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Rodrigues, Mandhana advance in T20I rankings; Dottin becomes top-ranked all-rounder

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February 12, 2019

Feb 12: The India pair of Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana have made impressive gains among batters in the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings despite their side’s 3-0 series loss to New Zealand, while Windies all-rounder Deandra Dottin has grabbed the top spot among all-rounders in the latest update carried out on Tuesday.

Rodrigues’s 132 runs in the three-match series against New Zealand have lifted her four places to second position while Smriti Mandhana, who grabbed the top spot in ODIs last week, has gained four spots to reach sixth position after finishing as the leading run-getter in the series with an aggregate of 180. The stylish left-hander smashed two half-centuries including a fluent 86 in the last match in Hamilton that India lost by two runs.

Spinners Radha Yadav, up 18 places to 10th after taking four wickets in the series, and Deepti Sharma, up five places to 14th, are the India players to move up among bowlers.

For New Zealand, Sophie Devine has moved from 11th to eighth position among batters after scoring 153 runs in the series including a match-winning 72 in the last match, while captain Amy Satterthwaite’s 87 runs have lifted her from 23rd to 17th position. Among bowlers, Lea Tahuhu has moved up five slots to 11th position.

For the Windies, Dottin has been the standout performer in a 2-1 series win in Pakistan. Dottin has moved up two places to third among batters after scoring 158 runs in the series while her three wickets have lifted her two slots to 29th among bowlers. The net result has been a promotion to No.1 in the list of all-rounders.

Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof has gained three slots to tie with compatriot Javeria Khan in 15th position among batters while Sana Mir, who is top ranked in the ODI format, has moved up six places to take 28th position among T20I bowlers after taking three wickets in the series.

South Africa completed a 3-0 win over Sri Lanka in a home series ahead of their ICC Women’s Championship series. The gains for them include captain Dane van Niekerk moving up three slots to reach a career-best 12th among batters, up six places to 20th among bowlers and up two berths among all-rounders to third. The pace pair of Shabnim Ismail (up four places to seventh) and Marizanne Kappe (up seven places to 22nd) are other notable gainers. For Sri Lanka, Shashikala Siriwardene has benefited by four places to reach 30th position.

Other players to advance include Esha Oza of the United Arab Emirates (up 44 places to 46th) among batters and the Thailand pair of Chanida Sutthiruang (up 15 places to 38th) and Nattaya Boochatham (40th) among bowlers.

In the MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings, New Zealand have overtaken England to take second place. ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2018 champions Australia continue to lead the table while the Windies and India, semifinalists at the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean, are fourth and fifth, respectively.

MRF Tyres ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings (as of 12 February 2019)

Batters (Top 20)

Rank      (+/-)      Player                   Team     Pts          Avge      S/R         Highest Rating

1              ( - )         Suzie Bates         NZ          765         30.69     112         767 v Pak at Guyana 2018

2              (+4)        J. Rodrigues        Ind         737         34.88     129         742 v NZ at Auckland 2019

3              (+2)        Deandra Dottin Win        727         26.6        127         731 v Eng at Bridgetown 2013

4              ( - )         Meg Lanning      Aus        695         34.04     117         783 v Win at Melbourne 2014

5              (-3)         Stafanie Taylor  Win        694         35.68     105         817 v NZ at St Lucia 2010

6              (+4)        S. Mandhana     Ind         693!       25.02     118         693 v NZ at Hamilton 2019

7              (-4)         H. Kaur              Ind            687         28.08     105         715 v Aus at Guyana 2018

8              (+3)        Sophie Devine   NZ          669!       27.92     125         669 v Ind at Hamilton 2019

9              (-2)         Beth Mooney    Aus        663         31.69     120         747 v Ind at Mumbai 2018

10           (-1)         Alyssa Healy       Aus        639!       22.8        122         639 v Eng at Antigua 2018

11           (-3)         Mithali Raj           Ind         623         37.81     101         813 v Win at Ahmedabad 2011

12           (+3)        D. van Niekerk  SA           622!       29.8        95           622 v SL at Centurion 2019

13           (-1)         Natalie Sciver     Eng         610         23.72     110         622 v Ind at Antigua 2018

14           (-1)         Elyse Villani         Aus        598         28.52     118         664 v Ire at Dublin 2015

15=         (+3)        Bismah Maroof Pak         571         25.19     89           647 v Ban at Karachi 2015

                (-1)         Javeria Khan       Pak         571         21.41     92           576 v NZ at Guyana 2018

17           (+6)        A.Satterthwaite                NZ          540         21.19     95           556 v Win at Bridgetown 2013

18           (+2)        Sarah Taylor       Eng         537         29           111         781 v Aus at Chelmsford 2013

19=         (-4)         H. Matthews      Win        536         19.54     110         593 v SL at St Lucia 2018

