Month: August 2019

Will India dump Shastri? Moody among challengers for coaching job

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New Delhi (AFP) – India’s hunt for a new coach has attracted top international names, including Australian Tom Moody, despite skipper Virat Kohli backing Ravi Shastri to get a new deal, reports said Wednesday. The deadline for applications ended Tuesday as the Indian side set off for a tour of the West Indies with pressure mounting on Shastri after the team were upset by New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final. According to media reports, Moody, former New Zealand coach Mike Hesson, Sri Lanka stalwart Mahela Jayawardene, ex-India player Robin…

Ronaldo is the best, says India’s Kohli

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New Delhi (AFP) – The world’s number one batsman, Virat Kohli, said Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo remains the world’s top footballer. Kohli, who tops the global batting rankings, said that the Portuguese goalscorer remains a superstar even at the age of 34. “For me, Cristiano is above everyone else.His commitment and work ethic is unmatched.He wants it that bad – you can see it every game,” Kohli told the FIFA website. “In my opinion he has taken on more challenges and succeeded at all of them.He’s the most complete player…

The Ish factor

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Ish Sodhi of Montreal Tigers bowls during match 4 of GT20 tournament, between Montreal Tigers and Brampton Wolves played at the CAA centre in Brampton, Ontario on 27th July 2019. Photo by: Pal Pillai /Focus Sports/ GT20

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Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on the bowler of the tournament so far Ten games into the second edition of the GT20 league and it’s hard to say who has been the most effective batsman. It has rained fours and sixes at the CAA Centre – and at no time was the onslaught as fierce as when Chris Gayle made an unbeaten 122 for Vancouver Knights – but the riches have been spread around. There is little doubt about the most effective bowler, though. And it’s a legspinner who has been running rings around…

The divergent paths of Phillip and Heyliger

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Kyle Fitzroy Philip of Edmonton Royals bowls during match 9 of GT20 tournament, between Montreal Tigers and Edmonton Royals played at the CAA centre in Brampton, Ontario on 31st July 2019. Photo by: Pal Pillai /Focus Sports/ GT20

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Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on two meetings – 12 years apart It was nearly 12 years ago, as Kyle Phillip remembers it. He was nine years old – “maybe 10” – and watching cricket at a club in Trinidad. Shedding his inhibitions, he walked up to a fast bowler whom he looked up to – an exciting allrounder who had moved from Guyana to Trinidad to play club cricket – and said to him: “Hey Dillon, teach me how to bowl fast, man.” The Dillon whom he approached is Dillon Heyliger, then…