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India vs New Zealand 2nd Test, Day 1: Taylor slams ton, Kiwis 328/6

August 31, 2012
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New Zealand(First innings) Score: 328/6 (Over: 81.3)

It’s official, the play has been called off for the day due to inclement weather as New Zealand end on 328/6 on the first day of the second Test on Friday.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 328/6 (Over: 81.3)

With over half-an-hour of play still remaining, the umpires have halted the proceedings due to bad light. Kruger van Wyk (63*) and Doug Bracewell (30*) are the two not out batsmen for New Zealand.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 324/6 (Over: 81)

Van Wayk and Bracewell have kept the run rate above four an over. The duo has added 78 runs for the seventh wicket so far. The Indians have taken the new ball. Umesh Yadav in action. Will he provide the breakthrough? or will the Kiwis continue the march?

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 304/6 (Over: 75)

Van Wyk has reached his first ODI fifty in quick time off 60 deliveries. He is facing absolutely no problem in facing the spinners now. He pounced on every opportunity to score, playing to his strength scoring whenever width has been offered.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 287/6 (Over: 70)

Kruger van Wyk is dealing in boundaries now! The wicketkeeper-batsman has upped the ante and has hit two fours in Ashwin’s last over. This shows how good the pitch is for batting. The Indian batsmen must be licking their willows.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 246/6 (Over: 63.1)

Plumb in front! That’s how Ross Taylor’s superb innings of 113 (127b, 4X16, 6X2) came to an end after he attempted a sweep off Pragyan Ojha. Umpire Ian Gould did take his time to raise the finger possibly pondering over the possibility of an inside edge. Doug Bracewell is the new batsman. Ojha has now four wickets to his name in the innings so far. Can he get his third five-wciket haul?

Dhoni will now look to wrap up the tail as soon as possible.

TEA New Zealand(First innings) Score: 240/5 (Over: 59)

Quiet a productive second session for New Zealand comes to an end. They dominated the majority of it while the Indians came back with the wickets of Daniel Flynn and James Franklin. The highlight, though, was Ross Taylor’s third Test century against the hosts.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 222/5 (Over: 53.1)

7th TEST CENTURY for ROSS TAYLOR! He gets to the milestone with a boundary towards third man region. It has been a bold knock from the under pressure captain who has been aggressive in this innings.

He hasn’t shied away from going over the top as he did a ball later he reached his ton dispatching Ojha for a six over long on. It seemed he was being overaggressive at the start but managed to stay away from any danger.

Though, he could have missed a deserving ton after surviving a certain run out while attempting a second run off an overthrow an over before.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 215/5 (Over: 51.4)

A fine diving catch by Suresh Raina to dismiss James Franklin as the lefty hits a full toss from Pragyan Ojha to midwicket. Must be disappointed! He departs after scoring 8 (35b, 4X1). In walks at Kruger van Wyk.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 200/4 (Over: 47)

The pace with which Ross Taylor was scoring runs, he had a chance of breaking the fastest century in India which is jointly held by Kapil Dev and Mohammad Azharuddin (74b). The record is safe for now as he is on 94 (84b).

New Zealand(First innings) Score: Score: 196/4 (Over: 42.2)

And R. Ashwin gives India the breakthrough they were searching for amid the merrymaking that the Black Caps were making in the middle! Daniel Flynn went for a sweep after Ashwin tossed one up but the lefty missed the shot to be given lbw. He goes after scoring 33 (53b, 4X6).

The partnership for the fourth wicket lasted for 18.5 overs in which the visitors added 107 runs at the RR of 5.68. James Franklin is the new man in.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 187/3 (Over: 40)

Runs are flowing thick and fast for the Kiwis! Daniel Flynn was quiet in the beginning of his inning but has now joined his skipper in sending the ball every now and then beyond the fence. It has been a positive intent and approach from the New Zealand batsmen. The current pair is scoring over 5 an over.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 141/3 (Over: 33)

Ross Taylor has decided that attack is the best form of defence. He has been aggressive from the word go and has continued with the philosophy right through his innings so far. He has completed his 17th Test fifty in no time with a boundary through extra cover. He has so far hit 8 boundaries and a six. He has been particularly harsh on Ojha whose 12th over saw him hitting four boundaries to third man, fine leg and through covers. The captain has taken charge of the ship it seems!

Earlier, Ojha needed the attention of the physio after the spinner hurt his right arm while sliding to save a boundary in Zaheer’s 11th over.

