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'Yuvi' — book on Yuvraj released

November 21, 2012

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Mumbai, November 21: Yuvraj Singh’s flamboyance in cricket and his fight against cancer came into focus at a book launch on the all-rounder. Dilip Vengsarkar and Kapil Dev, both achievers with their own identity in the game, were invited to offer insights on the left-hander. The occasion was the launch of ‘Yuvi’ penned by Makarand Waingankar and published by Harper Sport.

Vengsarkar described him as an extremely talented and focussed youngster.

“Following a phone call from father Yograj Singh wanting to send his son to my academy (Vengsarkar Cricket Academy), he came to Mumbai,” said Vengsarkar.

“Yuvraj was a clean-hitter even then, able to clear the boundary by a long way.”

He felt Yuvraj should be playing a lot more Test cricket. “When I became a selector, I ensured that he got the opportunity to show his batting ability in Tests and was happy to see him score 169 against Pakistan (third Test at Bangalore in 2007-2008 series),” said Vengsarkar, remembering attending Yuvraj’s first birthday celebrations at Chandigarh.

Father Yograj, former India pace bowler, played in Mumbai for Mafatlal and had wanted his son to experience Mumbai’s cricket culture at a young age.

“God created man, he created superman also,” said Kapil, praising the left-hander for return to cricket post-cancer.

He added: “I think it is easy to talk (about cancer), tough to be in Yuvraj’s shoes.

“He had the passion to play, had passion for life. When such a person is faced with a life-changing experience, it is difficult to take the next step.

“That boy from Chandigarh came back and made a name not only in India, not only in cricket-playing countries, but all over the world,” said one of cricket’s finest all-rounders.

“Yuvraj has come back as a new human being.

“He showed people that whenever we face problems in life, go through such tough times, it is possible to come back. Hats off to him,” said Kapil.



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February 5,2020

Aukland, Feb 5: Striker Navneet Kaur scored a brace to guide the Indian women's hockey team to a convincing 3-0 win over New Zealand in the last game of its five-match tour here on Wednesday.

Navneet found the net in the 45th and 58th minutes, while Sharmila scored a field goal in the 54th minute as India drew curtains on the New Zealand tour on a bright note.

After a goalless opening two quarters, Navneet finally broke the deadlock for India in the 45th minute.

Sharmila then doubled the lead when she struck a powerful shot past the New Zealand goalkeeper in the 54th minute. Navneet found the net again just two minutes from the final hooter with a beautiful field strike.

India began the tour by thrashing New Zealand Development squad 4-0 before suffering close 1-2 and 0-1 defeats to the home senior team.

In penultimate game of the tour, skipper Rani's lone strike handed India a 1-0 win over Great Britain.

"...I am happy we produced three goals against New Zealand in the last match. This tour gave us a good insight about where we need to improve and one of the things is to create faster play than we do now," said India's chief Coach Sjoerd Marijne.

Commenting on his side's performance during the tour, Marijne said, "Sometimes we tend to keep the ball too long on the stick and then we create pressure. We need to avoid that by passing faster.

"On the defence side, we need to be a bit more calmer and need to improve our tackling. We will have a four week camp after a short break when we return home and we will be working on these points."

The Indian team will return home on February 7.

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July 31,2020

Northamptonshire, Jul 31: Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez has tested positive for coronavirus, and as a result, he will miss the British Grand Prix.

The Racing Point driver was absent from the circuit on Thursday after self-isolating following what his team called an "inconclusive" test. Perez then re-tested later in the day and it returned positive.

Formula 1 is following a strict testing regime as part of the safety protocols put in place when racing resumed earlier this month, and this is the first time a driver has tested positive.

"Perez has entered self-quarantine in accordance with the instructions of the relevant public health authorities, and will continue to follow the procedure mandated by those authorities," Formula 1 and the FIA said in a statement.

"With the assistance of the local organiser of the British Grand Prix, local health authorities and the FIA COVID-19 delegate, a full track and trace initiative has been undertaken and all close contacts have been quarantined," the statement added.

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July 2,2020

Jul 2: Cricket Australia has decided to not use the Dukes ball from this summer's Sheffield Shield, having used it alongside Kookaburra for four seasons.

CA has confirmed that the Kookaburra ball will be used for the entire 2020-21 first-class season.

Australia has been using Dukes ball since the 2016-17 season in Shield matches with an aim to help its cricketers prepare for the hostile English conditions.

CA's Head of Cricket Operations, Peter Roach, said the decision to axe the Dukes was the right call. "The introduction of the Dukes ball has been a worthwhile exercise, particularly in the lead up to overseas Ashes series where the Dukes is used so well by our English opponents," Roach said.

"We have been happy with how the ball has performed when used in Australian conditions over the past four seasons. We do, however, feel that reverting to one ball for 2020-21 will provide the consistent examination of our players over a full season that CA and the states are presently seeking. The Kookaburra is the ball used for international cricket in Australia and many parts of the world and we see benefits this season of maximising our use of it," he added.

Roach said the ineffectiveness of spinners in first-class cricket in recent times played a role in CA's decision to do away with the Dukes. "We have noted that spin bowlers in the Sheffield Shield have been playing less of a role in recent seasons, most notably in games when the Dukes ball is in use. We need spinners bowling in first-class cricket and we need our batters facing spin. We hope that the change to one ball will have a positive benefit here," he said.

The CA official, however, didn't rule out the possibility of re-introducing it later.

"We see a definite opportunity to reintroduce the Dukes ball at some stage in the future."

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