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Big totals for the team, an excellent run of scores for himself – all of this is helping New Zealand pick up speed as they head towards the World Cup, he said

Andrew Fidel Fernando06-Jan-20191:55

‘We played well till the last 20 overs’ – Taylor

Mammoth totals for the team, an excellent run of scores for himself – all of this is just helping New Zealand pick up speed as they head towards the World Cup, according to Ross Taylor.Batting first in both matches in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand set Sri Lanka targets of 372 and 320, going on to successfully defend both totals despite some fight from the opposition. In general, New Zealand’s conditions are the closest to those of England from among the World Cup-going nations, but extremely batting-friendly tracks could be especially helpful, Taylor suggested.”Even though 300 is a par score, sometimes chasing 300 can be pretty intimidating,” he said. “You’ve got to go about it in a certain way. I’m sure at the World Cup the scores will be very high – certainly at a few of the grounds. We’ve got to find ways of getting to the big scores, and also of restricting the opposition as well.”Taylor top-scored in the second ODI, hitting 90 off 105 balls, and has in general been in spectacular one-day form – that 90 being the fifth successive ODI innings in which he has passed 50. He had been excellent in ODIs in 2018 as well, averaging 91.28 from 10 innings, including two centuries.”It’s a World Cup year, and I’ve put a big focus on the tournament and on one-day cricket,” Taylor said. “There are still a few things I want to work on, but I can hopefully continue the form over the summer.”New Zealand have now wrapped up the series against Sri Lanka with a match still to play, but one area of concern from Saturday’s match is their catching, which fell to pieces towards the end of the innings. No fewer than five clear-cut chances went down – most of them straightforward – which allowed Sri Lanka to get within 21 runs of the hosts’ total, despite having lost five wickets for 16 runs in the middle overs. It was an unusual performance from one of the best fielding sides in the world.”Some of our best fielders were dropping catches,” Taylor said. “It was a bit windy, but at the end of the day, there are no excuses for that. We have to work hard at training to rectify that. I’m sure once those first couple go in in the next match, all the boys’ hearts will be a bit calmer than they were last night.”

In Nagpur, Amandeep Khare’s double-ton propelled Chhattisgarh to 489 while slow bowlers Akash Vashisht and Vikas Yadav dominated in Delhi

ESPNcricinfo staff25-Oct-2017Shadab Jakati’s five-for restricted Punjab‘s dominance as they posted a total of 635 against Goain Porvorim, following Jiwanjot Singh’s double-hundred (238) and centuries from Anmolpreet Singh (113) and Gurkeerat Singh Mann (114).Resuming their unbeaten 236-run stand, Jiwanjot and Anmolpreet could add only 24 runs more to their partnership as the latter was run out by Reagen Pinto in the fourth over of the day. With Jiwanjot being dismissed soon after, Gurkeerat struck his ton, powering Punjab to 600. Jakati dismissed Gurkeerat and scythed through the tail to finish with figures of 5 for 165.In reply, Goa moved to 94 for 1 in 29 overs, with Swapnil Asnodkar (28*) and Sagun Kamat (32*) at the crease. Siddarth Kaul dismissed opener Sumiran Amonkar for 30.Amandeep Khare’s double ton, and his 105-run sixth-wicket partnership with Jatin Saxena(62) powered Chhattisgarh to 489 in Nagpur. Vidarbha spinners Karn Sharma and Akshay Karnewar did most of the damage post lunch as they picked three each to clear the lower order.Vidarbha lost their opener Sanjay Ramaswamy (7) in reply, before captain Faiz Fazal (20*) and Shrikant Wagh (4*) took them to 31 for 1 in 13 overs at stumps.Slow left-armers dominated in Delhi as Himachal‘s Akash Vasisht ran through the core of Services‘ batting as they were reduced to 153 for 6 in their first innings. Earlier in the day, Rahul Singh and Vikas Yadav shared five wickets to clear up Himachal’s lower order as they crumbled from 320 for 5 to 364 all out.Nikhil Gangta, who converted his overnight score of 89 to bring up his second century of the season, helped Himachal get to their eventual total before being dismissed by Yadav.Services lost their openers Navneet Singh (49) and Ravi Chauhan (38) after a 50-run stand, and failed to recover as Vasisht worked through the top order. Nitin Tanwar (11*) and Vikas (1*) were at the crease at stumps.

