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'We just couldn't kick off' – Gaikwad says middle-overs slowdown cost CSK against LSG

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CSK captain also admits lack of wickets in the powerplay has been an area of concern for his side this season

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Apr-2024Chennai Super Kings suffered their third loss in seven games going down to Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets at the Ekana Stadium on Friday, their total of 176 not stretching the opposition. Speaking after the game, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad agreed they were short on runs – by about 10-15, he said – and put it down to their middle-overs slowdown.”I know we finished off really well – couldn’t have asked for more – but I think after the powerplay, we couldn’t just kick off from the start we got until the 14th or 15th over,” Gaikwad said. “We kept losing wickets at regular intervals. I think [we were] 10-15 runs short.”After getting to 51 for 2 in the powerplay, CSK managed only 62 runs in the ten overs after that, losing four wickets along the way. That included a period where they went 34 balls without hitting a boundary, with one in the tenth over followed by another only in the 16th. Five out of the ten middle overs were bowled by LSG’s spinners Ravi Bishnoi and Krunal Pandya. Those went for only 29 runs, and Pandya bowled a well-set Ajinkya Rahane for 36 off 24 balls and had CSK’S Impact Sub Sameer Rizvi stumped for 1.Related

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LSG captain KL Rahul said that it was a pre-planned strategy from his side to use a mix of pace and spin in the middle overs to not allow the opposition batters to get set against “one type of bowling”.”It depends on the kind of wicket we are playing on, and the kind of batters there are [in the opposition],” Rahul said. “Obviously, there’s a bit of time we spend on doing homework, [and] talking about tactics and strategies against the opposition. And yeah, that was one of our strategies: to use pace, use spin, and make sure that they don’t get settled into playing one type of bowling. So [I] tried to mix it around.”And I think credit goes to the bowlers: I can do all the changing, but if they don’t execute, then all of us look stupid as a team. They executed really well. We work really hard at training, and it’s good to see that the team is sticking to the plans.”Despite MS Dhoni thumping 28 not out off only nine balls and Moeen Ali hitting 30 from 20 including three successive sixes in the 18th to raise the tempo at the death, and Ravindra Jadeja playing anchor to hit 57 not out off 40, CSK’s total of 176 was chased down with an over to spare. Gaikwad felt that the pitch was “slightly difficult” to score on in the first innings, and that the presence of the Impact Player meant teams need to have “maybe 20 runs extra”.”Even on these kind of pitches – I felt it was a sluggish one to start off with, with dew coming later [and the pitch] getting better – I still feel 180-190 would have been a good score,” he said.Gaikwad also said that CSK needed to strike more with the ball in the powerplay. Tonight, LSG’s openers Rahul and Quinton de Kock did not let them do that, putting on 134 in 15 overs. Overall this season, CSK have taken just seven wickets in the first six overs, which is the second-least by any side behind RCB. Their bowling average of 56.85 in that phase is also the second-worst.”[That] is the one area where we would like to improve going forward,” Gaikwad said. “It really puts the opposition on the back foot if we get wickets in the powerplay – especially when we are about ten runs short – and definitely that is one area we need to work on.”CSK play LSG again on Tuesday, but this time back home in Chennai.

Shanto banks on bowlers, stable batting line-up for ODI turnaround

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Shakib Al Hasan’s absence will make striking the right team balance tricky, concedes Bangladesh captain