LUNCH New Zealand(First innings) Score: 108/3 (Over: 29)

After losing Brendon McCullum for a duck, New Zealand seemed to recover as Zaheer Khan dismissed him his first over via lbw. The second wicket pair of Williamson and Guptill added 63 as the latter confidently kept finding boundaries. He went on to score a fifty but only after being handed a life as Kohli dropped him at second slip off Zaheer’s bowling. Ojha, first removed Williamson for the third time in the series and then had Guptill caught at midwicket as the Black caps lost three wickets for 108 runs in the first session on the first day of the Bangalore Test on Friday. The Kiwis have scored at a brisk rate and have shown their intent to face the Indian spinners but have already lost three wickets. Zaheer has been superb this morning and nearly had his second wicket in Guptill.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 89/3 (Over: 23.3)

And Ojha strikes again! This time his victim is Martin Guptill who was looking strong this morning. He has hit one straight into the hands of Gautam Gambhir at midwicket. Williamson fell after going for a drive that took the inner edge of the bat. He departs after scoring 53 (79b, 4X8). They are being a bit overaggressive. Have to be careful.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 69/2 (Over: 19.1)

Fifty for Guptill! He reaches the milestone with a four towards third man area. He hasn’t given an inch after being handed a life early in the innings and is consistently getting the boundaries (8 so far) hitting three of them in the 18th over.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 63/2 (Over: 18.1)

Ojha strikes! Kane Williamson gets out to the spinner for the third time in the series. Ojha tossed one up that was angling down to the leg, Williamson misread it and was hit on the inside thigh pad. The Indians appeal and umpire Davis raises his finger. He departs for 17 (44b, 4X2). The partnership has been broken.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 45/1 (Over: 15)

Zaheer is bowling beautifully! He is getting the movement and keeping the Kiwis on their toes. Ojha came back to bowl the 15th over before drinks were called. Guptill welcomes him by playing his angled delivery fine for a boundary. A loud shout from the Indians as Guptill fails to offer bat to the ball that hits him on the pad. It would have missed the stumps.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: 23/1 (Over: 9.1)

DROPPED! Martin Guptill has been handed a life at third slip by Virat Kohli. Zaheer induced an edge that was travelling straight into the hands of Suresh Raina. In came Kohli diving from third slip and failed to hold on to the catch. Guptill follows that up with a boundary.

New Zealand(First innings) Score: Score: 0/1 (Over: 1.5)

Zaheer Khan drew first blood for India as he had Brendon McCullum plumb in front of the wickets with a perfect good length ball in his very first over after Dhoni decided to start the proceedings with left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha.

TOSS

New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat first in the second and final Test against India at Bangalore on Friday.

The touring party has made one change in their side. Right-arm pacer Tim Southee is in for Chris Martin.

The hosts, on the other hand, have decided to go with the same outfit that played in the first Test.

The Bangalore pitch looks a bit harder than what we witnessed at Hyderabad.

During the toss Dhoni said he would have done the same thing had they won it. His pkan is to keep things simple and stick to the basics.

Ross Taylor said that they would try to forget the first Test which they had lost by an innings and 115 runs.


India team

G Gambhir, V Sehwag, V Kohli, SR Tendulkar, CA Pujara, SK Raina, MS Dhoni*†, R Ashwin, Z Khan, PP Ojha, UT Yadav

New Zealand team

MJ Guptill, BB McCullum, KS Williamson, LRPL Taylor*, DR Flynn, JEC Franklin, CFK van Wyk†, DAJ Bracewell, JS Patel, TG Southee, TA Boult



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June 22,2020

New Delhi, Jun 22: Claiming to be saddled with faulty equipment from China, the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) on Monday called for a boycott of sports apparatus made in that country after the violent face-off in eastern Ladakh killed 20 Army personnel last week.

The IWLF ordered four weightlifting sets, comprising barbells and weight plates, from Chinese company 'ZKC' last year. The body said that the equipment turned out to be faulty and the weightlifters are no longer using them.

"We should boycott all Chinese equipment. The Indian Weightlifting Federation has taken the decision that it will not use any equipment made in China," IWLF secretary general Sahdev Yadav said.

The IWLF, in a letter, has informed the Sports Authority of India (SAI) about its decision to stop using any equipment made in China.

"In a letter to SAI we have written that IWLF won't be using the Chinese equipment," he said.

