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    Yuvraj Singh Reveals How Sachin Tendulkar Helped Him Make a Comeback from Cancer Battle

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    Yuvraj Singh opened up on how Sachin Tendulkar inspired him to make a comeback to international cricket post his battle with cancer.

    The former India left-handed batsman was the Player of the Tournament in the World Cup 2011 but was diagnosed with cancer soon after. He fought it successfully and made a comeback to the Indian team in September 2012, before playing on for five more years.

    “There were a few ups and downs. I kept on speaking to Sachin, and he said, ‘Why do we play cricket? Yes, we want to play international but we play for the love of the sport. If you love the game, you want to play” Yuvraj told Sportskeeda.

    “Sachin said, ‘If I was in the situation, I wouldn’t know what to do but if you love the game, you still play the game and decide when you want to retire. People should not decide for you”.

    Yuvraj Singh replies to Sachin's retirement wishes

    Yuvraj Singh is a Part of the World Cup Winning Team:

    Yuvraj was a part of the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2014 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, both tournaments in which India reached the final to be runners-up.

    “So I had some good chats with him (Sachin) and played 3-4 years of domestic cricket. I was in and out of the Indian team, played the T20 World Cup. I made a few comebacks but it was time to move on because my body was not the same after cancer.

    “But I still managed to come back and score my highest ODI score. I just wanted to be happy in my life. I wanted to be at peace and have no regrets, so I moved on.”

    Yuvraj said the board had mismanaged his career towards the end.

    “I just felt that the way they managed me towards the end of my career was very unprofessional. But looking back at a couple of great players like Harbhajan, Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, also very badly mismanaged. So it is part of Indian cricket, I had seen it in the past and I was not really surprised,” Yuvraj added.

    “But in the future, anybody who has played for India for a long time and has been through tough situations, you should definitely honour him.

    “Give him that respect, somebody like Gautam Gambhir, who has won two World Cups for us. Sehwag, who has been the biggest match-winner after Sunil Gavaskar in Tests. VVS, Zaheer, also.”

    Yuvraj played 304 ODIs, 58 T20Is, and 40 Tests. He would go down as one of the most successful white-ball players for India in history.

    Also read: “Paranthe Kithe Hai?” : Sachin Tendulkar Replies to Yuvraj Singh’s ‘Keep it Up’ Challenge

    Caribbean Premier League 2020 to Begin on 18 August in Trinidad and Tobago, Final On 10 September

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    CPL 2020 date

    A 33-game Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 competition will commence one month from now with defending champion Barbados Tridents against St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Guyana Amazon Warriors taking on the Trinbago Knight Riders.

    CPL CEO Damien O’Donohoe said the 18 August to 10 September competition would be arranged in two venues in Trinidad and Tobago, with the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba facilitating 23 games, including the elimination rounds and finals, and Queen’s Park Oval at Port of Spain facilitating 10 games.

    The West Indies team challenged the first international cricket since the lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic when it beat England in the first Test at Southampton prior to this month. England won the subsequent Test and the series is ready with the third Test in Manchester setting off to the last day.

    The West Indies players, who needed to go into about fourteen days of isolation in the wake of showing up in England a month ago in anticipation of the Test series, will come back to the Caribbean and need to adjust rapidly to the T20 design.

    Much the same as the Test series in England, the six-group CPL will be played in void arenas and in a bio-secure condition with severe conventions set up to shield players and the general population from the spread of COVID-19.

    “We have seen the appetite for live sport since it has returned after a prolonged absence, and the interest in CPL will be higher than ever with it being the first franchise T20 tournament to return,” O’Donohoe said.

    Organizers worked with the government of Trinidad and Tobago to ensure the tournament could be staged this year.

    CPL Full Squads

    St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Chris Lynn, Ben Dunk, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Rassie van der Dussen, Sohail Tanvir, Ish Sodhi, Sheldon Cottrell, Denesh Ramdin, Rayad Emrit, Dennis Bulli, Alzarri Joseph, Joshua de Silva, Dominic Drakes, Colin Archibald, Jon Russ Jaggesar, Sunny Sohal.

    Trinbago Knight Riders: Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Fawad Ahmed, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Khary Pierre, Tim Seifert, Sikandar Raza, Anderson Phillip, Pravin Tambe, Jayden Seales, Amir Jangoo, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Muhammad Ali Khan.

