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  • Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar want to look at rerun of India beating Australia in 2011 World Cup quarters

    Close to 10 months earlier than the 2011 World Cup, three South Africans, on the breakfast desk of a resort in Sri Lanka, concluded that India didn’t have it in them to go all the best way. It was with this brutal evaluation that coach Gary Kirsten, alongside together with his assistants Eric Simmons and Paddy Upton, would put in place a well-researched plan of motion that might conclude with MS Dhoni smashing the ball into that magical Wankhede evening sky on April 2.

    In about 10 weeks, India will dream once more. A nervously hopeful nation will marvel: Can Rohit Sharma do a Dhoni? If Rahul Dravid, like Kirsten, sparks an sincere breakfast desk dialog within the West Indies by asking this million greenback query to his coaches, he too is predicted to get a disappointing reply. Since there isn’t a lot time left for the match, the brand new selectors’ chief Ajit Agarkar, together with Dravid and Rohit, can observe the journey of the Class of 2011 for perception and inspiration.

    India’s enjoying XI is a jigsaw puzzle that’s worryingly unfinished and Rohit’s males, at current, don’t have the halo of a champion aspect. India’s enjoying XI appears removed from a settled aspect. Form of key gamers, health of potential World Cuppers recovering at NCA and abysmal file at latest ICC occasions are available the best way of declaring India the purple scorching World Cup favorite.

    It’s not that Indian cricket lacks choices. There is a powerful celebration of recovered / recovering gamers who aren’t within the West Indies however stay in competition. Adding Jasprit Bumrah, R Ashwin, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammad Shami, Prasidh Krishna, alongside newest Test debutant Yashasvi Jaiswal, to the star-studded Indian staff in Barbados, blends right into a expertise pool that may area two aggressive sides at this World Cup. But the more durable half is to choose a balanced squad that’s mentally sturdy, isn’t closely depending on a couple of and malleable sufficient to vary kind on this lengthy match of twists and turns.

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    To know what that splendid Tournament Team appears like, discuss with the scoreboard of the 2011 India vs Australia quarter-final. The staff sheet that day learn as follows: Sehwag, Tendulkar, Gambhir, Kohli, Dhoni, Raina, Ashwin, Harbhajan, Zaheer and Munaf. For this important knockout sport, India had dared to make a course correction. Blessed with selection and expertise of their squad, they dared to modify to Plan B for his or her first knockout sport.

    In the earlier six league video games, India had continued with all-rounder Yusuf Pathan. Like Hardik Pandya now, Pathan again then was the staff’s Man Friday. He might bowl within the powerplay, bowl with the brand new in addition to the outdated ball. He was additionally the big-hitting floating batsman, expert to play the function of pinch-hitter, disruptor and finisher. Despite repeated possibilities, Pathan couldn’t be the game-changer. The punt was proving to be mistaken.

    For the Australia sport, Team India had the arrogance of drafting in Ashwin and Raina, gamers who had performed simply one of many six league video games. In these 10 months, Kirsten and Dhoni had ready themselves for all eventualities. Having noticed each participant intently in disaster conditions, they didn’t take the protected choice of sticking to the tried and examined. Every participant had been thrown on the deep finish and none had sunk. Leaders of battle-hardened items aren’t jittery of change.

    Flexible templates

    India within the 2011 World Cup didn’t should be a slave to any format. In the 9 video games they performed, they went for ‘3 pacers, 1 spinner, 2 all-rounders’, ‘2 pacers, 2 spinners, 2 all-rounders’ or ‘2 pacers, 2 spinners, 1 all-rounder’. Plus, Dhoni additionally had the cushion of getting the occasional bowlers within the aspect. Sachin and Kohli might bowl a couple of and Raina, on his day, particularly together with his off-breaks towards left-handers, might play the function of a frontline spinner.

    So for the ‘highest hurdle’ Australia sport, India dropped Yusuf for the primary time within the match and break up his function between Ashwin and Raina. Since there have been simply two pacers – Zaheer and Munaf – Ashwin took the brand new ball. Raina batted within the middle-order. Unfazed by the accountability, Ashwin delivered the primary blow. He received opener Shane Watson. Ask anybody with even a fleeting curiosity in cricket the significance of getting Watson in a knockout.