International cricket is headed for a major financial shift as Australia, England and South Africa lead a push to sell overseas television rights in a collective bundle overseen by a new, independent administrative body

Daniel Brettig09-Sep-20161:17

Could all cricket be sold as one TV package?

International cricket is headed for a major financial shift as Australia, England and South Africa lead a push to sell overseas television rights in a collective bundle overseen by a new, independent administrative body.While the BCCI has expressed reservations about the concept, ESPNcricinfo understands that Cricket Australia, the ECB and CSA are adamant that a more collaborative approach to selling bilateral rights is the only way to minimise potential damage to revenue levels due to a shrinking of the Indian television market.Their push for a new way to sell bilateral rights was a key part of discussions at a workshop convened by the ICC in Dubai this week. These meetings effectively signalled the death knell for the concept of two-tier Test cricket, but prospects are brighter for a Test Championship playoff, and formalised league structures for ODIs and international Twenty20 matches.The recent acquisition of Ten Sports by Sony has cut the number of major Indian television rights bidders by a third, and both CA and the ECB are aware their current rich deals with Star Sports – worth up to US$8 million per international match – are unlikely to be matched next time around.Overseas rights contracts for both nations are soon to expire, adding urgency to the boards’ desire for another approach that will mean less
competition between nations and a better overall return.”All countries are worried about the downturn in the Indian market and they feel a linked-together approach will be better,” a source told
ESPNcricinfo. “Otherwise they’re out there on their own, two Indian broadcasters and 10 countries all with rights deals to sell – broadcasters can pick and choose.”If you’ve got one rights package to sell with content they want included somewhere in it then you’re in a much better position.”So eager are Australian, English and South African administrators to try the collective approach that they are unlikely to wait for
consensus before pulling the trigger. The pooled bid could feature as few as three nations or as many as 10, depending on who responds positively between now and the next round of official ICC meetings in October.Given that the deal would be for bilateral series only, there is no requirement for the pooled option to pass a vote of the ICC executive board. Instead CA, the ECB and CSA will need to convince other nations that the new deal is in their best financial interests, and also to formulate an independent body to oversee proceedings in a manner that would remove any doubts about the rich seeking a bilateral cash-grab at the expense of the rest.”The decision to pool rights could be made by three, five, 10 countries, however many agree,” the source said. “It isn’t all in or none in – it will take place regardless of how many sign up.”While the ICC has a department tasked with selling commercial rights to global tournaments, it has no authority to sell bilateral series. “Independence in decision-making in that group and also independence in terms of how the money is divided up is going to be really important,” the source said. “If big countries are seen to be muscling little countries then the concept weakens.”But it’s got [to have] independent management and potentially governance that will position it as a genuine media player, rather than countries pursuing their own individual interests.”The BCCI’s hesitance to get involved in the pooled deal thus far is driven in part by the differing television rights priorities for each nation. Indian cricket has generated massive revenue from the IPL, dwarfing the still-strong returns derived from international series and ICC events.By contrast, all other boards including Australia, England and South Africa rely far more heavily on the television rights from bilateral series sold into the Indian market and ICC tournaments. While T20 began in England and has found a successful outlet in Australia’s BBL, neither competition is anywhere near as lucrative as the IPL – likewise the tournaments run by other nations.”In the end the boards are competing against themselves and pulling in three directions,” the source said. “They’re the beneficiaries of ICC events, they’re the rights holders for bilateral cricket and they own domestic T20 competitions. It does come back to where they want to prioritise their energies and what balance of those three things they see their business running on in the future.”