    Jamaica Tallawahs: Andre Russell, Sandeep Lamichhane, Carlos Brathwaite, Rovman Powell, Tabrais Shamsi, Glenn Phillips, Chadwick Walton, Oshane Thomas, Asif Ali, Fidel Edwards, Preston McSween, Andre McCarthy, Nicholas Kirton, Jeavor Royal, Nkrumah Bonner, Veerasammy Permaul, Ryan Persaud.

    Guyana Amazon Warriors: Imran Tahir, Nicholas Pooran, Brandon King, Ross Taylor, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Green, Qais Ahmad, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Naveen Ul Haq, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Kevin Sinclair, Ashmeade Nedd, Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Jasdeep Singh.

    St Lucia Zouks: Rilee Rossouw, Mohammad Nabi, Daren Sammy, Colin Ingram, Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Anrich Nortje, Obed McCoy, Rahkeem Cornwall, Mark Deyal, Noor Ahmad, Kimani Melius, Leniko Boucher, Kavem Hodge, Javelle Glen, Saad Bin Zafar.

    Barbados Tridents: Rashid Khan, Jason Holder, Marcus Stoinis, Harry Gurney, Alex Hales, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Hayden Walsh Jr, Ashley Nurse, Jonathan Carter, Raymon Reifer, Kyle Mayers, Joshua Bishop, Nyeem Young, Justin Greaves, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shayan Jahangir

    READ: Pravin Tambe to Play For Trinbago Knight Riders in Caribbean Premier League

    “No one can match Virender Sehwag’s impact in Test cricket”, Gautam Gambhir Praises His Former Opening Partner

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    Gambhir praises Virender Sehwag as India's best opener

    Commending his former India opening partner Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir said that nobody can coordinate the aggressive opener’s effect in Tests cricket.

    Sehwag, who made his Test debut for India in 2001, had an awesome red-ball profession where he scored 8586 runs in 104 Test matches at a strike-rate over 82, indenting up 23 centuries and 32 half-centuries of years.

    The 41-year-old was the first Indian batsman to score a triple century in Test cricket, and has done so twice — 309 against Pakistan in Multan in 2004 and 319 against South Africa in Chennai in 2008. He is additionally the fourth individual to score more than one triple Test ton after Sir Don Bradman, Brian Lara, and Chris Gayle.

    Gambhir Praises Sehwag:

    “No one can match Sehwag’s impact in Tests. No one actually thought he could be such a successful Test opener. People always thought he was always going to be a much more successful white-ball cricketer. But if you look at his records, he is far more successful in red-ball cricket,” Gambhir said on Cricket Connected.

    “That is Virender Sehwag for you.”

    Gambhir recalled a particular Sehwag inning where the swashbuckling batsman scored a 68-ball 83 against England in Chennai in 2008, which helped India win the match.

    “I remember one inning which was played in Chennai when we won the Test match against England. We were chasing around 350-odd [387, actually] on a turner, where they had Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar, and Virender Sehwag got 60-odd runs.”

    “Just by scoring 60 [83 actually], if you can become the man of the match, that shows the impact of the person.”

    “And, just setting up the game, if Virender Sehwag bats till lunch, you will be at around 100. Not a lot of team approach Test cricket like that, when you are batting on Day 1, you want to be as loose as you can. But Virender Sehwag was absolutely different. So that’s why no one can match his impact in Test cricket.”

    During their playing career, Gambhir and Sehwag formed a successful partnership at the top, scoring 4412 runs from 87 innings including 11-century stands.

    Watch Sehwag and Gambhir’s Aggressive Opening Against South Africa:

    Also read: Gautam Gambhir Uncovers WHY MS Dhoni Deserves Full Credit for Virat Kohli’s Team India Achievement

    Happy Birthday Jonty Rhodes: Wishes Pour in As The Superman Fielder Turns 51

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    Jonty Rhodes birthday

    Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes turned 51 on Monday and his former Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians was among the first ones to wish him on social media.

    “Happy birthday to our former fielding coach and a forever fan favourite in Mumbai, @jontyrhodes8,” Mumbai Indians wrote along with a photo of arguably the greatest-fielder ever.

    Rhodes spent as many as 9 seasons with Mumbai Indians as their fielding coach.  The man who is credited to have revolutionalised fielding in limited-overs cricket was also wished by the Cricket World Cup’s official Twitter handle.

    “Happy Birthday Jonty Rhodes, WATCH his superman run-out from the 1992 CWC against Pakistan”.

    Rhodes played 245 ODIs in a career spanning a little more than a decade. He scored 5,935 runs at an average of 35.11. In addition, the birthday boy featured in as many as 52 Test matches and accumulated 2,532 runs at an average of 35.66 with the help of 17 half-centuries and three centuries in the longest format of the game.

