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Mandeep fifty upstages Services

Round-up of the Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played on March 5, 2014

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Mar-2014North ZoneMandeep Singh’s well-paced 83 guided Punjab closer to the North-Zone finals as they beat Services by 98 runs. The big loss meant Services’ net run rate fell below that of Punjab and Delhi – they had been topping the table until this round of matches – and will need a win in the final round on Thursday to make the zonal finals.*Mandeep arrived in the eighth over and shepherded the innings along, but support from the other end was a luxury. Sunny Sohal (43) and Taruwar Kohli (38) were the other contributions that pushed the total to 232. Gurinder Singh and Siddarth Kaul then limited the Services batsmen, and their best performance was Nakul Verma’s 41. The top order failed and the middle order could not consolidate on their starts as Punjab secured victory in under 40 overs.Delhi’s bowlers orchestrated a squeeze of Haryana to set up a six-wicket win. Sunil Narwal and Pawan Negi took two wickets each and none of the bowlers went at more than 5.25 runs per over. Bhupinder Lingwal struck a valiant 65-ball 51 to help Haryana reach 200.Haryana medium pacers Joginder Sharma and Harshal Patel contrived to make the chase tricky by dismissing the Delhi top order cheaply, including captain Gautam Bambir for 20. But an unhurried 96-run stand between Mithun Manhas (68) and Milind Kumar (70*) ensured there were no further glitches.Jammu & Kashmir lost their fourth straight game, to Himachal Pradesh, by 49 runs. Himachal batted and their innings was built around 99 from Nikhil Gangta – he was out lbw to left-arm spinner Waseem Raza one short of a maiden List A ton.J&K’s reply never seemed to really take off. Several batsmen got into double digits, but none kicked on – it didn’t help that there were a couple of run-outs in the middle order. Eventually, they fell well short, out for 180 in 43 overs.Central ZoneGiven Railways’ superior net run rate, the match between Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha was a virtual semi-final. Vidarbha came out the better team on the day, securing the No. 1 spot on the table, a place in the zonal finals against Railways and a chance to compete in the nationals. UP’s innings of 268 for 6 was built around brisk half-centuries from Mohammad Kaif and Rinku Singh. However, a massive opening stand from Vidarbha’s openers, Faiz Fazal and Jitesh Sharma, all but closed out the match. The pair put on 183, with Jitesh completing a century. After they were dismissed, UP struck a couple of blows, but the result was hardly in doubt. Vidarbha got home with six wickets and 23 balls to spare.The Madhya Pradesh v Rajasthan match was inconsequential when it came to places in the zonal finals, but both teams would not have wanted to end the tournament without a win. Rajasthan were the ones to tick that box. They shot out MP for 164, the bowlers sharing the wickets around, and then eased to victory – albeit having lost half their side – with nine overs to spare. Puneet Yadav was the anchor in the chase, with 56 not out off 73 balls.East ZoneIn perhaps what is the most closely contested group, Bengal, whose net run rate is a problem for them, kept their hopes of progression alive with a win against Tripura. Shreevats Goswami (84) and Sudip Chatterjee’s (71) hit attacking half-centuries and their 111-run stand for the second wicket all but sealed the chase after Tripura could only post 199. Ashok Dinda and Iresh Saxena were vital contributors as they managed economy with effectiveness as they took five wickets between them. Opener Udiyan Bose was the only batsman who posed any resistance with a 105-ball 76. Tripura, with only one victory from four matches, are effectively out of the tournament.Jharkhand secured a crucial four points against Assam, via