Heated clash sees bat thrown at Mitchell Starc at Indian Premier League overnight

May 7, 2014

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Mumbai, May 7: The IPL circus has exploded in a series of controversial incidents overnight with West Indian Kieron Pollard throwing a bat at Australia’s Starc.

The pair had been at each others throats in the clash between the Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals but matters came to a head in the 17th over.

Starc bowled a bouncer that narrowly missed Pollard’s helmet. The young Australian then appeared to speak his mind to the batsman who waved him away contemptuously.

The following delivery Pollard pulled away just as Starc approached the wicket, but the bowler continued and bowled a ball down the leg side toward the retreating Mumbai Indian batsman.

Pollard exploded with rage and shaped to throw the bat at Starc but managed to only hurl it harmlessly into the ground at his feet.

The saga continued when Pollard was run out by Starc.

The West Indian was hopelessly stranded and the Australian, who plays for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, held the ball above the bails signalling toward the batsman to attempt the futile run before eventually completing the dismissal.

In the Royals innings Pollard greeted Starc with a bouncer and took a catch to end his innings.

The Mumbai side won the match.

In the 2013 Big Bash League a clash between Pollard’s West Indian team mate Marlon Samuels and Shane also got out of hand.

On that occasion the West Indian also threw his bat.

IPL 7: Rohit, Pollard star in Mumbai Indians comprehensive win

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Mumbai, May 7: Riding on fine batting performances by skipper Rohit Sharma and Kieron Pollard, defending champions Mumbai Indians registered their second win in the India Premier League (IPL) beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 19 runs at the Wankhede Stadium here Tuesday.

Put in, Rohit struck an unbeaten 59 off 35 balls, and Pollard made a 31-ball 43 as Mumbai Indians posted a mammoth 187 for five in 20 overs.

It was a dismal batting performance by the Royal Challengers as they had to pay a heavy price for inconsistency.

Barring Chris Gayle (38), Parthiv Patel (26) and Virat Kohli ( 35) none of other batsmen could put up a semblance of fight and they managed 168 for eight in 20 overs .

In fact Royal Challengers batsmen had to blame themselves for the loss as the trio of Gayle, Patel and Kohli, who was playing his 100th IPL match, gifted away their wickets after having done all the hardwork.

Gayle and Patel gave Royal Challengers a good start with their 53-run partnership for the first wicket but then Royal Challengers squandered the impressive start .

Gayle struck three fours and three sixes in his 24-ball knock while Patel hit five fours during his 19-ball stay.

Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh (2/33)A did well to remove the openers while pacers Lasith Malinga ( 2/29) and Jaspreet Bumrah (2/22) did well in the death overs.

Kohli showed glimpses of his brilliance with a quickfire 35 off 28 balls hitting two fours and two sixes but after he departed in the 14th over the innings fell apart.

Yuvraj Singh, the most expensive buy in this year's IPL,A managed six from 10 while Rile Rossouw came up with a cameo ofA 24 off 14 balls.

Earlier in the day, Chidhambharam Gautam gave Mumbai Indians a stable start with 30 off 28 balls. After the early departure of opener Ben Dunk (15), Gautam was involved in a crucial 46-run stand with Ambati Rayudu (9) for the second wicket.

And just when it looked that Mumbai Indians had the proceedings in control, they suffered a mini batting collapse losing three wickets for 13 runs. From a comfortable 71/1 they were left struggling at 84/4.

It was then Rohit, who played a captain's knock , and Pollard took Mumbai Indians to a position of strength with their 97-run stand for the fifth-wicket in just 60 deliveries.

Rohit was the aggressive of the two as he spanked four sixes and three fours while Pollard relied more on fours hitting six in 31 balls.

What also helped the Mumbai Indians was the indisciplined bowling performance by Royal Challengers, who conceded 25 extras including 12 wides.

The match also witnessed a heated exchange between Pollard and fast bowler Mitchell Starc during the Mumbai Indians innings.

Pollard had pulled out while Starc was still in his bowling run up in the 17th over. Starc, however,A continued his bowling and fired it towards the West Indian. Pollard also flung his bat towards the bowler and it needed the intervention of the umpires to cool down the things.