Mohammad Isam12-Mar-2024Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has played down Bangladesh’s recent form blip in ODIs, saying that they are preparing to make a comeback against Sri Lanka this week. Bangladesh have lost their last two home series to Afghanistan and New Zealand and are looking to avoid a third straight defeat.Shanto said that Shakib Al Hasan’s absence will influence how they shape the playing XI, but he wants to keep the batting order as unchanged as possible in this series.”We are prepared for a turnaround as a team,” Shanto said a day before the start of the three-match ODI series. “We did very well between 2015 and 2022, but we had one bad year. That can happen. We always face challenges at this level, so it is important that we start playing well.”We didn’t change [our line-up] much in our last series in New Zealand. Shakib isn’t in the team, so there will be a bit more planning. He makes life easy for all of us. We will keep his absence in mind when making the batting order. We are hopeful of having a steady batting line-up.”Bangladesh will bank heavily on their bowling unit, particularly the quicks, to bring them success in Chattogram. It is usually batting-friendly in the port city, where the dew is often a factor even in March, considered springtime in Bangladesh.”It is important to see how the bowlers adjust to the conditions and wicket in Chattogram,” Shanto said. “It is definitely a challenge for them. Everyone has to consider the conditions in which they are bowling. We are not worried about how much a bowler is conceding individually. We want to see the bowling unit functioning well as a group.”Bangladesh will also hope that Soumya Sarkar, who cracked 169 in the second ODI in New Zealand last year, comes good against Sri Lanka. He broke Tamim Iqbal’s 14-year-old record of the highest overseas innings by a Bangladesh batter in ODIs, but Soumya made only four more runs in the series.”[Soumya] played a full series in New Zealand after a long time. He played a big innings in one of the matches. Everyone has to be consistent. There is room for improvement, and Soumya knows about it,” Shanto said. “He is working on it. His innings in New Zealand was indeed a big deal for our team, especially in those conditions. I am hopeful that he will use his opportunity well.”Bangladesh can expect to play in front of small crowds at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium given it’s Ramadan time. Shanto said that it didn’t worry him as he expected the crowds to come as soon as the team started to do well.”Everything is okay the moment we win a game,” he said. “We probably become a bad team after losing one game. The lower hype may be due to the start of Ramadan. We are not worried about it. Those who follow the team, they always come to the ground. I think they become emotional because they expect a lot more from us. We always try to give our best to make them happy.”

Shauna Kavanagh retires from international cricket

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She made her international debut in 2011 and played 58 T20Is and 27 ODIs

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Aug-2023Ireland middle-order batter Shauna Kavanagh has retired from international cricket. Kavanagh, 31, played 27 ODIs and 58 T20Is, the last of which came in September 2022 against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup Qualifier. She was picked for the recent T20Is against Netherlands but didn’t get a game.Kavanagh played in the 2016 and 2018 T20 World Cups and was part of the squad this year too. She will continue to play for her club, the Pembroke Cricket Club, and with the Scorchers in the Evoke Super Series.”The decision to retire from international cricket is something I have been thinking about for a little while and now feels like the right time to finish my playing journey with Ireland, she said. “Playing cricket for Ireland has been a significant part of my life for a very long time and there is no doubt this will be an emotional transition.”My international career has been a hugely rewarding journey and I am incredibly grateful for all the opportunities and experiences I have had. I would like to thank the staff at Cricket Ireland for their continuous support, particularly all the support staff I have worked with over the years.”Kavanagh made her international debut in April 2011 in both formats. She scored 345 runs from 41 T20 innings and 206 runs in 20 ODI outings, averaging just under 11 in both formats. She had developed a new skill in wicketkeeping late in her career.”Shauna is the quintessential team-player, a hard-working professional who was always seeking to improve and grow her game. Even to make the decision to develop wicketkeeping skills late in her career exemplifies how she always had one eye on the team’s needs, and with hard work has become a really proficient keeper,” Ed Joyce, Ireland Women’s head coach, said. “She will be missed greatly, but will continue to feature in the Super Series where she can share her experience and knowledge with the next crop of players coming through the system.”Laura Delany, the Ireland captain, said Kavanagh was a “brilliant role model” for youngsters and was “highly respected” for her “work ethic, commitment to the team and the passion and support she’s shown her team-mates over the years.”