a seven-wicket win. The match had been reduced to a 49-overs-a-side contest due to the weather, and Assam got to a very competitive 262 for 7 on the back of a century from Dheeraj Jadhav. Jadhav was supported knocks of 40-something from Parvez Aziz and Gokul Sharma. But then Assam’s hopes of getting to the top of the table with a round of matches to play were steadily eaten away by a strong showing from Jharkhand’s top order. Ishank Jaggi scored 88, Virat Singh made 53 and Ashish Yadav supported them with 47 to set up the chase, before Kumar Deobrat and Saurabh Tiwary finished things off, taking the team across the line and to No. 1 on the points.South ZoneAn all-round effort from Tamil Nadu saw them make little work of Karnataka, cruising to a seven-wicket win in Bangalore in what was essentially a dress rehearsal for the South Zone final.Karnataka, batting first, could only muster 168 as three wickets apiece from Rahil Shah and Lakshmipathy Balaji helped bundle the team out in 40.3 overs. Tamil Nadu lost Baba Aparajith and the in-form Murali Vijay early in the chase, but a 144-run stand for the third wicket between Umashankar Sushil and S Badrinath helped take Tamil Nadu home in 38.5 overs. Sushil struck eight fours during his 73, while Badrinath’s unbeaten 81 included nine fours.Fifties from Jyothi Sai Krishna and Ricky Bhui helped Andhra chase down 161 against Kerala with three wickets remaining in Alur.Andhra were three down inside 11 overs of their chase, but Sai Krishna (61 not out) and Bhui (74 not out) put up and unbroken stand of 121 for the fourth wicket to seal the win with 13 overs remaining. Kerala, earlier put in to bat, were unable to gather any momentum in their innings. Pallam Anfal top-scored with an unbeaten 89, but only three batsmen reached double digits as Andhra bowled Kerala out in 46.4 overs.A stellar batting display from Hyderabad, led by Dwaraka Ravi Teja and Ashish Reddy helped the team edge Goa by one wicket with two balls to spare in Bangalore. Chasing 291, Ravi Teja (87) and Ashish (62 not out) both scored half-centuries, and Hanuma Vihari chipped in with 45 to complete Hyderabad’s win. Harshad Hanumant Gadekar was the pick of Goa’s bowlers and finished with 4 for 73, but it wasn’t enough to restrict Hyderabad.Goa, batting first, had earlier made 289 for 7 on the back of centuries from Sagun Kamat (112) and Keenan Vaz (111), and their 182-run association for the third wicket. Ravi Kiran shone for Hyderabad, taking five wickets from his 12 overs.West ZoneSaurashtra’s first victory of the tournament was not enough to knock Gujarat off their top spot in the West Zone table. Jaydev Shah (76) and Arpit Vasavada (72) resurrected a minor wobble to keep a chase of 210 under control, a minor consolation as their side exits the tournament. Gujarat’s batsmen would have rued their own inability to push on after making starts. As many as seven of them reached the 20-mark but none of them reached 30 as Abhishek Bhat claimed 3 for 38 and Dharmendrasinh Jadeja took two as well. Despite the loss though, Gujarat are assured of a place in the final owing a higher run-rate.Baroda sealed their place in the West Zone final with a 50-run win against Maharashtra in Rajkot. The victory was built on the back of a stellar batting display, led by a century from Kedar Devdhar (103), as well as fifties from Aditya Waghmode (88) and Yusuf Pathan (66). Shrikant Mundhe took a hat-trick for Maharashtra, but Baroda nonetheless went on to post a daunting 334 for 9.Ankit Bawne led the chase by scoring 97 and put up 130 for the fifth wicket with Nikhil Naik who blasted a quick 78. However, apart from those two, the team had very little to show for as the loss of wickets at regular intervals hampered their run-rate. Lukman Meriwala finished with 3 for 61 to dismiss Maharashtra for 284.*0800GMT, March 6: The report had incorrectly said Services are out of contention for the zonal finals. This has been changed.