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May 15,2020

New Delhi, May 15: Former England skipper David Gower feels Sourav Ganguly has the right "political skills" to lead the ICC one day and he has already displayed that as BCCI president, which is a "far tougher job".

The elegant left-hander is very impressed with Ganguly's leadership abilities and believes that he has what it takes to head the global body in the future.

"One thing I have learnt over the years is that if you are going to run BCCI, you need to be many, many things. Having a reputation like he (Ganguly) has is a very good start, but you need to be a very deft politician.

"You need to have control of a million different things," Gower said ahead of "Q20", a unique chat show for the fans presented by 'GloFans'.

Gower reckons being president of the BCCI is the toughest job imaginable in world cricket.

"And of course, you need to be responsible for a game that is followed by, I mean, should we say a billion people here in India," he said.

"We all know about the immense following for cricket in India. So it is indeed a wonderful thing to behold. Sourav has the toughest task imaginable in charge of BCCI, but so far I would say the signs are very good.

"He has listened, given his own opinion and has pulled strings gently," he said.

Political skills are a must in administration and that's where Gower finds his fellow left-hander ticking all the boxes.

"He is a very, very good man and has those political skills. He has the right attitude and can keep things together and will do good job. And if you do a good job as BCCI chief in the future, who knows?

"But I would actually say the more important job, to be honest, is running BCCI. Being head of ICC is an honour, there is a lot that can be done by ICC, but actually look at the rankings, look at where the power is heading up. BCCI is definitely the bigger job," he said.

On the cricketing front, Gower believes World Test Championship has given the format much-needed context.

"The idea of this World Test Championship has come about for one very simple reason that people are worried about the survival of Tests. Back in the seventies, eighties, I don't think we needed context to be fair.

"Test cricket was very much more obviously the most important format and if there was anything to be judged by, it was the performances in Test matches both as an individual and as a team.

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May 30,2020

New Delhi, May 30: Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand will be finally reaching India late on Saturday after being stuck in Germany for over three months due to the travel restrictions imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Yes.. Anand will be returning today," the chess maestro's wife Aruna told PTI on Saturday morning. Anand, who boarded an Air India flight (AI-120) from Frankfurt on Friday night will reach Bengaluru via Delhi.

He is expected to reach Bengaluru at 1.15 pm. The five-time world champion will undergo 14 days quarantine as per rules laid down by the Karnataka government.

"He will complete quarantine procedures and come to Chennai as per protocol," Aruna Anand said. The flights from Germany are only scheduled to land only in Delhi and Bengaluru.

The chess ace was in Germany to play in the Bundesliga chess league and was to return to India, but was forced to stay put after the COVID-19 outbreak disrupted sporting schedules across the globe, apart from restricting movement.

He was staying near Frankfurt and was doing online commentary for the Candidates tournament which was called off mid-way due to the pandemic and led the Indian team in the Online Nations Cup early this month.

Anand had been in touch with his family in Chennai on a regular basis via video calls and kept himself busy with chess-related work.

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January 26,2020

Chennai, Jan 26: Former India cricketer Kapil Dev on Saturday said that it will be a big loss for the Indian side when MS Dhoni decides to hang up his boots.

"I think he has served the country so well and nobody has done it like him. Everyone has to retire sooner or later. He is not playing matches currently. So I don't know when he will come out one day and say -- I have had enough. I think it will be our loss because he is such a fabulous cricketer," Dev told reporters here.

In the recently released BCCI contracts list, Dhoni did not find a place for himself. The former World Cup winning captain Dev said that it is unfortunate that Dhoni was not included in the contract list.

"I feel sorry that they have not included him. 

Tendulkar, Gavaskar had to witness the same. It's not my job and I am not there to give the contract to anyone. It is the job of the cricket board. So, I don't know. You can ask this question to the cricket board. They will be able to answer this question," Dev said.

The 38-year-old Dhoni is currently enjoying some time away from the game. He last played competitive cricket during the 2019 World Cup.

Dhoni had to face criticism for his slow batting approach during India's matches in the tournament. 

Especially in the games against England and New Zealand (semi-final), he had to bear the brunt of netizens, who deemed him as the reason for the Men in Blue's loss.

BCCI released the list of central contract list of players for the period from October 2019 to September 2020.

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