Nat Sciver: England wary of 'fearless' India as they approach Test learning curve

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England vice-captain hopes home conditions will help overcome visitors’ mix of experience and bold youth

Valkerie Baynes14-Jun-2021Nat Sciver, England’s vice-captain, says the team will be wary of “fearless” elements within the India camp when they meet in a Test match for the first time in seven years from Wednesday in Bristol.Sciver is one of six women in the current England squad who played in their last Test encounter with India at Wormsley, which the tourists won by six wickets. India have also named six players from that match in their current squad along with talented 17-year-old Shafali Verma.Richa Ghosh, another 17-year-old who was recently added to India’s list of centrally contracted players, is not part of India’s combined Test and ODI group but is in the T20I squad for the multi-format series in which points are awarded across the standalone Test, three ODIs and three T20Is to decide the overall series winner.”They’re an ever-growing side,” Sciver said. “There’s always a new, young talent on the team who isn’t afraid to go out there and show what they’ve got. They seem to be more fearless than I’ve seen before.”Couple that with a lot of experience in their team – with Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami – they can be a very difficult side to beat. Hopefully in England, in our conditions, we can hone our skills and make sure that we’re doing the right things.”Last time we played India, we weren’t very good in that Test match and we didn’t play to our potential so hopefully we can do better this time.”Related

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India have only played one Test since their last meeting, an innings victory at home to South Africa in November 2014, while England have played three, all against Australia for the Ashes.”They don’t come around very often so it does bring something different to training and when you’re looking at tactics and stats that have been before you can’t really go on any of those because they’re so few and far between, women’s Tests,” Sciver said.”So it is a learning curve every time we start to prepare and turn our minds to it. We’ve had a practice game and we’ve had a few centre-wicket practices where we’re just seeing what works, seeing what doesn’t work.”Sciver was awarded the vice-captaincy on a permanent basis when England named their Test squad last week, having stood in for the injured Anya Shrubsole on the winter tour of New Zealand. She has already had a taste of the top job after acting as captain when England completed a 3-0 sweep of their T20 series against New Zealand while Heather Knight had a hamstring injury.”I thought that Heather might hold on for that game that I actually had to captain so that was very nerve-racking,” Sciver said. “But it’s an absolute honour to be asked and something that I’ve had aspirations to do, to become more of a leader in the team, so I’m really looking forward to it.”Naturally, I lead by action, not so much with my voice… helping girls along and I guess leading by example a little bit. That’s my style and hopefully I can grow from there really because if Heather does go down I’m going to need to lead in a different way. It’s a learning opportunity and something that I’m welcoming and really excited about.”Nat Sciver has taken on the England Women’s vice-captaincy on a permanent basis•Daniel Lewis/Daniel Lewis

Allrounder Sciver was Player of the Match, scoring a half-century and taking 3 for 26 as England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in their ODI series in New Zealand in February. Her form at the start of the English summer has been more modest, with 26 runs and two wickets from three rounds of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy before entering England’s bio-secure training bubble.”I feel good, I’d like a few more runs, being selfish,” Sciver said. “It was good to play some games. The practice games that we had were a bit rain-affected and a bit disjointed so it was good to play the last couple of weekends with my domestic side, the Northern Diamonds. It’s coming out nice with the ball but I’d like a few more runs, hopefully that will come.”India’s most recent form is less impressive than England’s after they were defeated at home by South Africa 4-1 in their ODI series and 2-1 in the T20Is in March.In the multi-format series, four points will be up for grabs in the Test with two points for a draw and one for no result while each of the three ODIs and three T20Is will be worth two points for a win.

Raina, Parthiv, Abhinav to captain Duleep Trophy teams

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The tournament, which will be held from September 7 to 29 in Kanpur and Lucknow, will be played with the pink ball under lights for the second successive year

ESPNcricinfo staff30-Aug-2017Suresh Raina, Parthiv Patel and Abhinav Mukund will lead the India Blue, Green and Red teams respectively in the upcoming Duleep Trophy, which will be played with the pink ball under lights for the second year in succession. The tournament will be held from September 7 to 29 in Kanpur and Lucknow, the BCCI announced on Thursday.The new Lucknow International Cricket Stadium will host two matches, including the final, while Kanpur will host two round-robin games. The three round-robin fixtures will be played over four days, and the final, to be played from September 25, will be a five-day contest.

