A dominant India registered their biggest victory over arch-rivals Pakistan in six years when they coasted to a 5-1 win in a round-robin league match of the 25th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, here today.
This was India’s biggest win since their 7-4 triumph against Pakistan in the 2010 Commonwealth Games at New Delhi.
Playing their best game of the tournament, Manpreet Singh opened the scoring for India in the fourth minute but Pakistan equalised in the seventh through captain Muhammad Irfan.
But thereafter it was all India as the Sardar Singh-led side controlled the proceedings with SV Sunil scoring two opportunistic field goals in the 10th and 41st minutes.
Talwinder Singh then capitalised on a rebound to score India’s fourth goal in the 50th minute before Rupinder Pal Singh converted a penalty corner in the 54th minute.
India’s victory would have been bigger had Rupinder converted a penalty stroke in the 55th minute and an deflection into the net by Ramandeep Singh in the 69th was not disallowed after the umpire initially blew for a goal.
The victory took India to the second spot in the round-robin league standings with nine points from four outings. The table is being led by world champions Australia on 12 points from four straight wins.
Australia took one step into the final when they prevailed 1-0 over Oceania rivals and defending champions New Zealand, who now have eight points from five matches.
The all-important goals for Australia was scored by captain Jamie Dwyer, who capitalised on a rebound to shoot into the open goal with the goalkeeper at his mercy.
Later in the day, in an exhibition of the sub-continental style of hockey, India lifted their game by leaps and bounds to dominate the match, forcing Pakistan to crowd their territory in the second half to deny Sardar’s men more goals.PTI
Former India skipper Kapil Dev today sought to downplay the oft-repeated comparison between Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli saying it’s not proper to compare the two.
“Where is the need for such a comparison? Sachin on his own is a legend. Virat Kohli is playing at an early stage. So I think it is not right to compare the two players,” Kapil said at an event organised by TMT bar maker SRMB here.
Responding to queries, Kapil said it should be left to the five selectors to choose the next captain.
On whether skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni should quit as captain as India failed to make it to the World T20 finals, Kapil said Dhoni has done India proud a number of times.
“When the selectors feel that there is a need for a change, they will make the change. It is better to leave it to them,” Kapil said.
On India’s performance at the T20 World Cup, he said “It was fabulous. Very good. On that given day, the rivals outplayed us.”
“If the other team plays better, you must respect that.
Every time India lose, I feel bad. But at the end of the day, it is cricket,” he said.
Asked whether the shortest version of the game is spoiling cricket, he said, “Why such a question? Have you ever seen so many sixes and chasing moments? So long as the cricketing world is there, I am for it.PTI
Summing up South Africa’s dismal show in World T20, captain Faf du Plessis said small mistakes like conceding loads of extras in the games against England and the West Indies made a big impact and led to his team’s early exit from the mega-event.
The Proteas, one of the strong contenders, conceded 26 extras against England including 20 wides while defending 229 for four, and eventually lost. Against the Caribbeans, they could not defend 122, losing the match in the last over having conceded 10 extras that had eight wides.
Du Plessis said even as “T20 cricket is sometimes a gamble”, there are a few things that teams can control.
“Sometimes Chris Gayle rocks up and wins the game for you. But one thing I can say is that we were poor in our extras. Every game we had more wides and no balls than the opposition and that’s always the basic and controllable,” Du Plessis said after his side’s “bitter-sweet” eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka in their last game of Super 10 here last night.
“It’s your job is to try and get the ball inside that line and if you do it less than the opposition, it’s generally five and 10 runs that you don’t have to score with the bat.
That’s possibly the key area for me in the first two games that we lost,” he added.
Stating that small mistakes can alter the outcome of the games, the skipper said: “We played good cricket leading up to the World Cup. We were very consistent in the subcontinent. We beat all teams that have travelled here. World Cup is a do-or-die tournament. We made one or two mistakes and they punished us.
“Tonight was a good example, Sri Lanka made one or two mistakes while batting and we capitalised on that. We have only to blame ourselves. The sad thing now is that it’s four years for the next World Cup,” he rued.
Sri Lanka posted 120 that South Africa achieved in 17.4 overs but Du Plessis termed the low-scoring chase as “tricky”.
“The bowlers bowled really well and we chased down a small total which is never easy on these wickets. It’s always tricky. It was really important for us to have a good partnership to start with because the only way the team will beat you is if it get wickets upfront. So, after the run out it was nice that we could make it a bit stable. Yeah it’s bittersweet. We’re going back out of the World Cup.