"In future also we will not use made in china sets. We will use sets made by Indian origin companies or any other company but not from China," Yadav added.

National coach Vijay Sharma revealed that the plates were found to be sub-standard when the lifters started training again earlier this month following the easing of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

"The sets were spoilt. We can't use them now," Sharma said.

"All the weightlifters in the camp are against China. They have stopped using Chinese apps like Tik Tok. Even while ordering things online, they check where the product has been manufactured," he added.

Asked why the sets were even ordered, Sharma said they had no option as the equipment from China is to be used in the Tokyo Olympics and lifters needed to be familiar with it.

"We had ordered four sets from China for Olympic training a year ago. Now, since we have resumed training post the lockdown we haven't used them. All the lifters are against the use of Chinese equipment," he said.

He said equipment was ordered from China for the first time.

"We don't order equipment from China as the quality is very bad. This was the first time we got it."

The weightlifters are currently training with equipment made in Sweden.

"Post the lockdown we started training on sets from Swedish company 'ELICKO'. SAI has issued 10 sets for us. The main training takes place with those. Maximum international competitions have sets from ELICKO," Sharma said.

Yadav also said that there are ready alternatives to Chinese equipment.

"We have a lot of alternatives. We already have good Indian sets and we also have equipment from Sweden. We will use that, why should we use Chinese?" Yadav said.

Calls to boycott China-made goods erupted across India after the Galwan valley clash last Monday. It was the most violent face-off between the troops from the two countries in more than four decades.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has said it is open to boycotting Chinese products in the wake of the incident.

The BCCI will also review IPL's sponsorship deals, including the title deal with Chinese mobile manufacturing company Vivo later this week.

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Agencies
May 31,2020

London, May 31: "Jacques Kallis, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli," replied umpire Ian Gould when he was asked to name the three best batsmen he loved watching when he was officiating as an umpire.

The former ICC elite umpire said that he was unlucky to not watch Ponting bat as much as he would have liked to.

"Jacques Kallis. I loved watching Jacques. He was a very, very fine player. Sachin. And probably Virat. I was unlucky in some respects. I didn't see the best of Ricky Ponting. He was an outstanding character, outstanding captain, such a proud Australian," ESPNCricinfo quoted Gould as saying.

"But his career was just starting to wane as I came on the scene. But he was incredibly helpful, so I'm disappointed I have to leave him out. Jacques Kallis, I could sit and watch all day, Virat, the same. And Sachin, if you want someone to bat for your life, he was the man," he added.

Gould had retired from the ICC's panel of elite umpires in 2019, after standing in more than 250 international matches over a 13-year career.

Over the years, comparisons between Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar have been growing and many have picked the current Indian skipper to break the records set by Tendulkar.

Tendulkar called time on his career after registering 100 international centuries, while Kohli has 70 centuries across all formats.

While, Kallis played 166 Tests, 328 ODIs and 25 T20Is for South Africa and he is often viewed as the greatest all-rounder the game has seen.

Many pundits of the game find it hard to pick between him and Sir Garfield Sobers.

Across his career, Kallis scored 25,534 runs in his career and he also managed to take 577 wickets.

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News Network
May 7,2020

Melbourne, May 7: Australia opener Joe Burns is eyeing the Tests against India should they take place later this year, to stabilise his stop-start international career, saying "you want to play in and do well in" in this kind of series.

India is scheduled to play four Tests in Australia in December-January, a series which is currently in doubt due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed over 2.5 lakh lives across the world.

"They are obviously world class team. I think the two teams going at each other will be very exciting to watch and players playing against each other as well," Burns told reporters in a video conference on Thursday.

"You look at the world ranking, they were number one and now we have got to number one, so I know that series will be anticipated by everyone and as a player this is a sort of series you want to play in and do well in."

With the coronavirus also threatening the T20 World Cup, Cricket Australia is under financial stress and has gone on a cost-cutting drive, which included standing down 80 per cent of its staff at 20 per cent salary.

There are also speculations that the Sheffield Shield for 2020-21 would be curtailed to cut costs.

Burns, however, hoped it won't be tinkered with.

"I love the fact we have a really strong first-class system. The 10 games, where you play everyone twice," Burns, who was struck down by a fatigue illness after an indifferent season, said.

"It leads to world-class players coming into Test teams. You don't want to see that get changed.

"Obviously it is unique circumstances at the moment and There's a lot of things to work through ... the players' association is consulted on those things."

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