    JONTY RHODES OVERALL STATS

    Batting Stats:

    M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s Avg S/R Ct St
    Test 52 80 9 2532 117 v ENG 3 17 256 22 35.66 45.73 34 0
    ODI 245 220 51 5935 121 v PAK 2 33 392 47 35.11 80.9 105 0
    World Cup 24 20 3 354 43 v ENG 0 0 22 4 20.82 87.84 7 0

     

    Bowling Stats:

    I O M R W Best 3w 5w Avg E/R S/R
    Test 2 2 1 5 0 0/0 v AUS 0 0 – 2.5 –
    ODI 2 2.2 0 4 0 0/1 v ZIM 0 0 – 1.71 –
    World Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

     

    Also read: Jonty Rhodes Points Out AB de Villiers as Greatest Fielder of All-Time in an Instagram Live Session

    Sunil Gavaskar Says He Would Love to See Sourav Ganguly Carry On As BCCI Chief Till 2023 World Cup

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    Possible BCCI President after Ganguly

    Former India cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar has applauded Sourav Ganguly’s managerial skills and expressed his longing to see the former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) head proceed as the BCCI president till 2023 Men’s cricket World Cup that India will have.

    With former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s tenure as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president set to an end on 27 July, the BCCI had recorded a request in the Supreme Court of India looking for different changes to the patched up board’s constitution including asking the apex body to broaden Ganguly and Jay Shah’s tenure till 2025.

    While the issue is scheduled to get a decision on 17 August, Gavaskar feels Ganguly will have the option to lead the cricket board with as much fitness as he appeared while driving the cricket crew.

    Sourav Ganguly
    Sourav Ganguly

    Writing in a regular column for Mid-day, Gavaskar said, “Personally, I would love to see Sourav and his team carry on till the end of the 2023 World Cup in India but let’s see what the court decides. Just like Sourav lifted the Indian team after the early murky times and restored the faith of the Indian cricket lovers, so also he and his team look capable of doing that with the BCCI administration.”

    He also was of the opinion that a delay in the verdict was putting “Indian cricket in limbo”. He wrote that while there are a lot more important cases than cricket before the apex judicial body, Indian cricket lovers are awaiting the decision anxiously.

    According to the rules set by the board’s constitution, a person has to serve a cooling-off period of three years if he or she has served “two successive terms or six years as an office-bearer in the BCCI or any state association”.

    Also read: Virat Kohli Considered World No. 1 Because he Bats Exactly Like Viv Richards: Sunil Gavaskar

    WATCH : Not CSK But THIS is Who Brad Hogg Named Favourites For IPL 2020 Title in UAE

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    Possible IPL 2020 winning team

    Former Australia and Kolkata Knight Riders cricketer Brad Hogg has predicted which teams he believes could be contenders for Indian Premier League (IPL) this year.

    Following the postponement of the T20 World Cup by the International Cricket Council (ICC) last week, IPL is now set to be held during the window of September 19 to November 10.

    Hogg, while making his very ower prediction, the former spinner named Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers as the main contenders.

    Moreover, the Aussie also name-dropped Hardik Pandya to bag the ‘man of the tournament’ this year too.

    “Well, Mumbai Indians look like they are going to be champions again. They are one of my top two teams going into this year’s IPL in UAE this year,” Hogg said on his Youtube page Hogg’s Vlog.

    WATCH Brad Hogg’s Vlog on IPL 2020 Possible Winners:

    IPL 2020 in UAE:

    Indian Premier League is set to return to UAE for the second time after it hosted the first leg of 2014 edition due to the general elections being held in India that year. This time around it’s the coronavirus pandemic that has brought IPL to UAE shores.

    Even though BCCI got the window to host the IPL 2020 in September-November this year in the account of T20 World Cup Postponement, having the tournament in India could have been possible because of the increasing caseload of the Covid-19 cases in India.

    BCCI had no option left but to take the tournament outside of the country. Initially it was UAE and Sri Lanka which were looked at potential places to host with UAE more or less controlling the spread of the virus, while Sri Lanka was one of the least affected countries by the virus.

    Why UAE for IPL 2020

    UAE was zeroed down – 1. Because it has hosted the event earlier. 2. Logistically, UAE could pull off something similar or at least close to what England and Wales Cricket Board have managed by creating a bio-secure bubble for their international series against West Indies in England. The Dubai Sports City, which includes the Dubai International Stadium and the ICC Academy, is ready as a potential venue for the T20 league.