“We came here with a great squad, wanting to win the World Cup. We didn’t play our best cricket. That’s not how we wanted to go. We have only ourselves to blame. We were planning to do much better. But we’re a proud team.PTI
The Indian women’s team paid the price for a dismal batting performance as it lost to England by two wickets in a thrilling group league encounter of the ICC World Twenty20, here today.
Batting first, India crawled their way to 90 for 8 in 20 overs after being put into bat. None of the Indian batswomen save for Harmanpreet Kaur, who scored 26 off 25 ball, tried to force the pace against English bowlers.
In reply, England middle and lower-order survived some nervy moments before getting past the finishing line in 19 overs with two wickets remaining.
With England needing 3 in the penultimate over, skipper Mithali Raj dropped an easy catch of Anya Shrubsole off Veda Krishnamurthy’s delivery and the very next ball was hit past the point fielder much to joy of the England dug-out.
The defeat, India’s second in three matches, also put a spanner on their chances of qualifying for the semi-final as West Indies and England both have two wins in their kitty.
India have one match left against West Indies which they have to win to have any outside chance whatsoever and depend on other favourable results.
Skipper Mithali tried to put up a brave front at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“We are in contention. If we win against West Indies, we will have to depend on other results. We realised it was difficult to score runs. We could have shown more application with the ball to pull us through.”
It was batting that again let India down as they failed to reach the three-figure mark once again after scoring 96 against Pakistan.
The Indian batswomen wasted the Powerplay overs once again with skipper Mithali (20, 33 balls) failing to hit boundaries.
In all, only eight boundaries were hit in the 20 overs by the Indian batswomen, which went a long way in them not being able to score 110-115, a total that could have been a challenging one.
Off-spinner Heather Knight (3/15) was the most successful bowler for England while Anya Shrubsole took two for 12.
While chasing, left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht (4/21) did her best to put brakes on the opposition scoring but with too few runs on the board, it was always a game that was slipping out of India’s grasp.
The top scorer for England was opener Tammy Beaumont (20) while Natalie Sciver was the second-best contributor with 19 runs.PTI
Ashish Nehra has contributed significantly to the Indian team’s recent success in the shortest format and the old warhorse says he is enjoying his role of a mentor in the fast bowling department.
India lost to New Zealand in the ongoing World T20 before turning it around against Pakistan and Nehra did his bit in both crucial games, taking a wicket each for 20 runs.
“I am enjoying it. My job is very important to pass my experience which I gathered in last 16-17 years to Bumrah, Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. I am sure I am helping them,” Nehra said on the eve of their match against Bangladesh.
Nehra said the mood in the Indian camp is good after a thumping win over old foe Pakistan.
“Our mood is good. The kind of cricket we are playing in the last two to three months, we are all happy and satisfied. Hopefully, we would like to take it forward even further the kind of fire power we have, if put to use, we will definitely win the game,” he said.
The left-arm pacer asserted that there is no room for complacency going into the remaining leagues games because the T20 format does not guarantee any team qualifying into the knockout stages even if they win three out four matches.
“This game, everyone knows, from day one – every game is a knockout game. There is a possibility that even if you win three out of four games, you still cannot qualify as the format is such that there is no room for complacency,” he said.
Replying to a query, Nehra said India is not taking Bangladesh lightly as they have been playing good cricket of late.
“Bangladesh have been playing goo cricket for the last two to three years. The way they have improved is quite amazing. We will not take Bangladesh lightly. We have to play to our potential if we have to beat them,” he said.
Asked for his comments on slower bowlers making an impact in the tournament so far, Nehra said more than that it depends on the type of wicket the match is being played.
“It depends where you are playing and what kind of situation you are in, because T20 is such of kind of format where the wicket definitely plays a big role. In Nagpur and Kolkata, slow bowlers came into play, and the match between England and South Africa saw sea of runs,” he said.
Nehra also defended his Delhi teammate Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina for not doing well in the last two games.
“They didn’t score in last two to three innings, and that is why you are asking this question, but before the WT20 tournament Shikar played a wonderful knock in the Asia Cup final which won him man of the match, and somebody like Rohit Sharma also has performed well,” he said.PTI
A 27-member Pakistan cricket contingent left for India to take part in the Twenty20 World Cup, finally ending days of uncertainty over their participation in the mega event.
The team will be reaching Kolkata via Abu Dhabi.
The Pakistan squad including 15 players, 12 officials and support staff reached the Allama Iqbal international airport amidst tight security and boarded a flight hours after the Pakistan government finally gave the PCB the green signal to fly to India to take part in the ICC event.
Due to a long stay in Abu Dhabi the squad will reach Kolkata later this evening.