    Raina, in the meantime, performed an inning that Kirsten would rave for days and years. He, together with Yuvraj, took India residence in a decent chase. It’s a feat that a number of of India’s batting greats have did not carry out in ICC occasions. In a staff that had Tendulkar, Sehwag, Gambhir and Kohli; it was Yuvaj and Raina who stood on the burning deck when the staff was 5 down and wanted 74 at virtually six an over. That too towards Australia within the World Cup.

    In 2017, at a company speak, Kirsten would say: “Suresh pretty much won the World Cup for us with that knock against the Australians in the quarterfinals. He had just played one game and then he went on and played the most responsible, mature knock and won us the game. For me, that was really a combination of years of making mistakes but learning along the way.”

    Yuvraj in his ebook ‘The Test of my life’ writes concerning the partnership. He remembers the time Raina was bombed with brief balls however he survived. The Aussies would sledge him and Raina tried to confront them however Yuvi restrained him. “For the first time in 12 years Australia was thrown out of the World Cup. They may have won three titles, but not this one. We got there with two overs to spare. No huffing, no puffing. Calm, tight, methodical, clinical work and that too in the middle of all the tension and ever-louder verbals from Australians,” Yuvraj would write.

    For the 2023 marketing campaign to succeed, India might want to discover their very own Raina and Ashwin, gamers who rise to the event and play out of their pores and skin. But that’s not all, the World Cup trek isn’t that straightforward. As Yuvraj’s ebook tells, a World Cup successful staff additionally wants seniors to encourage and be impressed.

    Words of inspiration

    There is a touching part of ‘The Test of my life’, the place Yuvraj, feeling low, will get a dinner invite from Tendulkar. The interplay would put Yuvi on the trail of greatness and get him the Man of the Tournament award. The set off was a suggestion that Tendulkar gave: “Play the tournament for someone you love or respect or for someone who is special and has played a huge role in your life. Make the World Cup part of that debt that you have to fulfill.”

    Yuvi didn’t must go too far to seek for that individual. He determined to play the World Cup for Tendulkar. He received prints of two footage – one among Tendulkar enjoying on-drive and different of him enjoying the identical stroke – and pasted them on his equipment bag. Every time he reached out for his bat, he noticed the images that always reminded him of the purpose.

    Like within the quarters, the semi-final towards Pakistan would see one other unfancied participant shine. Ashish Nehra struck two essential blows to be the simplest bowler of the sport. Munaf Patel can be the second finest. In the ultimate, if not for Gautam Gambhir, the cult of Dhoni wouldn’t have formed.

    Back to Kirsten and the night the place he was requested about Dhoni. “I would go to war with this guy,” he stated. With a courageous, multi-dimensional and impressed military behind Dhoni, who wouldn’t?

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  • Ranji Trophy: Prabhsimran sees by means of Yuvi lens, will get double hundred

    There has by no means been a doubt about Prabhsimran Singh’s expertise. There was a cause why in 2018, Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore have been concerned in a fierce bidding warfare for the then 18-year-old. Prabhsimran ended up being a teen crorepati when he was picked for Rs 4.8 crores by the Punjab franchise.

    Prabhsimran by no means acquired that lengthy rope within the Punjab outfit and no matter alternative he acquired was not noteworthy. However, Punjab Kings batting coach Wasim Jaffer was extremely impressed along with his strokeplay and touted him as a participant, who can excel in all three codecs.

    In the final couple of years, Prabhsimran is simply getting the place many anticipated him to be. He is starting to seek out consistency. On Tuesday, because the Ranji Trophy acquired underway, taking part in solely his fourth first-class match, he scored his maiden double-century towards Chandigarh on the newly-built PCA Stadium in Mullanpur.