    The Way BCCI Managed Me Towards End of My Career Was Very Unprofessional: Yuvraj Singh

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    Yuvraj Singh
    Yuvraj Singh

    Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh didn’t get the opportunity to retire from the game with a big farewell coordinate and doesn’t have any second thoughts about it either however he urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to respect players who have given their everything for the national group.

    Yuvraj resigned from international cricket on June 10, 2019, in the wake of serving Indian cricket for 17 long years.

    India’s Best All-rounder Fails To Receive a Goodbye:

    Viewed as one of the best at any point restricted overs batsman, and absolutely the best No.4 for India in ODI cricket, Yuvraj at long last chose to leave the game in the wake of being kept separate from the national group for almost two years.

    Be that as it may, in spite of his important commitments to Indian cricket, Yuvi needed to throw in the towel with no show or a goodbye game.

    Discussing his retirement, Yuvraj said he doesn’t lament not getting a major send-off, much the same as a portion of his colleagues, yet feels that players who have served the national group for quite a while ought to be given a type of acknowledgment when they choose to resign.

    “I don’t think I’m a legend. I’ve played the game with integrity but I didn’t play much Test cricket. Legendary players are those who have good Test records. For giving somebody a farewell, that’s not for me to decide, that’s for BCCI to decide.

    “I just felt that the way they managed me towards the end of my career was very unprofessional. But looking back at a couple of great players like Harbhajan, Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, also very badly mismanaged. So it is part of Indian cricket, I had seen it in the past and I was not really surprised,” Yuvraj told sportskeeda.

    “But in the future, anybody who has played for India for a long time and has been through tough situations, you should definitely honour him.

    “Give him that respect, somebody like Gautam Gambhir, who has won two World Cups for us. Sehwag, who has been the biggest match-winner after Sunil Gavaskar in Tests. VVS, Zaheer, also,” said Yuvraj.

    Yuvi’s Carrier:

    Yuvraj Singh played 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20 Internationals for India from 2003 to 2017. He scored 8,701 runs at an average of 36.55 in ODIs with 14 hundreds and 52 fifties, and took 111 wickets at 38.68 apiece.

    In 2007, Yuvraj showed his big tournament mentality when he hit Stuart Broad for 6 sixes in Durban during the first ever World T20. Yuvraj was player of the tournament when India won the 2011 World Cup and played a key role in the World Twenty20 triumph in 2007.

    Also read : Yuvraj Singh, Nasser Hussain in Friendly Banter Over India’s 2002 Natwest Series Triumph vs England

    IPL 2020: BCCI Sends Acceptance Letter to Emirates Cricket Board

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    BCCI sent an acceptance letter to UAE
    BCCI sent an acceptance letter to UAE

    The UAE has drawn a stage nearer to facilitating IPL 2020 as the BCCI has sent an acknowledgment letter to the Emirates Cricket Board on Sunday, league administrator Brijesh Patel affirmed to Khaleej Times.

    After the world was shaken by Covid-19, UAE had developed as the most grounded competitor to have the IPL, which was prior to be played from March 29. Presently the dates have been pushed back to September 19.

    “Yes, we have sent the acceptance letter to the Emirates Cricket Board and both the boards will be working together from now on to stage the tournament,” Patel said.

    “The teams need at least three to four weeks to prepare for the tournament.”

    While ECB’s Mubashir Usmani said that a formal announcement from the board will be made on Monday.

    “We (the ECB) are going to send a press release on the issue tomorrow (Monday). But at this point in time, I cannot reveal more than that,” Usmani told Khaleej Times on Sunday.

    IPL 2020 to host by UAE

    Prior, New Zealand Cricket had approached and given the NOC to six of its players including Kane Williamson (SunRisers Hyderabad), Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians), Jimmy Neesham (Kings XI Punjab), Mitchell Santner (Chennai Super Kings), Mitchell McClenaghan (Mumbai Indians) and Lockie Ferguson (Kolkata Knight Riders).

    The same is expected from Cricket Australia as well. 14 players from Australia have IPL contracts currently.

    Aaron Finch, Josh Philippe, Kane Richardson (All Royal Challengers Bangalore), Chris Lynn, Nathan Coulter-Nile (Both Mumbai Indians), Josh Hazelwood, Shane Watson (Both Chennai Super Kings), Alex Carey, Marcus Stoinis (Both Delhi Capitals), Glenn Maxwell (Kings XI Punjab), Pat Cummins, Chris Green (Both Kolkata Knight Riders) and, Steve Smith, Andrew Tye (Both Rajasthan Royals).

