T2021 W/C: Jackman calls for DJ Bravo as pinch-hitter, Ramdin in reserve and Gayle exit
Sunday 2 May 2021
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Thursday 7 January 2021
Wednesday 4 November 2020
Friday 23 July 2021
Thursday 22 July 2021
Tuesday 13 July 2021
T2021 W/C: Jackman calls for DJ Bravo as pinch-hitter, Ramdin in reserve and Gayle exit
“[…] Let me here recall the late Sir Alf Ramsey’s explanation of how he managed England to their only major football title, the 1966 World Cup. The former wing-back said he did not have the players to fit any existing system so he developed one to fit his players.
“[…] The WI selectors must likewise get the best out of what is available. With no obvious reserve, they should employ Dwayne Bravo as a pinch-hitting opener, the role Sunil Narine has played for KKR in the IPL.
T2021 W/C: Jackman calls for DJ Bravo as pinch-hitter, Ramdin in reserve and Gayle exit
Sunday 2 May 2021
Sunday 25 April 2021
Thursday 22 April 2021
Thursday 7 January 2021
Wednesday 4 November 2020
Friday 23 July 2021
Thursday 22 July 2021
Tuesday 13 July 2021
Saturday 10 July 2021
T2021 W/C: Jackman calls for DJ Bravo as pinch-hitter, Ramdin in reserve and Gayle exit
“[…] Let me here recall the late Sir Alf Ramsey’s explanation of how he managed England to their only major football title, the 1966 World Cup. The former wing-back said he did not have the players to fit any existing system so he developed one to fit his players.
“[…] The WI selectors must likewise get the best out of what is available. With no obvious reserve, they should employ Dwayne Bravo as a pinch-hitting opener, the role Sunil Narine has played for KKR in the IPL.
By Rex Clementine
Cricket selectors in Australia are ruthless. In certain other parts of the world they are toothless. Steve Waugh had won the World Cup in 1999 and the Ashes two times in 2001 and 2003 when Trevor Hohns, (who had played only seven Tests by the way), called up Waugh and told him that his time was up. Waugh, with a massive fan following, resisted but Hohns made sure that Australia’s most successful captain was neither there for the World Cup defence in 2003 nor for retaining the Ashes in 2005.
Everything didn’t go well for the Aussies. Under new captain Ricky Ponting they lost the Ashes in 2005 as England regained the urn after 16 years. But Hohns didn’t go after Waugh begging him to fix things. Perseverance in all walks of life is important. In cricket too. Eventually, Ponting turned things around for the Aussies. The next Ashes, Aussies blanked the Poms 5-0. Patience also matters along with perseverance.
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Cricket - Second One Day International - Sri Lanka v India - R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka - July 20, 2021 India s Deepak Chahar celebrates with Bhuvneshwar Kumar after winning the match REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
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COLOMBO, July 20 (Reuters) - India beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the second one-day international to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series after Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Chahar guided the tourists home with maiden half-centuries on Tuesday.
Chasing 276 for victory, India found themselves in trouble after they lost Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan and skipper Shikhar Dhawan cheaply to leave the tourists struggling at 65-3.