Jogadores do São Paulo são cobrados em embarque para a Bahia

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Alguns torcedores do São Paulo cobraram os jogadores no Aeroporto de Congonhas durante o embarque da delegação para Salvador, cidade que receberá a partida de volta contra o Bahia, pelas oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil, às 21h30 desta quarta-feira.

Dois vídeos estão circulando na internet. Em um deles, Hudson e Nenê rebatem um torcedor. Em outro, o coordenador técnico Vagner Mancini ouve reclamações de um outro grupo e o volante Jucilei não atende a um chamado para se juntar ao papo.

O São Paulo foi derrotado por 1 a 0 no jogo de ida, no Morumbi, e precisa vencer por diferença igual ou maior a dois gols para avançar às quartas de final da Copa do Brasil.

No Brasileirão, a fase da equipe também não é das melhores. Nos últimos quatro jogos, empatou dois (Flamengo e Bahia, ambos no Morumbi), venceu um (Fortaleza, fora) e perdeu outro (clássico contra o Corinthians).

حمد إبراهيم: الإسماعيلي تأثر برحيل ثنائي الفريق.. وإيهاب جلال لديه آمال كبيرة

أكد حمد إبراهيم، المدرب العام لفريق الإسماعيلي، أن إيهاب جلال المدير الفني عائد وأمامه آمال كبيرة جدًا، مؤكدًا على أن الفريق تأثر برحيل باهر المحمدي وسيرجي أكا.

وقال حمد إبراهيم في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورتس”: “خطوة مهمة أن نتولى مسؤولية تدريب الإسماعيلي، إيهاب جلال عائد وأمامه آمال كبيرة جدًا أن يخرج الدراويش من المنطقة التي بها الآن”.

هل رحيل اللاعبين يؤثر على الإسماعيلي؟: “بالتأكيد هم لاعبين جيدين، مثل باهر المحمدي الذي كان في عقده شرط جزائي 20 مليونًا، وسيرجي أكا أيضًا كان هناك شرط جزائي ورحل”.

طالع | رئيس الإسماعيلي: سياستنا ستكون مثل ليفربول ومانشستر سيتي

وأكمل: “لكن نحن نمتلك لاعبين محترمين وعندهم دوافع كبيرة، بجانب اللاعبين الصاعدين، وإن شاء الله نستطيع أن نُقدم شيئًا من خلال اندماج اللاعبن الكبار مع الصاعدين”.

وأتم: “لن نتحدث عن أي أمور سلبية، وإن شاء الله نُخرج الإسماعيلي من الدائرة التي بها”.

رابطة الأندية تعلن عن أفضل جناح أيسر في الدوري المصري

أعلنت رابطة الأندية المصرية المحترفة، عن أفضل جناح أيسر في بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، عن الموسم المنقضي 2022-2023.

رابطة الأندية أعلنت عبر حسابها على موقع التواصل الاجتماعي “تويتر”، اختيار حسين الشحات لاعب الأهلي أفضل جناح أيسر في الدوري المصري.

وأوضحت الرابطة أن اختيار حسين الشحات جاء بتصويت الجماهير عبر جميع منصات التواصل الاجتماعي الخاصة بها.

ونافس حسين الشحات لاعب الأهلي في جائزة أفضل جناح أيسر، كلًا من، رمضان صبحي (بيراميدز)، محمد الشامي (الإسماعيلي)، مصطفى زيكو (حرس الحدود).

وكانت رابطة الأندية قد أعلنت فوز أحمد سيد زيزو لاعب الزمالك بجائزة أفضل جناح أيمن في الدوري المصري، عن الموسم الماضي 2022-2023. طالع

Qualifying scenario 'tricky' for us – Brendan Taylor

Brendan Taylor admitted Zimbabwe could not afford any rustiness or complacency in their qualifying round match

Abhishek Purohit in Sylhet16-Mar-2014

We need to try and play dominating cricket as you can be ball-watching if you don’t respect other teams – Taylor•ICC