    #RanjiTrophy2022 #PUNvCHD

    Day 1 – Stumps 🚨

    Punjab 363/3

    A fantastic day of batting for us 🔥👍

    A Double Hundred by @prabhsimran_84 and Hundred by abhisheksharma_4 👏 #pca #pcanews #punjabcricket #punjab #cricket #WorkforcePunjab #India #WorkforceIndia #RanjiTrophy @BCCI @BCCIdomestic pic.twitter.com/IdfFbYHdwU

    — Punjab Cricket Association (@pcacricket) December 13, 2022

    The 22-year-old had a superb Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, the place he scored 320 runs, together with 4 fifty-plus scores, and at a wholesome strike charge of 141.59. But within the Vijay Hazare Trophy, he was getting the begins however was not capable of convert it.

    This is when Prabhsimran acquired a name from Yuvraj Singh. The recommendation from the previous India all-rounder was to “don’t throw your wicket away.” It was a easy message and even a cliched one. But Prabhsimran knew what Yuvraj meant. “I was throwing away my starts. Yuvi paji told me that I need to do a little mental adjustment. If I faced three four dots, I used to try and go for a glory shot. In those situations, he told me instead of going for big hits, just rotate the strike,” Prabhsimran informed The Indian Express after the top of day’s play.

    After being put into bat first by Chandigarh skipper Manan Vohra, Punjab piled up 363 for 3 on the finish of the day’s play. Openers Abhishek Sharma (100) and Prabhsimran Singh (202) placed on a rollicking 250-run stand for the primary wicket. Captain Mandeep Singh (16 not out) and Prabhsimran’s elder brother Anmolpreet Singh (5 not out) have been within the center when stumps have been known as.

    #RanjiTrophy2022 #PUNvCHD

    A powerful double hundred by @prabhsimran01 within the very first Ranji recreation of this season 👏

    Superb Knock 🤩🏏
    Keep going 💪#punjabcricket #punjab #cricket #punjabcricketnews #cricketnews #PunjabWorkforce #WorkforcePunjab @BCCIdomestic @BCCI #RanjiTrophy pic.twitter.com/1p8fqMdY3I

    — Punjab Cricket Association (@pcacricket) December 13, 2022

    “Abhi (Abhishek Sharma) and myself, we are opening for Punjab in all three formats for the past two seasons. So, our tuning is very good. We decided to take on their lead bowlers Sandeep Sharma and Jagjit (Sandhu). The duo were getting help from the surface, but we took them on from the word go. It helped us and both of them were removed from the attack very early,” mentioned Prabhsimran.

    Prabhsimran’s greatest energy as former India opener Jaffer identified within the 2019-20 IPL season is he’s a ‘see the ball, hit the ball’ form of a participant. Jaffer had mentioned: “There are very few youngsters in our country, who can be as destructive as Prabhsimran when he gets going.” In that sense, Prabhsimran is the modern-day batsman, who takes the pitch, situation and the bowlers out of equation as soon as he will get his eye in.

    “I never overanalysed things. I am an aggressive batter and that is my strength as well; I don’t try to complicate things. I have tasted more failures than successes with this approach but today (Tuesday) I scored my first double century,” he mentioned. “Right now I am enjoying a fine purple patch and as a batter, you want to extend it. I want to capitalise it by scoring big runs,” he added.

    Prabhsimran has additionally taken inspiration from Mumbai’s Sarafaraz Khan, his former Punjab Kings teammate. “What Sarfaraz has done in the last two seasons is quite remarkable. I want to achieve that rate of consistency. In Ranji Trophy, you will have to score big runs to get in recognition. And hopefully, this is just the beginning,” he signed off.
    Brief scores: Punjab: 363/3 in 85 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 202, Abhishek Sharma 100) vs Chandigarh.

    Day 1 Round-up

    * It wasn’t a great outing for India discards. While Mayank Agarwal who’s captaining Karnataka acquired dismissed for 8 towards Services in Bengaluru, Hanuma Vihari managed solely 27 towards Mumbai at Vizianagaram.

    * Delhi captain Yash Dhull had a combined first day on the workplace. Delhi was bowled out for 191 beneath overcast situations in Pune. In reply, Maharashtra have been reeling at 80 for five.

    * Choosing to bat first, Haryana have been all out for 46 inside the primary session at Lahli towards Himachal Pradesh. In reply, driving on Prashant Chopra’s 137, Himachal have been 246/1 at stumps.

