify its middle­order, both have a good opportunity to make a Press Trust of India “unmatched” work ethic. case. Zurich “For me, Cristiano is Sweet memories: Rahul will look forward to Saturday’s outing as he scored an unbeaten 110 in his last innings at the venue.* AP An avid football fan, India above everyone else. His Back in the swing cricket captain Virat Kohli commitment and work Spin all­rounder Washington With Rohit Sharma and a last innings here almost ODIs. Jason Mohammed was cholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish says he draws inspiration ethic is unmatched. He Sundar and pacers Khaleel fit­again Shikhar Dhawan set three years ago. named as the replacement Rovman Powell, Keemo Paul, Pandey, Rishabh Pant, Krunal from Portuguese star wants it that bad — you Ahmed and Deepak Chahar to open, the No. 4 spot is like­ for the injured Andre Sunil Narine, Sheldon Cottrell, Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Wash­ Cristiano Ronaldo as he can see it every game. I are also back in the T20 ly to be occupied by K.L. Ra­ Mohammed for Russell Russell. Oshane Thomas, Anthony ington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, successfully took up more support every club at Bramble, Jason Mohammed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel squad while speedster Nav­ hul, who has fond memories The explosive Kieron Pollard The squads (from): challenges than his iconic which he plays. He and Khary Pierre. Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, and deep Saini and Deepak’s of the Central Broward Re­ and spinner Sunil Narine are Argentine contemporary inspires me,” Kohli told West Indies: Carlos Brathwaite Navdeep Saini. brother Rahul are in line to gional Park Stadium, having back in the side though Chris (Capt.), John Campbell, Evin India: Virat Kohli (Capt.), Rohit Lionel Messi with an FIFA.com. make their India debut. scored an unbeaten 110 in his Gayle will only be seen in the Lewis, Shimron Hetmyer, Ni­ Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, K.L. Match starts at 8 p.m. IST. Will aspire for Gowtham wrecks WI-A Burns digs deep to frustrate Australia Maguire in India coach record transfer Skipper Root provides able support as England makes a strong reply job in future, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE LONDON THE ASHES says Ganguly Harry Maguire is set to be­ AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE come the world’s most ex­ Press Trust of India BIRMINGHAM pensive defender after Kolkata Manchester United agreed Former skipper Sourav Rory Burns’ unbeaten mai­ to pay Leicester City $97 Ganguly on Friday said he den Test century saw him million, according to me­ aspires to be India’s cricket defy Australia for more than dia reports on Friday. coach some time in the fu­ six­and­a­half hours as he led Maguire’s fee outstrips ture, but has no interest in a determined England bat­ Dutch international Mat­ the high­profile position at ting effort in the Ashes open­ thijs van Ligt who, in July, this point. er at Edgbaston on Friday. moved to Juventus from Ganguly said he’s defi­ England was 267 for four Ajax for a combined fee of nitely interested in the In­ at stumps on the second day €75 million plus €10.5 mil­ dia coach’s job but not at of the first Test, just 17 runs lion of add­ons. the moment as his plate is behind Australia’s first­in­ van Ligt’s compatriot full. Telling spell: Krishnappa Gowtham’s five­for brought nings score of 284. Virgil van Dijk cost Liver­ India­A back into contention. * FILE PHOTO: K. MURALI KUMAR pool £75 million when he “Definitely, I’m interest­ Standing ovation moved from Southampton ed but not at this point of Press Trust of India Earlier, Shivam Dube (79, Ashes debutant Burns was in January 2018. time. Let one more phase Port of Spain 85b) and opener Priyank batting on 125 and he re­ Rory’s day out: Burns was solid in defence and assured in strokeplay. * GETTY IMAGES Maguire becomes Un­ go then I will come into the Krishnappa