Full Members are not used to being in this position – having to go through qualifying to play a world tournament in a game only a handful of nations play at the highest level. But that is the way it is this time, and as Brendan Taylor said, it is a “tricky” situation for Zimbabwe to be in.As the only Full Member in their qualifying group, it would be rather embarrassing if they don’t go through to the main round. As a side that has not played any international cricket since September, and endured a stop-start domestic season amid the familiar monetary crisis back home, avoiding that embarrassment isn’t going to be straightforward. And lining up against them in their first match is Ireland, arguably the best side the Associate world has thrown up.Taylor admitted Zimbabwe could not afford any rustiness or complacency. “There is a lot of expectation from the people. We are expected to go through and we believe we are good enough to do that,” Taylor said. “But having said that, Ireland is a good team, Netherlands have got some good players and so have UAE and we have to play our best cricket to do that.”We have never been in a situation like this. It is very tricky for us. We realise we are going to have to play tough cricket. They [Ireland and Afghanistan] are improving all the time. They have got some really hungry players, some match-winners. They are really setting the bar for Associate teams. And they are really closing in the gap between the Test nations, which is good and healthy for cricket. It is crunch time now, so the better team on the day is going to come through.”We are coming up against opposition we are not familiar with. That can be tricky. Each team will have a match-winner. We need to respect and give credit to the other teams. We need to try and play dominating cricket as you can be ball-watching if you don’t respect other teams.”Taylor and Zimbabwe will be wiser after the shocking loss in the warm-up match to Hong Kong, though the captain felt the result, as bad as it was, would not have much bearing on his side’s campaign. “No, not really. We don’t have any day-night games I think. The toss was crucial against Hong Kong. We struggled against them, probably the poorest performance we have had in a number of years. They have got some match-winners and they came over and got them over the line. It is great to see that world cricket is getting stronger.”We probably needed that kick up the back side. We came out and played the way we know we can against Afghanistan, who are proving quite a decent side at the moment. Hopefully we can carry some sort of momentum into the next match.”While their preparations have been minimal in terms of match practice, Taylor said the Zimbabwe players knew Bangladesh conditions quite well, having toured the country numerous times and also turned out in tournaments such as the Bangladesh Premier League. Also, for all their struggles, Zimbabwe have a wealth of limited-overs experience in the squad, and Taylor said his players would have to make that count.”We are an extremely threatening team if we click. Unfortunately we have not played as much cricket as we would have liked to. We have trained very hard as individuals and as a team. We are experienced players. Some of us have played over a 100-150 one-dayers. There is no excuse, the players need to step up. We have been around for a number of years so hopefully we can keep improving and be a force to reckon with.”

Felipão adota discurso de que '1 a 0 é goleada' para parabenizar Palmeiras

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“A gente vem de duas goleadas, 1 a 0 contra o Sampaio Corrêa e 1 a 0 contra o Botafogo”. Esse foi o discurso usado por Luiz Felipe Scolari para receber o Palmeiras na segunda-feira, depois da folga geral de domingo. O técnico enalteceu os resultados tanto na ida das oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil, na quarta-feira, quanto na sexta rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, mantendo a equipe na liderança. E ganhou a concordância de seus comandados.

– O Felipão falou uma coisa muito importante nos vestiários. São seis pontos. São dois campeonatos diferentes, mas um passo enorme para decidir em casa na Copa do Brasil e três pontos que nos mantêm na liderança do Campeonato Brasileiro. Espetáculo é não perder. Espetáculo é ganhar – disse Felipe Melo ao SporTV, revelando o discurso do treinador.

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Scolari tenta manter a confiança pelo desempenho nos jogos seguintes à elogiada vitória por 4 a 0 sobre o Santos, no último dia 18, quando o Verdão assumiu isoladamente a primeira colocação do Brasileiro. Esses resultados foram fora de casa e importantes. Contra o Sampaio Corrêa, o time ganhou o direito de avançar na Copa do Brasil se empatar nesta quinta, no Allianz. Diante do Botafogo, abriu para quatro pontos a vantagem na ponta do Brasileiro.

Além disso, o discurso reforça o poderio defensivo que o Palmeiras de Felipão tem. O clube alcançou sua maior sequência de vitórias e sem sofrer gol nesta passagem do treinador: seis partidas. Por isso, mesmo com a nítida melhora da equipe depois de ficar 15 dias sem atuar, pouco após a eliminação na semifinal do Campeonato Paulista, o “1 a 0 é goleada” ganha coro no elenco.

– 1 a 0 dá três pontos. Se todo jogo ganharmos por 1 a 0 e conquistarmos o máximo de pontos, é bastante importante. O Felipão está corretíssimo em dizer que 1 a 0 também é goleada – concordou Antônio Carlos, que concedeu entrevista coletiva antes do treinamento desta terça-feira.