    * Railways leg-spinner Karn Sharma (8/38) bagged eight wickets however Vidarbha nonetheless managed 213, courtesy captain Faiz Fazal’s (112) century.

    * Gujarat captain Priyank Panchal hit 111 in his aspect’s 271 all out in 75.3 overs towards Tripura. Tripura all-rounder Manisankar Murasingh returned with spectacular figures of 5/74 as he eliminated all the highest 5 Gujarat batters, together with Panchal.

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    * Kerala captain Sanju Samson, taking part in a first-class match after a spot of three years fell for 72 (108 balls; 4×4, 7×6) towards Jharkhand in Ranchi. He was snapped by Shahbaz Nadeem. Kerala didn’t convert their robust begin, ending the day at 276/6.

  • ‘After 20 years, I still have to be careful’: Yuvraj Singh talks concerning the presence of senior statesmen in Indian dressing room

    Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh made his debut in 2000 throughout the ICC Champions Trophy however admitted that he was intimidated by the senior members of the squad which included the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, and Sourav Ganguly.

    “After 20 years, I still have to be careful about what I say in front of him (Kumble). I think it was a bit of a shock, to be honest. There’s Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Tendulkar, and the likes of Ganguly (in the dressing room),” mentioned Yuvraj whereas talking on the launch of South Africa’s new franchise league SA20 together with former teammate Anil Kumble.

    Reflecting again on his preliminary days, Yuvraj admitted that he did really feel odd at occasions. “The coach used to say they’re your teammates so you have to sit next to them. So, it took a while to start talking to them. But what the IPL has done is that the youngsters are now more comfortable around the players.”

    However, the southpaw credited the present franchise leagues just like the Indian Premier League  (IPL) for altering the tradition and mentioned, “There are all these guys you’re watching on television as a kid and straightaway, you were in the dressing room with them,” he mentioned.

    “You had to ask the coach to not be seated next to them. The coach used to say they’re your teammates so you have to sit next to them. So, it took a while to start talking to them. But what the IPL has done is that the youngsters are now more comfortable around the players,” he added.

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad after 7 sixes in over in Vijay Hazare Trophy quarters: One individual that crossed my thoughts was Yuvraj Singh

    Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022: Ruturaj Gaikwad mentioned that he was pondering of Yuvraj Singh in the course of the quarterfinal of the event towards Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 29, 2022 21:50 IST

    One individual that crossed my thoughts was Yuvraj: Gaikwad after 7 sixes in VHT quarters. Courtesy: PTI

    By India Today Web Desk: Ruturaj Gaikwad admitted that he wished to hitch Yuvraj Singh within the listing of batters to have hit six sixes in an over. Not solely did the batter be part of Yuvraj, however he went on to hit an extra one courtesy of a no-ball from left-arm spinner Shiva Singh.

    During Maharashtra’s Vijay Hazare Trophy quarter-final towards Uttar Pradesh on the Narendra Modi Stadium B Ground in Ahmedabad, Gaikwad hit Singh for as many as seven sixes as Maharashtra scored 43 runs off a single over.

    It additionally occurred to be the joint-most costly over within the historical past of List A cricket. Gaikwad went down reminiscence lane to the time when Yuvraj hit England quick bowler Stuart Broad for six sixes and 36 runs in a single over in the course of the 2007 T20 World Cup match at Kingsmead in Durban.

    “After the fifth six, one person that crossed my mind was Yuvraj Singh. I had seen him hit six sixes in an over when I was really young back then in the World Cup. So, obviously, I wanted to be alongside him and that’s why I wanted to go for the sixth one. I never thought in any day or any dream, I would be hitting six sixes in an over,” Gaikwad was quoted as saying to BCCI home.

    Gaikwad, within the meantime, went on to attain 220 runs off 159 balls with the assistance of 10 fours and 16 sixes. On the again of his knock, Maharashtra racked up an enormous rating of 330 for the lack of 5 wickets.

    Thereafter, Maharashtra bowled UP out for 272 in 47.4 overs and gained the match by 58 runs. They will now be locking horns with Assam on Wednesday, November 30 within the semi-final.