Duleep Trophy 2017-18 schedule

  • September 7-10 – India Red v India Green (Lucknow)

  • September 13-16 – India Red v India Blue (Kanpur)

  • September 19-22 – India Blue v India Green (Kanpur)

  • September 25-29 – Final (Lucknow)

M Vijay and Karun Nair will feature in the Green team, while Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav and Manoj Tiwary will turn out for Blue. The 15-member Red squad includes Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant and Dhawal Kulkarni.The BCCI’s swiftness in announcing the fixtures comes after it had earlier decided to scrap the tournament this year, citing a cramped calendar and shortage of venues. On Tuesday, however, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators asked the board to retain what it felt was an “important” tournament in the 2017-18 domestic calendar, following which the BCCI reversed its decision and published the itinerary a day later.Squads
India Red: Abhinav Mukund (capt), Priyank Panchal, Sudip Chatterjee, Ishank Jaggi, Ambati Rayudu, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant (wk), B Indrajith, K Gowtham, Karn Sharma, Basil Thampi, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ashok Dinda, Rahul Singh, CV MilindIndia Green: M Vijay, R Samarth, Prashant Chopra, Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, Ankit Bawne, Parthiv Patel (capt & wk), Shahbaz Nadeem, Parvez Rasool, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Sidharth Kaul, Mayank Dagar, Nitin Saini, Aniket ChoudharyIndia Blue: Suresh Raina (capt), Samit Gohel, KS Bharat, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Manoj Tiwary, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jayant Yadav, Bhargav Bhatt, Kaushik Gandhi, Ishant Sharma, Ankit Rajpoot, Sagun Kamat, Jaydev Unadkat

De Villiers targets South Africa fightback

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AB de Villiers remains upbeat about their chances of coming back from 2-0 down in the ODI series against England

Firdose Moonda06-Feb-2016The last time South Africa lost a home Test and ODI series against the same opposition over the course of a single tour was 14 years ago, before AB de Villiers had made his international debut. Perhaps that’s why, even though they are one loss away from repeating that ignominious feat against Australia, de Villiers remains upbeat about their chances of coming back in the current series.”England are a good side. They are playing some good cricket at the moment, they look confident but they are not unbeatable,” de Villiers said after the Port Elizabeth loss. “We had a couple of opportunities in both the games we played and I know it sounds like I am singing the same song from the Test matches but it’s true, it’s a matter of getting it right and taking our opportunities. In Bloemfontein we had a chance to get it right, I knew that rain was going to come and we didn’t get the timing right. Today again, we had the opportunity to take them down and unfortunately it didn’t happen that way.”South Africa squandered some chances in their use of the DRS system – Quinton de Kock used a review early in their innings which could have benefitted JP Duminy later on and the same player later called for a review in the field which was also incorrect against Alex Hales. However, they also let other opportunities slip. At 204 for 4 in the 41st over, despite the tricky nature of the surface, they could have still targeted de Villiers’ ideal score of 280-plus. Instead, they lost four for 40 and were kept to 262.”I thought 280 was par and I said 300 would have been nice. We’ve got the potential in our batting line-up to get scores like that,” de Villiers said. “Unfortunately I got out at a bad time and a couple of dismissals later we were in trouble.”Middle-order meltdowns are not new to South Africa and the state of the current line-up may lead to a recall for David Miller, who South Africans will expect to play in the same mould as Jos Buttler.AB de Villiers prepares to reverse sweep•Getty Images