                (+2)        Danielle Wyatt  Eng         536         18.18     124         537 v SA at Taunton 2018 

 

Bowlers (top 20)

Rank      (+/-)      Player                   Team     Pts          Avge      Eco         Highest Rating

1              ( - )         Megan Schutt    Aus        796         15.45     5.76        804 v Pak at Guyana 2018

2              ( - )         Poonam Yadav  Ind         707         14.41     5.73        735 v Ire at Guyana 2018

3              (+1)        S. Ecclestone      Eng         703!       19.91     6.6          703 v Aus at Antigua 2018

4              (+1)        Ellyse Perry         Aus        700         19.19     5.9          752 v NZ at Nelson 2010

5              (+1)        Anya Shrubsole                Eng         695         13.7        5.53        754 v Win at Dharamsala 2016

6              (-3)         Leigh Kasperek NZ          694         12.93     6.17        715 v Ire at Dublin 2018

7              (+4)        Shabnim Ismail  SA           681         19.1        5.93        701 v Aus at Nagpur 2016

8=           ( - )         D. Kimmince       Aus        666!       18.96     6.53        666 v Eng at Antigua 2018

                (-1)         Amelia Kerr        NZ          666         22.52     5.96        679 v Ind at Wellington 2019

10           (+18)     Radha Yadav      Ind         659*!     18.57     6.62        659 v NZ at Hamilton 2019

11=         (+5)        Lea Tahuhu         NZ          643         20.86     5.9          664 v Pak at Sharjah 2017

                (-1)         Nashra Sandhu Pak         643         19.6        5.38        670 v Win at Karachi 2019

13           (-4)         Nida Dar               Pak         639         17.54     5.1          695 v SA at Doha 2014

14           (+5)        Deepti Sharma  Ind         638!       21.61     6.02        638 v NZ at Hamilton 2019

15=         (-3)         R. Ahmed            Ban        636         19.34     5.37        676 v Win at Guyana 2018

                (-3)         S. Molineux        Aus        636*!     20.06     5.84        636 v Eng at Antigua 2018

17           ( - )         S.Siriwardene    SL            635         19.94     5.53        687 v Eng at Sylhet 2014

18           (-4)         Salma Khatun    Ban        633         18.08     4.88        717 v Ire at Sylhet 2014

19           (+2)        Anam Amin        Pak         621         19.84     5.14        717 v Ban at Delhi 2016

20=         (+4)        Afy Fletcher       Win        620         20.57     5.82        639 v Ban at Guyana 2018

                (+6)        D. van Niekerk  SA           620         20.63     5.46        642 v Eng at Paarl 2016

 

All-rounders (top five)

Rank      (+/-)     Player   Team     Pts          Highest Rating

1              (+1)        Deandra Dottin Win        424!       424 v Pak at Karachi 2019

2              (-1)         Stafanie Taylor  Win        387         519 v SL at Bridgetown 2012

3              (+2)        D. van Niekerk  SA           385         388 v SL at Johannesburg 2019

4              (+1)        Sophie Devine   NZ          378!       378 v Ind at Hamilton 2019

5              (-2)         Ellyse Perry         Aus        369         382 v NZ at Nagpur 2016

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April 28,2020

New Delhi, Apr 28: West Indies flamboyant batsman Chris Gayle has lashed out at former teammate Ramnaresh Sarwan calling him 'worse than coronavirus'.

Gayle, the colossal figure in the shortest format of the game blamed Sarwan for his departure from Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise Jamaica Tallawahs.

The left-handed batsman joined St Lucia Zouks as their marquee player for the 2020 CPL season after Tallawahs chose not to retain him.

Gayle has played for Tallawahs and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the past. He has won the CPL title twice with the Tallawahs and played in the final with the Patriots in 2017.

"The owner of the franchise is a very nice man, I have no problem with him. I think he was actually persuaded to get rid of Chris Gayle," Gayle said in three parts on his YouTube channel.

"So someone has to be in his years telling him to get rid of Gayle. Sarwan, you are worse than the coronavirus right now. What transpired with the Tallahwahs, you had a big part to play.

Sarwan, you are a snake. You know, you are not the most loved person in the Caribbean. You are still stabbing people in the back," he added.

Gayle is the leading T20 run-scorer of all time as well as the man with the most centuries in the format. He is also the leading CPL run-scorer of all time, having amassed 2,344 runs in the tournament.

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February 14,2020

London, Feb 14: Former Sri Lanka skipper and current Marylebone Cricket Club's president Kumar Sangakkara has said that the 2009 Lahore terror attack taught him about his own character and values.

His remarks came as MCC arrived in Pakistan to play T20I matches against Lahore Qalandars. This will mark his first return to the Gaddafi Stadium, where a shocking atrocity took place when the Sri Lankan bus was attacked by terrorists.