    Why UAE for IPL 2020

    UAE was zeroed down – 1. Because it has hosted the event earlier. 2. Logistically, UAE could pull off something similar or at least close to what England and Wales Cricket Board have managed by creating a bio-secure bubble for their international series against West Indies in England. The Dubai Sports City, which includes the Dubai International Stadium and the ICC Academy, is ready as a potential venue for the T20 league.

    Also read: Why UAE Makes Most Sense as Hosts for IPL 2020 – All You Need to Know

    ‘Was Shocked to Find Around 50 Media People’: Umpire Daryl Harper Recalls When Sachin Tendulkar’s Delayed Arrival Created Confusion in Cape Town

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    Sachin Tendulkar’s delayed arrival in Test match against South Africa

    The 3rd Test between India and South Africa in January 2007 in Cape Town saw one of the most bizarre moments in cricket history. On the fourth day of the Test, India had to come out to bat in the 2nd innings.

    Unfortunately, openers Wasim Jaffer and Virender Sehwag fell quickly to Proteas seamers. Sachin Tendulkar was padded to come out next, but there was an unusal delay. South Africa team complained as the delay extended to over three minutes, which could lead to a time-out dismissal as per cricket rules.

    But umpire Daryl Harper convinced SA captain Graeme Smith to not appeal as the delay was not deliberate and occurred due to an unforeseen technical issue. Tendulkar, due to an injury, was off the field for sometime the previous day during South Africa’s innings, and had to wait an equivalent amount of time to return to bat.

    The team had not expected that the openers would be dismissed so quickly, so Tendulkar was the only player padded up.

    But when fourth umpire informed Indian team that Tendulkar cannot go out to the middle because of the above stated reasons, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid had to quickly pad up which led to the confusion and the delay. Dravid was the next to go to bat, followed by Ganguly, and then Tendulkar eventually went at no. 5 to bat.

    Harper Recalls the Moment:

    In a recent interview to Asianet Newsable, Harper recalled the press conference he had to attend after the match, and said that he was surprised to see over 50 media people interested in speaking to him.

    “In Cape Town at the close of the fourth day of a Test with South Africa, I was asked to attend the media gathering to explain an unusual incident from earlier in the day when Sachin Tendulkar had been ineligible to bat when Wasim Jaffar was the second Indian wicket of the second innings,” Harper said.

    “I obliged, expecting to find a gathering of possibly 10 journalists. When I took my seat and turned to answer the first question, I was shocked to find approximately 50 media representatives eagerly awaiting my answer. I reminded myself that India was on tour. The press contingent was a big audience to feed on every Indian tour,” he further added.

    Watch South Africa vs India 3rd Test Highlights:

    Also read: Daryl Harper Recalls The “Controversial LBW Decision” He Gave To Sachin Tendulkar During Australia Tour in 1999

    Bangladesh Pacer Qazi Onik Banned For 2 Years For Failing Dope Test

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    Qazi Onik Banned For 2 Years

    Bangladesh fast bowler Qazi Onik has been handed a suspension of two years from the game for failing a dope test which was conducted during the National Cricket League in November 2018.

    In an official statement, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) revealed that the 21-year-old left-arm quick has been banned after testing positive for Methamphetamine during an NCL clash in Cox’s Bazar.

    Onik has admitted to the affence and accepted the ban imposed on him for breaching anti-doping rules involving usage of a prohibited substance.

    It is to be noted that the substance–which was included as a stimulate–is prohibited under section S6a of the 2018 International Cricket Council (ICC) Prohibited list as well as  under the BCB Anti-Doping code 2.1.

    Onik’s two-year suspension began from February 8, 2019–the day of official notification of the Bangladesh pacer’s adverse analytical finding.

    This means, Onik will once again be eligible to return to the game February 7, 2021 onwards.

    Bangladesh Pacer Qazi Onik Banned For 2 Years

    Qazi Onik Cricket Carrier:

    He made his Twenty20 debut for Rajshahi Kings on 29 November 2017 in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.

    In December 2017, he was named in Bangladesh’s squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in the tournament, with 10 wickets.

    In February 2018, took his first five-wicket haul in List A cricket, bowling for Mohammedan Sporting Club against Legends of Rupganj in the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. He finished the 2017–18 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League as the leading wicket-taker for Mohammedan Sporting Club, with 28 dismissals in 11 matches.

    He made his first-class debut for Dhaka Metropolis in the 2018–19 National Cricket League on 1 October 2018. Later the same month, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.

