Kings lord over Daredevils

April 18, 2013

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New Delhi, Apr 19: Chennai Super Kings Thursday inflicted a crushing 86-run defeat on Delhi Daredevils, handing out the sixth consecutive loss to the home team whose miseries show no signs of end with a pathetic batting display by the top and middle order in their Pepsi Indian Premier League match here.

On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings, desperate to get back to their winning ways, capitalised on some ineffective bowling by Delhi Daredevils to put up a challenging score of 169 for four on the back of a scintillating 65 not out by veteran Mike Hussey and swashbuckling innings by skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (23-ball 44).

Daredevils suffered the ignominy of being bowled out for 83 inside 18 overs overs and it became the season's lowest total.

Delhi Daredevils' miseries compounded as unheralded medium pacer Mohit Sharma bowled an impressive opening spell in which he removed David Warner and Virender Sehwag, literally shutting the match out for the hosts.

Sharma capped off an impressive bowling figure of three for 10.

Theoretically a possibility remains for qualification in the knock-out but based on current performance, it will be a great achievement if Delhi can avoid ending at the bottom of the heap, which they are in now. Kedar Jadhav's 28-ball 31 was the lone bright spot as the other batsmen hardly showed any stomach for putting up a fight.

That CSK bowlers maintained a disciplined line throughout made it even tougher for the home team batsmen to break the shackles. There were no significant partnerships as most of the batsmen were out playing some atrocious shots.

Warner (1) was played on trying to go for a cut shot while Sehwag (17) mistimed a pull shot to hole out in the deep. Daredevils' experiment with Manprit Juneja seemed to have hit the dead end as he failed once again.

After a half-century in the first game, skipper Jayawardene's woeful IPL form continued as he managed only six from 11 deliveries before being adjudged leg before off Chris Morris.

There was no co-ordination while running between the wickets as Jeevan Mendis and Jadhav were involved in a horrible mix up that saw the Sri Lankan being run out.

Having lost the top four batsmen inside the powerplay, it was impossible for the hosts to make a comeback and CSK ensured that the script is followed as per their terms.

Earlier, Hussey created a launch pad for Dhoni to finish with a flourish as the visitors put up an impressive display.

Hussey carried his bat through the innings with a well-crafted 50-ball knock, which was laced with six fours and two sixes, while Suresh Raina (30) contributed up front as the CSK top-order entertained the packed crowd at the Feroze ShahKotla Stadium.

The last five overs yielded 54 runs as Delhi skipper Mahela Jayawardene's ploy to keep rotating his bowlers failed.

Electing to bat, Chennai Super Kings were off to a good start, courtesy openers Murali Vijay and Hussey. Both went about their business in style with Vijay smacking two fours off Umesh Yadav in his first over.

South African pacer Morne Morkel broke the 30-run opening wicket stand when he had Vijay trapped in front for 18. Raina made his intentions clear from the outset, driving the very first delivery he faced from Morkel through the covers.

Chennai Super Kings raced to 39 for one at the end of mandatory power play. But what followed, to the surprise of many, was Jayawardene's decision to bring Virender Sehwag into the attack.

Sehwag, rolling his arms over for the first time in a long while, drew the loudest applause from the crowd as he looked at ease while bowling his off-breaks.

The Delhi pacers kept it quiet for a while before Raina broke the shackles with two consecutive fours off Yadav, who returned for his second spell, in the 11th over.

Hussey, too, followed suit as he clobbered Ajit Agarkar for a four and a six over mid-wicket to raise the 50-run partnership for the second wicket.

Both looked set for the final assault when Irfan Pathan brought the downfall of Raina, who was caught by wicket-keeper Kedhar Jadhav while looking to smack one over the off side.

Raina's 32-ball 30 was laced with five fours. Dhoni promoted himself up the order, ahead of Subramaniam Badrinath, and the captain justified the move as he launched an all-out attack on the Delhi bowlers.