– Está dando certo. Arrumamos a casinha lá atrás, e o professor Felipão sempre vem dizendo: não tomar gols é a primeira parte, é o princípio. Não tomando gols, consequentemente o Deyverson, o Dudu e quem estiver jogando lá na frente tem qualidade para fazer um ou dois gols – prosseguiu o zagueiro.

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Dagar fifty gives UP big win

A round-up of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy matches played on April 9, 2014

ESPNcricinfo staff09-Apr-2014Group AHaryana’s Avi Barot made a match-winning half-century•BCCI

A three-wicket haul from the seamer Akshdeep Nath, followed by a quick fifty from the opener Mukul Dagar helped Uttar Pradesh cruise to an eight-wicket win against Jharkhand in Rajkot. Jharkhand, put in to bat, began solidly with Ishank Jaggi and Ishan Kishan adding 48 for the opening wicket, but Kishan’s dismissal in the ninth over saw the team limp to just 114 for 6 from their 20 overs. Nath finished with 3 for 20, while Praveen Kumar and Praveen Gupta chipped in with a scalp each. Uttar Pradesh were never really troubled chasing a paltry total, as Dagar drilled 10 fours during a 45-ball 63, and added 60 for the second wicket with Eklavya Dwivedi (37) to seal the victory inside 15 overs.Avi Barot’s half-century and Nitin Saini’s unbeaten cameo at the death ushered Haryana to a six-wicket victory to claim their first points in the Super League of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The target of 147 became less threatening after an opening stand of 94 in 68 balls. Barot was the driving force with 56 off 37 balls, including eight fours and a six. But Gujarat offspinner Jay Desai (3 for 30) was key in dismissing three batsmen for two runs as the final five overs approached. Saini was steadfast and his 27 off 17 balls brought victory with three balls to spare.Gujarat’s decision to bat backfired as they lost two quick wickets, but Himalaya Barad led middle-order fightback which hiked the total up to 146. Two fours and three sixes could have been part of his maiden T20 fifty, but he missed out by two runs.Group BLukman Meriwala’s 5 for 23 – the third five-wicket haul of the tournament – helped Baroda protect their top spot in Group B of the Super League with a 16-run victory over Delhi. A middling target of 132 looked beyond reach as the left-arm seamer ripped out Delhi’s top three before the score was in double figures. Jagrit Anand (54) and Yogesh Nagar (31) halted the collapse with a 70-run union for the fourth wicket. But they were the only two players to cross 10 runs as Munaf Patel and Hardik Pandya took four wickets between them and Meriwala claimed his fifth to keep the score to 115 for 9.Baroda were steady with the bat after winning the toss, but they struggled to push on. Three of their top four had strike rates below 100 with Delhi swapping their bowlers around to stifle the scoring. The score had just crossed 100 in the 18th over when Pandya came in and blitzed 22 off 8 balls, including a six and two fours to set up the match-winning total.Left-arm spinner Gajendra Singh snared three wickets to help Rajasthan to a 14-run win against Bengal in Mumbai. Rajasthan, batting first, made 137 for 9 on the back of important contributions from their top order. Ankit Lamba (37), Divya Pratap Singh (30) and Rajesh Bishnoi (36) all chipped in with thirties, while Aditya Garhwal (20) added a late surge at No.7, with none of the other players reaching double digits. Saurasish Lahiri was the pick of Bengal’s bowlers, finishing with 3 for 28, while Sayan Mondal, Sanjib Sanyal and Sandipan Das shared six wickets between them. Bengal, however, were unable to gather any momentum during their chase, as the loss of wickets at regular intervals hurt their progress. Vivek Singh top-scored with 48, but none of the other batsmen could make more than 19, as Gajendra (3-14) and Rituraj Singh (2-11) suffocated the team’s top and middle order to leave Bengal 14 runs short.

تخطى رونالدو ودروجبا.. سون يحقق إنجازاً تاريخياً في الدوري الإنجليزي

دخل سون هيونج مين، قائد توتنهام، تاريخ الدوري الإنجليزي، بأرقام بارزة، ونجح في تخطي الأسطورتين، كريستيانو رونالدو وديدييه دروجبا، بعد التسجيل أمام بيرنلي.

