Zaheer out, Gambhir in for England Tests

India picked six quick bowlers for the five Tests against England though there was no place for Zaheer Khan

ESPNcricinfo staff28-May-20145:40

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India Test squad for England

MS Dhoni (capt. & wk), M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishwar Pandey, Ishant Sharma, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Pankaj Singh

In: Gautam Gambhir, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Pankaj Singh

Out: Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ambati Rayudu

Zaheer Khan has failed to find a place in an unusually large squad for the five Tests against England starting July. Other major talking points in the 18-man squad were the return of Gautam Gambhir, who last played Tests for India in December 2012, and the inclusion of Rajasthan’s pace bowler Pankaj Singh. The touring party included the top seven that went to New Zealand, retained the two spinners, featured six quicks and one seaming allrounder, to go with Gambhir and reserve wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha.The biggest talking point was the exclusion of Zaheer. A series of injury problems had raised questions over the 35-year-old Zaheer’s ability to last a Test series and though he dispelled those worries by bowling 107 overs in the two Tests against New Zealand earlier this year, a back injury forced him to miss almost the entire India leg of the IPL. It is still unclear whether Zaheer has missed out due to the injury, or whether he has been dropped.The last time India went to England, in 2011, Zaheer broke down in the second session of the first Test, never to recover. That was the beginning of India’s dramatic slide in overseas Tests.Gambhir, another casualty of that England tour, returned to the Test squad after a year and a half despite a middling first-class season as the squad is short on experience: only two other members in the squad, MS Dhoni and Ishant Sharma, have played Tests in England. There were no other outstanding contenders for the back-up openers’ slot.Pankaj has been rewarded for several successful seasons on the domestic circuit, including 39 wickets at 22.46 in the 2013-14 Ranji Trophy. He had also been integral to Rajasthan’s run to successive Ranji titles in 2010-11 and 2011-12, and has made several impassioned pleas questioning his absence from the national squad. If Pankaj gets to play a Test, he will become the India bowler with most first-class wickets before Test debut, 300, beating R Vinay Kumar’s 241.The six quicks were joined by allrounder Stuart Binny. The only back-up batsman in the squad was Gambhir, with Saha on hand as second-choice wicketkeeper.India have not played a five-Test series in more than a decade, the last was against West Indies in 2002. India have not won a Test abroad in three years, and have lost away series to South Africa and New Zealand in the past six months, causing them to slide to No. 5 in the ranking.

Goleiro do Paraná analisa duelo contra o Bragantino: 'Time a ser batido'

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O Paraná aproveitou bem o período sem jogos durante a Copa América e teve uma evolução importante na temporada. Feliz com o rendimento da equipe nas últimas semanas, o goleiro tricolor, Thiago Rodrigues, destacou o crescimento que o grupo teve neste tempo de pausa na Série B.

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‘Foi um período muito importante para todos aqui. Fizemos um trabalho muito intenso nas últimas semanas e isso foi muito importante. O grupo apresentou uma evolução importante desde a parada para a Copa América. Agora é colocar em prática tudo que fizemos de bom nestes dias sem jogos’, analisou o camisa 1.

O jogador destacou, também, o desejo do clube em conquistar o acesso em 2019. Após oito rodadas, o Tricolor está na sétima colocação, com 13 pontos.

‘A meta de todos é colocar o Paraná na primeira divisão esse ano. Só isso nos interessa. Vamos lutar muito neste segundo semestre para conquistarmos esse objetivo, que seria importante para o clube, grupo e torcida’, afirmou.

De acordo com o arqueiro, o duelo de sábado, em casa, contra o Bragantino, líder da competição, será uma pedreira.

‘O Bragantino é, hoje, um adversário a ser batido pela boa campanha que está realizando. Eles têm um grupo muito forte. Vamos impor nosso ritmo de jogo para sairmos com um triunfo dentro de casa’, concluiu.

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ديانج: لا يهمني الفوز بجائزة أفضل لاعب والأهلي خسر السوبر الإفريقي

أعرب المالي أليو ديانج لاعب وسط الأهلي عن حزنه الشديد بخسارة الفريق لقب كأس السوبر الإفريقي في المملكة العربية السعودية، وأكد أن الفوز بجائزة أفضل لاعب في اللقاء لا يعنى له شيئًا بسبب خسارة اللقب.