Jayawardene kept on rotating his bowlers, but to no avail, as Dhoni and Hussey put on display their vast repertoire of stroke-play.

If the lacklustre display by the Delhi bowlers was not enough, the miseries were further compounded by their butter-fingered fielders. Dhoni was dropped by Agarkar at long-off off Yadav, when he was on 19. Agarkar misjudged the catch completely as he was left with no other option but to shake his head in disbelief.

Hussey and Dhoni brought together the 50-run partnership for the third wicket in just 27 balls as the overs between 13-18 yielded 56 runs for CSK. Both had saved the best for Morkel as the South African paceman was clobbered for three fours and a six for 19 runs in his last over.

Dhoni was dismissed in the last over of the innings but by then, he had done his job.

score board

CHENNAI SUPER KINGS: Michael Hussey (not out) 65, Murali Vijay lbw Morkel 18, Suresh Raina c Jadhav b Pathan 30, MS Dhoni c Mendis b Yadav 44, Dwayne Bravo (run out) 3. Extras (LB-4, W-5) 9. Total (for 4 wkts, 20 overs) 169.

Fall of wickets: 1-30, 2-90, 3-164, 4-169.

Bowling: Shahbaz Nadeem 3-0-22-0, Irfan Pathan 4-0-30-1, Morne Morkel 4-0-42-1, Umesh Yadav 4-0-33-1, Virender Sehwag 1-0-9-0, Ajit Agarkar 4-0-29-0.

DELHI DAREDEVILS: David Warner b Mohit 1, Virender Sehwag c Hussey b Mohit 17, Manpreet Juneja lbw Mohit 2, Mahela Jayawardene lbw Morris 6, Jeevan Mendis 12, Kedar Jadhav c Bravo b Morkel 31, Irfan c Bravo b Jadeja 2, Ajit Agarkar c Bravo b Ashwin 3, Morne Morkel b Ashwin 2, Shahbaz Nadeem (not out) 2, Umesh Yadav c Raina b Bravo 1. Extras (W-4) 4. Total (all out, 17.3 overs) 83.

Fall of wickets: 1-11, 2-13, 3-30, 4-30, 5-61, 6-68, 7-73, 8-80, 9-82.

Bowling: Albie Morkel 3-0-13-1, Mohit Sharma 3-0-10-3, Chris Morris 2-0-13-1, Dwayne Bravo 1.3-0-8-1, Ravindra Jadeja 4-0-21-1, R Ashwin 4-0-18-2.

Royal win for spirited Rajasthan
Jaipur, Apr 18: Rajasthan Royals made a strong statement as they left Mumbai Indians bruised and battered with a convincing 87-run win in an Indian Premier League tie here on Wednesday night.

royalAfter riding on Ajinkya Rahane’s unbeaten 54-ball 68 to post a formidable 179 for three, Rajasthan bowled out Mumbai for 92 in 18.2 overs.

The victory helped Rajsthan leapfrog to the top of the poinst table with four wins from five matches, while Mumbai slipped to the fourth position.

While Rahane led Rajasthan’s batting, the bowling was more about team effort, with James Faulkner leading the way with three wickets.

Ajit Chandila and Stuart Binny picked up two wickets apiece.

Mumbai had a disastrous start as they lost Sachin Tendulkar in the first over, top-edging Chandila to the fine-leg fielder.

It was double delight for the home side as off-spinner Chandila struck again, having the woefully out-of-form Ricky Ponting caught and bowled to leave Mumbai, chasing a daunting target, reeling at 10 for two.

Sidhharth Trivedi had Rohit Sharma caught at mid-wicket in a rather soft dismissal, pushing Mumbai further onto the backfoot.

After failing to contribute with the bat, Binny made up with a beauty of a delivery that knocked down Kieron Pollard’s middle stump, helping the hosts inch closer to a big win.

At the end of 10th over, Mumbai were staring down the barrel at 42 for four, needing another 138 runs with the required rate going up with each delivery.