Samit Patel picked up four wickets to help Nottinghamshire into the semi-finals of the Royal London Cup after defeating Durham by 49 runs on DLS

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Samit Patel picked up four wickets for the second day running to help Nottinghamshire into the semi-finals of the Royal London Cup after defeating Durham by 49 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.Patel, who helped spin his county to a Championship success over Warwickshire a day earlier, produced figures of 4 for 11 to end Durham’s reign as domestic one-day cup holders. The visitors had been set a target of 194 but they lost their way once pace had been taken from the ball and were bowled out for just 144 in 21.2 overs.Earlier in the day Notts had reached 94 for 1 in 17.2 overs, after being put in, before deteriorating conditions forced the players from the field. After a stoppage of almost five hours, the contest was then reduced to 24 overs per side. The home team managed to advance their innings to 170 for 4, with Alex Hales making 62 and Dan Christian blasting an unbeaten 48.

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Nottinghamshire v Surrey or Kent
Essex or Yorkshire v Gloucestershire or Hampshire

Hales and Riki Wessels gave the Outlaws a perfect platform as they posted 55 for the first wicket, making the best of any width offered by Graham Onions and Chris Rushworth.The introduction of John Hastings into the attack accounted for Wessels, who pulled the Australian straight into the hands of Scott Borthwick at short midwicket for 25.Dan Christian, promoted to No. 3 in the order, punched Onions down the ground for four from his first delivery and repeated the dose two overs later. Hales moved to his fifty in spectacular style, slog-sweeping Borthwick for the first maximum of the match, with his half-century coming from 46 deliveries, seven of which were struck for fours.When play resumed after the rain interruption Hales hit another six before holing out to Ryan Pringle at deep midwicket. James Taylor wasted little time in finding his range, striking Borthwick for three consecutive sixes on his way to 29 from just 15 balls. Taylor fell in the final over of the innings and was followed back to the pavilion by Patel, who hit the last delivery into the hands of Rushworth at third man.Mark Stoneman and Phil Mustard gave the northeast county a flying start to their reply by putting on 63, but the contest swung back again when three wickets fell in six deliveries. Christian enticed Stoneman to hit to midwicket for 36 and then Steven Mullaney picked up two wickets in his first over. Mustard lofted to long-on for 24 and then Paul Collingwood drilled his first delivery straight back into the waiting hands of the bowler.Calum MacLeod and Graham Clark shared in a stand of 61 for the fourth wicket but Durham collapsed dramatically as the required run rate soared. Patel’s introduction saw off both players and he then removed Hastings and Pringle in quick succession, having also caught Gordon Muchall off Mullaney’s bowling.Rushworth was run out and Onions had his stumps knocked over by Jake Ball as Durham’s reign came to an end. Notts progress to the last four, where an away trip to the winners of the Surrey versus Kent quarter-final awaits them.

Thirush Kamini overcame a nervy start to become the first Indian to score a century in the Women’s World Cup. Her 100 set up India’s match-winning total against WI

Abhishek Purohit in Mumbai31-Jan-2013Thirush Kamini, who became the first Indian to make a hundred in a Women’s World Cup, said she had “too many things running” in her mind when she walked out to open in her first international match in nearly three years. Despite a slow start, she went on to add 175 for the first wicket with Poonam Raut, setting up a match-winning total of 284 for 6 against West Indies.Kamini’s previous match for India was in February 2010, but she calmed whatever nerves there may have been at the start to allow Raut to take charge, before opening up to overtake her opening partner. Mithali Raj, the India captain, had spoken about India’s strong opening combination going into this World Cup, unlike previous editions.Kamini said she had worked on her strokes during her time away from the national team. She had made an unbeaten 95 during the domestic Challenger Trophy in December 2012. “I was coming back from an injury. I had focused a lot on knocking,” Kamini said. “Today, I decided to take it ball by ball. I made a slow start but I knew I could make up later, which I was able to.”It was a perfect start to the tournament for the hosts as they piled on an imposing total after being asked to bat by West Indies, before defending it comfortably. Raj said she was “surprised” at being put in, and would have batted on the flat pitch had she won the toss.Raj believed chasing such a big total was a difficult task but West Indies captain Merissa Aguillera felt it was her batsmen, and not the bowlers who let the side down. Aguillera said with batsmen such as Stefanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin and Shanel Daley, West Indies should have batted much better than being dismissed for 179. Batting seemed to get slightly difficult in the evening as India’s seam bowlers got the ball to move around through the chase, but Aguillera refused to give much weight to that, saying her side should have been able to adapt to the conditions.Dottin gave India a brief scare as she cracked four powerful sixes on her way to 39 off just 16 deliveries. Her cameo lasted a little more than four overs but it was a “dangerous period”, according to Raj. “I am glad she didn’t continue further,” a relieved Raj said.The promoted Jhulan Goswami and Harmanpreet Kaur had earlier played cameos of their own as India kicked on to take 109 off the final 13 overs after the big opening stand. Raj said the team had worked on having a slog and decided to send the two batsmen before her so that they could go after the bowling.With India’s bowlers constantly keeping West Indies under pressure, Raj did not feel the fielding had been tested much and warned that tougher contests lay ahead against sides such as England.

