India complete dominating 59-run win over West Indies in 4th ODI; Kohli, Samuels hammer tons

October 18, 2014

Mumbai, Oct 18: A disinterested West Indies team went down to India by 59 runs in the fourth One-Day International (ODI) at Dharamsala. The match lacked the desired intensity from the visitors amidst concerns that the tour has been called off. The Indians though put up a solid performance led by Virat Kohli’s 127 scoring 330.

KohliWest Indies hardly showed any intention of chasing the challenging total. After hanging around for a while, Dwayne Smith departed for a 11-ball duck. Kieron Pollard walked in at No 3 only to nudge around and allow the required rate to creep up. On some other day, the team chasing would’ve gone for some calculated risks at least. While Pollard was going for a few unorthodox shots to no success, Darren Bravo was content shouldering his arms to anything outside off. By the time Pollard was caught in the slips, he had already consumed 31 deliveries. In other words a match-losing innings looking at the target. Smith and Pollard together had scored six off 42 deliveries which shows that the Windies were crippled right at the start of the chase.

It was with the arrival of Marlon Samuels that things got going as he hit a few cracking boundaries and brought some life back in to the game. Darren Bravo scored steadily until he was bowled by Akshar Patel for 40.

Denesh Ramdin and Samuels were the ideal candidates to add some momentum to the innings. however, they were stifled by Ravindra Jadeja and Patel. Samuels however, took a liking for Jadeja soon as he hammered him for a few big ones. But Ramdin perished after a laboured 21-ball nine. One brought two as Dwayne Bravo too was dismissed in the same over.

However, Darren Sammy and Samuels showed some fight to find the fence at regular intervals. But the required rate was getting beyond West Indies’ reach hovering between 10 and 11 an over. With the lower order filled with big hitters, Jadeja and Mohammed Shami bore the brunt as they leaked runs. However, it was Patel who emerged impressive conceding only 26 in his 10 overs during this time and picked the wickets of Sammy and Darren Bravo. Andre Russell produced an entertaining cameo of 46 from 23 balls. All through the middle overs, the Windies batsmen played some big hits but not consistently enough to keep up to the required rate.

Marlon Samuels held the innings together and got to his seventh ODI ton, second of this series. The unfortunate news of the cancelled series took the sheen off the match.

The news of the cancellation of the tour came in the middle of the Indian innings, but there were ominous signs of things going wrong. In hindsight the decision had already been taken when the entire team turned up at the toss as a mark of support. West Indies won the toss and inserted India in to bat. The pacers Jerome Taylor and Jason Holder made a disciplined start but things started drifting away soon. Indian openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Ajinkya Rahane capitalised on frequent loose deliveries. After a cautious start, India had raced up to 65. Dhawan who was struggling, too got going with a flurry of boundaries.

The West Indies put up a combined display of lethargy as sitters were dropped, overthrows followed and the Indian batsmen accumulated runs and confidence. Both Dhawan and Rahane fell trying to play an adventurous shot. While Dhawan was caught for 35, Rahane was given a reprieve while batting on 38 and went on to score another 30.

Following Rahane’s dismissal, Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina, accumulated quick singles and twos before unleashing their ruthless side lofting the ball and tormenting the bowlers. It was a quality innings from Kohli who kept his patience and looked persevered to get a big one. once he got in to his groove, the runs started flowing like old times and galloped to his 20th ODI ton.

Brief scores:

India 330 for 6 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli 127, Suresh Raina 71, Ajinkya Rahane 68; Suleiman Benn 1 for 30) beat West Indies 271 in 48.1 overs (Marlon Samuels 112, Andre Russell 46, Darren Bravo 40; Akshar Patel 2 for 26) by 59 runs.

Man of the Match: Virat Kohli.

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June 22,2020

Zadar (Croatia), Jun 22: Grigor Dimitrov took to Instagram to announce that he has tested positive for coronavirus. The tennis star was one of the players who took part in the Adria Tour with the likes Novak Djokovic, Alexander Zverev and Dominic Thiem among others.