وتلقى الأهلي هزيمة أمام اتحاد العاصمة الجزائري بهدف دون رد سجله زين الدين بلعيد من ركلة جزاء في الشوط الأول من اللقاء.

اقرأ أيضًا.. موعد مباراة الأهلي القادمة بعد الهزيمة أمام اتحاد العاصمة في السوبر الإفريقي

وقال أليو ديانج في تصريحات لقناة “بي إن سبورتس” عن خسارة الأهلي أول ألقاب الموسم الجديد: “نعم بالتأكيد هذا أمر مؤلم ومؤثر جدًا نحن لم نتوقع ما حدث في المباراة، ولكن هذه كرة القدم، سنرفع رؤوسنا رغم كل شيء ونواصل العمل ونحاول تصحيح الأخطاء التي فعلناها الليلة، وسنبدأ التفكير في المستقبل”.

وتابع: “لا يعني لي الكثير أن أفوز بجائزة أفضل لاعب في المباراة لأننا خسرنا الكأس، كان من لأفضل أن نفوز بالكأس وأن أكون رجل المباراة وقتها سيكون الأمر جميلًا ولكن هذا لا يعني شيئًا بالنسبة لي”.

وافتتح الأهلي موسمه بخسارة لقب السوبر الإفريقي، حيث ترشح إلى هذه المباراة بعد فوزه بلقب دوري أبطال إفريقيا في الموسم الماضي على حساب الوداد المغربي.

ويعد هذا هو السقوط الأول لمارسيل كولر المدير الفني للأهلي، حيث لم يخسر السويسري أي لقب مع الأهلي منذ توليه المسؤولية الفنية.

وتوج الأهلي بلقب كأس السوبر الإفريقي 8 مرات في تاريخه، إلا أنه تلقى هزيمة صعبة من اتحاد العاصمة على الأراضي السعودية.

Top order leads Indians' solid effort

Fifties from Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara lifted Indians to 333 on the first day of their tour match against Leicestershire

The Report by Nagraj Gollapudi in Leicester26-Jun-2014
ScorecardCheteshwar Pujara struck eight fours during his 57•AFP

“” (Atif, go steady. He is your guest. Please take care), a fan shouted from the Benett End after the left-arm seamer from Leicestershire hit the Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan on his right elbow, forcing the batsman to retire hurt.Yet, it was the Indians who caused more pain for a half-strength Leicestershire side, with three of their batsmen recording elegant and effortless half-centuries. Only two batsmen were officially out as three players opted to retire before the visitors, as per the rules, declared at the end of the day.After M Vijay bottom edged a wide delivery into gully at the stroke of the first hour, Dhawan and Gautam Gambhir created a strong platform by forging a 119-run stand for the second wicket. Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli built on it by adding 64 for the third wicket, before an undefeated 74-run stand between Ajikya Rahane and Rohit Sharma lifted the Indians to 333 for 4, and deflated the spirits of the Leicestershire bowlers.With the forecast indicating afternoon showers over the next two days, MS Dhoni opted to bat. The Indians decided to field all 18 players, though the plan was to play 15-a-side on the eve of the match. The visitors’ batting XI included everyone apart from R Ashwin.Dhawan was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013 for his match-winning knocks during India’s triumph in the Champions Trophy. However, he began nervously by chasing after a full and wide delivery from Anthony Ireland and edging it to third slip, only to be handed a reprieve by Dan Redfern. It was a sharp chance. Ireland kicked the air in disgust. Dhawan brought up the Indians’ fifty by slashing the medium-pacer Shiv Thakor past point for four and followed it up by going down on his knees to cover drive for another four.Dhawan remained quiet for a brief period, going 14 deliveries without scoring, but then hit four consecutive fours. A light tap to the leg side brought up a 79-ball fifty, as well as the 50-run partnership for the second wicket with Gambhir.By lunch, India were 106 for 1 and Leicestershire, who were missing most of their first XI following a ten-wicket loss to Surrey, were hurting. However, the hosts returned after the break with Ireland and Shaikh bowling with more intensity.In the sixth over after lunch Shaikh, who has played only one first-class match, aimed a short and quick delivery into Dhawan’s ribs. Dhawan backed out, but to his surprise the ball followed him swiftly and hit him on the right elbow. Dhawan threw the bat instantly, wincing in pain, and a few minutes later he walked back to the dressing room retired hurt. The Indian team management clarified later that the batsman was fine and there was no cause for concern.Gambhir, in his first outing for India since losing his opening position to Dhawan more than a year ago, did not let the incident disrupt his tempo. He had hit his first boundary off his 13th delivery – an edgy square drive against Thakor – and seemed poised for a big score. He was compact, calm and comfortable against all bowlers.Gambhir kept clipping and pushing the ball into gaps for runs, before collecting his half-century with a back-foot drive to the cover boundary against offspinner Jigar Naik. He immediately decided to retire, the first of three players to do so.Leicestershire appeared listless for the majority of the day, with the bowlers failing to maintain a consistent line to trouble the batsmen. Having learned from their recent experiences in South Africa and New Zealand, the Indians were happy to go through the motions without doing anything silly.Their only mistake came immediately after tea, when Kohli misread the line and played away to a full inswinging delivery from Thakor to lose his off stump. Pujara also retired soon after hitting fifty, Ajinkya Rahane started with four consecutive fours, and Rohit Sharma nearly raced to the fastest half-century of the day before the innings had to be declared.More accustomed to the rumbling sounds inside Indian grounds, the visitors had to be content playing in front of a subdued Thursday crowd. Grace Road was reportedly sold out on the eve of the match, but virtually half the ground was empty today.The Indians will not attach too much significance to the runs scored, considering Leicestershire and Derbysire, their opponents in the second tour match next week, occupy the bottom two rungs in Division 2 of the English County Championship. The last Championship match Leicestershire won was the final game of the 2012 season.However, even after accounting for the quality of their opponents, the Indians wanted to clock adequate minutes in the middle and are bound to be satisfied with their returns on the first day.