Sri Lankan seamer Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out of the tour of South Africa and will return home to recover from a hamstring tear.

Firdose Moonda in Centurion 12-Dec-2011Sri Lankan seamer Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out of the tour of South Africa and will return home to recover from a hamstring tear. Pradeep sustained the injury after bowling 10 deliveries in the tour match against the South African Invitation XI in Benoni on Saturday and will be out of cricket for almost a month.An MRI scan was done and after examining it, physiotherapist Stephen Mount is of the view that Nuwan will be unable to play for another three to four weeks,” said Brian Thomas, Sri Lanka media manager. “Team management have requested a replacement player.”With injuries to four other seamers before the tour even started, Sri Lanka have limited options over who to bring into the squad. Two of the wounded, Dhammika Prasad and Nuwan Kulasekara started bowling again recently and former captain, Kumar Sangakkara said they “stand a good chance of coming back on the tour.”Sangakkara himself joined the injured ranks when he tore the webbing between the first and second finger on his right hand during the tour match. He left the field on the second day’s play and took no further part in the match and had three stitches put in. After play on Sunday, Sangakkara said he would be monitored but would not play in the Test unless he was fully fit.Although he has not been cleared to play, there is some positive news after he was examined on Monday. “Doctors feel the injury will heal enabling him to play in the first Test,” Thomas said. The first Test starts on Thursday at Centurion.

Reece Young, the New Zealand wicketkeeper, has pointed to his move from Auckland to Canterbury in July as the key to his call-up to the national squad.

ESPNcricinfo staff22-Dec-2010Reece Young, the New Zealand wicketkeeper, has pointed to his move from Auckland to Canterbury in July as the key to his call-up to the national squad. While at Auckland, Young played alongside Gareth Hopkins, the man he has replaced, and had to play as a specialist batsman whenever Hopkins was in the team.”In Auckland, I was batting up the order and was a senior player, but I wasn’t keeping consistently,” Young told the . “That was the reason for leaving: to forge my own path and play head to head against Hoppy. Down here [in Canterbury] I get to be a senior player, bat up the order, and keep wickets consistently.”Young has been named in the 13-man squad for the two-match Test series against Pakistan that begins in Hamilton on January 7 next year, as well as in the Twenty20 squad for the three-match series beginning December 26.Hopkins was not only axed from the squad for the Pakistan Test and Twenty20 series, but left out of the 30 probables for the 2011 World Cup. He played all three Tests on New Zealand’s tour of India in November, after Brendon McCullum decided he was not going to keep wickets anymore in Tests, and said his lack of batting form on that tour was what resulted in his exclusion.”To be one day in the starting XI and then not in the 30 is a long way to fall but I missed my opportunity and I have to look inwardly,” Hopkins, who is 34, said. “I felt I had a pretty good tour [of India] with the gloves but I let myself down with a lack of runs.”Hopkins could only manage 44 runs in five innings with the bat during the Test series and then got only 33 runs in the four ODIs he played. He averages 14.75 in 25 ODIs.The 31-year-old Young has averaged 54.96 in first-class cricket in the last three years. He has played 99 first-class games, which means a debut Test against Pakistan will be his 100th, and said the 12 years of experience he had in domestic cricket would hold him in good stead when he played for the national side.”I’m really glad to have put in the time in domestic cricket before I got my opportunity,” Young said. “I know what it’s like to succeed and to fail and I know my game.”Young said he had heard rumours he may be picked for the Pakistan series but didn’t get his hopes up till he got the call. “I did realise there was an opportunity,” he said. “Mark Greatbatch called me this [Wednesday] morning, it was a brief conversation, but it was obviously one I was wanting. It’s a great Christmas present.”

