Team India legend Sunil Gavaskar called it double standards of the Australian pundits for criticising Mohammed Siraj for his fiery send-off to Travis Head in the second Test match. Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head were seen getting engaged in a heated conversation during the second Test match. While Head said that Siraj's reaction was uncalled for, the Indian pacer on his part countered that the southpaw never said "well bowled" which he claimed to have told the media. ICC warned Travis Head and on the other hand, Mohammed Siraj was fined 20 per cent of his match's fee. Also Read: IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Head, Smith smashes centuries, Bumrah returns with a fifer on Day 2 "Siraj is getting the stick from all the saints in Australian cricket who, of course, were known for their impeccable behaviour on the field. It may have incensed Australian fans that Siraj's fiery send-off was directed at Head, who scored a magnificent century and was also the local boy," Sunil Gavaskar wrote in his column for Sydney Morning Herald. Sunil Gavaskar also opened up about the double standards of how the same people are supporting the bad-mannered behaviour of their own. "But the same people will cheer if an Aussie quick gives a similar send-off to an English batter during next summer's Ashes." "There were some suggestions in the media that the Australians should get back to being the mongrels they once were. So, do mongrels simply purr, or do they bark, too?" Sunil Gavaskar was however surprised at Siraj's outburst considering that IPL had lessened the animosity among players. "Siraj's outburst was surprising because if the Indian Premier League has done one thing, apart from making Aussie cricketers and coaches millionaires, it has also taken away to a huge extent the animosity that previously existed in the game." (With PTI Inputs)
15 December,2024 02:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentOn Day 2 of the IND vs AUS 2nd Test, Australian batsmen Travis Head and Steve Smith stole the show by smashing glorious centuries. Head smashed 152 runs off 160 deliveries, followed by Smith who scored 101 runs in 190 balls on Day 2 of IND vs AUS 3rd Test. Head's innings included 18 fours, whereas Smith's knock was laced with 12 fours. Also Read: Tim Southee goes level with Chris Gayle for... Team India's lead pacer Jasprit Bumrah showcased another stunning effort on Day 2 of the IND vs AUS 3rd Test. Bowling 25 overs, the star bowler claimed five wickets by conceding 72 runs. Mohammed Siraj and Nitish Kumar Reddy, too snapped one wicket, each. Pacer Akash Deep and spinner Ravindra Jadeja were not able to scalp any wickets on Day 2. Australian skipper Pat Cummins accumulated 20 runs in 33 balls before falling in the hands of Rishabh Pant. He smashed 1 four during his knock. Australia will resume play of the IND vs AUS 3rd Test on Day 3 with Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc in the middle. Carey has been going all guns blazing since taking the guard at the crease. So far, reaching the score of unbeaten 45 runs in 47 deliveries, Carey also has 5 fours and 1 six under his belt. Starc on the other hand, has garnered seven runs in the same number of deliveries. Star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh returned to the pavilion with a low score. Facing 16 balls, the right-hander was only able to score five runs. Australians have reached the score of 405 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the IND vs AUS 3rd Test after 101 overs. Day 2 of the ongoing match was initially in the name of the Aussies, but Bumrah's late fifer helped the visitors bounce back in a tense situation.