Head coach Waqar Younis, before departing for India, left a message on his Twitter account calling for unity in the team.
“Come on together we can do it,” he tweeted a message aimed at motivating the players.
He told the media that though the departure of the team for India had been hit by uncertainty and security issues, the focus of the players now would only be on cricket and doing well in the world event.
“We know that in India we will get a lot of hospitality because many of the players and officials have been to India before and they have seen this,” he said.
Waqar said that he had told the players to only focus on cricket an leave security issues to the boards and experts.
“We will take one match at a time and we are not thinking right now about the match against India on March 19. First we have to play Bangladesh and get past them. They are a very improved side now and have been hard to beat at home,” he said.
The Pakistan contingent includes manager Intikhab Alam, the experienced former Test captain and a high profile security manager.PTI
The fifth edition of half Marathon here will kick off tomorrow from the Sports Authority of Goa ground, Campal, organised by the El Shaddai Charitable Trust in association with the Goa Athletic Association, Council of the City of Panjim and the Goa Tourism Development Corporation.
It will attract more than 5,000 marathoners from across the country.
Similar to previous years, the marathon features four races the 21-km Half Marathon, 10-km Run, 5-km Dream Run and the School Run for children under 14 and 16 years of age.
The 10-km run and the School run continues to be large crowd pullers.
The half marathon has attracted runners from all over India and overseas with the international runners who will be giving stiff competition to the Indians both in the men and women’s open category.
The 21-km will be flagged off at 6:00 AM from the Campal Ground with runners progressing across the streets as they experience the rustic charm of Old Goa, turning around at St Peter’s Church and back to the start point.
The 10-km run is seeing locals from Goa participating in large numbers. The run will be flagged off at 6:15 AM from the Campal Ground and will progress along the banks of the scenic Mandovi River moving towards Raibandar and back to the start point.
The Dream Run (5-km) have several groups participating from the corporate sector.
The participants include companies like Novotel, Grand Mercure Goa Shrem Resort, BresMed Health Solutions Pvt Ltd, Teva Pharma and Diebold Systems Pvt Ltd.
The Marathon is also drawing in participation from runners groups all across the country including the Susegaddo Runners Group, Aamhi Antruz Runners, Fitness Freaks from Goa, Goa Toastmasters group and many other small groups too.
With its reputation of having one of the most scenic marathon routes, the event continues to draw the participation of several professional distance runners and locals.
Sponsors of the marathon include Central Bank of India, Dziners, Real Drinks, Carasid, Oakleaf and Quality Foods.
Funds raised through the event will be used to repair and re-build homes for families in need of decent housing and to alleviate the suffering of the homeless and street children.
Matthew Kurian, Founder Trustee El Shaddai Charitable Trust said, “the Goa Marathon is mainly organised to create awareness about health in Goa and encourage more people to run as a habit. Apart from this we are also seeking to create awareness and raise funds for the work of our organisation of addressing the needs of the poor in society.PTI
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Kolkata, : Their understanding of each other’s game improving with every match, Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan today said he and Rohit Sharma would look to not just emulate but surpass the success of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar- Sourav Ganguly pair.
“Me and Rohit have been opening for a long time. We understand each other very well, we know each other’s nature very well. I know what he likes to do in the middle. We are quite comfortable. We both have a lot of strokes so if he plays fast I can play the role of rotating the strike,” Dhawan said in the open media session ahead of the team’s departure for the Asia Cup in Bangladesh.
“The way Sachin and Sourav had a long career in opening, we can also have that in time. Maybe we can break more records. It’s surely going to benefit both of us as well as the country,” he added.
Earlier, Rohit had also spoken about emulating the success of the Tendulkar-Ganguly combo.
Speaking of his own game, Dhawan said he is in a good space having done well in the recent series against both Australia and Sri Lanka.
“I am enjoying that I am scoring runs at the moment.
Looking forward to continue in the same way and do better in Asia Cup. I want to continue stretching that good form till the time I can,” he said.
“It’s a journey, getting more experience and mature with time. With time I am knowing my game better. In bad patches, I tried to stick to those things. I believe in my abilities,” he added.
Questions on his famed debut Test hundred against Australia still follow Dhawan, who looks back fondly.
“I was enjoying the flow. no My instincts had taken over my mindset and it worked for me. I feel it’s a balance of both,” he said.
Also present at the media session was rookie all-rounder Pawan Negi, who can’t contain his excitement at being part of the national team.
“It’s a big thing to share the dressing room wish great players. I’m enjoying this moment a lot. I am excited to play and will try my best in all three departments,” he said.pti
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