وحقق توتنهام فوزا عريضا على بيرنلي، بخمسة أهداف مقابل هدفين، وسجل سون هاتريك، بدأه في الدقيقة 16 ثم 63 و66، ليحقق النادي اللندني فوزه الثالث في أربع مباريات.

وبحسب شبكات الإحصائيات، فإن الكوري الجنوبي، قد نجح في تخطي عدد أهداف كريستيانو رونالدو في الدوري الإنجليزي والذي سجل 103 أهداف، بينما سجل سون 106 أهداف، وكذلك تخطى دروجبا ودينيس بيركامب ورياض محرز وغيرهم.

وسجل رونالدو 103 أهداف في الدوري خلال فترتين مع مانشستر يونايتد، وخاض البرتغالي 236 مباراة في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، وسجل 103 أهداف وقدم 39 تمريرة حاسمة.

اقرأ أيضًا.. توتنهام منع هاري كين من توديع زملائه قبل الانتقال إلى بايرن ميونخ

وفي الوقت نفسه، سجل سون 106 أهداف في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز في 271 مباراة، وقدم 58 تمريرة حاسمة منذ وصوله إلى توتنهام في عام 2015.

ولم يكتف سون بتحطيم هذا الرقم فقط، بل أصبح لديه 4 “هاتريك” في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز متفوقا على كل من كريستيانو رونالدو ودروجبا ولامبارد وروبي كين وجاريث بيل ونيكولاس أنليكا.

Estrangeiros ganham força na briga pela artilharia da Copa do Brasil

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A Copa do Brasil já conhece os oito times que disputarão as quartas de final da competição. Com os jogos deste meio de semana, Atlético Mineiro, Athletico Paranaense, Bahia, Cruzeiro, Flamengo, Grêmio, Internacional e Palmeiras são os clubes que seguem na briga.

Além das equipes que deixaram a competição neste fase, alguns artilheiros também ficaram pelo caminho. O que abriu espaço para novos postulantes ao título de goleador da disputa.

Pipico, do Santa Cruz, e Luciano, do Fluminense, lideram atualmente o ranking, com cinco gols cada. No entanto, o atacante tricolor viu seu time ser eliminado nos pênaltis pelo Cruzeiro, no Mineirão, enquanto que o ex-vascaíno já havia deixado a disputa na fase anterior, caindo exatamente para a equipe das Laranjeiras. Outro que saiu da briga foi o uruguaio Carlos Sánchez, autor de quatro tentos, já que o Santos acabou perdendo para o Atlético Mineiro.

Quem aproveitou foram os estrangeiros Paolo Guerrero e Yimmi Chará. O peruano do Internacional marcou três vezes contra o Paysandu – uma na ida e duas na volta – , e entrou de vez na disputa pela artilharia, ficando a apenas dois dos líderes. Já o colombiano do Galo estufou as redes duas vezes contra o Peixe, garantiu a classificação, e também subiu na lista.

O único gringo a conquistar o título de goleador máximo da competição foi o sérvio Petkovic, em 1999. Vestindo a camisa do Vitória, o meia marcou 8 gols e dividiu o posto com o atacante Romário, na época jogador do Flamengo.

Veja como está a briga pela artilharia da Copa do Brasil 2019:

1º – Luciano – Fluminense – 5 gols
Pipico – Santa Cruz – 5 gols
3º – Carlos Sánchez – Santos – 4 gols
Daniel Amorim – Avaí – 4 gols
Nando – Botafogo-PB – 4 gols
6º – Guerrero – Internacional – 3 gols
Gilberto – Bahia – 3 gols
Erik – Botafogo – 3 gols
Gustavo – Corinthians – 3 gols
Rodrygo – Santos – 3 gols
Jenison – Paraná – 3 gols
Clayton – Botafogo – PB – 3 gols
Marco Goiano – Bragantino-PA – 3 gols

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Gavaskar hopes for controversy-free IPL in India