15 December,2024 01:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentRashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai guided Afghanistan to clinch a three-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the third T20I match of the series on Saturday at the Harare Sports Club in Harare. With the win on Saturday, Afghanistan clinched a series win over Zimbabwe. After winning the toss, Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan decided to bowl against Zimbabwe. Tadiwanashe Marumani (6 runs from 6 balls, 1 four) and Brian Bennett (31 runs from 24 balls, 4 fours) opened for the hosts and managed to build a 6-run partnership. Pacer Naveen-ul-Haq made the first breakthrough of the game after he got rid of Marumani in the first over. Also Read: Tim Southee goes level with Chris Gayle for... Bennett and Dion Myers (13 runs from 12 balls, 1 four) played a crucial 35-run partnership which helped the hosts add some crucial runs on the board. Later in the inning, Wessly Madhevere (21 runs from 22 balls, 2 fours) also played a crucial knock for the hosts and powered them to 127. Tashinga Musekiwa (12 runs from 10 balls, 2 fours) and Wellington Masakadza (17 runs from 15 balls, 1 four) were solid in the death overs of the first inning. Rashid Khan led the Afghan bowling attack after he picked up four wickets in his four-over spell and gave away 27 runs at an economy rate of 6.80. Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Azmatullah Omarzai also bagged two wickets each in their respective spells. During the run chase, the top order of Afghanistan failed to display a perform. However, Azmatullah Omarzai (34 runs from 37 balls, 3 fours), Gulbadin Naib (22 runs from 22 balls) and Mohammad Nabi (24* runs from 18 balls, 3 fours) saved the day for the visitors with their crucial knocks. In the end, Afghanistan had to work hard and could achieve the given target with just three balls remaining. Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb Ur Rahman remained unbeaten on the crease for the Afghans. Zimbabwe bowling gave their best to restrict the target and came close to winning the series, however, in the end, they had to give it away and concede a three-wicket defeat in the game. Blessing Muzarabani, Trevor Gwandu and skipper Sikandar Raza bagged two wickets each in their respective spells. Azmatullah Omarzai was named the 'Player of the Match'. Meanwhile, Naveen-ul-Haq claimed the 'Player of the Series' title. Brief score: Zimbabwe 127 (Brian Bennett 31, Wessly Madhevere 21; Rashid Khan 4/27) vs Afghanistan 128 (Azmatullah Omarzai 34, Mohammad Nabi 24; Blessing Muzarabani 2/19). This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
15 December,2024 01:16 PM IST | Harare | ANIAfghanistan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib was on Saturday fined 15 per cent of his match fee for showing dissent at an umpire's decision during the second T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on Friday. Afghanistan won the contest by 50 runs to level the three-match series 1-1. Also Read: IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Travis Head continues to be India's bane "Afghanistan's Gulbadin Naib has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on Friday," said the International Cricket Council (ICC) in a statement. "Naib has been penalised for violating Article 2.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which pertains to "showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match." The incident occurred during the 11th over of Zimbabwe's innings when an lbw appeal against Tashinga Musekiwa was turned down off the bowling of captain Rashid Khan. "Naib displayed dissent by bowing in a mock prayer and requesting a review, despite DRS not being available in the match," ICC added. Apart from the fine, a demerit point has been added to the former Afghanistan skipper's disciplinary record, marking his first offence within a 24-month period. "The cricketer admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Match Referee Andy Pycroft. As a result, there was no need for a formal hearing." The third and final T20I will be played at the Harare Sports Club later on Saturday. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
15 December,2024 12:26 PM IST | Dubai | PTIPakistan speedster Mohammed Amir who called it a quit in international cricket for a final time said that he has two regrets, first is not getting to bowl against Team India on home soil and second is not getting a chance to host Virat Kohli at his Lahore residence. Further, Mohammed Amir said that with a UK passport, he also hopes to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL) if he can. Mohammed Amir has a dreamy international debut. At the age of just 17 years old, he made his first international appearance in the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup in the UK. He said that India's decision to not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy 2025 had taken away his chance to bowl at Indian greats like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. "India not touring Pakistan has saddened me," Amir told Telecom Asia Sport from Sri Lanka where he is playing in a T10 league. "Had they (Indian players) come to Pakistan they would have realised their popularity in our country. Fans wanted to see Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishab Pant and Jasprit Bumrah," Amir told Telecom Asia Sport in an exclusive interview on Saturday. Also Read: IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Ton-up Head, gritty Smith flay Indians as Australia reach 234 for 3 at tea Mohammed Amir who snapped the wicket of Team India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar in a Champions Trophy match in Centurion has good memories of touring India. "I have also toured India so I know how much love I got from the fans and players there. It would have been