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S Dhawan-KL Rahul script a new opening partnership against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

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S Dhawan and KL Rahul of India added 188 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the ninth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	1	233	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
2	V Sehwag, M Vijay	1	221	2	v Sri Lanka	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
3	S Dhawan, KL Rahul	1	188	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
4	M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu	1	171	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
5	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	1	167	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
6	V Sehwag, M Vijay	1	165	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
7	J Arun Lal, SM Gavaskar	1	156	2	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
8	NR Mongia, NS Sidhu	1	120	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
9	SS Das, S Ramesh	1	107	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001

S Dhawan and KL Rahul of India added 188 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan, KL Rahul	1	188	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
2	M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu	1	171	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
3	G Gambhir, V Sehwag	1	167	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
4	V Sehwag, M Vijay	1	165	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	26 Jul 2010
5	SS Das, S Ramesh	1	107	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001

S Dhawan and KL Rahul of India added 188 runs for the first wicket in the ongoing test at Pallekele to provide the record partnership for the first wicket by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. The previous best was 171 runs partnership between M Prabhakar and NS Sidhu at Col-SSC in Jul 1993 a record which stood for 24 years. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan, KL Rahul	1	188	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017
2	M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu	1	171	3	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993

Indian opening batsmen scoring centuries against Sri Lanka – S Dhawan emulates V Sehwag with three centuries against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka

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S Dhawan of India scored 119 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing third test at Palekkle to provide the 19^th occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	155	2	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	SM Gavaskar	176	2	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
3	NS Sidhu	104	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
4	NS Sidhu	124	1	v Sri Lanka	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
5	NS Sidhu	111	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997
6	NS Sidhu	131	2	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
7	S Ramesh	143	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999
8	V Sehwag	201*	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
9	G Gambhir	114	3	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
10	G Gambhir	167	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
11	V Sehwag	131	1	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
12	V Sehwag	293	2	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai (BS)	02 Dec 2009
13	V Sehwag	109	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Jul 2010
14	V Sehwag	109	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010
15	S Dhawan	134	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
16	KL Rahul	108	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
17	CA Pujara	145*	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015
18	S Dhawan	190	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
19	S Dhawan	119	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017

S Dhawan of India scored 119 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing third test at Palekkle to provide the eleventh occasion of an Indian opening batsman scoring a century against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	NS Sidhu	104	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
2	NS Sidhu	111	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997
3	S Ramesh	143	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999
4	V Sehwag	201*	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
5	V Sehwag	109	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Jul 2010
6	V Sehwag	109	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010
7	S Dhawan	134	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
8	KL Rahul	108	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
9	CA Pujara	145*	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015
10	S Dhawan	190	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
11	S Dhawan	119	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017

S Dhawan of India scored 119 against Sri Lanka in the ongoing third test at Palekkle to provide the third occasion of his scoring a century as opening batsman against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka. He emulated V Sehwag who also has scored three centuries against Sri Lanka as an opening batsman. The performance of these two opening batsmen is tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan	134	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
2	S Dhawan	190	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
3	S Dhawan	119	1	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	12 Aug 2017

1	V Sehwag	201*	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
2	V Sehwag	109	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Jul 2010
3	V Sehwag	109	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010

KL Rahul becomes the first Indian batsman to score seven consecutive test innings fifties

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KL Rahul of India scored 85 in the first innings of the Palekele test against Sri Lanka which was his seventh consecutive test innings fifty. He became the first Indian batsman to accomplish such a feat. He went past GR Viswanath and R Dravid who had scored six fifties in consecutive test innings. The performance of these three batsmen are tabulated below. Interestingly enough, all the three batsmen – GR Viswanath, R Dravid and KL Rahul – represent Karnataka in domestic circuit

No	Player	50s	Runs	Inns	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	KL Rahul	7	90	1	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
			51	3	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
			67	2	India	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
			60	2	India	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
			51*	4	India	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
			57	1	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
			85	1	India	v Sri Lanka	Palekele	12 Aug 2017