    In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh’s team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. In November 2019, he failed a dope test during the 2019–20 National Cricket League. As a result, he was removed from the player’s draft for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.

    Onik has appeared in just nine matches for the national side in the shortest format of the game and bagged 11 wickets in it.

    Besides this, the Bangladesh quick has also grabbed 15 wickets in four first-class matches and 41 wickets in 26 List A games he has played so far.

    ‘Wasn’t Just One Mistake’ – Irfan Pathan Hits Out at Steve Bucknor over 2008 Sydney Test Errors

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    Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has hit out at former ICC umpire Steve Bucknor over the errors he made in the 2008 Sydney Test against Australia.

    In a recent interview, Bucknor had admitted that his errors had potentially cost India the match. However, Pathan was in no mood to forget and forgive.

    “No matter how much you accept your mistakes, what’s done is done, we lost the Test match. I remember, I played my first Test in Australia – that was in Adelaide, my debut game [in 2003] – and we won that Test after 21 [22] years in Australia,” Pathan said on the Cricket Connected Show on Star Sports.

    “And losing a Test match, just because of umpiring errors? Not going to make any difference, no matter what umpires say now.

    “As a cricketer, we’re used to getting bad decisions, sometimes in our bowling, sometimes in our batting. And we get frustrated by that and then we forget about it. But this Sydney Test match, it was not just one mistake.

    “There were about seven mistakes that cost us the game. There were mistakes where Andrew Symonds was playing, and he got out nearly, I remember, three times, and the umpire didn’t give him out.”

    Australia went on to win the match by 122 runs but it is perhaps most infamously remembered for the ‘Monkeygate’ scandal, wherein Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was accused of racially abusing Andrew Symonds.

    The fallout from that episode – as well as the consistently poor umpiring on display throughout the Test – got to India and there were reports that the team were willing to terminate the series mid-way.

    Pathan added that the poor umpiring had the players angry but they didn’t believe that it was being done on purpose.

    “He was the Man of the Match, we lost by 122 runs. If only one decision against Andrew Symonds would have been corrected, we would have won that game easily.

    “It was not just frustration. For the first time, I saw Indian cricketers were angry. Fans had only one thing in mind – that they [umpires] were doing it purposely. Obviously, as a cricketer, we can’t think like that.

    “We’ve to think, ‘OK. These things happen, and we’ve to move forward’. But seven mistakes? Are you kidding me? That was unbelievable and indigestible for us.”

    Also read: Steve Bucknor Admits Two Mistakes in 2008 Sydney Test that Cost India the Game

    Anil Kumble, I Don’t Know Why People Compared Me With Shane Warne

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    Anil Kumble dislikes comparing with Shane Warne

    Former India spinner Anil Kumble has revealed that he never understood why he was compared with Australian legend Shane Warne and highest international wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan during their playing days.

    Anil Kumble Insta Live with Pommy Mbangwa

    Speaking to former Zimbabwe pacer Pommy Mbangwa on an Instagram live session, Kumble also reflected on what it feels to be remembered as the third highest wicket-taker in Test cricket.

    “It feels really wonderful to finish with these many wickets. I never bothered about statistics or what my average should be, I wanted to bowl the whole day and be the one to take wickets. To finish as the third-highest wicket-taker in Tests alongside Murali and Warne is very special.

    All three of us played in the same era, there were a lot of comparisons, I do not know why people compared me with Warne. Warne was someone really different and he was on a different plane,” Kumble told Mbangwa during the interaction.

    “These two guys could spin the ball on any surface so it became really difficult for me when they started comparing me with Warne and Murali. I learned a lot by watching them both bowl,” he added.

    Anil Kumble

    Kumble – The Highest Wicket-taker For India in ODI and Test Format:

    Kumble is also India’s highest-ever wicket-taker in both Test and One Day International (ODI) cricket. The leg-spinner, who retired from international cricket in 2008, has 619 Test and 337 ODI wickets under his name.

    In terms of Test wicket, he is just behind Warne (708) and Muralitharan (800) in the international list of highest wicket-taker.

    Also, Kumble is just the second international bowler in the history of Test cricket to have achieved the feat of taking all 10 wickets in an innings. He joined Jim Laker when he returned with the figure of 10/74 in the second innings of a Test match against Pakistan at the Feroz Shah Kotla in 1999.

    WATCH: Anil Kumble 10 wickets record against Pakistan

    Also read: Indian Former Cricketer Anil Kumble list of Records

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