great had Indian players visited Pakistan. They have a huge following in Pakistan," said Amir, whose burgeoning career was halted due to a five-year ban because of his role in the spot-fixing scandal of 2010. Amir made an immediate impact when he returned to the international stage after serving out the ban and starred in Pakistan's triumph in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy against India, rocking them with wickets of Rohit Sharma, Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. He has a lot of respect for Virat Kohli and cherishes the bat that the Indian great gave him ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup match in Kolkata. "Virat is great and admires talent," said Amir. "For sure, I would have hosted him at my house." "Virat gifted me his bat and I was overwhelmed by his action," Amir reminisces. "I have always been a great admirer of his batting and he is of my bowling. I played some good knocks with his bat." His wish to host Kohli can come true in London where both spend time and are about to relocate in the future. "I have UK status now," said Amir whose wife Narjis is a UK citizen. "Insha'Allah I will get my UK passport in February 2025, so that wish can come true in the UK," Amir was quoted as saying by Telecom Asia Sport. With a UK passport, Amir is also dreaming of featuring in the IPL as an overseas player. "Why not?" said Amir when asked about the possibility. "Maybe in 2026, I will be able to play in the IPL as I am still playing leagues around the world." Mohammed Amir said he was satisfied with his international career, which he ended with 119 wickets in 36 Tests, 81 in 61 ODIs and 71 in 62 T20Is. (With IANS Inputs)
15 December,2024 11:14 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIndia's nemesis Travis Head (103 batting) scored his second successive century of the series while Steve Smith laboured to an unbeaten 65 as Australia took control of the second day's proceedings, reaching 234 for 3 at tea in third Test here on Sunday. The duo added 159 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket stand as Indian bowlers hardly looked penetrative during the wicket-less second session. Also Read: ISL: Mohun Bagan’s Rodriguez seals dramatic 3-2 win vs Kerala Blasters This is Head's ninth Test hundred and third against India. It came off just 115 balls with 13 boundaries to his credit. Smith on the other hand hit six boundaries. Jasprit Bumrah (2/51) and Nitish Reddy (1/33) got three wickets in the first couple of hours but success eluded the visitors in the post lunch session. Brief Scores: Australia 1st Innings 234 for 3 (Travis Head 103 batting, Steve Smith 65 batting; Jasprit Bumrah 2/51, Nitish Reddy 1/33) vs India. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
15 December,2024 10:54 AM IST | Brisbane | PTINew Zealand failed to capitalise on a rock-steady start to reach 315-9 on Day One of the third and final Test against England here on Saturday. Also Read: Saudi hosting 2034 World Cup will harm climate, say experts Led by seamers Matthew Potts (3-75) and Gus Atkinson (3-55), the tourists fought back with the ball after openers Tom Latham (63) and Will Young (42) put on 105 for the opening stand. However, the hard early work was undone by a flurry of loose shots in the afternoon as six wickets fell for 89 runs at Seddon Park. Late hitting from Mitchell Santner handed the momentum back to the home side, including a straight six off the day’s final ball to raise a half-century. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
15 December,2024 09:11 AM IST | Hamilton | AFPOn Sunday, the third Women’s Premier League (WPL) player mini-auction in Bangalore will see five teams vying to fill 19 slots overall from the pool of 120 players and complete their squads for the 2025 season. Nisarg Naik, a Mumbai-based cricket talent scout, has travelled around the country since late 2021 for scouting women cricketers and began recommending players to WPL franchises before the inaugural season began in 2023. Naik believes wicketkeeper-batters Nandini Kashyap and G Kamalini can become the most sought-after names in the WPL auction. Also Read: Excellent Lass may shock rivals in JSK1 Indian 1000 Guineas (Gr 1) Nandini was the leading run scorer in the Senior T20 Challenger Trophy and the third-highest run-getter in the Senior T20 Trophy while playing for Uttarakhand. On Friday, she earned a maiden call-up to the Indian team for the T20I series against West Indies. On the other hand, Kamalini hit 311 runs in eight games, as Tamil Nadu won the U-19 T20 Trophy in October. She followed it up by top-scoring with a sparkling 79 in the U-19 tri-series final for India ‘B’ against South Africa and is now in Malaysia to play for India in the inaugural U-19 Asia Cup, starting today. Purse available . Delhi Capitals: Rs 2.5cr. Gujarat Giants: Rs 4.4cr. Mumbai Indians: Rs 2.65 cr. UP Warriorz: Rs 3.9cr. Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rs 3.25cr This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
15 December,2024 09:05 AM IST | New Delhi | IANSOn the periphery, it looks like a cakewalk for in-form Mumbai, but they will be quietly worried over Madhya Pradesh’s ability to be the disruptor when they meet in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final here on Sunday. Mumbai’s tag of favourites is printed largely on the back of their awesome batting unit, capable of setting or chasing tall targets with consummate ease. In a line-up that has skipper Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube and Prithvi Shaw, a reborn Ajinkya Rahane is leading their charge with the bat. Also Read: It’s T20 time once again! Rahane is the top run-getter in this edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with 432 runs from eight matches at a strike-rate of 170 with five fifties. Shreyas, at No. 3, has ensured that the frenetic start that Rahane has often given is not wasted with brisk knocks of his own. The right-hander has so far amassed 329 runs from eight matches, while striking at 189. Their efforts have masked the rather underwhelming outings of Prithvi Shaw and Suryakumar Yadav. While their batting is in a far more secured space, Mumbai’s inconsistent frontline bowlers will have to be on the money against Madhya Pradesh. That Madhya Pradesh under captain Rajat Patidar can exploit that weakness will be a point of worry for Mumbai, looking to add a second title after 2022. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
