Новости за 31.12.2020

Isa Guha said that Rahane kept his calm throughout the game and made sure that the tourists must not panic after the Adelaide horror.

Impressed with his heroics, Laxman, in his latest column on Times of India, said that this is the best version of Ravi Ashwin he has ever witnessed in overseas conditions.

Holder and former U-19 cricketer Dawood “are seeking compensation and a recommendation on the ECB’s future conduct under s.123 (3) (b) of the 2010 Equality Act.”

The player achieved his first GM norm at the Rigo Chess GM Round Robin in October while the second came at the 1st Saturday event in Budapest in November and the final one at the Vergani Cup in Italy.

In the absence of Warner, who was recovering from a groin muscle tear, Australia’s batting failed miserably in the first two matches.

Williamson, who returned from paternity leave this month, hit a match-winning century in the opening test against Pakistan to help New Zealand win by 101 runs at Mount Maunganui on Wednesday.

The final call will be taken by the head coach Ravi Shastri, stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane and bowling coach Bharath Arun after reaching Sydney.

Sharma, a white-ball champion, was successful as a Test opener (529 runs in 3 innings) against South Africa in 2019 before missing the series in New Zealand and two Tests in Australia due to injury.

While experts have been discussing about promoting Rahane as the full-time skipper of the Test team, former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta thinks such questions are arising only because people don’t approve of captain Virat Kohli’s expressive approach.

India vs Australia: Much of the onus for Smith’s failure to get going is on Ravichandran Ashwin. The 32-year-old off-spinner has spun a web around Smith in the Test series so far as he has dismissed him twice while continuously troubling him with his variations and length.

Docherty spent most of his playing career — nine years — at Preston before joining Arsenal and then Chelsea. He played 25 times for Scotland.

The fall in Australia’s batting standards has miffed plenty of experts including former captain Ricky Ponting. He pointed out that the hosts didn’t show enough intent while batting against India in the Test series so far.

The legendary India cricketer said Rohit Sharma should straightaway come into the side and open with Mayank Agarwal.

The 22-year-old has a history of bouncing back strongly from concussion-induced breaks. Hence, McDonald feels that Pucovski will have a promising return if given a chance in playing XI.

The Uruguay striker used a powerful and precise header to send Yannick Carrasco’s lob from a free kick into the lower corner of Getafe’s net in the 20th minute on Wednesday. It was Suárez’s eighth goal in the league this season since leaving Barcelona for one of its top rivals.

Williamson became Test No. 1 following his spectacular knock of 129 runs against Pakistan in the first innings of the second Test at the Bay Oval. He gained 13 rating points for his effort of 129 and 21 to go 11 points clear of Kohli and 13 ahead of Smith.

Wagner needed pain-killing injections during the test, which the hosts won by 101 runs, after he was struck on the foot while batting on the second day at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui.

Cavani has also been fined 100,000 pounds ($136,500) and ordered to complete face-to-face education after admitting to breaching the FA’s rules.

There have been new COVID-19 outbreaks in Sydney which has resulted to some states imposing travel restrictions. And international passengers arriving into Australia are required to quarantine for 14 days.

Struggling opener Joe Burns was dropped and the veteran David Warner and the green horn Will Pucovski were included. Both men have been recovering from respective injuries.

Let’s detach ourselves from this particular match and the great Indian triumph and take a look at a larger issue that, in part, made a comeback like this possible. The quality of Test cricket.

As we bid goodbye to 2020, we remember the passing of several sportspersons, national and international, whose legacies will live on long past a most tragic year.

The BCCI hasn’t yet processed Yuvraj’s request for permission to make a comeback for his state team. Meanwhile, his father Yograj Singh reacted to it and said that the BCCI should allow former players to return.