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  • India squad for T20 World Cup for the Blind introduced

    Organisers of the third T20 World Cup for the Blind on Friday introduced a 17-member India squad and Yuvraj Singh as model ambassador of the championship.

    The World Cup can be held in India from December 6 to 17. The different taking part nations are: Nepal, Bangladesh, Australia, South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. I Ajay Kumar Reddy would lead the Indian staff, whereas Venkateswara Rao Dunna (each from Andhra Pradesh) was named vice-captain. The opening match will likely be performed between defending champions India and Nepal at Faridabad on December 6.

    Former India batter Yuvraj Singh stated he was thrilled to grow to be the model ambassador, and urged everybody to help the initiative.
    “I commend and appreciate the spirit of visually impaired cricketers for their passion for cricket and determination to fight everyday challenges,” he stated. The World Cup is an initiative of the Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled, which has been organising this championship since 2012. Samarthanam’s sports activities wing, Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) is affiliated with World Blind Cricket Ltd (WBC).

    Congratulations and finest needs to the 17 gamers of CABI who will symbolize India on the third T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind!✨
    We cannot wait to see these gamers on the sphere! Matches are to start from sixth to seventeenth December 2022!!@YUVSTRONG12 @SamarthanamTFTD @dcciofficial pic.twitter.com/4CRv9whJgz

    — Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) (@blind_cricket) October 21, 2022

    Founder Managing Trustee of Samarthanam and CABI President Mahantesh G Okay instructed a press convention right here the choice committee has chosen a 17-member Indian squad.

    Chairman of CABI Selection Committee and CABI General Secretary E John David stated the World Cup will see a complete of 24 matches performed throughout a number of cities of India, together with Bengaluru, Kochi, Indore and Cuttack. India had received the World Cup on two earlier events held in 2012 and 2017.

    India squad: Category of gamers (B1 – completely blind; B2 – partially blind – 2 to three metres of imaginative and prescient; B3 – partially sighted – 3 to six metres of imaginative and prescient) — Lalit Meena-B1 (Rajasthan), Praveen Kumar Sharma-B1 (Haryana), Sujeet Munda-B1 (Jharkhand), Nilesh Yadav-B1 (Delhi), Sonu Golkar-B1 (Madhya Pradesh), Sovendu Mahata-B1 (West Bengal), I Ajay Kumar Reddy-B2 (Andhra Pradesh), Venkateswara Rao Dunna-B2 (Andhra Pradesh), Nakula Badanayak-B2 (Odisha), Irfan Diwan-B2 (Delhi), Lokesha-B2 (Karnataka), Tompaki Durga Rao-B3 (Andhra Pradesh), Sunil Ramesh-B3 (Karnataka), A Ravi-B3 (Andhra Pradesh), Prakash Jayaramaiah-B3 (Karnataka), Deepak Malik-B3 (Haryana) and Dhinagar G-B3 (Puducherry)

  • Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina lead needs as Gautam Gambhir turns 41 – Champion in each sense

    Former Indian gamers Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina heaped reward on Gautam Gambhir, who turned 41 years outdated on Friday, October 14. Gambhir performed a lot of match-winning knocks in his profession.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 14, 2022 10:12 IST

    Champion in each sense: Yuvraj, Raina lead needs as Gambhir turns 41. Courtesy: Reuters

    By India Today Web Desk: Former Indian cricketers Suresh Raina and Yuvraj Singh lauded Gautam Gambhir, who turned 41 on Friday, October 14. The left-handed Gambhir, Yuvraj and Raina performed essential roles for India in successful the 2011 World Cup again in 2011.

    Yuvraj, who turned the Player of the Tournament within the mega occasion at residence, praised Gambhir for being ‘a champion in true sense’.

    Yuvraj took to Twitter, “Wishing a very Happy Birthday to my dear brother @GautamGambhir – a champion in every sense! Lots of love GG. Hope to see you soon.”

    Raina, who retired from worldwide cricket again in August 2020, within the meantime, praised the Delhi-born Gambhir for being ‘a gracious human being’.