A round-up of IPL-related news on May 4, 2014

ESPNcricinfo staff04-May-2014

Pravin Tambe: ” I knew that there was a good possibility that de Kock would get out if he took the chance by going after me.”•BCCI

Gavaskar hopes for controversy-free IPL
Sunil Gavaskar, the interim BCCI president for the IPL, said he hoped the UAE leg of the tournament had brought the attention back to cricket after spot-fixing controversies plagued the tournament last year. Gavaskar was a part of the IPL’s governing council meeting on Saturday that was held to discuss the first leg of IPL 2014, which was held in the UAE from April 16 to April 30.”The human nature being what it is, nobody can give any guarantees. We have put some measures in place and certainly the way the UAE leg went, it has given us some confidence,” Gavaskar said. “If it carries on the same way we will have this India-leg also free from any off-field controversies.”Gavaskar also stressed that the IPL had educated all players to report suspicious approaches.”I believe that the presence of the integrity officers is evidently a big plus. It is a big plus because earlier anybody could call in case there were any approaches but I don’t think people were confident about it,now the integrity officer travels with every team. So the younger player or the most susceptible sometimes, is the uninitiated player. We have given them all the education that is necessary.”Tambe executes plans to perfection
While Karun Nair walked away with the Man-of-the-Match award for a 50-ball 73 which helped Rajasthan Royals chase down 153 against Delhi Daredevils, Pravin Tambe had just as big a part to play in the team’s fourth win of the season, picking up the crucial wickets of Kevin Pietersen and Quinton de Kock to keep the score down.Tambe lured Pietersen with a tossed-up delivery which the Daredevils captain ended up slicing to Steven Smith at long-on, before taking a smart return catch to send back de Kock for 42. The legspinner said that both scalps were a result of a well thought-out plan.”Pietersen’s wicket was very important because he is a big player and everyone knows that. And if he stays at the wicket, he can turn things around for his team,” Tambe said. “We knew that he would target at least one bowler. I was the only spinner, so I thought he would target me. I knew the areas that I had to bowl in, and I bowled according to the plan and got his wicket.”As for de Kock, I wanted to bowl stump-to-stump and I knew that he would take his chances. He had been at the wicket for a long time and I knew that there was a good possibility that he would get out if he took the chance by going after me.”Tare content after Mumbai win
After Mumbai finally broke their string of losses with a win against Kings XI Punjab at home, batsman Aditya Tare said that the last league game in the UAE, against Sunrisers Hyderabad, had lifted the side in spite of the result not going their way. Against Sunrisers, Kieron Pollard’s 48-ball 78 nearly took Mumbai to victory but they were held back by good death bowling from their opponents.”That was the best game of cricket we played in the UAE. That was our first performance this season that we were proud of as a team,” Tare told . “It was unfortunate that the result didn’t go our way and we lost narrowly. Also, that knock brought Polly back in form, which is very critical for us because we bank heavily on him when the chips are down and when we need to score heavily in the last crucial overs. It is great to have him back in form.”His dismissal against Sunrisers also spurred Tare to ensure that Mumbai finished the chase against Kings XI well. In Dubai, Tare had fallen with Mumbai needing 27 off 14 and Pollard still at the crease. At Wankhede on Saturday, the pair came together when Mumbai required 43 from 20 and smashed 44 runs in 2.3 overs.”Yes, I played a few shots and got out, leaving Polly (Kieron Pollard) to do all the work. Had I not gotten out, the result might have been different. So, today when I remained unbeaten till the end, it meant a lot to me,” Tare said.Ashwin bowls an analogy
With five wins in six games, Chennai Super Kings have established themselves in the top half of the table and their performance is an indicator of the team having regrouped from the recent struggles – from the arrest of a team official for alleged betting, to the courts questioning the legitimacy of the team participating in the IPL.With elections still being held in parts of India, R Ashwin drew on a pithy analogy to explain how the team had maintained its focus on cricket. “I think the off- field happenings have gone overboard. But like the happenings in Parliament don’t affect people, it’s similar to that; the controversies have not affected us,” he said at an event in Delhi.

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