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Ranji Trophy: Quality umpires needed for big games,says Pravin Amre

March 1, 2015

Bengaluru, Mar 1: Although Mumbai failed to make it to the final of the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy, Pravin Amre, the coach, felt his young side had shown a lot of character against Karnataka, the defending champions, to bounce back after being bowled out for just 44 in their first innings in their semifinal.

Ranji Trophy umpireChasing a steep 445 for victory, half-centuries from Aditya Tare, the captain, Shreyas Iyer and Siddesh Lad took Mumbai to 332 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday (February 28), before they subsided to a 112-run defeat. However, Amre said there were a lot of positives to take from the loss.

"Getting 44 all out on the first day was not acceptable," said Amre after the match. "But if you see the way we fought back, as a coach I am very proud of the boys. Not many teams get out for 44 and make such a comeback. Particularly the way we got two wickets on the first day. The other teams would have just given away the match at that stage (bowled out for 44), but our boys have shown their character."

Amre rued the fact that certain decisions did not go in Mumbai's favour and urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to ensure highest quality of umpiring in domestic cricket. Robin Uthappa, who made 68 in the first innings, was lucky to survive a huge shout for lbw from Shardul Thakur when on 8 on the opening day. Aditya Tare was a victim of a poor decision when the ball moved after missing the edge only for him to be given out caught behind on the same day in Mumbai's first dig.

"As a coach, I don't want to give this as an excuse, but everybody has got evidence," said Amre. "I think BCCI should also think about keeping quality umpires in big games.

"The match referees can go and watch, there is evidence. Robin Uthappa's decision, had it been 30 for 3, the match would have been different. Same thing with Tare's decision at a vital time. I think those were the turning points for me."

Although Mumbai started the chase positively, Suryakumar Yadav's defensive approach on the third day shifted the momentum in Karnataka's favour, with the batsman taking 26 balls to get off the mark. However, Amre felt the approach didn't have any detrimental effect on the team's chances, pointing at Tare's dismissal on 98 as the key moment.

"I think Tare's dismissal again was vital. From there, I think the momentum went to Karnataka. I'm sure if he had got that 100, it would have been one of those big hundreds. Suryakumar Yadav plays his own game. I think that playing defensively was his mindset at that particular moment. But, as long as he was at the wicket, it was very important for us because if we had wickets in hand, anything could have happened."

A young side with hardly any experienced pros to look to for guidance during tough times, Mumbai's roller-coaster season had started with a loss to Jammu and Kashmir at home. An innings defeat against Tamil Nadu had put them on the brink and the 40-time champions were staring at relegation. Suryakumar's decision to quit captaincy only compounded their woes. However, Tare brought in stability as Mumbai scripted a remarkable turnaround towards the end of the league stage.

An in-form Baroda side were beaten in a do-or-die clash. A first-innings lead over Karnataka allowed Mumbai to enter the knockouts, and their thumping win against Delhi, one of the most consistent sides this season, sealed them a semifinal berth. Amre lauded the young side and said it was a huge challenge to handle a team in transition.

"As a coach, handling a young side was very challenging. I learnt a lot and also I was happy that some of my decisions worked and the satisfaction was there. This is a hugely talented side in a rebuilding phase.

"I had to identify the talented players. I was very happy with the way we set Shreyas Iyer's batting number. It was entirely my decision to bat him at three. There was this responsibility on Shardul Thakur to go and deliver. (I was) backing many players like Akhil Herwadkar - he came and delivered in the quarterfinal against Delhi. The important one was Tare, backing him as captain and I think he did a great job. It wasn't an easy job."

Tare reprimanded for criticising umpiring decisions

Aditya Tare, the Mumbai captain, was reprimanded for his comments against poor umpiring decisions after the first day's play. Like Amre, Tare had earlier pointed to the two decisions that had gone against Mumbai. V N Kutty, the match referee, charged him with a Code of Conduct violation and cautioned Tare after he pleaded guilty.

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March 4,2020

Mar 4: The BCCI has decided to implement strict cost cutting measures with the notable decision being IPL 2020 champions' prize money will be halved as compared to 2019. In a circular sent to all IPL franchises, the BCCI has notified that instead of a whopping Rs 20 crore, the IPL champion team will now receive Rs 10 crore only. "The financial rewards have been reworked as a part of the cost cutting measures. The champions will get Rs 10 crore instead of Rs 20 crore. The runners-up will get Rs 6.25 crore from earlier Rs 12.5 crore," a BCCI notification, in possession of news agency, read.

The two losing qualifiers will now get Rs 4.375 crore each.

"The franchises are all in good health. They also have multiple ways like sponsorships to bolster their income. Hence the decision on prize money taken," a senior BCCI source said.

However, a state association hosting IPL games will get Rs 1 crore each with franchises and BCCI contributing Rs 50 lakh each.

It has also been learnt that mid-level BCCI employees won't be allowed to avail business class flights like earlier times for flying to the Asian countries (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UAE) where the flying time is less than eight hours.