Taking to Instagram, the player wrote: "Hi Everyone-I want to reach out and let my fans and friends know that I tested positive back in Monaco for Covid-19. I want to make sure anyone who has been in contact with me during these past days gets tested and takes the necessary precautions. I am so sorry for any harm I might have caused. I am back home now and recovering. Thanks for your support and please stay safe and healthy."

He also urged those who had come in contact with him over the last few days in Monaco should also get tested for the deadly virus.

Meanwhile, World no.1 Djokovic reached the final of his exhibition tournament in Zadar, Croatia, after easing through the round-robin group stage on the first day. This is the second stage of the Adria Tour with Austrian Dominic Thiem winning the first leg in Belgrade, Serbia.

Djokovic started by saving three set points in his 4-3, 4-1 win over fellow Serb Pedja Krstin. He then beat home favourite Borna Coric 4-1, 4-3 in front of several thousand fans at the Visnjik tennis complex.

The tournament in Zadar is being played on red clay over two days. In the other group, Russian Andrey Rublev is in pole position to advance into the final after wins over 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic and Serb Danilo Petrovic. He faces German star Alexander Zverev in the final round robin match on Sunday who stayed in contention after beating Cilic 4-3, 0-4, 4-3.

Djokovic''s own inconsequential final group match is against Croatian Dino Serdarusic who replaced Grigor Dimitrov after the Bulgarian pulled out of the tournament with sickness following his opening 4-1, 4-1 loss to Coric.

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June 11,2020

New Delhi, Jun 11: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has indicated that this year's IPL could be conducted in empty stadiums, insisting that all possible options are being explored to ensure that the suspended event does take place despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a letter to all the affiliated units sent late on Wednesday after the ICC Board meeting, Ganguly seemed confident of an IPL this year despite its current status of being indefinitely suspended because of the raging pandemic, which has claimed more than 8,000 lives in India.

"The BCCI is working on all possible options to ensure that we are able to stage IPL this year, even if it means playing the tournament in empty stadiums," Ganguly wrote.

"The fans, franchises, players, broadcasters, sponsors and all other stakeholders are keenly looking forward to the possibility of IPL being hosted this year.

"Recently, a lot of players both from India and other countries, participating in the IPL have shown keenness on being part of this year's IPL. We are optimistic and the BCCI will shortly decide on the future course of action on this," the former India captain said.

It is widely speculated that the IPL is eyeing the October event if the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in Australia at that time is postponed. The ICC has deferred a decision on the World Cup's fate until next month.

Ganguly also said that the BCCI is working on the domestic schedule while exploring various formats which would make tournaments like Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Vijay Hazare "competitive and feasible".

"Moving ahead, the BCCI is in process of planning the domestic competitions for the next cricketing season. We are working on various options and formats in our endeavour to ensure that various domestic tournaments are held, they stay competitive and participation feasible," said the former India captain.

"The BCCI will come up with more details in next couple of weeks," he added.

He also informed that BCCI is preparing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for resumption of cricket in all state units to ensure medical safety of those involved.

The president also informed that the BCCI has made "all efforts to release funds/grants to its various members."

"Associations which have made proper submission of their accounts and funds utilization certificates have already received their grants," he said.

The other units will also receive their grants once they submit relevant documents, the president assured while informing that vendors have also been paid.

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January 6,2020

Jan 6: Former India opener Kris Srikkanth on Sunday said he would prefer K L Rahul over Shikhar Dhawan in the T20 World Cup later this year.

Former India opener Kris Srikkanth on Sunday said he would prefer K L Rahul over Shikhar Dhawan in the T20 World Cup later this year.

Dhawan is returning to international cricket after a long gap. During the senior left-handed batsman's absence, Rahul has emerged as one of the top contenders for the opener's slot in limited-overs cricket.

"Runs against SL (Sri Lanka) don't count. If I was chairman of selectors, I won't pick Dhawan in the T20 WC squad. There is no competition between him and Rahul. Only one winner," Srikkanth said on Star Sports.

Before the series, the 34-year-old Dhawan said that he is looking forward to a "new start" in a new year and wants to win the World Cup for India.

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