2	GR Viswanath	6	59	1	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
			54	3	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
			79	2	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 1978
			89	2	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978
			73	4	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978
			145	2	India	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978

3	R Dravid	6	92	1	India	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
			93	1	India	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
			85	3	India	v Sri Lanka	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
			52	1	India	v Australia	Chennai	06 Mar 1998
			56	3	India	v Australia	Chennai	60 Mar 1998
			86	2	India	v Australia	Kolkata	18 Mar 1998

KL Rahul of India joins the select band of batsmen who have scored seven fifties in consecutive test innings

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KL Rahul of India scored 85 in the first innings of the ongoing Palekele test against Sri Lanka which was his seventh consecutive test innings fifty. He became the sixth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score seven fifties in consecutive innings. The performance of these seven batsmen are tabulated below

No	Player	50s	Runs	Inns	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	ED Weekes	7	141	2	West Indies	v England	Kingston	27 Mar 1948
			128	1	West Indies	v India	Delhi	10 Nov 1948
			194	1	West Indies	v India	Mumbai (BS)	09 Dec 1948
			162	1	West Indies	v India	Kolkata	31 Dec 1948
			101	3	West Indies	v India	Kolkata	31 Dec 1948
			90	1	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949
			56	1	West Indies	v India	Mumbai (BS)	04 Feb 1949

2	A Flower	7	65	3	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	19 Sep 2000
			183*	1	Zimbabwe	v India	Delhi	18 Nov 2000
			70	3	Zimbabwe	v India	Delhi	18 Nov 2000
			55	2	Zimbabwe	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000
			232*	3	Zimbabwe	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000
			79	2	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2000
			73	2	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001

3	S Chanderpaul	7	69	4	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	27 Nov 2006
			74	2	West Indies	v England	Lord’s	17 May 2007
			50	2	West Indies	v England	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
			116*	4	West Indies	v England	Manchester	07 Jun 2007
			136*	1	West Indies	v England	Ch-le-St	15 Jun 2007
			70	3	West Indies	v England	Ch-le-St	15 Jun 2007
			104	1	West Indies	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 2007

4	KC Sangakkara	7	75	2	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	27 Jan 2014
			319	1	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	04 Feb 2014
			105	3	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	04 Feb 2014
			147	2	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
			61	4	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord’s	12 Jun 2014
			79	1	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014
			55	3	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014

5	CJL Rogers	7	55	2	Australia	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
			55	4	Australia	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014
			57	1	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
			69	3	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
			95	1	Australia	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
			56	3	Australia	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
			95	2	Australia	v England	Cardiff	08 Jul 2015

6	KL Rahul	7	90	1	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
			51	3	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
			67	2	India	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
			60	2	India	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
			51*	4	India	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
			57	1	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017
			85	1	India	v Sri Lanka	Palekele	12 Aug 2017

R Vinay Kumar will lead Hubli Tigers in the sixth edition of the Karnataka Premier League (KPL).

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The tournament is scheduled for September 1 to 23 and will be telecast live by Star Sports.
The illustrious Karnataka captain has a bunch of exciting players whom he believes have the potential to win the coveted title. Hubli Tigers had finished runner-up in the last two editions of the KPL – 2015 and 2016.
“I am happy to be associated with Hubli Tigers. There are a lot of talented lads in the squad. I am confident that they will put their hands together to achieve our goal.
“I have been part of the KPL from its inception, but the title had eluded me. As a player and captain, this is a good opportunity to add another feather in my cap,” said Vinay, who had led Karnataka to a rare double-triple in domestic cricket.
“I had a discussion with the team owners. They are very supportive. It will be great if we win the elusive cup for them,” said Vinay.
Dashing opener Mayank Agarwal, all rounder Praveen Dubey, David Mathias and Abhishek Reddy are the key players in the Hubli Tigers’ squad.
“Hubli Tigers believe in fair play. I want the players to go and express themselves on the field. We are in it, to win it, “said team owner Sushil Kumar Jindal, who has adopted a tiger at the Mysore Zoo.
Hubli Tigers will play their first match on September 2 at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.