Despite boasting one of the best batting line-ups in the tournament, Mumbai could manage just three fours in the first 10 overs.

And even Kaarthick, going through a purple patch of sorts in the league, could not get going in the face of some disciplined bowling by Rajasthan.

There was some confusion when Ambati Rayudu and Harbhajan Singh found themselves at the same end after the former, who was on strike, crossed over for a single which Harbhajan was never interested in.

The run-out decision went against Harbhajan as he stepped out of the crease and his bat was in the air when the ball hit the stumps. The rest fell in quick succession to hand Mumbai their biggest IPL loss in terms of runs.

Earlier, Rahane top-scored with an unbeaten knock to help his side post a formidable total.

Batting first after winning the toss, Rajasthan raced to fifty in only six overs and were 88 for one at the end of 10th, before the home side picked up 19 runs in the last over of the innings to put up a challenging score.

score board

RAJASTHAN ROYALS: Shane Watson c Kaarthick b Pollard 31, Ajinkya Rahane (not out) 68, Dishant Yagnik c Tendulkar b Harbhajan 34, Stuart Binny (run out) 4, Brad Hodge (not out) 27. Extras (LB-7, NB-2, W-6) 15. Total (for 3 wkts, 20 overs) 179.

Fall of wickets: 1-62, 2-115, 3-126.

Bowling: Mitchell Johnson 4-0-41-0, Lasith Malinga 4-0-30 -0, Rishi Dhawan 2-0-20-0, Pragyan Ojha 4-0-31-0, Kieron Pollard 2-0-24-1, Harbhajan Singh 4-0-26-1.

MUMBAI INDIANS: Sachin Tendulkar c Trivedi b Chandila 1, Ricky Ponting c & b Chandila 4, Dinesh Kaarthick c Hodge b Faulkner 30, Rohit Sharma c Watson b Trivedi 2, Kieron Pollard b Binny 1, Ambati Rayudu lbw Cooper 27, Rishi Dhawan c Faulkner b Binny 0, Harbhajan Singh (run out) 1, Mitchell Johnson b Faulkner 11, Lasith Malinga b Faulkner 7, Pragyan Ojha (not out) 1. Extras (LB-4, W-3) 7. Total (all out, 18.2 overs) 92.

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Tendulkar), 2-10, 3-26, 4-31, 5-61, 6-63, 7-64, 8-83, 9-83.

Bowling: Ajit Chandila 2-0-6-2, Ankeet Chavan 3-0-10-0, James Faulkner 3.2-1-16-3, Siddarth Trivedi 4-1-17-1, Stuart Binny 3-0-14-2, Kevon Cooper 3-0-25-1.

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July 8,2020

Kolkata, Jul 8: Legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar led the wishes for former India captain and current President of the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI) Sourav Ganguly who turned 48 on Wednesday.

Touted to be one of the best captains the country has ever produced, Ganguly is widely credited for making India an aggressive side and instilling belief in the team that they could win overseas conditions as well.

Happy birthday Dadi!
Hope our off-field partnership keeps going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead. pic.twitter.com/jOmq9XN07w

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 8, 2020
Tendulkar was among the first ones to extend birthday wishes to his former opening partner. "Happy birthday Dadi! Hope our off-field partnership keeps going strong like our on-field ones. Wish you a blessed year ahead," Tendulkar said on Twitter.

"Many more happy returns of the day Sourav Ganguly. May you taste ever more success and receive more and more love. Have a great day and year ahead #HappyBirthdayDada," said renowned Indian batsman VVS Laxman.

Many more happy returns of the day @SGanguly99 . May you taste ever more success and receive more and more love. Have a great day and year ahead #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/j53UUDerJE

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 8, 2020
Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif wrote: "From a fine batsman to an outstanding captain & now leading Indian cricket on the whole—here's wishing my favourite captain & mentor Sourav Ganguly a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke aise kaun chadhta hai (who climbs up like this after showing a chest of steel), Dada #HappyBirthdayDada."