Gowtham (five Panchal (58, 125b) shared a ceived a huge ovation from ited’s third summer signing fray,” Ganguly said. for 17) bundled out West In­ 124­run stand for the sixth the crowd as he walked off. But he was almost bowled ceman Peter Siddle on 14. SCOREBOARD following full­back Aaron The 47­year­old is cur­ dies­A for 149 in its second wicket as India­A was dis­ England vice­captain Ben leaving off­spinner Nathan But in a match already full of Wan­Bissaka and Daniel rently the Cricket Associa­ innings on the third day of missed for 190 in its first Stokes was 38 not out, hav­ Lyon’s first ball. overturned decisions, his James, who arrived from Australia — 1st innings: 284. tion of Bengal (CAB) presi­ the second ‘Test’ on Friday. innings. ing helped Burns add an un­ The star batsman had an immediate review revealed Crystal Palace and Swan­ dent, besides being England — 1st innings: Rory Chasing a target of 278, Pacer Chemar Holder broken 73. even luckier break on nine an inside edge. Burns (batting) 125, Jason Roy c sea respectively. associated with IPL fran­ the India­A openers Priyank was the standout bowler for England resumed on 10­0 when given out caught be­ Root cashed in as he too, Smith b Pattinson 10, Joe Root chise Delhi Capitals as the Panchal (19) and Mayank the hosts, taking five for 54 with Burns four not out and hind off Pattinson only for but fell soon afterwards c & b Siddle 57, Joe Denly lbw b team advisor. He also does Agarwal (29) took the team in 12.5 overs and helping his Surrey teammate Jason Roy his review to reveal the ball when he chipped a Siddle Pattinson 18, Jos Buttler c Ban­ commentary and is the to 50 for no loss at tea. team gain a healthy 128­run on six. had hit the off­stump with­ slower ball back to the bow­ croft b Cummins 5, Ben Stokes host of a popular Bengali lead. But Roy never looked out dislodging a bail. ler, who took a fine one­ (batting) 38; Extras (b­5, lb­7, quiz show. w­2): 14; Total (for four wkts. in Warrier strikes early The scores: comfortable on Friday and, Meanwhile, Burns was handed catch to end a se­ “Currently, I’m associat­ Gowtham’s impressive on 10, edged fast bowler content to pick off anything cond­wicket partnership of 90 overs): 267. West Indies­A 318 & 149 Fall of wickets: 1­22, 2­154, 3­ ed with too many things — spell read 7.5­3­17­5. He was James Pattinson low to Smith loose, including an over­ 132. (Sunil Ambris 71, Sandeep War­ 189, 4­194. IPL, CAB, TV commentary. ably supported by Sandeep rier three for 43, Krishnappa at second slip, with England pitched ball from Pat Cum­ Then, Joe Denly and Jos Australia bowling: Cummins Let me complete this. But I Warrier (three for 43), who Gowtham five for 17) vs India­A then 22 for one. mins he on­drove for four. Buttler fell cheaply after tea 21­6­65­1, Pattinson 17­2­54­2, will definitely put my hat ran through the host’s top­ 190 (Priyank Panchal 58, Shi­ Skipper Joe Root had re­ Root had another mo­ to leave England 194 for four, Siddle 21­5­43­1, Lyon 28­4­ into the ring at some order and left it reeling at 12 vam Dube 79, Chemar Holder turned to No. 3 in a bid to ment of good fortune when before Stokes helped revive 79­0, Wade 1­0­7­0, Head 2­1­ stage,” Ganguly said. for four at close on day two. five for 54) & 50 for no loss. lead from the front. given out lbw to recalled pa­ the innings. 7­0. Harry Maguire. * REUTERS UP Yoddha, Telugu Titans in a thrilling tie Amalraj sets it up, Archana seals it PKL Shruti pulls off a game against Szocs, invigorates the Challengers Nandakumar Marar the next two, putting Da­ MUMBAI UTT bang 5­4 ahead. UP Yoddha and Telugu Ti­ Rakesh Rao However, Sathiyan could tans played out a thrilling 20­ NEW DELHI not add to the advantage as 20 tie in the ProKabaddi his opponent Robles took League Season­7 second leg. The depth in the Goa Chal­ the first two games before In a clash between evenly lengers line­up came to the Sathiyan restored parity matches sides at the NSCI in­ fore as it bounced back to re­ (6­6).