Team:
R Vinay Kumar (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Praveen Dubey, Abhishek Reddy, David Mathias, Abhishek Sakuja, Ritesh Bhatkal, Aman Khan, Nischal D, Prithvi Varadarajan, Siddhart KV, Melu Kranti Kumar, Anurag Bajpai, Ishfaq Nazir Bhat, Swapnil Yelave, Sharan Gouda, S. Shivraj, Rohit Gowda
Coach : Mansur Ali Khan, Asst Coach: Mukunda G

Mysuru Warriors names Karun Nair as the captain for KPL 2017

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Mysuru Warriors, a cricket franchise from Agarbathi to Aerospace conglomerate, NR Group, appointed Karun Nair as the captain of the team for the upcoming edition of Karbonn Smartphones Karnataka Premier League. The 25-year-old prolific batsman will be leading the tournament, scheduled to start from September 1, 2017.
Karun is an Indian international cricketer, who has led Delhi Daredevils in the second leg of IPL this year. The talented cricketer will also be heading India ‘A’ team in the forthcoming test series against South Africa’s ‘A’ team. Karun will be joining the Mysuru Warriors by the end of this month, post his South Africa series.
Speaking about this latest appointment, Arjun Ranga, Owner, Mysuru Warrior says, “We are very confident about Karun Nair’s leadership skills. He along with our coaches has the ability to guide the team to excellence. Our good wishes are with the team.”

The team will soon commence their practice session at the SJCE Grounds, Mysuru, from August 14. The two top players of the team-Suchith J. and Shreyas Gopal will be joining the preparatory sessions after the conclusion of the ongoing Capt. K.Thimmappaiah Tournament organized by KSCA. Along with the selected team members, the 12 shortlisted players from the talent hunt will also be going through a regress practice session, after which 2 players will be chosen to officially represent Mysuru Warriors, in this year’s KPL tournament.
The Mysuru Warriors’ new team for KPL 2017 includes Arjun Hoysala, Suchith J., K.C. Avinash, Shreyas Gopal, SuneelRaju, Bhareth N.P., Manjunath S.P., S.L. Akshay, Nikith S., Vyshak Kumar, Prateeksh R., Shivil Kaushik, Shrijith K.L., Vineet Yadav, Kushal Waadwani, Vikas Kumar Sinha and Ram SarikhYadav.

The team has retained Rx Murali as the head coach and Vijay Madyalkar as the assistant coach, along with Shyam Rao as the trainer and Raghavendra as his assistant. The team has also associated with Dr. Shravan as the team physiotherapist and Mohan Das as the assistant physiotherapist. The team also brings M.S. Ravindra as the talent manager, M.R. Suresh as the team manager and N. Arjun Kumar as the logistics manager for KPL 2017.

About Mysuru Warriors
Mysuru Warriors Team entered KPL in 2014 and emerged champions in the same season. Two-star players from Mysuru Warriors entered IPL in 2014 and the legacy continues. Most of the players selected by Mysuru Warriors have carved a niche for themselves in the Indian cricketing arena especially, the captain Mr. Manish Pandey, who is leading India ‘A’ in Australia. The team’s anthem is composed and sung by popular music director, Mr. Raghu Dixit. The strong sponsorship enjoyed by Mysuru

Warriors during the last season is a testimony of the recognition the team has garnered. It succeeded in bringing together like minded people towards supporting the novel cause of encouraging sports in India. Mysuru Warriors aim is to give an opportunity to young cricketers to experience professional cricket under lights and in the high-pressure T-20 format.