From a fine batsman to an outstanding captain & now leading Indian cricket on the whole—here’s wishing my favourite captain & mentor @SGanguly99 a very happy birthday. But FAULADI SEENA dikha ke aise kaun chadhta hai, Dada #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/8PKZ3RwwtB

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) July 8, 2020
"Wishing a very happy birthday to the most dynamic and visionary captain of his time. It's a matter of immense pleasure to work with the man who took Indian cricket to new heights. Subho Janmodin Sourav Ganguly," tweeted BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.

"Leader of Men. God of off-side. Fighter. Happy Birthday, Dada. #HappyBirthdayDada," said commentator and former cricketer Aakash Chopra.

Leader of Men.
God of off-side.
Fighter.
Happy Birthday, Dada. #HappyBirthdayDada pic.twitter.com/PJcy0xwgyb

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) July 8, 2020
"Happy birthday dada! From a great captain to a brilliant administrator, you have donned them magnificently. Hope you continue your good work for the betterment of Indian cricket... Godspeed. Sourav Ganguly #HappyBirthdayDada," tweeted another former cricketer Pragyan Ojha.

Putting out various important achievements of Ganguly, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on their official Twitter handle wrote: "Third-fastest to 10,000 ODI runs. Holds the record for the highest individual score in CWC for India. 2003 ICC World Cup runner-up. Captained India to 11 wins in 28 overseas Tests. Happy birthday to one of India's most successful captains, Sourav Ganguly."

Ganguly played 113 Tests and 311 One Day Internationals in which he scored 7,212 and 11,363 runs respectively.

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April 2,2020

Lausanne, Apr 2: The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and the shutdown of the sporting calendar because of the coronavirus pandemic are going to hit international sports federations hard financially.

Many sports that are part of the Games depend heavily on the payouts every four years from the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

"The situation is tense and very gloomy. An assessment will be made, but clearly some posts are under threat," said an official of a major international federation.

The 28 international federations (IF) of the sports that were due to be present at the Tokyo Olympics, would have received substantial sums from the IOC.

However, the postponement of the Games until 2021 could lead to a freeze of their payment.

"We have a lot of IF with substantial reserves, but others work on a different business model, they have income from major events which are suspended, which can be a problem for the cashflow if they don't have enough reserves," said Andrew Ryan, director general of the Association of International Olympic Summer Sports Federations (ASOIF), which is responsible for distributing this money.

The five additions to the Tokyo Games programme - karate, surfing, skateboarding, climbing and baseball/softball - are not eligible.

The Olympic payout totalled 520 million after the Rio Games, four years ago.

"The Olympic money could be less than for Rio 2016," Ryan warned before adding: "My advice is to budget the same as in Rio".

The federations receive money on a sliding scale determined by their audience and size.

The three largest (athletics, swimming and gymnastics) can expect approximately 40 million.

For the second tier, made up of cycling, basketball, volleyball, football and tennis, the sum is 25 million.

For group three, which contains eight sports, including boxing, rowing, judo and table tennis, it is 17 million.

The nine sports in the next level (including sailing, canoing and fencing) receive 12 million.

For the three in the last category (rugby, golf, modern pentathlon) the payout is 7 million.

For the largest associations, such as football's FIFA which has a 1.5 billion nest egg, or basketball body FIBA which has CHF 44.4 million (42 million euros) in reserves, IOC aid represents a small proportion of their income.

For others, it is vital.

"Some IF probably don't have the cashflow to survive one year," said Ryan.

For most federations, the postponement of the Olympic Games has a domino effect, forcing them to reschedule their own money-earning competitions.

"The revenues from these events will eventually come in," said Ryan. "But this impacts the cashflow." World Athletics has already postponed the 2021 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon to 2022.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) will have to do the same for its World Championships scheduled for next summer in Fukuoka, Japan, when they would probably clash with the Tokyo Games.