فيديو | رد فعل غريب من كلوب على هدف بيلينجهام القاتل في مباراة ريال مدريد ويونيون برلين

حظي مقطع فيديو للألماني يورجن كلوب، المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول الإنجليزي، بانتشار واسع، يظهر خلاله رد فعله على هدف جود بيلينجهام في مباراة ريال مدريد ويونيون برلين بدوري أبطال أوروبا.

وقاد بيلينجهام فريقه ريال مدريد للفوز في الدقيقة الأخيرة أمام يونيون برلين، بهدف دون مقابل، ضمن مباريات الجولة الأولى لدور المجموعات بدوري أبطال أوروبا.

وخلال مؤتمر صحفي يوم الأربعاء، تم اخبار كلوب بهدف بيلينجهام لحظة تسجيل اللاعب للهدف، ليظهر المدرب رد فعله.

وابتسم كلوب وهز رأسه ثم قال: “بيلينجهام؟” وهو يضحك بصوت عالٍ كما لو كان غير مصدق أنه قد سجل هدفًا متأخرًا آخر لريال مدريد، ونظر مدرب ليفربول حول الغرفة بابتسامة وهو منبهر.

وكان بيلينجهام هدفًا لليفربول خلال سوق الانتقالات الصيفي، حيث سعى لضمه من بوروسيا دورتموند لكن لم يتمكن من الظفر بالتعاقد، ونجح ريال مدريد في حسم الصفقة لصالحه.

اقرأ أيضًا | بديل محمد صلاح.. ليفربول يستهدف جناح ريال مدريد

وسجل بيلينجهام 6 أهداف مع ريال مدريد في 6 مباريات، بواقع 5 أهداف في 5 مباريات بالدوري الإسباني، وهدف في مشاركته الأولى مع فريقه الجديد بدوري أبطال أوروبا، وصنع هدفًا. 

ويشارك ليفربول في الدوري الأوروبي هذا الموسم، وخاض أول مباراة له ليلة الخميس وتغلب على لاسك لينز النمساوي بثلاثية لهدف.