About NR Group
The Mysuru-based NR Group was founded by Shri N. Ranga Rao in 1948. A true visionary and philanthropist, Shri. Ranga Rao created the ubiquitous Cycle Pure Agarbathies which has today become the largest selling incense stick brand in the world. From a homegrown enterprise, NR Group has evolved into a successfully run business conglomerate with established presence in India and abroad. The Group has diversified into various business categories like functional air care products (Lia brand of room fresheners and car-fresheners), wellness home fragrance products (IRIS) under Ripple Fragrances, floral extracts (NESSO) and Rangsons Technologies. Today it is truly an Agarbathie to Aerospace conglomerate as it is also involved in making parts for defense helicopters. The organization has largely committed towards social responsibilities and fulfills them, through its charity arm ‘NR Foundation’. NR Group today is managed by the third generation of the Ranga family. For more information on NR Group, please visit HTTP://www.nrgroup.co.in/.

Two cricketers performing the all round feat of scoring 50 plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test

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India’s R Ashwin scored 54 and captured 5 for 69 and RA Jadeja scored 70 not out and captured 5 for 152 in the test match against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the third occasion of an two cricketers from the same team performing an all round feat of scoring fifty and capturing five wickets in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No	No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	AE Trott	–	72*	8	43	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895
	2	G Giffen	58	–	5	76	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895

2	1	SCJ Broad	64	–	6	46	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
	2	TT Bresnan	–	90	5	48	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011

3	1	R Ashwin	54	–	5	69	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
	2	RA Jadeja	70*	–	5	152	Ind	Srl	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017

D Elgar of South Africa, CA Pujara of India and KL Rahul of India share the record for most fifties in the calendar year 2017.

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D Elgar of South Africa, CA Pujara of India and KL Rahul of India share the record for most fifties in the calendar year 2017. They have scored seven fifties as at the end of the just concluded test between England and South Africa at Manchester on 07.08.17. The performances of these three batsmen are tabulated below.

D ELGAR OF SOUTH AFRICA
No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	129	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
2	55	2	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
3	140	2	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
4	89	2	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017
5	54	1	2	v England	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
6	80	2	3	v England	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017
7	136	2	4	v England	The Oval	27 Jul 2017
CA PUJARA OF INDIA
No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	83	3	1	v Bangladesh	Hyd-RGS	09 Feb 2017
2	54*	3	3	v Bangladesh	Hyd-RGS	09 Feb 2017
3	92	3	3	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
4	202	3	2	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
5	57	3	2	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
6	153	3	1	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
7	133	3	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017
KL RAHUL OF INDIA
No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	64	2	2	v Australia	Pune	23 Feb 2017
2	90	1	1	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
3	51	1	3	v Australia	Bengaluru	04 Mar 2017
4	67	1	2	v Australia	Ranchi	16 Mar 2017
5	60	1	2	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
6	51*	1	4	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017
7	57	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	03 Aug 2017

Jadeja — prodigious talent with a petulant streak

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The mercurial all-rounder has to keep his emotions in check to avoid censure in the future

It seemed a perfect weekend for Ravindra Jadeja. The feel-good cues included a game-altering performance topped with a ‘Man-of-the-Match’ award in the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club, and the number one ranking among bowlers in cricket’s longest format.

However, the left-arm spinner’s excellence-overload hit a roadblock when the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended him from the imminent third Test at Pallekele. The reasons for the temporary grounding of Jadeja arose from an on-field misdemeanour — a needless throw that whizzed past Sri Lankan opener Dimuth Karunaratne here on Saturday.

Under watch by the ICC, Jadeja should have kept a lid on his frustration while Karunaratne flourished at the crease. The ICC’s verdict was a cumulative one and it took into account an earlier violation. In the Indore Test against New Zealand last October, Jadeja the batsman was found guilty of ‘running in and damaging the protected area of the pitch’. The game’s governing body rightly cracked the whip.

Problems in the past

This is not the first time that Jadeja has found himself boxed into a corner. In the incident with James Anderson (the speedster allegedly pushed and abused Jadeja near the dressing room at Trent Bridge) during the 2014 Test series in England, the Indian cricketer seemed the aggrieved party.