15 December,2024 08:55 AM IST | Bangalore | PTIIndia, who failed to enter the T20 World Cup semi-final in October at Dubai, will look to start afresh with the three-match T20I series beginning today at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, today. India had lost to eventual winners New Zealand and runners-up Australia in the league stage of the World Cup. With Harmanpreet Kaur still at the helm, the hosts are expected to put up a better show against the 2016 T20 world champions West Indies, who are ranked sixth, three places below India. Also Read: IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Rain plays spoilsport, 80 balls bowled on Day 1 Windies captain Hayley Matthews India may have a better record in T20Is in this calendar year, winning 13 and losing six. But, when it comes to crunch games, India fail to cross the line like in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka or in the qualification for the World Cup semi-finals. “It’s only the mindset. Our team have very good players and all of them have done really well whenever they got the opportunity. In the big games, it’s only about the mindset and how you are feeling individually,” Kaur said on Saturday. “As a team, you can only talk about things you have done or you have to do. At the end of the day, it’s only you who is dealing in the middle and how you’re going to take things forward.” A tired-looking India, who were drubbed 0-3 in an ODI series in Australia four days ago, will draw confidence from their overall record against the Caribbeans (13 wins and 8 losses) and the fact that they have won each of their last eight clashes. The Windies’ graph has been declining since the World Cup triumph in 2016, losing 45 and winning only 37 in 85 T20Is. Captain Hayley Matthews said: “When we look at 2024 as a team, especially in T20 cricket, we’ve done really well. We won four out of five T20s against Pakistan and two out of three against Sri Lanka and then made the World Cup semi-final. So yeah, over that eight-year span, things might look like it’s not gone that well. But over the last year or so, we’ve done a really good job of putting the team together and everyone really putting up their hand and playing their roles to get us wins.” The three-match ODI series will be held in Baroda.
15 December,2024 08:51 AM IST | Mumbai | G KrishnanLong before umpires Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth officially called off play at 4:10 pm local time, it was obvious that the opening day of the third Test on Saturday would see no more than 80 balls of action. They were 80 rather unremarkable balls after Rohit Sharma opted to field, his decision influenced as much by the live grass on the surface as the overhead conditions that had rain written all over them. In whatever little play was possible, Usman Khawaja and Nathan McSweeney weathered the storm reasonably comfortably. There was the occasional play-and-miss, but no major alarms; no edges fell short of the slip cordon, there were no oohs and aahs on the odd instance when the ball struck the pads because it was always going to go above the height of the stumps. Australia had ground their way to 28 without loss in the 13.2 overs possible, clearly the happier of the sides even though this moving Test hasn’t really made any progress worth the name. The forecast isn’t very encouraging for the rest of the Test; the start of play has been advanced to 9:50 am from Sunday onwards in a bid to make up for lost time and sneak in 98 overs on each of the last four days. Also Read: Salary cap limits PSL teams’ ability to snag IPL’s high-profile unsold players The delay in the official announcement of the abandonment had something to do with the fact that had another 10 legal deliveries been bowled, it would have prevented a ticket refund because the minimum requirement of 15 overs would have been met. The return of their money will only be a minor consolation to the 30,000-plus fans who thronged the Gabba, hoping for more of the fascinating action that has studded this series so far. India made two changes to the side that was well beaten in Adelaide. Expectedly, Akash Deep came in for Harshit Rana, who had a disappointing pink ball debut, while left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja replaced offie R Ashwin. Deep was clearly the best of the Indian bowlers after coming on the first change, bowling a fuller length and getting more zip off the surface compared to Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. Like they had in Adelaide on the first evening, the two new-ball bowlers didn’t make the openers play enough. At the first stoppage for rain, 25 minutes after the start, only one of the 33 deliveries till then would have hit the stumps, only two were fuller than the five-metre length. India did come up with better plans after the first interruption which lasted a half-hour, putting a brake on the scoring for the next 35 minutes before the tropical rain returned with a vengeance, not to let up at all for the next three and a half hours, at which point the worst kept secret of the day — the abandonment — was revealed to the few hundreds who had braved the precipitation and stayed on at the ground. Brief scoresAustralia 28-0 (U Khawaja 19*, N McSweeney 4*) v India
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