'Cricket's value will be diluted at Olympics' – Kamal

Echoing the sentiments of the BCCI and the ECB, new ICC president Mustafa Kamal has said cricket’s value will be “diluted” if it goes to the Olympics

Mohammad Isam30-Jun-2014

‘Football sends B, C or D teams to Olympics, so what will we gain by sending B, C or D team from cricket?’ – Mustafa Kamal•Getty Images

New ICC president Mustafa Kamal has said that cricket’s value will be “diluted” if it goes to the Olympics. His views echo those of the BCCI and the ECB, who are opposed to the idea despite many in the ICC willing it to happen.Kamal believes that if cricket, like football, ends up sending second or third-string sides to the Olympics, it will hardly add anything to the game’s value. At the same time, he also questioned the logistical side of staging cricket at the Olympics, which usually lasts two to three weeks.”We have debated it a lot, whether we should go to Olympics,” Kamal told reporters. “Football sends B, C or D teams to Olympics, so what will we gain by sending B, C or D team from cricket? We feel that our value will be diluted if we go there. Cricket has a legacy, it has importance.”Cricket takes time. Something like a 100m run takes 9 seconds. I might need 11 seconds, so you tell me how you can send so many countries and play such a lengthy game in the Olympics?”Kamal was speaking at a press briefing shortly after arriving at the Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka where he was accorded a reception, which included BCB directors and former players.Kamal became the eleventh ICC president during the annual conference in Melbourne earlier this month, and will hold the post for 12 months. He was appointed vice-president in October 2012. He was the joint nominee of BCB and PCB, though his elevation to the post of vice-president was delayed at the time by three months since it was being debated whether the post of vice-president remained relevant in the light of the restructuring.The ICC formally changed its administrative structures at its annual conference in June 2012, which made way for the creation of the chairman’s post. The chairman will have greater executive powers and head the board; the post of president will subsequently become a largely ceremonial one, with a one-year term, and the post of vice-president abolished.Kamal said he is happy with the role. “The president’s title is really good for me,” he said. “It is an ornamental post. I will speak in conferences, give awards in tournaments and chair the ICC’s annual conference. Then after my time is up, I will hand it over to the next president.”On the day he was made president, Kamal noted that his appointment coincided with the exact day on which Bangladesh were given Test status. “This is a memorable and historic day for Bangladesh cricket,” he said. “On this day 14 years ago, Bangladesh became the 10th Test playing country. Today, a Bangladeshi becomes the 11th President of the ICC. Thank you for bestowing this honour on Bangladesh and me.”

Pablo Marí celebra acerto com o Flamengo: 'Agora eu sou Mengão'

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Anunciado como reforço do Flamengo, Pablo Marí usou as redes sociais para celebrar o acerto “com este clube gigantesco”, com o qual assina contrato até dezembro de 2022. O zagueiro espanhol se disse feliz por defender a equipe, comentando o desejo em corresponder as expectativas da Nação e diretoria.

-Extremamente feliz e pronto para esta nova etapa da minha carreira no Flamengo. É um orgulho e alegria poder defender esse clube gigantesco. Eu darei tudo para estar à altura e assim fazer feliz a esta enorme torcida. É hora de novos desafios. Agora sou Mengão! – publicou Pablo Marí em seu Twitter.

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Como o vínculo do zagueiro com o Manchester City se encerrou em junho, o defensor chega à Gávea sem custo. Pablo Marí esteve cedido pelos Citizens ao Deportivo La Coruña (ESP) em 2018/19, quando disputou 38 das 42 da equipe na última temporada. Ele ainda marcou dois gols pela segunda divisão local.

Ainda não há previsão de chegada do defensor ao Rio de Janeiro, tampouco de utilização do jogador por parte de Jorge Jesus. Pablo Marí estava de férias após a temporada europeia e precisará um período para adaptar-se ao clube.

Vídeo viraliza na rede: Neto detona o L! e depois percebe que estava errado

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Um vídeo (mais um, por sinal) envolvendo o o apresentador Neto, da Rede Bandeirantes, viralizou nas redes sociais. Nele, o ex-craque do Corinthians critica uma matéria publicada por este LANCE!. A reclamação de Neto é que ele teria sido citado somente como “apresentador da Band” (veja vídeo abaixo).

– Apresentador da Band é o caramba, irmão. Meu nome é Neto. Se não quiser colocar, não façam com que vocês vendam jornal por aquilo que eu sou aqui na Band. Eu não sou apresentador, não. Eu sou ex-jogador, sou ídolo do Corinthians e trabalho na Band há 20 anos.

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Alertado pelo companheiro de programa Velloso de que seu nome estava, sim, citado na matéria, Neto percebeu o engano.

– Tem o meu nome? Então esquece tudo o que eu falei. Desculpa aí, pessoal do LANCE! – disse ele antes detodos caírem na gargalhada.