The then captain M.S. Dhoni backed his player and it was a support based on what the skipper saw and had nothing to do with jingoism. “I did something that was right and I stand for what’s right and what’s wrong,” Dhoni told the media.

But there is no denying that the combative Jadeja does get under the skin of rivals. At times, he makes his displeasure known to his own teammates. While bowling, Jadeja gets irked because of his perception that the fielders aren’t doing enough. It stems from his strength of being a supreme athlete and it rankles him that some of his colleagues cannot be quicksilver on the turf.

Caught between the fierce desire to compete hard and his failure at anger-management, Jadeja is not doing himself any favours. In the second Test, he was the rockstar, scoring an unbeaten 70 and grabbing a match-haul of seven wickets.

But what remains is a one-match ban just because he had a brain-fade for a few seconds!

The man from Saurashtra dons many roles — nagging left-arm spinner, gritty batsman (he has three triple centuries in domestic cricket) and outstanding fielder.

X-factor

There is no denying his x-factor and Kohli said: “Remember Lord’s (against England), remember Dharamsala against Australia, those were very important innings like the 90 against England in Mohali. He has the ability and he has worked extra hard in the last 10-12 months. He has bowled so much that the other discipline was left behind, but now he is catching up. It will only do him good.”

Jadeja indeed has many brownie points but he should guard against melting them in the heat emanating from his misplaced anger.

by KC Vijayakumar – Article courtesy – The Hindu

England all rounders – scoring fifty plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test

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MM Ali of England scored 75 not out and captured five wickets conceding 69 runs against England in the just concluded fourth test at Manchester to provide the 46^th occasion of an England all rounder scoring fifty plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	W Bates	55	–	14	102	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	19 Jan 1883
2	W Barnes	58	–	6	31	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1885
3	W Flowers	–	56	5	46	Eng	Aus	Sydney	20 Feb 1885
4	W Barnes	62	–	5	32	Eng	Aus	The Oval	13 Aug 1888
5	GH Hirst	–	58*	5	77	Eng	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1902
6	Hon.FS Jackson	–	82*	5	52	Eng	Aus	Nottingham	29 May 1905
7	FR Foster	56	–	5	92	Eng	Aus	Sydney	15 Dec 1911
8	FR Foster	71	–	5	36	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	12 Jan 1912
9	FE Woolley	62	–	10	49	Eng	Aus	The Oval	19 Aug 1912
10	PGH Fender	–	59	5	122	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	11 Feb 1921
11	WR Hammond	51	–	5	36	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927
12	H Larwood	70	–	6	32	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928
13	G Geary	66	–	5	35	Eng	Aus	Sydney	14 Dec 1928
14	GOB Allen	–	68	5	36	Eng	Aus	Brisbane	04 Dec 1936
15	DCS Compton	–	51*	5	70	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949
16	TE Bailey	72*	–	6	84	Eng	NZl	Manchester	23 Jul 1949
17	T Greenhough	–	–	5	35	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	18 Jun 1959
18	GG Arnold	59	–	5	58	Eng	Pak	The Oval	24 Aug 1967
19	P Lever	88*	–	5	70	Eng	Ind	Manchester	05 Aug 1971
20	AW Greig	–	67	5	24	Eng	Ind	Kolkata	30 Dec 1972
21	AW Greig	148	–	6	164	Eng	Win	Bridgetown	06 Mar 1974
22	AW Greig	51	–	10	149	Eng	NZl	Auckland	20 Feb 1975
23	JK Lever	53	–	7	46	Eng	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
24	IT Botham	103	–	5	73	Eng	NZl	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978
25	IT Botham	53	–	5	109	Eng	NZl	Auckland	04 Mar 1978
26	IT Botham	108	–	8	34	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
27	IT Botham	114	–	13	106	Eng	Ind	Mumbai	15 Feb 1980
28	IT Botham	50	149*	6	95	Eng	Aus	Leeds	16 Jul 1981
29	IT Botham	67	–	5	46	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
30	IT Botham	57	–	5	74	Eng	Pak	Leeds	26 Aug 1982
31	IT Botham	138	–	5	59	Eng	NZl	Wellington	20 Jan 1984
32	IT Botham	–	81	8	103	Eng	Win	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
33	IT Botham	–	54	5	72	Eng	Win	The Oval	09 Aug 1984
34	IT Botham	–	85	5	109	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
35	JE Emburey	69	–	7	78	Eng	Aus	Sydney	10 Jan 1987
36	CC Lewis	–	65	6	111	Eng	Win	Birmingham	25 Jul 1991
37	PAJ DeFreitas	51*	–	5	71	Eng	NZl	Nottingham	02 Jun 1994
38	D Gough	51	–	6	49	Eng	Aus	Sydney	01 Jan 1995
39	A Flintoff	72	–	5	78	Eng	Aus	The Oval	08 Sep 2005
40	SCJ Broad	–	61	6	91	Eng	Aus	Leeds	07 Aug 2009
41	GP Swann	85	–	5	110	Eng	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2009
42	SCJ Broad	64	–	6	46	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
43	TT Bresnan	–	90	5	48	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011
45	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
46	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

