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SRINAGAR | May 25, 2014, Sunday
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IPL snub to Pak players
dented India’s image: Afridi
Lahore, May 24: Pakistan
all-rounder Shahid Afridi
feels India’s cricketing image
has taken a hit worldwide due
to the IPL organisers’ decision to keep players from his
country out of the T20 event.
Talking to reporters in
Lahore, the former captain
said it was strange to see
that while cricketers from
all over the world were in
the IPL, only Pakistani players were being sidelined by
the Indian authorities. “It
is a setback for Pakistani
players but overall it is the
image of Indian cricket that
has suffered because of this
policy,” Afridi said.
Afridi said Pakistan has
always supported Indian
cricket and even now
was putting its hand out
for having normal and
cordial relations. “I have
always said that not only
through politics but even
through cricket, relations between the
two countries
can improve a
lot,” he asserted.
Afridi also
talked about
his
future
plans insisting
he might quit
playing ODIs
after the 2015
World Cup. “I will take a
decision than on what to do
after looking at my fitness
and performances. But there
is no doubt that this World
Cup is of great importance
and significance for senior
players like myself.”
“Maybe after the World
Cup I might decide to just
focus on playing T20 cricket.” Asked about the captaincy, Afridi said he had
been asked a similar question after returning from
the World T20 tournament
in Bangladesh.
“Like every player, I also
have a desire to lead my country. I love challenges and I
have a big heart and I am not
one to run away from
challenges. There is
a wish to be captain
and it will always be
there.” Afridi was
also candid when
asked about his past
differences with new
head coach Waqar
Younis.
“We
have to forget
past issues and
if we remain
adamant about
not forgetting
than it will not
be beneficial
for anyone,” he
stated. PTI
Friends’ Cosco Cricket Tourney
Organisers issue
participation forms
Srinagar, May 24: Organisers of the Friends Cosco
Cricket Knockout Tournament, being organised
at Malla Bagh here, today
sought applications from
teams desirous of participation in the event.
A handout issued here
said 32 teams will participate
in the tournament, being held
on knockout basis at Malla
Bagh, Naseem Bagh, dates
for which will be announced
separately. “Each team will
have to pay a participation
fee of Rs 1500 while the winning team will get an assured
cash prize of Rs 10,000 apart
from the winner’s trophy”,
the handout said.
For further information,
desirous teams can contact
cell numbers: 9018481282,
9018787976, 9596162807, it
added. GKNN
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Indian Premier League 7
Dhoni, du Plessis help CSK thrash RCB
Bangalore, May 24: An
unbeaten 54 from Faf du Plessis
and MS Dhoni's blazing 49 off
28 balls helped Chennai Super
Kings snap their three-match
losing streak as they thrashed
Royal Challengers Bangalore
by eight wickets with 14 balls
to spare in their final league
game at the M Chinnaswamy
stadium. This was CSK's first
win over RCB at the Chinnaswamy since 2008.
Chasing 155, CSK got off to a
flying start with Dwayne Smith
and du Plessis flaying the RCB
bowlers all over the park. Ravi
Rampaul went for 15 in his first
over while Mitchell Starc was
smashed for 18 runs as they
notched up the fifty-run stand
in just 24 balls. Rampaul got
his revenge when he snapped
up Smith for 34. There was a
period in the middle overs
when CSK found it hard to
score runs against some disciplined bowling from Yuzvendra Chahal and Yuvraj Singh.
CSK benefited from a blunder by umpire Nigel Llong in
the 11th over. Du Plessis came
down the track and gloved
the ball onto the pad. The ball
lobbed up to the leg side and
Yogesh Takawale snapped up
the catch. RCB were sure that
they had their man but the
BRIEF SCORES
160
Chennai Super Kings
for 2
(DU PLESSIS 54*, DHONI 49*)
BEAT Royal Challengers Bangalore
154 for 6 (KOHLI 73, NEHRA 3-33)
by eight wickets
umpire did not give it out.
In the course of the du
Plessis-Dhoni stand, the CSK
skipper twisted his ankle but
he carried on. In the 16th over,
Takawale missed a simple
stumping of Dhoni with the
match evenly poised. The
bowler, Yuvraj Singh, could
not believe it and he went on
to concede 22 runs. The 16th
over blunder changed the
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Pietersen slams Downton as
England axe row continues
London, May 24: Kevin Pietersen has blasted England and
Wales Cricket Board managing director Paul Downton
for claiming he was uninterested during the dismal Ashes
series in Australia.
Downton launched a scathing attack on former England
batsman Pietersen during an
interview with BBC Radio's
Test Match Special on Thursday. The ECB chief said Pietersen appeared “disinterested” and “distracted” in the
fifth Test in Sydney, and that
he was unable to find anyone
within the England set-up
who wanted the controversial
33-year-old to remain in the
team. England's thrashing in
the Test series in Australia
was the beginning of the end
for Pietersen, who was reported to have strained relations
with several members of the
squad and was eventually
axed in February with Downton overseeing the decision.
“The suggestion that I
was uninterested during the
winter Ashes series against
Australia is wholly untrue,”
Pietersen said in a statement.
“Although I was having
injections in my knee, which
inhibited my mobility and
thus my ability to field close
to the wicket, I was fully
motivated to play for England and whilst I accept that
the series as a whole fell well
below my own personal standards, I finished the series as
the top scorer.
“I did, and continue to
have a good relationship with
most of the England players.”
“With regard to the criticisms aimed at my “the way
I play type attitude”, I feel it's
only reasonable to remind Mr
Downton that this method
has brought me over 13,500
runs for England, in addition
to being part of four Asheswinning teams and a World
T20-winning side, all of which
achievements I am hugely
proud of,” Pietersen said. AFP
course of the game and CSK
cantered to victory.
Earlier in the day, a wonderful fifty from RCB skipper Virat Kohli helped them
reach 155/6. Put into bat, RCB
went into the match with four
changes. Chris Gayle, who was
struggling for form and fitness
in this edition, was shunted out and Rilee Rossouw
replaced him. Ravi Rampaul,
Shadab Jakati and Vijay Zol
were the other additions in the
RCB team while CSK brought
in Samuel Badree and Ashish
Nehra in place of Pawan Negi
and John Hastings.
RCB got off to a poor start
when Nehra cleaned up
Rossouw for 1. Yogesh
Takawale hit three fours
in one over of Samuel
Badree but perished
in R Ashwin's first
over. Vijay Zol
played a rash
shot across the
line to Mohit
Sharma and
departed for
13. Kohli and
Yuvraj Singh then
rebuilt the innings slowly,
with Kohli deciding to play
the role of the aggressor.
Jadeja broke the
55-run stand but
Kohli upped the
ante by smashing
a wonderful fifty off
40 balls. AB de Villiers looked threatening before Nehra sent him
back for 10. Kohli was unstoppable though and he made 73
as RCB plundered 55 runs in
the last five overs to reach a
competitive total.
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