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Ravi Shastri’s blunt message for England after Champions Trophy exit: ‘Take playing in sub-continent seriously’ | Cricket News

Ravi Shastri’s blunt message for England after Champions Trophy exit: ‘Take playing in sub-continent seriously’ | Cricket News

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England’s desperate push for a win in a high-scoring thriller in Lahore on Wednesday ended in defeat with Afghanistan stunning Jos Buttler’s men with an eight-run victory to keep themselves afloat in Group B of the Champions Trophy. Despite an impressive start with the ball where Afghanistan shrunk to 37 for three, opener Ibrahim Zadran set forth a resounding comeback for his side. Zadran clobbered a career-best 177 off 146 deliveries, his innings studded with 12 fours and six maximums as Afghanistan put on a mammoth 325 for seven on the board. England’s chase progressively stiffened with Afghanistan pegging the former world champions back with regular wickets. Even as No. 4 Joe Root put on a clinical century to keep the chase alive, the Afghan bowlers held their nerves to inflict England’s fifth successive defeat since their recent tour to India, also knocking them out of the Champions Trophy. Afghanistan. You guys rock. Kammaaal Kaardi. For England. Take playing in the Subcontinent seriously with no excuses. Only then you will be recognised as a Team …

NZ captain Tom Latham backs Ben Stokes’ criticism of over-rate penalties in Test cricket: ‘Not an issue in subcontinent’ | Cricket News

NZ captain Tom Latham backs Ben Stokes’ criticism of over-rate penalties in Test cricket: ‘Not an issue in subcontinent’ | Cricket News

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After England captain Ben Stokes questioned over-rate penalties in Test cricket, his New Zealand counterpart Tom Latham also weighed in on the debate, saying the assessment needs to be reviewed. Stokes had said ‘he has not signed an over-rate sheet since Lord’s in the Ashes’ in protest and Latham concurred that pace-dominant Test matches make it tougher to follow those norms. “It’s certainly a challenge to get through those 15 overs an hour if the ball’s flying to the boundary a little bit more than usual,” Latham said on Thursday. “We’ve seen in the subcontinent where a lot of spin’s used, where that isn’t necessarily an issue. But maybe that’s something that does need to be reviewed because we’re certainly try our best, and no team wantsAfter England captain Ben Stokes questioned over-rate penalties in Test cricket, his New Zealand counterpart Tom Latham also weighed in on the debate, saying the assessment needs to be reviewed. Stokes had said ‘he has not signed an over-rate sheet since Lord’s in the Ashes’ in protest and Latham …

AFG vs NZ one-off Test: Tim Southee says being a fast-bowling captain tough in sub-continent | Cricket News

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New Zealand captain Tim Southee says being a fast-bowling captain is very difficult in the sub-continent and he is ready to sit out if conditions are more spin-friendly over the next two months when they play six Test matches, starting against Afghanistan on Monday. “It is tough….,” says Southee on captaining in the sub-continent. “Obviously, with six Test matches in this part of the world, we would like to think spin will play a crucial role. As a bowling unit, we got four quality pace bowlers and pace is your main threat back home. Here, it is potentially going to be spin. So it’s a challenge, especially for us because conditions are foreign.” Succeeding in generally unfavourable conditions in the sub-continent is the toughest assignment for a pacer, the veteran feels. 🏆 📹: Glimpses from the trophy unveiling ceremony ahead of the One-Off #AFGvNZ Test Match, starting tomorrow in Greater Noida, India. 🤩#AfghanAtalan | #GloriousNationVictoriousTeam pic.twitter.com/R4QZMBzw9u — Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) September 8, 2024 “It’s about working out what balance is right and it’s exciting …

Ajaz Patel, New Zealand’s sub-continent specialist, eyes another sweet homecoming | Cricket News

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Almost three years ago, Ajaz Patel became only the third cricketer to claim 10 wickets in a Test innings after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble. It was a sweet homecoming for New Zealand’s India-born spinner Ajaz Patel, but despite his heroics at the Wankhede, he has failed to become Blackcap’s leading spinner. Since that match against India in Mumbai, New Zealand have played 19 Tests and Ajaz has featured only in five of them. The 35-year-old has played 16 Tests so far out. Eleven of them have been in the sub-continent. In the next two months, New Zealand are set to play six Tests in the sub-continent, starting with a one-off Test against Afghanistan in Greater Noida next week, followed by two Test matches in Sri Lanka and then will return to India again for a three-match Test series. Patel, who has predominantly been as a sub-continent specialist, will have a chance to feature in all six Tests and make the most out of it. Interestingly, it could also be the first time when the …

Great mover, strong defence, steady baseliner: How Sumit Nagal embraced clay court game despite being from the subcontinent | Tennis News

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In October 2022, bogged down by injuries and struggling to put wins together while grinding it out on the lower-rung Challenger Tour, Sumit Nagal’s ranking had slipped outside the top 500. This week, shortly after a first-round defeat at the ATP event in Geneva, 26-year-old Nagal, now a top 100 player at the peak of his powers preparing for his first appearance at the French Open – the only Major that takes place on his preferred surface of clay – was contacted by Novak Djokovic’s team for a practice session. Solid practice before Roland Garros Thank you, @DjokerNole 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/lNa2pbz1Ih — Sumit Nagal (@nagalsumit) May 21, 2024 Nagal’s year-and-half-long journey from injury-induced obscurity and uncertainty, to being sought out by the greatest player in the history of his sport for a training session, illustrates both the revival of his once-promising career, and the lonely battle he continues to wage as the only consistent Indian presence in top-level singles tennis. Prior to his injury trouble, Nagal’s promise as a young player coming through the ranks was …

Subcontinent pitches rated sub-par more often, yet Test matches end faster everywhere | Data

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India men’s cricket team captain Rohit Sharma inspects the pitch ahead of the final match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI The second Test match between India and South Africa, which ended within two days on Thursday, with just 642 balls bowled, is the shortest completed Test match ever. Arguments about the pitch condition surfaced again after the match got over. This time, Indian captain Rohit Sharma did not pull any punches. He said he “did not mind” playing in “challenging” pitches as long as everyone does not “talk too much about Indian pitches”. When pitches start “turning on Day 1 in India, people start talking about the puff of dust,” he complained, but no one spoke of the many cracks in Newlands pitch. He said that the referees should rate pitches on “what they see and not based on the countries”. Table 1 | The table shows the pitch ratings (in %) for Men’s Tests played …

“In The Sub-Continent…”: How Australia Plan To Conquer India, Documentary Reveals

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How the Australian cricket team plans to conquer India during its much-awaited tour of the country, once termed the “Everest” by former coach Justin Langer and “final frontier” by the great Steve Waugh – the latest behind-the-scenes documentary — Amazon Original’s ‘The Test’ season two — promises to provide more than a peek into the strategies the visitors will employ to break its 19-year losing streak in India. Test captain Pat Cummins recalled the 2004 triumph in India under Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting, saying it’s the benchmark his men aim to reach in February-March. “They won in India, they won in England,” Cummins says in ‘The Test’, also referring to Australia’s five-Test Ashes tour of the UK, which follows the India assignment. “That Test team (class of 2004), no matter where they (went) in the world, they could adapt. That’s the gold standard. That’s what you aspire to.” The documentary, which premieres on Prime Video this week, charts the success and failure of Cummins’ team from the time of his appointment as skipper to …