MM Ali’s all round feat provides the fifth occasion of an England all rounder performing the feat of scoring fifty plus runs and capturing five or more wickets in a test against South Africa. All such occasions are listed below.

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	WR Hammond	51	–	5	36	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927
2	DCS Compton	–	51*	5	70	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949
3	GP Swann	85	–	5	110	Eng	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2009
4	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
5	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

MM Ali is the only England cricketer to perform such a feat against South Africa on two occasions. Prior to his feat at Manchester, he had scored 87 and captured 6 for 53 at Lord’s in the just concluded test series against South Africa.

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
2	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

There are fourteen occasions of an all rounder scoring fifty plus runs capturing five or more wickets against South Africa in a test. All such occasions are listed below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	C Kelleway	114	–	5	33	Aus	SAF	Manchester	27 May 1912
2	JM Gregory	51	–	6	77	Aus	SAF	Durban	05 Nov 1921
3	WR Hammond	51	–	5	36	Eng	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927
4	WJ O’Reilly	56*	–	5	20	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1936
5	DCS Compton	–	51*	5	70	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1949
6	GO Rabone	56	–	6	68	NZl	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954
7	R Benaud	100	–	5	84	Aus	SAF	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958
8	SR Waugh	86	–	5	28	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	17 Mar 1994
9	SK Warne	63	–	6	161	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002
10	GP Swann	85	–	5	110	Eng	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2009
11	MA Starc	–	68*	6	154	Aus	SAF	Perth	30 Nov 2012
12	R Ashwin	56	–	5	61	Ind	SAF	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
13	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
14	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

MM Ali is the only cricketer to perform such a feat against South Africa on two occasions. Prior to his feat at Manchester, he had scored 87 and captured 6 for 53 at Lord’s in the just concluded test series against South Africa.

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017
2	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017

MM Ali became the third England cricketer to perform such a feat at Lord’s – the Mecca of Cricket. His feat provides the sixth such occasion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	T Greenhough	–	–	5	35	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	18 Jun 1959
2	IT Botham	108	–	8	34	Eng	Pak	Lord’s	15 Jun 1978
3	IT Botham	67	–	5	46	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	10 Jun 1982
4	IT Botham	–	81	8	103	Eng	Win	Lord’s	28 Jun 1984
5	IT Botham	–	85	5	109	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	27 Jun 1985
6	MM Ali	87	–	6	53	Eng	SAF	Lord’s	06 Jul 2017

MM Ali became the third England cricketer to perform such a feat at Manchester. His feat provides the third such occasion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	FI	SI	W	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	TE Bailey	72*	–	6	84	Eng	NZl	Manchester	23 Jul 1949
2	P Lever	88*	–	5	70	Eng	Ind	Manchester	05 Aug 1971
3	MM Ali	–	75*	5	69	Eng	SAF	Manchester	04 Aug 2017