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Indians Still Haven't Forgiven me for Sachin Wicket in WC: Glenn McGrath

June 18, 2015

New Delhi, Jun 18: Reliving one of his most cherished cricketing rivalries during his 14-year-old career, former Australian speedster Glenn McGrath said that the Indian fans still haven't forgiven him for getting iconic Sachin Tendulkar out in the 2003 World Cup final.

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Chasing a mammoth 360 for a win in Johannesburg, India crashed to 234 all out with McGrath drawing first blood after getting Tendulkar caught and bowled for 4 in the very first over of the innings. The 45-year-old player feels the heartbroken Indians still haven't forgotten the dismissal.

"I had some great battles with Sachin. In fact, the Indians still haven't forgiven me for getting him out in the 2003 World Cup final," McGrath said in an interaction with ESP Ncricinfo as brand ambassador of Hardys Wine.

"Sachin hit me for a four in the first over and the next ball, I dug it in short and he served up an easy caught and bowled to me," he added.

Talking about another famous dismissal that also features in Tendulkar's autobiography 'Playing It My Way', McGrath disagrees with the Little Masters account of an LBW decision, which was given in favour of the bowler.

Tendulkar was given out LBW for a naught when a short ball from McGrath didn't bounce and hit him on the shoulder while he was ducking during the Adelaide Test in 1999.

"I read what he feels about in his book. Sachin is a small guy and I disagree with him because the ball was on the way down and I could see even the bails," said McGrath.

In a game dominated by batsmen since it's inception by the British, McGrath, who has bagged 563 Test wickets in 124 matches, takes credit for creating some space for the bowlers, especially on the celebration front.

"When a batsman scores a fifty or a hundred he raises his bat to the crowd but when a bowler bags 5 or 10 wickets he has nothing to do. Now we fast bowlers back in 2001, before the Ashes, decided to raise the ball if a bowler picks up a fifer.

And fortunately I got five wickets in Lord's and I raised the ball to the crowd. I feel nice now when fast bowlers do that," said McGrath.

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March 29,2020

New Delhi, Mar 29: Former Indian batsman Wasim Jaffer on Sunday picked his all-time IPL team and appointed wicket-keeper batsman MS Dhoni as its captain.

Jaffer's team's feature opener Rohit Sharma, current Indian skipper Virat Kohli, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, spinner R Ashwin, and pacer Jasprit Bumrah as seven domestic players.
While the foreign players spot have been occupied by West Indies' swashbuckling batsman Chris Gayle, all-rounder Andre Russell, Afghanistan's spinner Rashid Khan, and Sri Lanka's veteran pacer Lasith Malinga.
Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been picked as 12th man by Jaffer.

Earlier this month, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to postpone the IPL to April 15, 2020, as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 outbreak.
The board also assured that it will work in unison with the Sports Ministry and will adhere to the guidelines issued.

The 13th edition of IPL was scheduled to commence from March 29. 

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January 16,2020

New Delhi, Jan 16: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Thursday dropped from the BCCI's list of centrally contracted players, raising fresh doubts on the future of the former India captain who has not played since the World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand last year.

The BCCI announced the central contracts for the period of October 2019 to September 2020. Dhoni was in the A category, which fetches a player Rs 5 crore, until last year.

Skipper Virat Kohli, his deputy Rohit Sharma and top pacer Jasprit Bumrah were retained in the highest A+ bracket of Rs 7 crore.

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August 1,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 1: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are aiming to set up their preparatory camp for the 13th edition of the tournament from early August.

This year's IPL was slated to commence from March 29 but the tournament was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Recently, the IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel had confirmed that the 13th edition of the mega event will commence on September 19 in the UAE.

As per a report in ESPNcricinfo, CSK players have been asked to report to Chennai first, following which they will leave for Dubai via a charter flight only after approval from the Indian government.

The IPL Governing Council will meet on August 2 to finalise the schedule and other key arrangements for the tournament. Also, the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) around securing eight teams for 51 days across three venues will be formally established in that meeting.

CSK, who has the oldest squad in the IPL, are looking for a month's preparation before ahead of the tournament.

Before the coronavirus pandemic, the side was the first team to start their training camp in March. Senior players like Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu had begun training their training in December 2019.

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