Eoin Morgan praised the newly contracted IPL player for his finishing which included slamming three sixes off Imran Tahir in the 46th over to finish things off earlier than expected. “The game was in the balance until that over,” Morgan said. “He just took the game by the scruff of the neck, which top-class players do.”De Villiers also had compliments for Buttler but rued the half-chances his own team missed. “He is an outstanding player. He didn’t surprise me. He played it to perfection. Just where I thought it was a good chance for us to get a couple of dot balls, he went for the boundary. He outplayed my thinking,” de Villiers said.”It’s a fine line, one or two things went his way. Same with Moeen [Ali] and same with [Ben] Stokes. Had those things gone a little bit differently, you never know what would have happened. Those 50-50 calls and 50-50 moments in the game where you have to play well to win the game, we didn’t play well.”In the end, England’s chase was calculated and clinical but completely unlike the aggressive brand of cricket they have been playing since their reinvention. To be able to pull off that kind of performance proved to Morgan that his team is developing in the right direction.”Over the past three series we’ve played, we’ve only played similar to that once and we came out the back of that challenge really well today,” he said. “The style of cricket that we do play is great and hopefully down the line we will improve as a team and that will help us win more competitions and strive to be a better side. Today’s performance shows we are not all crash, bang, wallop. we can play proper cricket.”With both bases covered and South Africa struggling to select a properly balanced side, England could easily think they had the series sewn up but, if they do, Morgan knows better than to admit that. “I don’t think we have them under the pump. I think today was a huge win for us because the game was in the balance,” he said. “If they had got over the line, it would have been a turning point in the series and stolen a lot of momentum from us. The fact that we’ve won it puts us in a really good position going into Pretoria.”De Villiers may agree with some of that but with three must-win matches in a row, he cannot think further than the next one. “If we were 2-nil up, I would have given you the same answer. It’s very important to look at the next ODI and to take it one small step at a time,” he said.”I can’t help but think, shit we have got to win three games in a row to win this series. Shucks, I mean. But that’s the fact of the matter. In situations like this, whether you are 2-nil up or 2-nil down, you have to take a small step. The next game is important for us. Shucks.”

Three formats 'a lot of pressure' – Pattinson

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James Pattinson has conceded that he has found it hard to balance all three forms of the game, and he said he was not disappointed at being left out of Australia’s 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Jul-2012James Pattinson has conceded that he has found it hard to balance all three forms of the game, and he said he was not disappointed at being left out of Australia’s 30-man preliminary squad for the ICC World Twenty20. Despite being part of Australia’s most recent T20 series in the West Indies, Pattinson was one of the surprise omissions from Australia’s initial squad announced on Wednesday, from which a final 15-man group will be chosen.Pattinson, 22, signed with the Melbourne Stars on Thursday for a one-year Big Bash League deal, but he said at international level he was happy for his focus to remain on the longer forms of the game. Asked whether he was disappointed not to be part of the 30-man group, Pattinson said: “Not really, I suppose where I am with my cricket now there’s a big emphasis on me playing the longer formats of the game – Test cricket and one-day cricket.”I think, being young, it’s pretty hard to juggle all three forms of the game at my age. I’m just excited to be involved in the one-day and Test team and, look, if the chance comes when I’m a bit older, I’d love to take that. Probably another thing, my performances haven’t been too great in Twenty20 cricket of late.”As a 22-year-old I have found it quite hard to juggle all three forms at the one time, it’s quite a lot of pressure on you. For me it’s probably easier to go back to the two formats and concentrate on that while I’m young and inexperienced.”Pattinson remains part of Australia’s one-day international plans and was named in the squad to take on Pakistan in the UAE in three ODIs starting next month. Pattinson and the offspinner Nathan Lyon were two of the most surprising omissions from the World T20 expanded group, after both appeared to be in the selectors’ plans for the short format earlier this year.