    Raina took to Twitter and wrote, “Wishing @GautamGambhir all the love and success on his Birthday today! A true friend and a gracious human being. Happy Birthday brother, have a great day and a fulfilling year ahead.”

    Gambhir performed a key position in India successful each the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup. The southpaw scored 75 in opposition to Pakistan and helped the Men in Blue win the T20 World Cup ultimate at Wanderers in Johannesburg.

    Then in 2011, he scored 97 when India discovered themselves beneath stress within the World Cup ultimate in opposition to Sri Lanka. Gambhir stitched collectively helpful partnerships with Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni and guided India by way of to victory.

    Although he didn’t get the Player of the Match award in each the finals again in 2007 and 2011, Gambhir is remembered for the knocks he performed in these two video games in entrance of packed homes.

    The Delhi-born Gambhir retired from all types of cricket after taking part in a Ranji match again in December 2018 in entrance of his residence crowd at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.

  • Road Safety World Series: Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh energy India Legends to 40-run win over England Legends

    Road Safety World Series: Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh starred with the bat whereas Ramesh Powar did the job with the ball to assist India Legends register a 40-run win over England Legends.

    Road Safety World Series: India Legends register 2nd win to go atop (@RSWorldSeries Photo)

    HIGHLIGHTSIndia Legends defeated England Legends by 40 runsThe match was diminished to 15-overs sport as a consequence of rain in DehradunSachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj and Ramesh Powar starred in India’s win

    Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Ramesh Powar turned the clock with excellent performances to assist India Legends register a 40-run win over England Legends within the rain-marred match of the Road Safety World Series 2022.

    Sachin Tendulkar’s 40 off simply 20 balls helped the India Legends get off to a fast begin. Suresh Raina and Yusuf Pathan then carried on the slaughter with a 40-run stand after Sachin’s dismissal. Pathan was the aggressor, scoring 27 runs within the 11 balls he confronted. Although each hitters acquired dismissed in the identical over, the England Legends nonetheless had Yuvraj Singh to face.

    After a prolonged delay owing to climate, India Legends completed with a large rating of 170/5 of their 15 overs with 5 overs being subtracted from every innings. He was unbeaten at 31 off 15 balls.

    — ENDS —

  • India vs Australia: Virat Kohli catches up with Yuvraj Singh forward of 1st T20I in Mohali

    Virat Kohli, on Tuesday, September 20, caught up with former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh forward of India’s first T20I towards Australia at PCA Stadium in Mohali.

    IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli catches up with Yuvraj Singh forward of 1st T20I in Mohali. Courtesy: AP

    HIGHLIGHTSVirat Kohli had a chat with Yuvraj Singh earlier than the matchVirat Kohli scored 2 runs off 7 balls within the Mohali T20IVirat Kohli obtained out to quick bowler Nathan Ellis

    Virat Kohli, on Tuesday, September 20, caught up with former all-rounder Yuvraj Singh forward of India’s first T20I towards Australia at PCA Stadium in Mohali.

    The official Twitter deal with of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) uploaded an image the place Kohli will be seen fastidiously listening to what Yuvraj was saying.

    Kohli was additionally seen making some gestures along with his arms and talking to Yuvraj, additionally the Player of the Tournament within the 2011 World Cup.

    Kohli, within the meantime, didn’t have a fantastic day. He got here into the event after scoring his maiden T20I century towards Afghanistan within the Asia Cup 2022 match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

    In the primary T20I, he got here to bat at No.3 after Josh Hazlewood obtained the prized wicket of Rohit Sharma, who scored 11 off 9 with one 4 and a six.

    However, Kohli couldn’t survive for lengthy and obtained out to quick bowler Nathan Ellis. The 33-year-old Kohli tried to hit Ellis down the bottom, however did not get correct timing. Cameron Green took a easy catch within the infield.

    Kohli perished after scoring two runs off seven balls with India’s rating at 35 for 2 in 4.5 overs.

    Pre-match catch-up be like #StaffIndia | #INDvAUS | @YUVSTRONG12 | @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/6ECHaJHsZU

    — BCCI (@BCCI) September 20, 2022

    Recently, Virat Kohli scored his first century after a niche of almost three years. He additionally equalled Ricky Ponting’s tally of centuries in worldwide cricket.