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July 31,2020

Hampshire, Jul 31: David Willey's maiden five-wicket haul guided England to a six-wicket victory over Ireland in the first ODI here on Friday.

With this win, the hosts have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.

Chasing a small target of 173 runs, England got off to a bad start as opener Jonny Bairstow was given LBW in the third over, bowled by Andy McBrine. Jason Roy was then joined by James Vince and the duo added 22 runs on the board before the former was dismissed.

Craig Young then got hold of Vince, who was caught behind after scoring 25 runs. Sam Billings and Tom Banton then took the charge of the chase but the latter too was caught behind which ended his 11-run innings.

Banton's dismissal brought skipper Eoin Morgan on the field. Billings and Morgan played stunning innings and kept scoring boundaries. Morgan struck a scintillating six on the last bowl of the 28th over to take England over the line. Morgan scored 36 runs while Billings played a knock of 67 runs.

Earlier, after being asked to bat first, Ireland witnessed a poor start as Paul Stirling was dismissed in the very first over of the innings, bowled by Willey. Andy Balbirnie then joined Gareth Delany but Willey struck again in his next over, removing Balbirnie.

Delany then played furiously and smashed three consecutive boundaries to Saqib Mahmood in the fourth over. However, the fall of wickets did not stop as England took three wickets in quick succession. Mahmood bowled Harry Tector while Delany and Lorcan Tucker were sent back to the pavilion by Willey.

Kevin O'Brien and Curtis Campher then took the charge and played cautiously, taking their struggling side over the 50-run mark. Adil Rashid got hold of O'Brien (22) in the 22nd over before Simranjit Singh was run out in the same over.

Andy McBrine was the next batsman and he played brilliantly along with Campher, who went on to complete his half-century. Both formed a 66-run partnership before McBrine (40) was dismissed by Tom Curran.

Campher remained unbeaten on 59 but failed to find a partner as England bundled out Ireland on 172 runs.

The second ODI between both teams will be played on Saturday.

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February 5,2020

Hamilton, Feb 5: Ross Taylor and Tom Latham played knocks of 109 and 69, respectively, as New Zealand defeated India by four wickets in the first ODI of the three-match series here at the Seddon Park on Wednesday.

Chasing 348, New Zealand got off to a steady start as openers Martin Guptill and Henry Nicholls put on 85 runs for the first wicket, however, India finally got the breakthrough in the 16th over as Shardul Thakur dismissed Guptill (32).

Tom Blundell and Nicholls then put on 24 runs for the second wicket, but their vigil came to an end in the 20th over as Kuldeep Yadav had Blundell (9) stumped at the hands of wicket-keeper KL Rahul, reducing Kiwis to 109/2.

Nicholls then retrieved the innings for the hosts as he found support in Ross Taylor. The duo mixed caution with aggression to stitch together a partnership of 62 runs. But with their back against the wall, skipper Kohli lifted the side up as he ran out Nicholls (78) in the 29th over, reducing New Zealand to 171/3.

Skipper Tom Latham, came out to bat next, and he increased the tempo of the Kiwi innings. He took a special liking to Kuldeep and kept on sweeping him to pick easy boundaries on the legside.

Taylor and Latham put on a stand of 138 runs to take Kiwis closer to victory. But with 39 runs away from the target, Kuldeep dismissed Latham (69) to revive India's hopes of making a comeback.

Mohammed Shami removed Jimmy Neesham (9) in the 46th over while Colin de Grandhomme (1) was sent packing via a run-out to send cat among the pigeons in the Kiwi camp. In the end, Mitchell Santner and Taylor took the hosts over the line by four wickets and with 11 balls to spare.

Earlier, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul's knocks of 103 and 88, respectively, helped India post 347/4 in the allotted twenty overs.

After being put in to bat, India got off to a quickfire start as openers Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal put on 50 runs. Colin de Grandhomme finally provided the breakthrough to the Kiwis as he sent Shaw (20) back to the pavilion in the eighth over.

Agarwal (32) was also dismissed soon after by Tim Southee and the Men in Blue were reduced to 54/2 in the ninth over.

Skipper Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer then retrieved the innings for the visitors as the duo put on 102 runs for the third wicket. Kohli brought up his 58th half-century in the 28th over.

Ish Sodhi got the crucial breakthrough of Kohli (51) in the 29th over as he clean bowled him to reduce India to 156/3. However, Iyer continued to march on and brought up his maiden ODI century in the 43rd over.

KL Rahul, who came in to bat at number five provided the much-needed impetus to the innings. He along with Iyer put on a stand of 136 runs for the fourth wicket.

Iyer (103) was finally sent back to the pavilion by Southee in the 46th over, reducing India to 292/4.

In the final overs, Rahul and Kedar Jadhav hammered the Kiwi players to take India's score past the 340-run mark. Jadhav remained unbeaten on 26.

Brief Scores: New Zealand 348/6 (Ross Taylor 109*, Henry Nicholls 78, Kuldeep Yadav 2-84) defeat India 347/4 (Shreyas Iyer 103, KL Rahul 88*, Tim Southee 2-85) by four wickets.

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