Tharanga aims for greater consistency

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Upul Tharanga wants to become a more consistent batsman and is working on converting his starts into bigger scores

Sa'adi Thawfeeq05-Feb-2011Upul Tharanga’s ninth ODI hundred gave Sri Lanka a 1-0 lead over the West Indies in their three-match ODI series, and the opener has said that the plan was for him to bat through the innings once he got a start.”The team management and the captain had a chat with me and said that what they expect from me is if I get a start to bat till 40 or 45 overs. They said they would be happy if I get 80 or 90 runs by that stage and that’s what I am trying to do”Tharanga played that role to perfection in Sri Lanka’s run chase of 197 off 47 overs, contributing an unbeaten 101 off 143 balls and helping his team get there in the 43rd over. But it was not easy chasing down the runs, especially when he had to keep one eye on the weather and the other on the required run rate.”We had a plan to get to 20 overs without losing too many wickets,” Tharanga said. “We were doing well by that stage and we didn’t take undue risks as things were pretty much under control. There were slight drizzles and we had one eye on the weather.”We didn’t get a chance to bat in the first game and the way this game was going, I had a feeling that we wouldn’t get a chance to bat. But thankfully the weather cleared and it was good to finish off the game.”Our bowlers have been bowling well and we had a target less than 200. Our plan was for one of the top four batsmen to go on till the 40th over. I got a start and once that happened I thought I should finish the game off.”It was soon after the last World Cup in 2007 that Tharanga lost his form and he struggled for more than two years to regain it. “I am not at my best yet, but I can improve. I want to be a consistent batsman for the team. Consistency is the most important thing for a batsman.”The 27-year-old left-hander is fortunate that his opening partners have both been aggressive players, which allows him to play his natural game without taking undue risks. “Sanath [Jayasuriya] takes a lot of risks. [Tillakaratne] Dilshan is the same. They are free flowing. I try to bat my normal way. If the target is big then I have to adapt. When I am playing with the two of them I can play my natural game.”From the day I came into the team Kumar [Sangakkara] and Mahela [Jayawardene] have given me lot of support. They insist on showing patience. If I fail to score a run in an over they come and say not to rush, that we could cash in during the latter overs.”We played pretty well in the last tournament to reach the final, but simply because we reached the finals nothing is guaranteed this time around,” said Tharanga. “We have to work hard and if we do, we can reach the finals. From the first game onwards we need to focus and do well.”

No PCB official at Champions Trophy final presentation, host board asks ICC to explain

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PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi was originally meant to be part of the presentation after the final, but the host board said he was unwell and unable to travel to Dubai

Danyal Rasool10-Mar-2025The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has asked the ICC for an explanation after the Champions Trophy tournament director Sumair Ahmed was not included in the post-final presentation ceremony in Dubai on Sunday. Sumair, who is also the chief operating officer of the PCB, was in Dubai for the final in his capacity as tournament director and Pakistan’s representative at the final. Pakistan were official hosts of the Champions Trophy.After India beat New Zealand to secure the title, four officials were part of the presentation ceremony, including Jay Shah, the ICC chair, two from the BCCI, one from New Zealand Cricket but none from the PCB. Other than Shah, the officials present were BCCI president Roger Binny, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia and NZC director Roger Twose. It is not customary for representatives of nations playing the final to feature in post-tournament ICC ceremonies, unless the final involves the host country.ESPNcricinfo understands the PCB was puzzled by the presence of Saikia, given that one BCCI official – Binny – was on stage anyway. But it is the exclusion of the host representative that has most antagonised the board. Representatives of the host nation are generally part of trophy presentations. The PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi was originally meant to be part of the presentations but the PCB said he was unwell and unable to travel to Dubai. They expected Sumair to stand in as Pakistan’s representative.Related