Laxman hasn’t fully recovered from the injury to his left hand, sustained while fielding on the fourth day in the Chittagong Test against Bangladesh last month

Cricinfo staff04-Feb-2010The Indian selectors have called up Rohit Sharma to the squad for the first Test against South Africa as cover for VVS Laxman. Laxman hasn’t fully recovered from the finger injury he sustained while fielding during the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong last month.Captaining the Indian Board President’s XI in the tour game against the South Africans, Rohit managed just 20 but was delighted with his selection. “It feels good that I’ve been asked to stay back… (I’m feeling great),” he told the Kolkata-based .This is the first time Rohit is part of the Test squad since the 2008 visit to Sri Lanka. He was in fine form during the Ranji Trophy this season, making 527 at 87.83, including a highest of 309* against Gujarat.Meanwhile, Laxman skipped the team’s fielding practice on Wednesday afternoon, but did have a bat at the nets.India will be sweating over the injuries that have dogged the side of late – key batsmen Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and fast bowler Sreesanth have already been ruled out of this match.Captain MS Dhoni, though, looked to have recovered fully from the back spasms which forced him to miss the Chittagong Test. “One can’t have any control over injuries. Obviously, we’ll miss Dravid. It’s like a captain having no control at all over the toss.”

Mohamed Salah is cut from the same cloth as Cristiano Ronaldo, claims Jurgen Klopp, with the Liverpool star not built like normal people in their 30s.

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Egyptian forward still going strong at age of 31Remains a prolific presence for club & countryHas tweaked his game to move with the timesWHAT HAPPENED?

The Egyptian forward is now 31 years of age, but he is showing no sign of slowing down. Salah has broken through the 30-goal barrier in four of his six seasons at Anfield – with nine efforts to his name this term – and is considered to boast similar genetics to evergreen Portuguese legend Ronaldo, in that he could easily play on towards and into his 40s.

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Liverpool boss Klopp has said of Salah’s somewhat unique physical make up: “Off the pitch he behaves like a grown-up man, besides that he is just still a young player. It’s like that. He’s top fit. I think if we would really scan him, the majority of his bones are probably 19 or 20, because he just keeps himself in such a good shape. No, it’s with game understanding. That’s what we try to give young players. So, they all know an awful lot about football when they finish their career at 35, but the earlier you can get this information the more useful it is.

"Obviously with Mo that’s clear, he understands the spaces much better, he knows how players react to him, and then if he cannot score he can still be a threat for us, and that’s really super-important. How I said, the Everton game obviously will not go down in history performance-wise, but then scoring two goals is massive. In other games, playing much better and not scoring but being constantly a threat, is for us as important because that really opens up spaces for all the other boys. You might be right, but I cannot compare Mo to other 30-odd-year-old players because I don’t think biologically he is [30s]!"

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Salah has also made subtle tweaks to his game down the years, with the current version of the African icon not the same as the one that arrived on Merseyside in 2017. Klopp added on those changes: “The young Mo was a super-fast player who could go in behind, played at Roma together with [Edin] Dzeko. Dzeko controlled the ball or deflected it and Mo was there, stuff like this. Here, from the first day he had to do different things. He adapted extremely well. But the playmaker in that front row was probably more Bobby [Firmino] setting things up.

"And you don’t need then two players who are a bit deeper; it’s not that good anyway because you need players in the box, you need players who bring the ball over the line. Now it’s slightly different, especially with Darwin [Nunez] when he is playing, we have another speed player up there. So that changed Mo’s position, definitely, and he is smart enough to adapt to all these different things. Yes, massive development since he arrived, but he was in all phases world-class – and that is probably the best you can say about a player."

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Salah has registered 195 goals for Liverpool through 317 appearances – claiming three Premier Golden Boots along the way – and is now the all-time leading scorer in European competition for an English club after registering his 43rd continental strike in a Europa League win over Toulouse. It remains to be seen how many more he has left in him as a move to join Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia continues to be speculated on – with talk of a £200 million ($242m) transfer fee doing the rounds.

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