"One edition of the World Championships means for us 10 million in revenues," said one sports federation official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"If this income is postponed, totally or partially, for a year, we will face major problems, especially if the IOC money, originally expected in September, is not paid out."

The Singapore-based International Table Tennis Federation has already taken steps, with "the Executive Committee agreeing to reduce their expenses and senior staff offering to take a salary reduction," said marketing director Matt Pound, but, he added,"further cuts will take place if needed."

- 'Significant loss of revenue' -

The ITTF has suspended all its competitions until June and that is costly.

Kim Andersen, the Danish president of London-based World Sailing, said commercial revenues are not immune.

"The IOC will eventually pay out its aid, but what weighs most heavily is the uncertainty about whether our competitions will be held and whether our sponsors will be maintained," he said.

The IOC is not prepared to go into details of what it plans.

"It is not possible at this stage to assess the overall impact" of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, an official told AFP.

"It depends on a number of variables that are currently being studied." According to an official of one federation: "the IOC will discuss on a case-by-case basis, sport by sport".

Another option is for the federations to ask for a share of the public aid set up to deal with the coronavirus crisis, in Switzerland, where 22 ASOIF members are based and also in the United Kingdom, home of World Sailing.

"Can sports federations benefit from federal aid? The answer is yes, in principle," Philippe Leuba, State Councillor of the canton of Vaud, in charge of the economy and sport, told.

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July 21,2020

New Delhi, Jul 21: With the T20 World Cup's postponement clearing the decks for a full-fledged IPL, the glitzy event's Governing Council will meet in a week or 10 days' time to plan its next course of action, eyeing UAE as the host this year.

An IPL between September and early November has been made possible by the ICC's decision on Monday to postpone the T20 World Cup in Australia, scheduled for October-November, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The IPL GC will meet within a week or 10 days and all decisions (including final schedule) will be taken there. As of now, the plan is to have a full fledged IPL comprising 60 games and most likely in the UAE," Patel told PTI.

Asked about the main challenges in conducting the event in current scenario, Patel added: "Just the operational side of it. Whether you do it here or outside, it doesn't matter (with no crowds)."

The franchisees had already been working on their plans for the IPL even before the ICC announcement.

With majority of the Indian players not having access to grounds amid the pandemic, teams will need at least three to four weeks to get them match ready.

Foreign players will fly in directly to the UAE from their respective countries.

"Our players will need at least three to four weeks of training, if not more. We will finalise all our plans once the BCCI announces the dates. It looks like the IPL will be in the UAE and we are ready for that," a team owner told PTI.

Since India tour Australia for a four-Test series right after the IPL, training of the Test players is also an important issue.

Test specialists like Cheteshwar Pujara and Hanuma Vihari, who are not part of the IPL, are likely to train for the eagerly-awaited series in a bio-secure environment at the newly-renovated Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad during the time of the IPL.

A few fringe players are expected to join them at Motera along with the Indian team's support staff, which is free during the IPL.

Work from home has become the norm amid the pandemic, therefore, there is a possibility that IPL commentary will happen from the comfort of the living room, a safer and cost effective-option considering the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, who is 71, are involved.

The viewership is expected to be a record one with people craving for live cricket, something KXIP co-owner Ness Wadia has said.

However, it remains to be seen how much the broadcasters and teams are able to attract from the sponsors in the current financial climate.

More moot points and questions ahead of the IPL GC meeting:

1) More double headers expected (original schedule had only five double headers).

2) BCCI will need to provide a Standard Operating Procedure to IPL teams even though they will have their own SOPs in place.

3) Will the BCCI compensate teams for not being able to generate gate money this year?

4) Will there be virtual commentary from Star Sports? It was seen in the recent 3TC event in South Africa with the likes of Aakash Chopra, Deep Dasgupta and Irfan Pathan commentating from home.

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