Tranquilo, Neto, você está mais do que desculpado. Afinal, somos teus fãs e do teu programa. Estamos até lembrando a todos, no começo da matéria, que teu nome vai além do Neto, é José Ferreira Neto. Mas vamos aproveitar para fazer mais uma pequena correção.

No vídeo você diz que muitas vezes foi solicitado pelo LANCE! a dar nota para os jogadores mesmo sem ter visto as partidas. Você deve estar se confundindo mais uma vez, Neto! Essa nunca foi nem será a prática do LANCE!. É óbvio que para poder dar nota a pessoa precisa ter acompanhado a partida.

Bons programas e boa sorte, craque!

Kalpage, Wijetunge hand in resignations

Sri Lanka acting assistant coach Ruwan Kalpage has handed in his letter of resignation to SLC, the board confirmed, after Kalpage is understood to have received an offer to become Bangladesh fielding coach

Andrew Fidel Fernando04-Aug-2014

Ruwan Kalpage is understood to have received an offer to become Bangladesh fielding coach•Associated Press

Sri Lanka acting assistant coach Ruwan Kalpage has handed in his letter of resignation to SLC, the board confirmed, after Kalpage is understood to have received an offer to become Bangladesh fielding coach under Chandika Hathurusingha. Sri Lanka’s national spin bowling coach Piyal Wijetunge is also set to join the Bangladesh staff in a similar capacity, and has handed in his resignation letter to SLC as well.There is still a possibility either one or both of them could be persuaded to remain within the Sri Lanka set-up, but that decision will be made by the SLC executive committee on Tuesday, CEO Ashley de Silva said. “The ExCo will acknowledge that the letters have been received, and they might decide whether to give some sort of offer to these coaches, if they want them to stay,” he said.Both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have experienced change within their coaching structures over the past few months, with Sri Lanka seemingly losing its top coaches, while Bangladesh puts together a new coaching unit under Hathurusingha.Kalpage had been fielding coach under Graham Ford, Paul Farbrace and now under acting head coach Marvan Atapattu, but now finds the board has advertised his position, which suggests the board has been unsatisfied with his work in the team. The fielding coach job is one of the three vacancies in the Sri Lanka set-up at present. Atapattu’s job is also in limbo, as is Darshan Weerasinghe’s position as the team trainer.SLC has largely been encouraging of Wijetunge’s work, but like Sri Lanka A trainer Mario Villavarayan, Wijetunge has been offered a substantially higher salary by the BCB. In March, head coach Farbrace had also been lured away from Sri Lanka by a better salary in England, though the opportunity to work with the national team of his birth-nation had also been among the motives for Farbrace’s departure.Kalpage is expected to remain with the Sri Lanka team until the end of Pakistan’s tour of Sri Lanka, which begins on Wednesday. SLC had hoped Wijetunge would work closely with Sachithra Senanayake in order to remedy his action as he had done once before in 2011. But given the uncertainty around Wijetunge’s position, head of coaching Jerome Jayaratne has instead been assigned to assist Senanayake, as the spinner undergoes a remedial course in Australia this month.Sri Lanka have a two-and-a-half month break from international cricket, following the end of the Pakistan ODI series on August 30, in which the board may firm up its new coaching set-up. If Atapattu is not chosen as head coach, Sri Lanka will have its eighth head coach – either temporary or permanent – in four years.

معلق مباراة ليفربول وتوتنهام اليوم في الدوري الإنجليزي

تعرف على معلق مباراة ليفربول وتوتنهام اليوم في الدوري الإنجليزي

يستعد فريق ليفربول لخوض مباراة مهمة في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، 2023/24، مساء اليوم السبت.

ويلتقي ليفربول مع نظيره توتنهام، على ملعب الأخير، في قمة منافسات الجولة السابعة من الدوري الإنجليزي.

ويحتل ليفربول في الوقت الحالي، المركز الثاني في جدول البطولة، برصيد 16 نقطة، بفارق نقطتين عن مانشستر سيتي المتصدر.

في حين أن توتنهام يمتلك 14 نقطة في جدول البريميرليج، حاليًا، في المركز الرابع. من هو معلق مباراة ليفربول وتوتنهام اليوم في الدوري الإنجليزي؟

سيعلق حفيظ دراجي على أحداث مباراة ليفربول وتوتنهام.

ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا.

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