    Of late, there have additionally been debates about Kohli’s batting place within the Indian staff. Many reckoned that Kohli ought to preserve opening the batting after how he performed towards Mohammad Nabi’s Afghanistan.

    — ENDS —

  • Watch: Sachin Tendulkar, Irfan Pathan thank Indore crowd after rain performs spoilsport in Road Safety World Series

    Sachin Tendulkar, Irfan Pathan, and Yusuf Pathan have been among the many India Legends gamers who took a lap across the Holkar Stadium in Indore to acknowledge the help the crew obtained throughout their third match within the ongoing Road Safety World Series. India Legends’ match towards New Zealand was washed out because of rain after solely 5.5 overs of play on Monday, September 19.

    However, followers had turned up in massive numbers to observe the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and the Pathan brothers in motion within the Road Safety World Series second version.

    There was loads of cheers from the stands when New Zealand Legends received the toss and opted to area. Sachin Tendulkar and Naman Ojha walked out to the sphere amid thunderous reception from followers because the well-known “Sachin, Sachin” chants reverberated by the stadium.

    Tendulkar didn’t disappoint because the legendary batter hit 4 boundaries throughout his 13-ball 19 not out earlier than it began pouring in Indore. Tendulkar took followers down reminiscence lane by taking part in a near-perfect ‘Dil-scoop’ in Kyle Mills’s over.

    Naman Ojha departed after hitting a six and a couple of boundaries for his 15-ball 18. He was dismissed by New Zealand nice Shane Bond. However, Tendulkar seemed strong towards a strong New Zealand bowling line-up that included Bond, Mills, Jacob Oram and Hamish Bennett.

    Suresh Raina joined Tendulkar within the center and the previous India all-rounder hit a six for his 7-ball 9 not out.

    India have been at 49 for 1 in 5.5 overs when rain performed spoilsport.

    Taking to social media, quick bowler Vinay Kumar shared a video of the India Legends gamers thanking the gang after the match was called-off because of rain.

    Irfan Pathan took to Instagram and mentioned: “It’s a pity we couldn’t play in front of this wonderful crowd. Thank you Indore for the love.”

    Thank you for the immense love Indore #IndiaLegends #RoadSafetyWorldSeries2022 #Indore pic.twitter.com/zSlFn7FVM6

    — Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) September 19, 2022

    Notably, India Legends have been a part of two rain-affected matches on the trot within the Road Safety World Series.

    After they defeated South Africa Legends by 61 runs to start their marketing campaign on a profitable be aware in Road Safety World Series 2022, their second match towards West Indies Legends in Green Park, Kanpur was washed out because of rain on Wednesday, September 14.

    India Legends will subsequent face England Legends on the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun on Thursday, September 22.

    — ENDS —

  • Betting website seeks backdoor entry into India by means of surrogate advertisements

    During key moments of the Asia Cup match that concluded on Sunday, the picture of Yuvraj Singh — wearing whites, pumping his fists, flashing a large smile and holding a bat — would flash on the screens.

    The former India cricketer was, on paper, selling a ‘professional sportsblog’, 1xBet. In actuality, nevertheless, 1xBet is a controversial offshore betting web site.

    The on-line bookmaker, banned in a number of nations, together with Russia, the place it was based, had in 2019 been blacklisted by Britain’s Gambling Commission following an investigation by the Sunday Times that exposed that 1xBet’s “brand had been used to promote betting on children’s sports, cockfighting and a ‘pornhub’ casino with topless women dealing the cards”. The blacklisting had additionally led to high soccer golf equipment competing within the English Premier League golf equipment terminating their sponsorship contracts.

    Also, in June this 12 months, Norwegian soccer journal Josimar reported that 1xBet, one of many greatest sponsors in soccer, was “declared bankrupt in the Caribbean island of Curacao, where the company has a licence that allows it to offer bets around the world”.

    Now, the identical platform is making an attempt to realize a foothold in India. Operating underneath the banner of a ‘professional sportsblog’ to bypass the foundations, it has launched a advertising and marketing blitzkrieg, which, Indian regulators mentioned, could possibly be in ‘potential violation’ of the nation’s legal guidelines.