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While it is understood the PCB did not reach out to the ICC to inform it that Sumair would take Naqvi’s place on the podium, the Pakistan board believes the onus was on the ICC to contact it about Naqvi’s replacement. The PCB is aggrieved no ICC representative reached out to the board at any stage during the final to discuss plans for a Pakistani presence on the podium post-match.A PCB official said the ICC was yet to respond to the PCB with any explanation. ESPNcricinfo has also reached out to the ICC for a comment.The final was held in Dubai as part of a deal struck between the PCB and the BCCI. Naqvi was initially adamant the entirety of the tournament – the first ICC event Pakistan has hosted since 1996 – would be held in Pakistan. However, the BCCI said the Indian government had refused permission to their cricket team to travel to Pakistan. As such, the two boards reached an arrangement that saw India play all their games in Dubai, with all ICC events the two nations host over the next three years seeing the other side play their games at a separate neutral venue.This is the third time this tournament the PCB has approached the ICC for explanation following incidents they feel have undermined Pakistan as official hosts of the Champions Trophy. During the second game of the tournament, when India played Bangladesh in Dubai, Pakistan’s name was omitted from the logo on the official broadcast.The following day, when Australia played England at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, the Indian national anthem briefly began to play instead of the Australian anthem. The PCB squarely held the ICC responsible, saying the anthem playlist was produced and distributed by the governing body, with the ICC in charge of playing the anthems before the matches. The ICC put the absence of the logo down to error, while, according to the PCB, the global governing body offered its regrets for the anthem mix-up and put it down to a DJ error.

Bumrah: 'The yorker is probably the first delivery I learned'

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Jasprit Bumrah was the Player of the Match for taking nine wickets in the Visakhapatnam Test against England

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Manjrekar: Bumrah’s impact key to India drawing level

Jasprit Bumrah finished the Visakhapatnam Test against England with nine wickets – 6 for 45 and 3 for 46 – to help India draw level at 1-1 in the series. The highlight of his performance was the yorker that swung into Ollie Pope and uprooted his middle and leg stumps in the first innings.”As a youngster that [the yorker] is probably the first delivery I had learned because I had come from tennis ball cricket and I had seen the legends of the game, Waqar [Younis], Wasim [Akram] and even Zaheer Khan, I had seen them on the television, how do they bowl yorkers,” Bumrah told the broadcaster after India’s 106-run victory. “As a kid I used to feel that is the only way to take wickets. So that is the first delivery I learned. Yes, I kept it with me and I kept on using it to my advantage and now even in Test cricket when you get wickets off it, it’s great.”Bumrah now has 36 wickets in six Tests in India, at an outstanding average of 13.06 and strike rate of 29.5, but he said he wasn’t focussed on numbers anymore. “I don’t look at numbers because when I was a youngster I used to look at numbers. Yes, it made me excited, but you know, if you think about numbers, there’s a lot of pressure anyway playing for India. And if you take that added baggage, it doesn’t really help. So I’m very happy that we won and when you contribute towards that success it feels even better.”Related

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When asked if he felt like the leader of India’s attack, even though players like R Ashwin have a lot more experience than him, Bumrah said: “Not the leader but I feel that I have played a little more cricket. We are going through a transition. There are a lot of new bowlers coming in. So it’s my responsibility to help them and guide them in whatever way I can. So yeah, it’s always good that when we have certain conversations, what do we have to do in certain scenarios, it feels great.”Bumrah gave India timely breakthroughs on the final day of the Visakhapatnam Test, trapping Jonny Bairstow lbw in the final over before lunch, and then breaking a half-century stand for the eighth wicket by catching Ben Foakes off his own bowling. After the game, Rohit Sharma was asked if Bumrah was a luxury to have in the team.”Yeah, it is [a luxury to have Bumrah]. I mean, look, you know, he’s a champion player for us,” Rohit said. “It’s been a while, you know, that he’s doing the job for the team. But yeah, I mean, when you win a game like that, you know, you’ve got to look at the overall performance as well. We were good with the bat and then obviously we know that winning a Test match in these kind of conditions is not going to be easy. We wanted our bowlers to step up and they did that.”