The Sri Lankan team was on their way to Lahore's Gaddafi Stadium for a Test match with Pakistan in 2009 when terrorists from the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) fired indiscriminately at their bus. The attack left eight people dead and injured seven Sri Lankan players and staff.

Ever since the incident, no cricket team toured Pakistan to play a cricket series, however, the landscape changed last year as Sri Lanka paid a visit to the country to play a series across formats. After that, even Bangladesh toured Pakistan and now there are talks of South Africa going to the country to play a series.

"I don't think I need any flashbacks, because I remember that day and those moments so very clearly. It's not something I relive or wallow in. But it's an experience you should never forget, because it gives you perspective in terms of life and sport, and you learn a lot about your own values and characters, and those of others," ESPN Cricinfo quoted Sangakkara as saying.

"I have no reservations about talking about it, it's not something that upsets me, but these sorts of experiences can only strengthen you. Today I consider myself very fortunate to be able to come back here to Lahore, and at the same time remember the sacrifice of all those who lost their lives that day," he added.

Sangakkara said that every human has his own way of dealing with such adversity.

"I think everyone deals with it in their own personal way. But at the same time, what really unites us is that you face adversity and you face challenges, and you have to get past it, and you've got to do that successfully. It's about moving forwards and upwards and being part of cricket. Being Sri Lankan you learn those lessons quite well, because, throughout our civil war, cricket was a unique vibe," Sangakkara said.

"We speak about the attack at various times. We even have a laugh about it, in terms of what we went through because it helps sometimes to look at it with a bit of humour, even though there was a tragic loss of life, and other serious injuries within that incident," he added.

MCC in the weeklong tour will take on Lahore Qalandars in a T20 match at the Gaddafi Stadium later today.

Kumar Sangakkara will lead the MCC's twelve-man squad for the tour, which includes Ravi Bopara, Roelof van der Merwe, Ross Whiteley among others.

Fixtures for the upcoming tour are as follows:

MCC vs Lahore Qalandars, T20I, Gaddafi Stadium, February 14

MCC vs Pakistan Shaheens, ODI, Aitchison College, February 16

MCC vs Northern, Aitchison College, T20I, February 17

MCC vs Multan Sultans, Aitchison College, T20I, February 19.

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February 24,2020

Feb 24: India captain Virat Kohli had no qualms in admitting that his team was outplayed by New Zealand in the opening Test but said they "can't help" if a few want to make a "big deal" out of the 10-wicket defeat. Hosts New Zealand thrashed India by 10 wickets at the Basin Reverse on Monday to go 1-0 ahead in the two-match series. This was India's first defeat in the World Test Championship, coming after two inept batting efforts. "We know we haven't played well but if people want to make a big deal out of it, make a mountain out of it, we can't help it as we don't think like that," the skipper said at the post-match media interaction.

Kohli said he fails to comprehend why one Test match defeat should be made to look like the end of the world for his team.

"For some people, it might be the end of the world but it's not. For us, it's a game of cricket that we lost and we move on and keep our heads high," Kohli said.

It is the acceptance of defeat that defines the character of a side, the world's premier batsman said.

"We understand that we need to play well to win, also at home. There's no cakewalk at international level as teams will come and beat you. You accept it and that defines our character as a side."

It is the acceptance of defeat that defines the character of a side, the world's premier batsman said. "We understand that we need to play well to win, also at home. There's no cakewalk at international level as teams will come and beat you. You accept it and that defines our character as a side."

If he had given credence to the "outside chatter", he said the team wouldn't have been where it is now.

"That's why we have been able to play this kind of cricket. If we would have paid attention to the outside chatter, we would again be at No. 7 or 8 in the rankings. We don't really bother about what people are saying on the outside," the skipper said.

One defeat can't make a team, which has been winning games of Test cricket, "bad overnight".

"If we have lost then we have no shame in accepting that. It means we didn't play this game well. It doesn't mean that we have become a bad team overnight. People might want to change our thoughts, but it doesn't work like that."

The self-belief is intact and Kohli was confident the team would come back stronger in the second Test, to be held in Christchurch in four days time.

"We will work hard, and after four days play just like we have played all these years. Just because we have lost one match in between all wins, doesn't mean that the belief is gone. The dressing room thinks differently and team atmosphere is different."

Kohli felt that there is a very thin line between being ultra-defensive and over-attacking, something that his team didn't get it right in this Test match.

"New Zealand got into the mind of the batsmen and make the batsmen do something that they don't want to. think that's a very thin line and a very delicate balance of when to attack and when to put bowlers under pressure which we failed to do in this match and there is no harm in accepting that."

According to Kohli, it was a combination of both good bowling from the Kiwis and Indian batsmen not putting the pressure back on bowlers, which led to the drubbing.

"That has got to do with partly good bowling from New Zealand and partly us not pressing that momentum on to them when required. "It was perfect for them because they bowled well and we allowed them to bowl well for longer periods rather than doing something about it in a partnership."

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