    And it’s not simply 1xBet. Another betting web site, FairPlay, too, has been on an promoting overdrive throughout the Asia Cup and the US Open, in an try and lure new clients.

    With playing and betting unlawful in India, these platforms arrange sports activities information web sites, which supply match predictions and suggestions, to help them in surrogate promoting. Yuvraj is among the ambassadors of 1xBet’s sportsblog, whereas actor Ranbir Kapoor and boxer Mary Kom, amongst others, endorse the information portal of FairPlay.

    The authorities’s draft pointers for deceptive commercials underneath the Consumer Protection Act prohibit firms from surrogate promoting. “Advertisements for goods or services whose advertising is otherwise prohibited or restricted by law shall not circumvent such restrictions by purporting to be advertisements for other goods or services, the advertising of which is not prohibited or restricted by law,” state the draft pointers launched in August 2020.

    In June this 12 months, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry issued an advisory to print, digital and digital media to chorus from promoting on-line betting platforms.

    “The advertisements of online betting are misleading, and do not appear to be in strict conformity with the Consumer Protection Act 2019, Advertising Code under the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act, 1995, and advertisement norms under the Norms of Journalistic Conduct laid down by the Press Council of India under the Press Council Act, 1978,” the ministry had mentioned in a press release.

    Manisha Kapoor, the CEO and secretary basic of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) instructed The Indian Express that it is a matter for “judiciary and states to look into”.

    “The ads mentioned are in potential violation of the Indian government’s law rather than ASCI’s code. This is a matter for the judiciary and states to look into in the interest of consumer protection and is beyond the purview of ASCI,” Kapoor mentioned. “Having said that, we support the government at all times in monitoring such ads when asked for.”

    Yet, the difficulty continues to go unchecked. Over the previous couple of years, particularly throughout and publish the pandemic, betting firms – by means of direct or surrogate methods – have been overtly and more and more promoting on main streaming providers, together with Hotstar and SonyLIV, throughout reside sports activities occasions, most notably cricket matches.

    When contacted, Hotstar, SonyLIV, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Yuvraj Singh and 1xBet didn’t reply. FairPlay couldn’t be reached for remark.

    To place bets on these offshore web sites, customers should first create an account by sharing their private particulars. In the case of 1xBet, the textual content message for the One-Time Password required to register is delivered in Russian. Once logged in, customers can place bets on home and worldwide matches in sports activities starting from cricket, kabaddi, volleyball, soccer, desk tennis, basketball and tennis, amongst others.

    The web site presents a number of fee choices for customers based mostly out of India, together with e-wallets, cryptocurrencies, financial institution transfers and financial institution playing cards. Curiously, whereas making UPI transfers, as a substitute of creating the fee on to 1xBet, the registered ID belongs to a non-public particular person and it routinely retains altering. Users are given a singular reference code to validate the transactions and the cash is deposited within the betting account by means of a 3rd celebration inside an hour, reasonably than instantaneously.

    Additionally, these web sites – registered in tax havens like Curacao and Cyprus – put the onus of determining the legalities of on-line betting on the consumer. “When opening an account and/or using our Website you must make sure that your actions are legal in the territory in which you reside. You also guarantee and agree that you have received legal advice before registering on our Website,” the phrases and situations printed on 1xBet said, including that it’s unlawful in nations like “the USA, the United Kingdom, Cyprus, the Netherlands, etc.”

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    All these nations have banned 1xBet, based in Russia in 2007, for violating their betting and playing legal guidelines. According to Spanish day by day AS, the corporate has additionally been fined in nations like Kenya, Poland, Israel, and the Netherlands.

    The firm, although, continues to sponsor two of the largest soccer golf equipment – Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. However, it can’t be legally accessed in each Spain and France.

    In India, 1xBet and FairPlay are the most recent in a string of betting firms flooding the unlawful market. Apart from promoting on TV and streaming websites, a number of offshore web sites resembling Dafabet and Parimatch have entered into sponsorship agreements, by means of surrogate methods, with groups that play within the home leagues in sports activities like cricket, soccer and kabaddi.